Star Dust (Bing Crosby album)
1940 compilation album by Bing Crosby
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Star Dust is an album of phonograph records by Bing Crosby released in 1940 featuring songs that are sung sentimentally, being based upon the 1927 popular song "Stardust". This album featured his 1939 Decca recording of the song, not the 1931 recording he made for Brunswick.
1950 (re-release 78 rpm album)
1949 (original LP album)
1949 (original 45 rpm album)
1957 (original EP album)
18:25 (re-release 78 rpm album)
| Star Dust: A Group of Sentimental Songs Sung by Bing Crosby | ||||
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| Released | 1940 (original 78 rpm album) 1950 (re-release 78 rpm album) 1949 (original LP album) 1949 (original 45 rpm album) 1957 (original EP album) | |||
| Recorded | 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 | |||
| Genre | Popular, sentimental | |||
| Length | 36:32 (original 78 rpm album) 18:25 (re-release 78 rpm album) | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
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| Alternate cover | ||||
 The 1950 reissue 78 rpm cover | ||||
Original track listing
These previously issued songs were featured on a 6-disc, 78 rpm album set, Decca Album No. 181.[1]
| Side / Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Performed with | Time |
| Disc 1 (2374): | ||||
| A. "Stardust" | Mitchell Parish, Hoagy Carmichael | March 22, 1939 | Matty Malneck and His Orchestra | 3:01 |
| B. "Deep Purple" | Mitchell Parish, Peter DeRose | March 22, 1939 | Matty Malneck and His Orchestra | 3:12 |
| Disc 2 (1044): | ||||
| A. "Just One Word of Consolation" | Frank B. Williams, Tom Lemonier | August 12, 1936 | Ivan Ditmars and the Three Cheers | 3:14 |
| B. "Dear Old Girl" | Theodore F. Morse, Richard Henry Buck | August 12, 1936 | Ivan Ditmars and the Three Cheers | 3:08 |
| Disc 3 (3540): | ||||
| A. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" | Wallace Willis | April 25, 1938 | John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 2:57 |
| B. "Darling Nellie Gray" | Benjamin Hanby | April 25, 1938 | The Paul Taylor Choristers | 3:01 |
| Disc 4 (3541): | ||||
| A. "The One Rose" | Del Lyon, Lani McIntyre | March 5, 1937 | Victor Young and His Orchestra | 3:09 |
| B. "The Lonesome Road" | Gene Austin, Nathaniel Shilkret | December 12, 1938 | John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 2.58 |
| Disc 5 (3542): | ||||
| A. "I Cried for You" | Arthur Freed, Abe Lyman, Gus Arnheim | December 12, 1938 | John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 3:06 |
| B. "My Melancholy Baby" | George A. Norton, Ernie Burnett | December 12, 1938 | John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 2:58 |
| Disc 6 (3543): | ||||
| A. "A Blues Serenade" | Frank Signorelli, Mitchell Parish | July 8, 1938 | Matty Malneck and His Orchestra | 2:50 |
| B. "S'posin'" | Paul Denniker, Andy Razaf | April 3, 1939 | The Music Maids and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 2:58 |
Re-issue track listing
In 1950, a set of the same name but slightly different selections was released with a darker cover. These reissued songs were featured on a 4-disc, 78 rpm album set, Decca Album No. A-678.
Disc 1 (25365): "Star Dust" / "Deep Purple"
Disc 2 (25366): "I Cried for You" / "My Melancholy Baby"
Disc 3 (25367): "The One Rose" / "Moonlight and Shadows"
Disc 4 (25368): "A Blues Serenade" / "S'posin'"
The one new song to the collection was "Moonlight and Shadows", written by Leo Robin and Frederick Hollander and recorded by Bing with Victor Young and his Orchestra on March 5, 1937 (running time: 3:15).
LP track listing
The 1950 10-inch LP album issue Decca DL 5126 consisted entirely of Decca A-678 on a 10-inch LP. All were reissues of earlier recordings:
- Side 1
- "Star Dust"
- "Deep Purple"
- "I Cried for You"
- "My Melancholy Baby"
- Side 2
- "The One Rose"
- "Moonlight and Shadows"
- "A Blues Serenade"
- "S'posin'"
