The Columbia Years 1943-1952: The Complete Recordings

 

     Disc-    Date     Included   Orig. Original  Top

 No. Track  Recorded  Master-Take Take Issue/Year Hit #* Song Title           (see Notes/Key below)

 

  1. 01-01  06/07/43   CO 33249-3      36678A/43   10    Close To You

  2. 01-02  06/07/43   CO 33251-3      36678B/43    2    You'll Never Know

  3. 01-03  06/22/43   CO 33268-1   -2 36679A/43    9  * Sunday, Monday Or Always

  4. 01-04  06/22/43   CO 33269-1      36679B/43         If You Please

  5. 01-05  08/05/43   CO 33250-6      36682A/43    3    People Will Say We're In Love

  6. 01-06  08/05/43   CO 33283-1      36682B/43   12    Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'

  7. 01-07  11/03/43   CO 33368-1      36687A/44    4    I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night

  8. 01-08  11/10/43   CO 33373-3      36687B/44   11    A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening

  9. 01-09  11/10/43   CO 33374-3      (LP)  /66         The Music Stopped >

 10. 01-10  11/14/44   CO 33808-2      36756B/44   19    If You Are But A Dream

 11. 01-11  11/14/44   CO 33809-1      36762A/44    2    Saturday Night

 12. 01-12  11/14/44   CO 33810-1      36797B/45         There's No You

 13. 01-13  11/14/44  XCO 33811-1      36756A/44&   7    White Christmas >

 14. 01-14  12/01/44   CO 33928-1      36762B/44    7    I Dream Of You

 15. 01-15  12/01/44   CO 33929-1      36774B/45         I Begged Her

 16. 01-16  12/01/44   CO 33930-2      36774A/45   13    What Makes The Sunset?

 17. 01-17  12/01/44   CO 33931-1      36830B/45         I Fall In Love Too Easily

 18. 01-18  12/03/44   CO 33932-1                     #  Nancy >

 19. 01-19  12/03/44   CO 33933-1      36868B/45         Cradle Song

 20. 01-20  12/03/44  XCO 33934-1      55037A/45         Ol' Man River

 21. 01-21  12/03/44  XCO 33935-1      55037B/45         Stormy Weather

 22. 01-22  12/03/44   CO 33936-1      36830A/45         The Charm Of You

 

 23. 02-01  12/19/44   HCO 1183        37259A/47+        Embraceable You

 24. 02-02  12/19/44   HCO 1184        36791B/45         When Your Lover Has Gone

 25. 02-03  12/19/44   HCO 1185        38287A/49         Kiss Me Again

 26. 02-04  12/19/44   HCO 1186        37259B/47+        She's Funny That Way

 27. 02-05  01/29/45   HCO 1257        38287B/49         My Melancholy Baby

 28. 02-06  01/29/45   HCO 1258        38685A/50+        Where Or When

 29. 02-07  01/29/45   HCO 1259        37258B/47+        All The Things You Are

 30. 02-08  01/29/45   HCO 1260        36860B/45         Mighty Lak' A Rose

 31. 02-09  03/06/45   HCO 1286        36791A/45    8    I Should Care

 32. 02-10  03/06/45   HCO 1287        36820A/45   23    Homesick-That's All

 33. 02-11  03/06/45   HCO 1288        36797A/45    5    Dream

 34. 02-12  03/06/45   HCO 1289        36820B/45         A Friend Of Yours

 35. 02-13  05/01/45   HCO 1377        36814A/45         Put Your Dreams Away

 36. 02-14  05/01/45   HCO 1378-PB  -1 37258A/47+     #* Over The Rainbow

 37. 02-15  05/01/45   HCO 1379        36825B/45    9    You'll Never Walk Alone

 38. 02-16  05/01/45   HCO 1380        36825A/45    7    If I Loved You

 39. 02-17  05/16/45   HCO 1395        36854A/45         Lily Belle

 40. 02-18  05/16/45   HCO 1396        36854B/45    9    Don't Forget Tonight Tomorrow

 41. 02-19  05/16/45   HCO 1397        37853A/47         I've Got A Home In That Rock

