Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's

Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's
Studio album by Bing Crosby
Released Original 78 album: 1946
Original LP album: 1949
Recorded 1945
Genre Popular
Label Decca
Bing Crosby chronology
Selections from Going My Way
(1945)		 Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's
(1946)		 Don't Fence Me In
(1946)

Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's is a studio album of phonograph records by Bing Crosby released in 1946 featuring songs that were presented in the American musical comedy-drama film The Bells of St. Mary's.

Reception

The original 78rpm album quickly entered the Billboard best-selling popular record albums chart reaching the No. 1 position in March, 1946.[1]

Track listing

These newly issued songs were featured on a 2-disc, 78 rpm album set, Decca Album No. A-410.[2]

Disc 1: (18720)

  1. “Aren’t You Glad You're You?", recorded September 10, 1945 with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra.[3]
  2. “In the Land of Beginning Again", recorded September 10, 1945 with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra.[3]

Disc 2: (18721)

  1. "The Bells of St. Mary's", recorded September 10, 1945 with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra.[3]
  2. "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen", recorded July 17, 1945 with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra.[3]

Other releases

Decca released a dual 10” LP of Going My Way and The Bells of St. Mary's on Decca DL 5052 in 1949.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top LP's, 1945 - 1972. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 39.
  2. ↑ "Decca 18500 - 19000 Numerical Listing". The Online Discographical Project. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Commercial Recordings - The Decca Years". BING magazine. A Bing Crosby Discography - part 1b. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Bing Crosby – Going My Way / The Bells Of St. Mary's". Discogs. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
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