| Bing Crosby Sings Songs by George Gershwin | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Bing Crosby |
| Cover: | Bing_Crosby_Sings_Songs_By_George_Gershwin_(album_cover).jpg |
| Released: | 1949 |
| Recorded: | 1936, 1938, 1939, 1947 |
| Genre: | Popular |
| Label: | Decca Records |
| Prev Title: | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court |
| Prev Year: | 1949 |
| Next Title: | South Pacific |
| Next Year: | 1949 |
Bing Crosby Sings Songs by George Gershwin is a compilation album of phonograph records by Bing Crosby released in 1949 featuring songs written by George Gershwin.
Billboard was enthusiastic:
Crosby singing Gershwin tunes figures to be a winning parlay any time – and this album sounds like a winner, sure enough. Sides were made during recent various years, and it’s nice to be able to report that Croz was in form on each. Every tune here is a 20-carat imperishable, and plenty of earnest affection is lavished on each by Bing and the works of Trotter, Malneck and Victor Young.[1]
These previously issued songs were featured in a 4-disc, 78 rpm album set, Decca Album A-702. All music by George Gershwin.
| width=3% | Side | Title | Recording date | Lyricist | Performed with | Time |
| Disc 1: (24541) | ||||||
| A. | "Embraceable You" | November 12, 1947 | The Chickadees and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 2:47 | ||
| B. | "They Can't Take That Away from Me" | November 12, 1947 | Ira Gershwin | John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 3:07 | |
| Disc 2: (24542) | ||||||
| A. | "Love Walked In" | November 12, 1947 | Ira Gershwin | John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 2:45 | |
| B. | "Summertime" | July 8, 1938 | Matty Malneck and His Orchestra | 3:05 | ||
| Disc 3: (25409) | ||||||
| A. | "It Ain't Necessarily So" | March 29, 1936 | Ira Gershwin | Victor Young and His Orchestra | 3:06 | |
| B. | "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'" | March 29, 1936 | DuBose Heyward | Victor Young and His Orchestra | 3:15 | |
| Disc 4: (25410) | ||||||
| A. | "Somebody Loves Me" | June 14, 1939 | Victor Young and His Orchestra | 2:44 | ||
| B. | "Maybe" | June 14, 1939 | Ira Gershwin | Victor Young and His Orchestra | 2:44 | |
The songs were also featured on a 10" LP album, Decca DL 5081 issued in 1949.[2] Side 1
Side 2
In 1950, the same selections were released on a set of 45 rpm records numbered Decca 9-122 and the album cover is shown above.