Swing Me an Old Song
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Swing Me an Old Song was an LP album
by Julie London
, released by Liberty Records
under catalog numbers LRP-3119 (monaural) and LST-7119 (stereophonic) in 1959.
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
by Julie London
Julie London
Julie London was an American singer and actress. She was best known for her smoky, sensual voice. London was at her singing career's peak in the 1950s. Her acting career lasted more than 35 years...
, released by Liberty Records
Liberty Records
Liberty Records was a United States-based record label. It was started by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Al Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. It was reactivated in 2001 in the United Kingdom and had two previous revivals.-1950s:...
under catalog numbers LRP-3119 (monaural) and LST-7119 (stereophonic) in 1959.
Track listing
| Track # | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comin' Thro' the Rye | Traditional |
| 2 | Cuddle up a Little Closer | Harbach Otto Harbach Otto Abels Harbach, born Otto Abels Hauerbach was an American lyricist and librettist of about 50 musical comedies... /Hoschna Karl Hoschna Karl Hoschna was a Tin Pan Alley-era composer most noted for his songs "Cuddle up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine", "Every Little Movement" and "Yama Yama Man", and for a string of successful Broadway musicals.... |
| 3 | After the Ball | Hammerstein Oscar Hammerstein II Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II was an American librettist, theatrical producer, and theatre director of musicals for almost forty years. Hammerstein won eight Tony Awards and was twice awarded an Academy Award for "Best Original Song". Many of his songs are standard repertoire for... /Kern Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in over 100 stage works, including such classics as "Ol' Man River", "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man", "A... |
| 4 | Be My Little Bumble Bee | |
| 5 | Camptown Races | |
| 6 | Old Folks at Home | |
| 7 | Downtown Strutter's Ball | |
| 8 | How Come You Do Me Like You Do | Austin Gene Austin Gene Austin was an American singer and songwriter, one of the first "crooners". His 1920s compositions "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street" and "The Lonesome Road" became pop and jazz standards.-Career:... /Bergere |
| 9 | Row, Row, Row | |
| 10 | By the Beautiful Sea | |
| 11 | Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home | Cannon Hughie Cannon Hughie Cannon was a composer and lyricist who was born in Detroit 1877 and died in 1912 in Toledo.-His Works and Bio:His best known composition was the popular song Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey. He wrote the song at the age of sixteen and this ragtime song was published in 1902... |
| 12 | Three O'Clock in the Morning |