| Selections from Going My Way (Academy Award Picture) | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Bing Crosby |
| Cover: | Bing Going My Way.jpg |
| Released: | Original 78 album: 1945 Original LP album: 1949 |
| Recorded: | 1944, 1945 |
| Genre: | Popular |
| Label: | Decca |
| Chronology: | Bing Crosby |
| Prev Title: | Merry Christmas |
| Prev Year: | 1945 |
| Next Title: | Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's |
| Next Year: | 1946 |
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.
The album reached the top of the Billboard Best-Selling Popular Record Albums chart in October 1945.[1]
These newly issued songs were featured on a 3-disc, 78 rpm album set, Decca Album No. A-405.[2]
| Side / Title | Writers | Recording date | Performed with | Time | |
| Disc 1 (18597): | |||||
| A. "Going My Way" | February 7, 1944 | John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 2:50 | ||
| B. "Swinging on a Star" * | Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen | February 7, 1944 | The Williams Brothers Quartet and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 2:28 | |
| Disc 2 (18704): | |||||
| A. "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral" | July 17, 1945 | John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 3:17 | ||
| B. "The Day After Forever" | Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen | February 7, 1944 | John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 3:00 | |
| Disc 3 (18705): | |||||
| A. "Ave Maria" | July 30, 1945 | Victor Young and His Orchestra | 3:16 | ||
| B. "Home Sweet Home" | July 30, 1945 | Victor Young and His Orchestra | 2:55 | ||
Decca released a dual 10” LP of Going My Way and The Bells of St. Mary's on Decca DL 5052 in 1949.[4]