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Of the many musical genres Bing Crosby tackled, he probably felt closest to the Irish songs, many of which he must have heard when he was growing up in an Irish-American home. Crosby recorded 25 Irish-themed songs between 1940 and 1952, both traditional and newly written, and they appeared originally on singles, including the gold-selling Top Ten hits "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby)," "MacNamara's Band," and "Galway Bay." In the LP era, the songs were gathered onto two albums, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling and Shillelaghs and Shamrocks, the latter becoming a best-seller in 1958. Top o' the Morning: His Irish Collection, a 24-track, 72-plus-minute disc, contains the contents of both those albums, the rarity "Rosaleen," and the original recording of "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral," unissued since the 1944 single. Within the Irish context, there are warm ballads and sprightly marches, and Crosby handles them all with ease.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Ernest R. Ball, ComposerLyricist - John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra, Orchestra - Chauncey Olcott, ComposerLyricist - George Graff Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 1947 Geffen Records
The Jesters, Ensemble - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Bob Haggart & His Orchestra, Orchestra - John J. Stamford, ComposerLyricist - Red Latham, ComposerLyricist - Guy Bonham, ComposerLyricist - Wamp Carlson, ComposerLyricist - Shamus O'Connor, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1946 Geffen Records
Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Arthur Colahan, ComposerLyricist - Victor Young & His Orchestra, Orchestra
℗ 1947 Geffen Records
Johnny Burke, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Jimmy Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist - Victor Young & His Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist - Jeff Alexander Chorus, Choir, Artist
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Al Goodhart, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Perry Botkin's String Band, Ensemble, Artist - Tot Seymour, ComposerLyricist - Martin Fryberg, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Victor Young & His Orchestra, Orchestra - Gerald Morrison, ComposerLyricist - Ted Steels, ComposerLyricist - Freddie Grant, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Hamilton Kennedy, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Jesters, Ensemble, Artist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Bob Haggart & His Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist - Pat White, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1945 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Royce Shannon, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra, Orchestra
℗ 1944 Geffen Records
Bing Crosby, MainArtist - John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist - Charles W. Glover, ComposerLyricist - Mordaunt C. Spencer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1947 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Jesters, Ensemble, Artist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Bob Haggart & His Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist - Steve Graham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1946 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Fred E. Weatherly, ComposerLyricist - John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra, Orchestra
℗ 1943 Geffen Records
The Mellomen, Ensemble, Artist - Hy Heath, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Johnny Lange, ComposerLyricist - Matty Matlock & His Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bing Crosby, MainArtist - John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra, MainArtist - Thomas P. Westendorf, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1945 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Victor Young & His Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist - Jeff Alexander Chorus, Choir, Artist - Francis A. Fahy, ComposerLyricist - Alicia Adelaide Needham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Victor Young & His Orchestra, Orchestra - James I. Russell, ComposerLyricist - The King's Men, Ensemble
℗ 1941 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Sylvia Fine, ComposerLyricist - Victor Young & His Orchestra, Orchestra - Max Liebman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Mellomen, Ensemble - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Raymond Wallace, ComposerLyricist - Matty Matlock & His Orchestra, Orchestra - Billy O'Brien, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Victor Young & His Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist - Jack Popplewell, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1948 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bing Crosby, MainArtist - John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist - Alma M. Sanders, ComposerLyricist - Monte Carlo, ComposerLyricist - Richard W. Pascoe, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Preston Foster, ComposerLyricist - Perry Botkin, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Perry Botkin's String Band, Ensemble, Artist
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Farrelly, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Jesters, Ensemble, Artist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Bob Haggart & His Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist - George L. Geifer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1947 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Kennedy, ComposerLyricist - Michael Carr, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Victor Young & His Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist - The King's Men, Ensemble, Artist
℗ 1941 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Royce Shannon, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1945 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Of the many musical genres Bing Crosby tackled, he probably felt closest to the Irish songs, many of which he must have heard when he was growing up in an Irish-American home. Crosby recorded 25 Irish-themed songs between 1940 and 1952, both traditional and newly written, and they appeared originally on singles, including the gold-selling Top Ten hits "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby)," "MacNamara's Band," and "Galway Bay." In the LP era, the songs were gathered onto two albums, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling and Shillelaghs and Shamrocks, the latter becoming a best-seller in 1958. Top o' the Morning: His Irish Collection, a 24-track, 72-plus-minute disc, contains the contents of both those albums, the rarity "Rosaleen," and the original recording of "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral," unissued since the 1944 single. Within the Irish context, there are warm ballads and sprightly marches, and Crosby handles them all with ease.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:37
- Main artists: Bing Crosby
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen*
- Genre: Classical Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred)
© 1996 Geffen Records This Compilation ℗ 1996 Geffen Records
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