 42. 02-20  05/16/45   HCO 1398        37853B/47         Jesus Is A Rock In The Weary Land

 43. 02-21  05/24/45   CO 34817-1      36842B/45         Stars In Your Eyes

 44. 02-22  05/24/45   CO 34818-1      36842A/45         My Shawl

 

 45. 03-01  07/30/45   HCO 1499        36921B/46+        Someone To Watch Over Me

 46. 03-02  07/30/45   HCO 1500        36918B/46+        You Go To My Head

 47. 03-03  07/30/45   HCO 1501        36919A/46+        These Foolish Things

 48. 03-04  07/30/45   HCO 1502        36918A/46+        I Don't Know Why

 49. 03-05  08/22/45   HCO 1519        36886B/45   22    The House I Live In

 50. 03-06  08/22/45   HCO 1520        36905B/46    5    Day By Day

 51. 03-07  08/22/45   HCO 1521        36868A/45   10    Nancy <

 52. 03-08  08/22/45   HCO 1522        36947B/46         You Are Too Beautiful

 53. 03-09  08/27/45   HCO 1525        36886A/45         America The Beautiful

 54. 03-10  08/27/45   HCO 1526        37145A/46&        Silent Night, Holy Night

 55. 03-11  08/27/45   HCO 1527        38683A/50+        The Moon Was Yellow

 56. 03-12  08/27/45   HCO 1528        38550B/49         I Only Have Eyes For You

 57. 03-13  11/15/45   CO 35426-1      (V-Disc)       #  The Old School Teacher

 58. 03-14  11/15/45   CO 35427-1      38809B/50         Just An Old Stone House

 59. 03-15  11/19/45   CO 35441-1   -3 36947A/46   17  * Full Moon And Empty Arms

 60. 03-16  11/30/45   CO 35442-2      36905A/46    1    Oh! What It Seemed To Be

 61. 03-17  11/30/45   CO 35484-1      37554B/47   13    I Have But One Heart

 62. 03-18  12/07/45   CO 35496-1      36919B/46+        A Ghost Of A Chance

 63. 03-19  12/07/45   CO 35497-1      36920A/46+        Why Shouldn't I?

 64. 03-20  12/07/45   CO 35498-1      36920B/46+        Try A Little Tenderness

 65. 03-21  12/07/45   CO 35499-1      36921A/46+        Paradise

 66. 03-22  02/03/46   HCO 1674-2   -3 36962A/46    7  * All Through The Day

 67. 03-23  02/03/46   HCO 1675        37054A/46         One Love

 68. 03-24  02/03/46   HCO 1676-3   -2 36962B/46      #* Two Hearts Are Better Than One

 69. 03-25  02/03/46   HCO 1677        37048B/46         How Cute Can You Be?

 

 70. 04-01  02/24/46   HCO 1733        36987A/46   18    From This Day Forward

 71. 04-02  02/24/46   HCO 1734        37064B/46         Where Is My Bess?

 72. 04-03  02/24/46   HCO 1735        37064A/46   23    Begin The Beguine

 73. 04-04  02/24/46   HCO 1736-1      36987B/46   21    Something Old, Something New

 74. 04-05  03/10/46   HCO 1748        36975A/46    2    They Say It's Wonderful

 75. 04-06  03/10/46   HCO 1749        37257B/47+        That Old Black Magic

 76. 04-07  03/10/46   HCO 1750        36975B/46   11    The Girl That I Marry

 77. 04-08  03/10/46   HCO 1751        39493B/51         I Fall In Love With You Ev'ry Day

 78. 04-09  03/10/46   HCO 1752        37257A/47+        How Deep Is The Ocean?

 79. 04-10  03/10/46   HCO 1753                       #  Home On The Range

 80. 04-11  03/10/46   HCO 1754                       #  The Song Is You >

 81. 04-12  05/28/46  XHCO 1850/49     7492-M/46         Soliloquy (Parts 1 & 2)

 82. 04-13  05/28/46   HCO 1851        37054B/46         Somewhere In The Night

 83. 04-14  05/28/46   HCO 1852        38608B/49         Could'ja?

