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Glenn Miller Plays Selections From the Film "The Glenn Miller Story"

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Released
  
1954

Artist
  
Glenn Miller

Label
  
RCA Records

Recorded
  
1939-1942

Release date
  
1954

Genres
  
Jazz, Big band

Glenn Miller Plays Selections From the Film

Glenn Miller Plays Selections From the Film The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
  
The Glenn Miller Carnegie Hall Concert (1958)

Similar
  
Glenn Miller albums, Big band albums

Glenn Miller Plays Selections From the Film "The Glenn Miller Story" is a 1954 compilation album by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra. The collection contained songs featured in the 1954 Universal-International film The Glenn Miller Story starring James Stewart and June Allyson. It was the first Glenn Miller album to be certified Gold in the U.S.

Contents

Reception

The 1954 10" album Glenn Miller Plays Selections from the film "The Glenn Miller Story" was number one for 11 weeks on the Billboard albums chart in 1954, released as RCA Victor LPT 3057, a 33 and a third RPM vinyl LP album. This collection featured the original RCA Victor recordings and broadcasts by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra.

The album reached no. 10 on the UK album charts in 1961 in an 18 week chart run.

The RIAA certified the album Gold on June 28, 1961.

Track listing

The contents of the album were:

  • "Moonlight Serenade" - (Glenn Miller)
  • "American Patrol" - (Frank White Meacham, Arranged by Jerry Gray)
  • "Pennsylvania 6-5000" - (Carl Sigman, Jerry Gray)
  • "In the Mood" - (Joe Garland)
  • "Tuxedo Junction" - (Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson, Julian Dash)
  • "St. Louis Blues" - (W.C. Handy)
  • "String of Pearls" - (Eddie DeLange, Jerry Gray)
  • "Little Brown Jug" - (Traditional, Arranged by Billy Finegan)

    • Recording dates:

  • Track A1: Recorded April 4, 1939
  • Track A2: From Broadcast April 23, 1942
  • Track A3: Recorded April 28, 1940
  • Track A4: Recorded August 1, 1939
  • Track B1 & B2: Recorded February 5, 1940
  • Track B3: From Broadcast May 5, 1942
  • Track B4: From Broadcast June 2, 1940

    • References

    Glenn Miller Plays Selections From the Film "The Glenn Miller Story" Wikipedia
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