After Bing Crosby's long-term Decca Records contract was up, he signed many short-term contracts with a wide variety of labels. These included many popular labels such as Reprise, RCA, Verve, Decca (again), United Artists, Capitol and more.
Contents
- Capitol
- Decca
- Verve
- RCA Victor
- Golden Records
- Columbia Records
- Warner Bros Records
- MGM Records
- Liberty Records
- Reprise Records
- The Longines Symphonette Society
- Pickwick Records
- Amos Records
- Disneyland Records
- Daybreak Records
- 1972
- London Records
- United Artists Records
- Argo Records UK
- K tel Records
- Polydor Records
- References
Capitol
Decca
Bing recorded the film scores for Anything Goes in late February. Bing then recorded Songs I Wish I Had Sung the First Time Around for Decca in mid to late April.
Verve
RCA Victor
Bing recorded the Bing with a Beat LP in late February along with Bob Scobey's Frisco Jazz Band.
Golden Records
In April, Bing read the short stories: Jack B. Nimble – A Mother Goose Fantasy, A Christmas Story - An Axe, An Apple and a Buckskin Jacket, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and Never Be Afraid (which was a musical version of "The Emperor's New Clothes")
Decca
RCA Victor
In July and August, Bing and Rosemary Clooney recorded the album Fancy Meeting You Here.
RCA Victor
In July 1959, Bing and Rosemary got together again for the album How the West Was Won. This was recorded for Bing Crosby's own company, Project Records, and was released by RCA Victor Records
Columbia Records
This soundtrack album Say One for Me was released by Columbia.
Warner Bros. Records
Join Bing and Sing Along was recorded in December 1959.
MGM Records
The El Señor Bing album was recorded in June 1960 for Project Records and released by MGM Records.
Another album released by MGM was Bing & Satchmo recorded with Louis Armstrong in June 1960.
Warner Bros. Records
101 Gang Songs was recorded for Project Records and released by Warner Bros.
Decca
Bing's album Holiday in Europe was recorded for Project Records and released by Decca.
Liberty Records
The soundtrack album The Road to Hong Kong was issued by Liberty.
Warner Bros. Records
Another singalong type album On the Happy Side.
I Wish You a Merry Christmas. Bing sang Christmas favorites.
Reprise Records
Contributed to the Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre albums.
Return to Paradise Islands. An album of Hawaiian themed songs.
Capitol
Bing Crosby Sings the Great Country Hits. Country and western songs.
Reprise Records
America, I Hear You Singing. A a collection of patriotic songs that were recorded with Frank Sinatra.
Robin and the 7 Hoods. The score from the film of the same name.
12 Songs of Christmas. Christmas songs with Frank Sinatra and Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians.
Capitol
That Travelin' Two-Beat was another album with Rosemary Clooney.
The Longines Symphonette Society
Bing Crosby's Treasury - The Songs I Love. Twelve tracks recorded for a mail order firm.
Pickwick Records
Thoroughly Modern Bing. Bing's first album for this label.
The Longines Symphonette Society
Bing Crosby's Treasury - The Songs I Love (1968 version). Another record set for Longines, this time with 36 Crosby vocals.
Amos Records
Hey Jude / Hey Bing!. An album of contemporary songs recorded with Jimmy Bowen.
Disneyland Records
Goldilocks. The soundtrack from the TV film starring Bing Crosby and his family.
Daybreak Records
A Time to Be Jolly. Christmas themed songs recorded for Sonny Burke's record company.
1972
Bing 'n' Basie. Another album for Daybreak Records with Count Basie.
London Records
A Southern Memoir. Recorded by Bing Crosby at his own expense and leased to the English branch of Decca who issued it on Decca's London label.
Bingo Viejo. Another album recorded by Bing Crosby at his own expense and leased to Decca. He called this his 'Mexican' album.
United Artists Records
That's What Life Is All About. The first album for Ken Barnes.
A Couple of Song and Dance Men. Another one for Ken Barnes, this time with Fred Astaire.
Argo Records (UK)
Tom Sawyer. A reading by Bing Crosby of an abridged version of Mark Twain’s classic story The Adventures of Tom Sawyer spread over a 3-LP set.
United Artists Records
At My Time of Life. Another Ken Barnes production. Mainly show tunes.
K-tel Records
Bing Crosby Live at the London Palladium. Live recording of the show put on by Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Kathryn Crosby and Ted Rogers at the London Palladium from June 21 to July 4, 1976. Produced by Ken Barnes.
Decca
Feels Good, Feels Right. Recorded with Alan Cohen in London.
United Artists Records
Beautiful Memories. Another Ken Barnes production.
Polydor Records
Seasons. Bing's last album. Again produced by Ken Barnes.