 84. 04-15  05/28/46   HCO 1853        37048A/46    1    Five Minutes More

 85. 04-16  07/24/46   HCO 1922        37089B/46    8    The Things We Did Last Summer

 86. 04-17  07/24/46   HCO 1923                       #  You'll Know When It Happens

 87. 04-18  07/24/46   HCO 1924-2   -1 37193A/47   11 #* This Is The Night

 88. 04-19  07/24/46   HCO 1925-1      37089A/46    6    The Coffee Song

 89. 04-20  07/30/46   HCO 1930-PB  -1 37161B/46      #* Among My Souvenirs

 90. 04-21  07/30/46   HCO 1931        38684A/50+        I Love You

 91. 04-22  07/30/46   HCO 1932        37161A/46    8    September Song

 92. 04-23  07/30/46   HCO 1933        (LP)  /56         Blue Skies

 93. 04-24  07/30/46   HCO 1934        38474B/49+        Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry

 

 94. 05-01  08/08/46   HCO 1945        37145B/46&        Adeste Fideles

 95. 05-02  08/08/46   HCO 1946        38650B/49         Lost In The Stars

 96. 05-03  08/08/46   HCO 1947        37152A/46&        Jingle Bells

 97. 05-04  08/08/46   HCO 1948        (LP)  /55         Falling In Love With Love

 98. 05-05  08/22/46   HCO 1969        37193B/47         Hush-A-Bye Island

 99. 05-06  08/22/46   HCO 1970                       #  So They Tell Me

100. 05-07  08/22/46   HCO 1971        38829B/50      -  There's No Business Like Show Business

101. 05-08  08/22/46   HCO 1972        38316B/49         A Moonlight Night

102. 05-09  10/15/46   HCO 2090                       #  Strange Music >

103. 05-10  10/15/46   HCO 2091                       #  Poinciana >

104. 05-11  10/15/46   HCO 2092                       #  The Music Stopped >

105. 05-12  10/15/46   HCO 2093        37251B/47         Why Shouldn't It Happen To Us?

106. 05-13  10/24/46   HCO 2116        37300B/47   16    Time After Time

107. 05-14  10/24/46   HCO 2117        37288A/47         It's The Same Old Dream

108. 05-15  10/24/46   HCO 2118        37256B/47+        I'm Sorry I Made You Cry

109. 05-16  10/31/46   HCO 2094-2                     #  None But The Lonely Heart >

110. 05-17  10/31/46   HCO 2121        37288B/47         The Brooklyn Bridge

111. 05-18  10/31/46   HCO 2122        37300A/47    5    I Believe

112. 05-19  10/31/46   HCO 2123        37231B/47         I Got A Gal I Love

113. 05-20  11/07/46   HCO 2134        37966B/47   21    The Dum-Dot Song

114. 05-21  11/07/46   HCO 2135                       #  All Of Me >

115. 05-22  11/07/46   HCO 2136                       #  It's All Up To You

116. 05-23  11/07/46   HCO 2137                       #  My Romance >

 

117. 06-01  12/15/46   CO 37161                       #  Always >

118. 06-02  12/15/46   CO 37162        37251A/47         I Want To Thank Your Folks

119. 06-03  12/15/46   CO 37163        37231A/47   10    That's How Much I Love You

120. 06-04  12/15/46   CO 37164        40229B/52         You Can Take My Word For It Baby

121. 06-05  12/17/46   CO 37177-1      37293A/47         Sweet Lorraine

122. 06-06  01/09/47   HCO 2181-PB1 -1 38686A/50+     #* Always <

123. 06-07  01/09/47   HCO 2182        37256A/47+        I Concentrate On You

124. 06-08  01/09/47   HCO 2183                       #  My Love For You

125. 06-09  03/11/47   HCO 2256        37343A/47    1    Mam'selle

126. 06-10  03/11/47   HCO 2257        37554A/47   21    Ain'tcha Ever Comin' Back

127. 06-11  03/11/47   HCO 2258-2   -1 37343B/47   21 #* Stella By Starlight

128. 06-12  03/31/47   HCO 2280        37382B/47         There But For You Go I

129. 06-13  03/31/47   HCO 2281-2      37382A/47   20    Almost Like Being In Love

