You’re the Top: Cole Porter in the 1930s

You’re the Top: Cole Porter in the 1930s

Album
Label RCA Special Products Release date Format 3×CD Country 🇺🇸 United States

Tracklist 204:06

CD 1

1 The New Yorkers (1930): I’m Getting Myself Ready for You Emil Coleman and His Orchestra 2:39
2 The New Yorkers (1930): Where Have You Been? Teddi King with orchestra directed by George Siravo 3:10
3 The New Yorkers (1930): Let’s Fly Away Lee Wiley with Bunny Berigan's Music 3:00
4 The New Yorkers (1930): I Happen to Like New York Judy Garland with orchestra & chorus directed by Norrie Paramour 2:57
5 The New Yorkers (1930): Love for Sale Libby Holman with studio orchestra 3:19
6 The New Yorkers (1930): Love for Sale Ruby Braff & Ellis Larkins 5:39
7 Fifty Million Frenchmen (added 1930): Let’s Step Out Mister Tram Associates 2:17
8 Gay Divorce (1932): After You, Who? Bill Evans 3:39
9 Gay Divorce (1932): After You, Who? Sylvia Syms with Mike Renzi 3:29
10 Gay Divorce (1932): I’ve Got You on My Mind Ambrose and His Orchestra 2:34
11 Gay Divorce (1932): Mister and Missus Fitch Julie Wilson & William Roy 2:00
12 Gay Divorce (1932): Night and Day Leo Reisman & His Orchestra, vocal refrain by Fred Astaire 3:27
13 Gay Divorce (1932): Night and Day Billie Holiday 2:58
14 Gay Divorce (1932): Night and Day Art Tatum 1:30
15 Gay Divorce (1932): How’s Your Romance? Bobby Short 2:22
16 Nymph Errant (1933): Experiment Mabel Mercer with Cy Walter & Stan Freeman 3:18
17 Nymph Errant (1933): The Cocotte 2:45
18 Nymph Errant (1933): Nymph Errant Gertrude Lawrence with orchestra conducted by Ray Noble 2:05
19 Nymph Errant (1933): The Physician Joan Morris & William Bolcom 4:07
20 Nymph Errant (1933): How Could We Be Wrong? Bobby Short 3:17
21 Nymph Errant (1933): Solomon Elisabeth Welch with orchestra conducted by Ray Noble 3:11
22 Nymph Errant (1933): It’s Bad for Me Rosemary Clooney & the Benny Goodman Sextet 2:54

CD 2

1 Anything Goes (1934): Anything Goes 3:14
2 Anything Goes (1934): I Get a Kick Out of You Ethel Merman with Johnny Green & his Orchestra 3:07
3 Anything Goes (1934): All Through the Night Barbara Lea with Bucky Pizzarelli 3:27
4 Anything Goes (1934): Blow, Gabriel, Blow Ethel Merman with orchestra conducted by Jay Blackton 2:26
5 Anything Goes (1934): You’re the Top Hal Kemp and His Orchestra 3:19
6 Anything Goes (1934): You’re the Top Louis Armstrong with orchestra directed by Russell Garcia 2:33
7 Miscellaneous Song (1934): Miss Otis Regrets Ethel Waters with studio orchestra 3:02
8 Miscellaneous Song (1934): Miss Otis Regrets Ella Fitzgerald 3:03
9 Adios, Argentina (1934–35): Don’t Fence Me In Edward Nell with The Foursome Quartet 2:22
10 Adios, Argentina (1934–35): Don’t Fence Me In Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters 3:02
11 Jubilee (1935): Begin the Beguine Tony Martin with orchestra arranged & conducted by Henri René 3:56
12 Jubilee (1935): Begin the Beguine Xavier Cugat & His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra 3:13
13 Jubilee (1935): Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:19
14 Jubilee (1935): When Love Comes Your Way 1:42
15 Jubilee (1935): Why Shouldn’t I? Mary Martin with orchestra conducted by Ray Sinatra 2:37
16 Jubilee (1935): Just One of Those Things Louis Armstrong with Oscar Peterson and his Quartet 4:04
17 Jubilee (1935): Just One of Those Things Bud Freeman & Bob Wilber 3:51
18 Born to Dance (1936): Easy to Love James Stewart with MGM Studio Orchestra 1:12
19 Born to Dance (1936): Easy to Love Judy Garland with MGM Studio Orchestra 1:54
20 Born to Dance (1936): Easy to Love Casper Reardon and his Orchestra 3:06
21 Born to Dance (1936): Rap Tap on Wood Bobby Short 2:38
22 Born to Dance (1936): I’ve Got You Under My Skin (excerpt) Lee Wiley with Victor Young leading orchestra 2:21
23 Born to Dance (1936): I’ve Got You Under My Skin Cesare Siepi with the Roland Shaw Orchestra 3:55
24 Born to Dance (1936): Swingin’ the Jinx Away Tempo King and his Kings of Tempo 2:54

CD 3

1 Red, Hot and Blue! (1936): Ridin’ High Benny Goodman and His Orchestra 2:40
2 Red, Hot and Blue! (1936): Down in the Depths (on the 90th Floor) Ethel Merman with Fairchild and Carroll and Their Orchestra 3:11
3 Red, Hot and Blue! (1936): Ours Mabel Mercer, Cy Walter & Stan Freeman 2:50
4 Red, Hot and Blue! (1936): It’s De‐Lovely Mabel Mercer, Cy Walter & Stan Freeman 3:42
5 Rosalie (1937 film): Rosalie Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 2:49
6 Rosalie (1937 film): In the Still of the Night Al Bowlly with Ronnie Munro conducting the New Mayfair Orchestra 2:02
7 Rosalie (1937 film): In the Still of the Night Jessye Norman with the Boston Pops conducted by John Williams 2:43
8 Rosalie (1937 film): I’ve a Strange New Rhythm in My Heart Artie Shaw and His New Music 2:47
9 You Never Know (1938): At Long Last Love Lena Horne with Lennie Hayton & His Orchestra 2:42
10 The Sun Never Sets (1938): River God Todd Duncan with the Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra conducted by Charles Prentice 3:12
11 Leave It to Me (1938): My Heart Belongs to Daddy (interviews) Mary Martin 1:40
12 Leave It to Me (1938): My Heart Belongs to Daddy Mary Martin with Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra 3:09
13 Leave It to Me (1938): Get Out of Town Rosemary Clooney with The Concord Jazz All-Stars 3:24
14 Leave It to Me (1938): Most Gentlemen Don’t Like Love Julie Wilson with The Marshall Grant Trio 2:15
15 The Man Who Came to Dinner (1939): What Am I to Do? Hubbell Pierce with William Roy 2:14
16 Broadway Melody of 1940 (film): I’ve Got My Eyes on You Bob Crosby and His Orchestra 2:37
17 Broadway Melody of 1940 (film): Please Don’t Monkey With Broadway Fred Astaire & George Murphy with MGM Studio Orchestra 3:30
18 Broadway Melody of 1940 (film): I Concentrate on You Teddi King 3:47
19 Du Barry Was a Lady (1939): Friendship Judy Garland & Johnny Mercer with orchestra conducted by Victor Young 2:39
20 Du Barry Was a Lady (1939): Do I Love You? Ella Fitzgerald with orchestra conducted by Buddy Bregman 3:52
21 Du Barry Was a Lady (1939): When Love Beckoned (on 52nd Street) Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:16
22 Du Barry Was a Lady (1939): Katie Went to Haiti Bobby Short 4:39
23 Du Barry Was a Lady (1939): Well, Did You Evah! Cole Porter & cast of 1956 telecast 0:56