The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection

~ Release by Spike Jones (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Hotcha Cornia (Hotcha Chornya - Russian Folk Songs)
2:29
2Fiddle Faddle
3:21
3Minka
3:26
4Tennessee Waltz
2:50
5I Went to Your Wedding
3:27
6Knock Knock Who's There
3:26
7Liebestraume
3:11
8The Jones Laughing Record
2:45
9I Wanna Go Back to West Virginia
3:09
10The Man on the Flying Trapeze
vocals:
Spike Jones and Doodles Weaver
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers
arranger:
Spike Jones and Doodles Weaver
recording of:
The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze (on 1947-03-24)
lyricist:
George Leybourne
composer:
Lyle Gaston
arranger:
Alfred Lee
publisher:
Heatherfield Music
33:04
11Rum Tee Diddle Yump
3:30
12Ya Wanna Buy a Bunny
vocals:
George Rock (on 1949-01-06)
3:19
13William Tell Overture
spoken vocals:
Doodles Weaver (on 1947-10-07)
arranger:
Spike Jones and Doodles Weaver
3:17
14You'll Always Hurt the One You Love
2:51
15Popcorn Sack
3:00
16Black Bottom
recording of:
Black Bottom
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
2:30
17He Broke My Heart in Three Places
2:55
18My Old Flame
vocals:
Paul Frees and Paul Judson
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers
recording of:
My Old Flame (on 1947-10-07)
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:30
19Hawaiian War Chant
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-09-10)
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His Wacky Wakakians & Chorus (on 1945-09-10)
recording of:
Hawaiian War Chant (Ta‐Hu‐Wa‐Hu‐Wai) (on 1945-09-10)
composer:
Ralph Freed, Prince Leleiohoku and Johnny Noble
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
2:44
20The Blue Danube
3:11
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Ugga Ugga Boo Ugga
3:20
2Ghost Riders in the Sky
3:21
3Winter
2:00
4I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
2:41
5That Old Black Magic
2:28
6Leave the Dishes in the Sink, Ma
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-11-29)
vocals:
Del Porter (on 1944-11-29)
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers (on 1944-11-29)
recording of:
Leave the Dishes in the Sink, Ma (on 1944-11-29)
writer:
Milton Berle, Gene Doyle and Spike Jones
2:51
7The Glow Worm
vocals:
Aileen Carlisle (Comedy music singer who also performed with Spike Jones) and Red Ingle
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers
recording of:
The Glow Worm (original 1905 translation) (on 1946-02-11)
composer:
Paul Lincke
translator:
Lilla Cayley Robinson
translated version of:
Lysistrata: „Glühwürmchen, Glühwürmchen flimm're” (Glühwürmchen-Idyll)
3:07
8Toot Toot Tootsie, Goodbye
2:15
9Chloe
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-01-03)
vocals:
Red "Swamphead" Ingle (on 1945-01-03)
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers (on 1945-01-03)
recording of:
Chloë (Song of the Swamp) (on 1945-01-03)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1927)
composer:
Gus Kahn and Charles N. Daniels (in 1927)
3:12
10The Vamp
1:56
11Sheik of Araby
cover recording of:
The Sheik of Araby
lyricist:
Harry B. Smith (in 1921) and Francis Wheeler (in 1921)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1921)
publisher:
Jerry Vogel Music, Mills Music, Inc., Redwood Music and Salabert
2:34
12I Wanna a Gal Just Like the Gal That Married Dear Old Dad
1:47
13All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)
vocals:
George Rock (on 1947-12-06)
recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth (on 1947-12-06)
lyricist and composer:
Donald Yetter Gardner (in 1944)
33:09
14The Covered Wagon Rolled Right Along
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-08-08)
vocals:
Del Porter (on 1941-08-08)
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers (on 1941-08-08)
recording of:
The Covered Wagon Rolled Right Along (on 1941-08-08)
writer:
Hy Heath and Britt Wood
2:50
15Serenade to a Jerk
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-01-13)
vocals:
Judy Manners (on 1945-01-13) and Red "Jerk" Ingle (on 1945-01-13)
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers (on 1945-01-13)
recording of:
A Serenade to a Jerk (on 1945-01-13)
writer:
Carl Hoefle and Del Porter
3:13
16Lulu Had a Baby
2:00
17Oh! By Jingo
3:01
18Jingle Bells
2:54
19Rhapsody From Hunger(y)
3:10
20The Sound Effects Man
2:15
▼ CD 3
#TitleRatingLength
1Dance of the Hours
other instruments [birdaphone]:
Willie Spicer
spoken vocals [commentary]:
Doodles Weaver
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers
recording of:
Dance of the Hours (Spike Jones version) (on 1949-05-24)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
arranger:
Spike Jones and Doodles Weaver
parody version of:
La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore
5:35
2I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
5:43
3Down in Jungle Town
2:18
4Der Fuehrer's Face
recording of:
Der Fuehrer’s Face
lyricist and composer:
Oliver Wallace (English composer and conductor, Walt Disney Studios)
2:40
5What Is a Disk Jockey
3:37
6Love in Bloom
3:28
7Old McDonald Had a Farm
vocals:
Del Porter
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers
recording of:
Old McDonald Had a Farm
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 745)
3:07
8Dragnet
3:14
9Behind Those Swinging Doors
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-08-08)
vocals:
Del Porter (on 1941-08-08)
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers (on 1941-08-08)
recording of:
Behind Those Swinging Doors (on 1941-08-08)
lyricist and composer:
Fleming Allan
3:05
10I Dream of Brownie With the Light Blue Jeans
3:07
11My Pretty Girl
2:56
12As Time Goes By
2:44
13Chinese Muletrain
3:09
14People Are Funnier Than Anybody
3:07
15Holiday for Strings
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-11-29)
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers (on 1944-11-29)
arranger:
Spike Jones and Del Porter
recording of:
Holiday for Strings (on 1944-11-29)
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
David Rose (songwriter, pianist and orchestra leader)
3:11
16Our Hour (The Puppy Love Song)
3:24
17Never Hit Your Grandma With a Shovel
3:00
18Clink, Clink, Another Drink
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-01-12)
other vocals and other vocals [hickups]:
Mel Blanc (on 1942-01-12)
vocals:
Del Porter & The Boys in the Backroom (on 1942-01-12)
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers (on 1942-01-12)
recording of:
Clink Clink Another Drink (on 1942-01-12)
writer:
Foster Carling and Phil Ohman
2:20
19Laura
vocals:
Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath, Jimmy Cassidy (vocalist with Spike Jones) and Red Ingle
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His Other Orchestra
recording of:
Laura (1945 song) (from 1945-05-06 until 1946-05-06)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
3:02
20Cocktails for Two
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-11-29)
vocals:
City Slickers and Carl Grayson (on 1944-11-29)
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers (on 1944-11-29)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 939 (2))
recording of:
Cocktails for Two (on 1944-11-29)
lyricist:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
composer:
Sam Coslow
42:45

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Release

ASIN:UK: B004DY4Z6Y [info]

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part of:The Absolute Essential 3 CD Collection (order: 9)