130. 06-14  04/25/47   HCO 2310        37528A/47         Tea For Two

131. 06-15  04/25/47   HCO 2311-1      37528B/47         My Romance <

132. 06-16  07/03/47   HCO 2419-3      38259A/48+        Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

133. 06-17  07/03/47   HCO 2420-2      37809A/47   26    Christmas Dreaming

134. 06-18  07/03/47   HCO 2421-PB  -2 37809B/47      #* The Stars Will Remember

135. 06-19  07/03/47   HCO 2433                       #  It All Came True >

136. 06-20  08/11/47   HCO 2519-1      (V-Disc)          That Old Feeling

137. 06-21  08/11/47   HCO 2520        (LP)  /66         If I Had You

138. 06-22  08/11/47   HCO 2521-1   -2 (LP)  /56       * The Nearness Of You

139. 06-23  08/11/47   HCO 2522        38474A/49+        One For My Baby

 

140. 07-01  08/17/47   HCO 2538        38053A/48   14    But Beautiful

141. 07-02  08/17/47   HCO 2539-PB  -1 37883B/47   24 #* A Fellow Needs A Girl

142. 07-03  08/17/47   HCO 2540-PB  -1 37883A/47    8 #* So Far

143. 07-04  09/23/47   HCO 2642        37966A/47         It All Came True <

144. 07-05  10/19/47   CO 38269        37978B/47         Can't You Just See Yourself?

145. 07-06  10/19/47   CO 38270        37978A/47   23    You're My Girl

146. 07-07  10/19/47   CO 38271        38163A/48   21    All Of Me <

147. 07-08  10/22/47   CO 38272        38089B/48         I'll Make Up For Everything

148. 07-09  10/22/47   CO 38273-2   -1 38684B/50+     -* Strange Music <

149. 07-10  10/22/47   CO 38274-1      38472A/49+     -  Laura

150. 07-11  10/22/47   CO 38275-U                     #  Night And Day

151. 07-12  10/24/47   CO 38284        38045B/48   24    My Cousin Louella

152. 07-13  10/24/47   CO 38285        38129B/48         We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye

153. 07-14  10/24/47   CO 38286        38210B/48         S'posin'

154. 07-15  10/26/47   CO 38275        38225A/48         Just For Now

155. 07-16  10/26/47   CO 38287        38685B/50+        None But The Lonely Heart <

156. 07-17  10/26/47   CO 38288-U                     #  The Night We Called It A Day

157. 07-18  10/26/47   CO 38288-1      (LP)  /58         The Song Is You <

158. 07-19  10/29/47   CO 38293-1      38045A/48   23    What'll I Do?

159. 07-20  10/29/47   CO 38294-2      38829A/50         Poinciana <

160. 07-21  10/29/47   CO 38295        38334A/49         Señorita

161. 07-22  10/29/47   CO 38296        38683B/50+        The Music Stopped <

 

162. 08-01  10/31/47   CO 38301-PB3 -1 (LP)  /56      #* Mean To Me

163. 08-02  10/31/47   CO 38302-PB2 -1 38473A/49+     #* Spring Is Here

164. 08-03  10/31/47   CO 38303-PB  -1 38473B/49+     #* Fools Rush In

165. 08-04  11/05/47   CO 38331-PB4 -1 38475A/49+     #* When You Awake

166. 08-05  11/05/47   CO 38332-PB  -1 38475B/49+     #* It Never Entered My Mind

167. 08-06  11/05/47   CO 38333-1ic    38151A/48   21    I've Got A Crush On You

168. 08-07  11/09/47   CO 38369-2      38472B/49+        Body And Soul

169. 08-08  11/09/47   CO 38370        40229A/52         I'm Glad There Is You

170. 08-09  11/25/47   CO 38408        38163B/48         I Went Down To Virginia

171. 08-10  11/25/47   CO 38409        38053B/48         If I Only Had A Match

172. 08-11  12/04/47   CO 38482        38334B/49         If I Steal A Kiss

173. 08-12  12/04/47   CO 38483        38316A/49   27    Autumn In New York

174. 08-13  12/04/47   CO 38484        38225B/48   25    Everybody Loves Somebody

