Small Fry: A Collection of Songs About Small Fry | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | Original 78 album: 1941 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940 [2] | |||
Genre | Popular | |||
Length | 30:09 | |||
Label | Decca | |||
Bing Crosby chronology | ||||
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Small Fry is a compilation album of phonograph records by Bing Crosby released in 1941 featuring songs centered on the main song, " Small Fry", which was sung by Bing Crosby in the 1938 film Sing You Sinners.
These previously issued songs were featured on a 5-disc, 78 rpm album set, Decca Album No. 202. [3]
Side / Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Performed with | Time |
Disc 1 (3600): | ||||
A. "Small Fry" | Frank Loesser, Hoagy Carmichael | July 1, 1938 | Johnny Mercer and Victor Young's Small Fryers | 3:06 |
B. "That Sly Old Gentleman" | Johnny Burke, James V. Monaco | March 10, 1939 | John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 3:01 |
Disc 2 (3601): | ||||
A. "Shoe Shine Boy" | Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin | August 4, 1936 | Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra | 3:03 |
B. "Just a Kid Named Joe" | Mack David, Jerry Livingston | December 19, 1938 | John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 3:06 |
Disc 3 (3602): | ||||
A. "An Apple for the Teacher" | Johnny Burke, James V. Monaco | June 22, 1939 | Connee Boswell | 3:03 |
B. Medley: "School Days", "Sunbonnet Sue", "Jimmy Valentine" "If I Was a Millionaire" |
Will D. Cobb, Gus Edwards Will D. Cobb, Gus Edwards Edward Madden, Gus Edwards Will D. Cobb, Gus Edwards |
June 30, 1939 | the Music Maids and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 3:10 |
Disc 4 (3603): | ||||
A. "The Girl with the Pigtails in Her Hair" | Sammy Cahn, Saul Chapin | February 9, 1940 | John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 2:35 |
B. "Little Lady Make Believe" | Harry Tobias, Nat Simons | April 25, 1938 | Eddie Dunstedter | 3:15 |
Disc 5 (2385): | ||||
A. "Little Sir Echo" | Laura R. Smith, J. S. Frears | March 31, 1939 | the Music Maids and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 2:42 |
B. "Poor Old Rover" | Del Porter, Ray Johnson | March 10, 1939 | The Foursome and John Scott Trotter's Frying Pan Five | 3:08 |
Small Fry: A Collection of Songs About Small Fry | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | Original 78 album: 1941 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940 [2] | |||
Genre | Popular | |||
Length | 30:09 | |||
Label | Decca | |||
Bing Crosby chronology | ||||
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Small Fry is a compilation album of phonograph records by Bing Crosby released in 1941 featuring songs centered on the main song, " Small Fry", which was sung by Bing Crosby in the 1938 film Sing You Sinners.
These previously issued songs were featured on a 5-disc, 78 rpm album set, Decca Album No. 202. [3]
Side / Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Performed with | Time |
Disc 1 (3600): | ||||
A. "Small Fry" | Frank Loesser, Hoagy Carmichael | July 1, 1938 | Johnny Mercer and Victor Young's Small Fryers | 3:06 |
B. "That Sly Old Gentleman" | Johnny Burke, James V. Monaco | March 10, 1939 | John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 3:01 |
Disc 2 (3601): | ||||
A. "Shoe Shine Boy" | Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin | August 4, 1936 | Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra | 3:03 |
B. "Just a Kid Named Joe" | Mack David, Jerry Livingston | December 19, 1938 | John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 3:06 |
Disc 3 (3602): | ||||
A. "An Apple for the Teacher" | Johnny Burke, James V. Monaco | June 22, 1939 | Connee Boswell | 3:03 |
B. Medley: "School Days", "Sunbonnet Sue", "Jimmy Valentine" "If I Was a Millionaire" |
Will D. Cobb, Gus Edwards Will D. Cobb, Gus Edwards Edward Madden, Gus Edwards Will D. Cobb, Gus Edwards |
June 30, 1939 | the Music Maids and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 3:10 |
Disc 4 (3603): | ||||
A. "The Girl with the Pigtails in Her Hair" | Sammy Cahn, Saul Chapin | February 9, 1940 | John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 2:35 |
B. "Little Lady Make Believe" | Harry Tobias, Nat Simons | April 25, 1938 | Eddie Dunstedter | 3:15 |
Disc 5 (2385): | ||||
A. "Little Sir Echo" | Laura R. Smith, J. S. Frears | March 31, 1939 | the Music Maids and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 2:42 |
B. "Poor Old Rover" | Del Porter, Ray Johnson | March 10, 1939 | The Foursome and John Scott Trotter's Frying Pan Five | 3:08 |