Song Hits from Holiday Inn
| Decca Presents: Song Hits from the Paramount Picture Holiday Inn | ||||
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| Studio album by Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire | ||||
| Released | 1942 (original 78rpm album) 1946 (re-release 78rm album) 1949 (original LP album) |
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| Recorded | 1942 | |||
| Genre | Yearly holidays | |||
| Length |
32:08 (original 78rpm album) 21:02 (re-release 78rm album) |
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| Label | Decca | |||
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Song Hits from Holiday Inn is a studio album of phonograph records by Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire released in July 1942 featuring songs presented in the American musical film Holiday Inn. These are the longer studio recorded versions of the songs presented in the film. For the songs that were actually in the film, see Holiday Inn (soundtrack). This album is not only notable because it is one of the greatest works of the highly regarded songwriter Irving Berlin, but it is only Crosby's third studio album. This was also the first release of Crosby's signature song "White Christmas" on shellac disc record. The 1942 version would only be released only one more time, in Merry Christmas in 1945 before the song was re-recorded (because the original master recording wore out) and the later version became the standard.
Billboard was very enthusiastic saying:
These newly issued songs were featured on a 6-disc, 78 rpm album set, Decca Album No. A-306. Discs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are sung by Bing Crosby while Disc 5 is sung by Fred Astaire. On Disc 4, both sing on the track "I'll Capture Your Heart".
All songs by Irving Berlin.
In 1946, a set was released some of songs from the movie. It featured all of songs except for "White Christmas" and a few others because they would sell more as a single than with a set. These reissued songs were featured on a 4-disc, 78 rpm album set, Decca Album No. A-534.
Disc 1 (23820): "Happy Holiday" / "Be Careful, it's My Heart"
Disc 2 (23821): "Abraham" / "Song of Freedom"
Disc 3 (23822): "You're Easy to Dance With" / "I Can't Tell A Lie"
Disc 4 (23823): "I'll Capture Your Heart" / "Let's Start the New Year Right"
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