175. 08-14  12/08/47   CO 38496        38362A/49         A Little Learnin' Is A Dangerous Thing (Part 1)

176. 08-15  12/08/47   CO 38497        38362B/49         A Little Learnin' Is A Dangerous Thing (Part 2)

177. 08-16  12/08/47   CO 38498        38151B/48         Ever Homeward

178. 08-17  12/26/47   HCO 3052        38129A/48         But None Like You

179. 08-18  12/26/47   HCO 3053                       #  Catana

180. 08-19  12/26/47   HCO 3054-1   -2 38686B/50+      * Why Was I Born?

181. 08-20  12/28/47   HCO 3067        38258B/48+        It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

182. 08-21  12/28/47   HCO 3068        38258A/48+        O Little Town Of Bethlehem

183. 08-22  12/28/47   HCO 3069        (LP)  /87         White Christmas <

184. 08-23  12/28/47   HCO 3070        38089A/48         For Every Man There's A Woman

 

185. 09-01  12/28/47   HCO 3071                       #  Help Youself To My Heart

186. 09-02  12/28/47   HCO 3072        38259B/48+        Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

187. 09-03  12/30/47   HCO 3089        41133B/54         If I Forget You

188. 09-04  12/30/47   HCO 3090        38421B/49         Where Is The One?

189. 09-05  12/30/47   HCO 3091        38417B/49         When Is Sometime?

190. 09-06  03/16/48   HCO 3224        38192A/48   19    It Only Happens When I Dance With You

191. 09-07  03/16/48   HCO 3225        38192B/48         A Fella With An Umbrella

192. 09-08  04/10/48   HCO 3250        38210A/48         Nature Boy

193. 09-09  12/06/48   HCO 3467        38391A/49   14    Sunflower

194. 09-10  12/14/48   CO 40254                       #  Once In Love With Amy >

195. 09-11  12/15/48   CO 40254        38391B/49         Once In Love With Amy <

196. 09-12  12/06/48   HCO 3475        38393A/49         Why Can't You Behave?

197. 09-13  12/06/48   HCO 3476        38421A/49         Bop! Goes My Heart

198. 09-14  12/19/48   HCO 3479        38407A/49         Comme Çi Comme Ça

199. 09-15  12/19/48   HCO 3480-1      38393B/49         No Orchids For My Lady

200. 09-16  12/19/48   HCO 3481        38407B/49         While The Angelus Was Ringing

201. 09-17  01/04/49   HCO 3511        38417A/49         If You Stub Your Toe On The Moon

202. 09-18  01/04/49   HCO 3512                       #  Kisses And Tears >

203. 09-19  02/28/49   HCO 3617        38446A/49    6    Some Enchanted Evening

204. 09-20  02/28/49   HCO 3618        38446B/49   18    Bali Ha'i

205. 09-21  03/03/49   HCO 3635        38456A/49         The Right Girl For Me

206. 09-22  03/03/49   HCO 3636        38456B/49         Night After Night

207. 09-23  04/10/49   HCO 3692        38486A/49   10    The Huckle-Buck

208. 09-24  04/10/49   HCO 3693        38486B/49         It Happens Every Spring

 

209. 10-01  05/06/49   HCO 3748        38513A/49   17    Let's Take An Old-Fashioned Walk

210. 10-02  05/06/49   HCO 3749        38513B/49         (Just One Way To Say) I Love You

211. 10-03  07/10/49   CO 40951        38550A/49&        It All Depends On You

212. 10-04  07/10/49   CO 40952-1      38556A/49         Bye Bye Baby

213. 10-05  07/10/49   CO 40953        38555A/49    9    Don't Cry Joe

214. 10-06  07/14/49   CO 40970                       #  Every Man Should Marry >

215. 10-07  07/14/49   CO 40971        38572A/49         If I Ever Love Again

216. 10-08  07/21/49   HCO 3853        38556B/49         Just A Kiss Apart

217. 10-09  07/21/49   HCO 3854        38572B/49         Every Man Should Marry <

218. 10-10  07/21/49   HCO 3855        38555B/49         The Wedding Of Lili Marlene

219. 10-11  09/15/49   HCO 3903        38608A/49   16    That Lucky Old Sun

220. 10-12  09/15/49   HCO 3904        38613A/49         Mad About You

221. 10-13  09/15/49   HCO 3905        38613B/49         Stromboli

222. 10-14  10/30/49  RHCO 3937        38650A/49   13    The Old Master Painter

223. 10-15  10/30/49  RHCO 3938        38662B/50         Why Remind Me?

