The Song is ... Cole Porter


Produced by Kevin Daly and Tony Baldwin
Liner Notes by Geoff Milne

  • Compact Disc, 1986 [ASV/Living Era CD AJA 5044]

  • Note: Selections in red are original cast recordings.  Date of recording follows the artist name.

    Selections

    • "Just One of Those Things" - Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orchestra [vocal: Stuart Allen] October 23, 1935 (2:49)
    • "Anything Goes" - Cole Porter November 27, 1934 (3:04)
    • "I'm in Love Again" - Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra [vocal: Ben Bernie, Scrappy Lambert and Billy Hillpot] March 14 1927 (2:55)
    • "I Get a Kick Out of You" - Ethel Merman with Johnny Green and His Orchestra December 4, 1934 (3:05)
    • "How Could We Be Wrong" - Al Bowlly with Lew Stone and His Band November 3, 1933 (3:12)
    • "Miss Otis Regrets" - Douglas Byng with the Decca Studio Orchestra October 22, 1934 (3:07)
    • "(There'll Always Be a) Lady Fair" - The Anything Goes Foursome November 27, 1934 (3:09)
    • "I'm a Gigolo" - Cole Porter January 3, 1935 (2:20)
    • "Let's Do It" - Bing Crosby with The Dosey Brothers and Their Orchestra January 26, 1929 (3:19)
    • "Night and Day"- Fred Astaire with the Columbia Studio Orchestra May 23, 1933 (3:12)
    • "They All Fall in Love" - Jack Hylton and His Orchestra [vocal: Pat O'Malley with Jack Hylton and Chappie d'Amato] May 10, 1930 (3:08)
    • "You're the Top" - Cole Porter October 26, 1934 (3:23)
    • "Love for Sale" - Libby Holman with the Brunswick Studio Orchestra January, 1931 (3:15)
    • "All Through the Night" - Ambrose and His Orchestra May 23, 1935 (2:56)
    • "Be Like the Bluebird" - Cole Porter January 3, 1935 (2:53)
    • "Experiment" - Gertrude Lawrence with Ray Noble and His Orchestra October 18, 1933 (2:36)
    • "Thank You So Much, Mrs. Lowsborough-Goodby" - Cole Porter October 26, 1934 (2:18)
    • "What is This Thing Called Love?" - Leo Reisman and His Orchestra [vocal: Lewis Conrad] January 20, 1930 (3:23)


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