Selections from Going My Way

Selections from Going My Way
Studio album by Bing Crosby
Released	Original 78 album: 1945 Original LP album: 1949
Recorded	1944, 1945
Genre	Popular
Label	Decca
Bing Crosby chronology
Merry Christmas (1945) Selections from Going My Way (1945) Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's (1946)

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic	[1]

Selections from Going My Way is a studio album of phonograph records by Bing Crosby released in late 1945 featuring songs that were presented in the American musical comedy-drama film Going My Way. This was the first release of one of Crosby's best songs throughout his career, Swinging on a Star, on shellac disc record.

Reception

The album quickly went to the top of the Billboard Best-selling popular record albums chart in October 1945 and remained there for several weeks.^[2]

Track listing

These newly issued songs were featured on a 3-disc, 78 rpm album set, Decca Album No. A-405.^[3]

Disc 1: (18597)

1. "Going My Way", recorded February 7, 1944 with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
2. "Swinging on a Star", recorded February 7, 1944 with the Williams Brothers Quartet (featuring a young Andy Williams) and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra

Disc 2: (18704)

3. "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral", recorded July 17, 1945 with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
4. "The Day After Forever", recorded February 7, 1944 with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra

Disc 3: (18705)

5. "Ave Maria", recorded April 25, 1945 with Victor Young and His Orchestra
6. "Home Sweet Home", recorded July 30, 1945 with Victor Young and His Orchestra

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. "Going My Way - Bing Crosby - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
2. "Billboard". Billboard. October 13, 1945.
3. "DECCA (USA) 78rpm numerical listing discography: 18500 - 19000".
4. "DISCOGS.COM". discogs.com. Retrieved September 4, 2015.