224. 10-16  11/08/49  RHCO 3939        38662A/50   28    Sorry

225. 10-17  11/08/49  RHCO 3940        38705B/50         Sunshine Cake

226. 10-18  11/08/49  RHCO 3941        38705A/50         Sure Thing

227. 10-19  01/12/50  RHCO 3999        38708B/50   25    God's Country

228. 10-20  01/12/50  RHCO 4000-2      40565A/53         Sheila

229. 10-21  01/12/50  RHCO 4001        38708A/50   10    Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy

230. 10-22  02/23/50  RHCO 4020        38790A/50         Kisses And Tears <

231. 10-23  02/23/50  RHCO 4021        38790B/50         When The Sun Goes Down

232. 10-24  03/10/50   CO 42967        38809A/50   26    American Beauty Rose

 

233. 11-01  04/08/50   CO 43100        38853A/50         Peachtree Street

234. 11-02  04/14/50   CO 43126        38998A/50+        Should I?

235. 11-03  04/14/50   CO 43127        38999B/50+        You Do Something To Me

236. 11-04  04/14/50   CO 43128        38996A/50+        Lover

237. 11-05  04/24/50   CO 43180        38996B/50+        When You're Smiling

238. 11-06  04/24/50   CO 43181        38997B/50+        It's Only A Paper Moon

239. 11-07  04/24/50   CO 43182        38892B/50&        My Blue Heaven

240. 11-08  04/24/50   CO 43183        38997A/50+        The Continental

241. 11-09  06/28/50   CO 44015        38892A/50    5    Goodnight Irene

242. 11-10  06/28/50   CO 44016        38960B/50         Dear Little Boy Of Mine

243. 11-11  08/02/50   CO 44185        38960A/50         Life Is So Peculiar

244. 11-12  09/18/50   CO 44366        39014B/50         Accidents Will Happen

245. 11-13  09/18/50   CO 44367        39014A/50    9    One Finger Melody

246. 11-14  09/21/50   CO 44376        39069B/50         Remember Me In Your Dreams

247. 11-15  09/21/50   CO 44377        (LP)  /57         If Only She'd Looked My Way

248. 11-16  09/21/50   CO 44378        39592B/51         London By Night

249. 11-17  09/21/50   CO 44379                       #  Meet Me At The Copa

250. 11-18  10/09/50   CO 44427        39118B/51         Come Back To Sorrento

251. 11-19  10/09/50   CO 44428        39592A/51         April In Paris

252. 11-20  10/09/50   CO 44429        39044B/50         I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest

253. 11-21  10/09/50   CO 44430        39044A/50   14    Nevertheless

254. 11-22  11/05/50   CO 44615        39069A/50         Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!

255. 11-23  11/11/50?  CO 44634        39118A/51         Take My Love

256. 11-24  11/11/50?  CO 44635        39079A/51         I Am Loved

257. 11-25  11/11/50?  CO 44636        39079B/51         You Don't Remind Me

258. 11-26  12/11/50   CO 44714        39141A/51         Love Means Love

259. 11-27  12/11/50   CO 44715        39141B/51         Cherry Pies Ought To Be You

 

260. 12-01  01/16/51   CO 45111        39213B/51         Faithful

261. 12-02  01/16/51   CO 45112        39213A/51   17    You're The One

262. 12-03  01/16/51   CO 45113                       #  There's Something Missing

