The Wacky World of Spike Jones

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Cocktails 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
43:01
2The Blue Danube
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-09-10)
vocals:
Del Porter & The Boys in the Backroom (on 1945-09-10) and Carl Grayson (on 1945-09-10)
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers (on 1945-09-10)
performer:
Carl Grayson
recording of:
The Blue Danube (Spike Jones version) (on 1945-09-10)
lyricist:
Sol Meyer
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
arranger:
Spike Jones and Del Porter
is based on:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314
2:57
3Pal-Yat-Chee
3:23
4My 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)
3:35
5Dance 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
3:35
6The 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
33:09
7Liebestraum
recording of:
Liebestraum (Spike Jones version)
lyricist:
Del Porter
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arranger:
Spike Jones and Del Porter
is based on:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As-Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst”
3:14
8Der Fuehrer's Face
2:44
9You Always Hurt the One You Love
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-09-10)
vocals:
Carl Grayson (on 1945-09-10) and Red Ingle (on 1945-09-10)
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers (on 1945-09-10)
cover recording of:
You Always Hurt the One You Love (on 1945-09-10)
lyricist:
Allan Roberts (songwriter)
composer:
Doris Fisher
publisher:
Doris Fisher Music Corp.
2:55
10Chloe
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)
3:16
11Ill Barkio (Il Bacio)
3:28
12The Glow Worm
3:10
13None but the Lonely Heart
solo violin:
Dick Gardner
vocals:
Helen Grayco and Spike Jones
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers
recording of:
None But the Lonely Heart (Spike Jones version) (on 1947-12-30)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
arranger:
Edward A. Brandt and Spike Jones
is based on:
6 Romances, op. 6, no. 6: None but the Lonely Heart (Нет, только тот, кто знал) (original for voice and piano)
3:19
14Rhapsody From Hunger(y)
3:16
15Hawaiin War Chant (Ta-U-Wa-Hu-Wai)
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.
2:48
16William Tell Overture
spoken vocals [commentary]:
Doodles Weaver
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers
recording of:
William Tell Overture (Spike Jones version) (on 1947-10-07)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
arranger:
Spike Jones and Doodles Weaver
is based on:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture
3:20