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The Country Girl / Little Boy Lost: Bing Crosby Sings Selections from the Paramount Picture
Studio album by
Bing Crosby
Released1955
Recorded1953-1954
Genre Popular
Label Decca Records
Bing Crosby chronology
Bing: A Musical Autobiography
(1954) 		The Country Girl / Little Boy Lost: Bing Crosby Sings Selections from the Paramount Picture
(1955) 		Shillelaghs and Shamrocks
(1956)

The Country Girl / Little Boy Lost is a Decca Records album by Bing Crosby of songs from the Paramount films Little Boy Lost and The Country Girl. This is not a soundtrack recording album but the songs used in the films were separately recorded for commercial release. It was issued as a 10” LP with catalog No.DL 5556. [1] The songs from The Country Girl were also issued on an extended play record numbered ED-2156 [2] and all of the songs from both films were used in the 15-part Bing’s Hollywood series issued by Decca in 1962. [3]

Background

Bing Crosby had moved away from his familiar light comedy musical roles in the 1950s and undertaken two dramatic roles in Little Boy Lost and The Country Girl. Neither of the films was a musical but each had songs which helped to move the action along. The song “Violets and Violins” was not sung by Crosby in the former film but by his wife played by Nicole Maurey.

Track listing for 10" LP

Side one (all songs from The Country Girl and recorded on December 23, 1954.) [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer withLength
1."It's Mine, It's Yours (The Pitchman)" Ira Gershwin, Harold ArlenGirl's Trio with Joe Lilley and his Orchestra2:44
2."The Search Is Through"Ira Gershwin, Harold ArlenJoseph J. Lilley and his Orchestra2:51
3."Dissertation on the State of Bliss (Love and Learn)"Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen Patty Andrews3:10
4."The Land Around Us"Ira Gershwin, Harold ArlenJoseph J. Lilley and his Orchestra2:47
Side two (all songs from Little Boy Lost and recorded on March 12, 1953.) [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer withLength
1."The Magic Window"Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra3:18
2."A Propos De Rien"Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny BurkeJohn Scott Trotter and his Orchestra3:07
3."Cela M'est Egal (If It's All the Same to You)"Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny BurkeJohn Scott Trotter and his Orchestra2:31
4."Violets and Violins"Miarka Laparcerie, Jack LawrenceJohn Scott Trotter and his Orchestra2:25

References

  1. ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "Billboard". Billboard: 38. February 26, 1955.
  3. ^ "Steven Lewis". Steven Lewis. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "A Bing Crosby Discography". A Bing Crosby Discography. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
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