263. 12-04  03/02/51   CO 45156        39294B/51         Hello, Young Lovers

264. 12-05  03/02/51   CO 45157        39294A/51   22    We Kiss In A Shadow

265. 12-06  03/27/51   CO 45184        39346B/51         I Whistle A Happy Tune

266. 12-07  03/27/51   CO 45185        39425A/51   14    I'm A Fool To Want You

267. 12-08  03/27/51   CO 45186        39346A/51         Love Me

268. 12-09  05/10/51   CO 45819        39425B/51   21    Mama Will Bark

269. 12-10  05/10/51   CO 45820        39493A/51         It's A Long Way

270. 12-11  07/19/51  RHCO 4561        39527A/51    8    Castle Rock

271. 12-12  07/19/51  RHCO 4562        (LP)  /58         Farewell, Farewell To Love

272. 12-13  07/19/51  RHCO 4563        39527B/51         Deep Night

273. 12-14  06/21/51 RHCO 10022-2                     #  A Good Man Is Hard To Find

274. 12-15  01/07/52 RHCO 10081        39652B/52         I Could Write A Book

275. 12-16  01/07/52 RHCO 10082        39652A/52   24    I Hear A Rhapsody

276. 12-17  01/07/52 RHCO 10083        39726B/52         Walkin' In The Sunshine

277. 12-18  02/06/52 RHCO 10110        39726A/52         My Girl

278. 12-19  02/06/52 RHCO 10114        39687A/52         Feet Of Clay

279. 12-20  02/06/52 RHCO 10115        39687B/52         Don't Ever Be Afraid To Go Home

280. 12-21  06/03/52 RHCO 10178        39787A/52         Luna Rossa

281. 12-22  06/03/52 RHCO 10179        39882A/52   19    The Birth Of The Blues

282. 12-23  06/03/52 RHCO 10180        39819B/52   30    Azure-Te

283. 12-24  06/03/52 RHCO 10181        39787B/52         Tennessee Newsboy

284. 12-25  06/03/52 RHCO 10190        39819A/52   20    Bim Bam Baby

285. 12-26  09/17/52   CO 48181        39882B/52         Why Try To Change Me Now?

 

Notes:

 

 1. Data is based on liner notes in the box set (Columbia/Legacy CXK 48673, ©1993 Sony Music).

 2. Corrections and additions to the box set liner notes are highlighted in red boldface.

 3. Recording dates are shown as mm/dd/yy (month/day/year order), as in the box set.

 4. Master number prefixes:

    X--- Extended-length master (typically requires a 12" 78 issue)

      CO New York session

     HCO Hollywood session

    RHCO Hollywood (Radio Recorders) session

 5. If included take is unlisted in box set (and uncorrected here), take -1 is to be assumed.

 6. "Take" -U indicates a previously unreleased master whose no. was reassigned to another song.

 7. Take -1ic indicates take -1 was originally intercut with another (unspecified) alternate take.

 8. Orig. Take and Original Issue/Year are supplied from sources outside of the box set:

    a. Original take is that used for the first US issue, if an alternate take is included.

    b. Original issue no. (with side A/B) and year are for first US issue with same master no.

    c. (V-Disc) or (LP) indicates that the first US issue was not a Columbia 78.

 9. Top Hit is the original issue's peak position on the Billboard US pop singles chart.

10. Most parenthesized parts of song titles are not shown.

 

Key:

 

? Some sources disagree on the recording date listed in the box set.

+ Original issue was part of a 78 album set; not first released as a single.

& Original issue was a single; later reissued as part of a 78 album set.

- Included take was previously released but listed as previously unreleased in the box set.

# Included take was previously unreleased on an official commercial issue in the US.

* Included take is an alternate take of the original US issue with the same master number.

> Song was remade under another master number, also included in the box set.

< Song is a remake from other master number(s), also included in the box set.

 

Statistics:

 

285 Total Tracks

269 Unique Song Titles

207 Original Single Sides

 79 Hit Singles

 48 Album Tracks

 40 Previously Unreleased Takes (#)

 20 Alternate Takes (*)

 14 Previously Unreleased Alternate Takes (#*)

 

Revisions:

 

02/25/09 (LP date for “The Music Stopped" is 1966 [Romantic Songs From The Early Years])

09/19/07 (swapped orig./alt. take nos. for "The Nearness Of You")

08/06/06 (indicated intercut take on "I've Got A Crush On You")

08/02/06 (first version)