Sinatra Recordings by George/Ira Gershwin


But Not For Me
m-George Gershwin, w-Ira Gershwin
Musical: Girl Crazy (1930) by Ginger Rogers
  09/18/79         Arr: Billy May
    With: Chorus
    Reprise, Studio
       CD: Trilogy

Embraceable You
m-George Gershwin, w-Ira Gershwin
Musical: Girl Crazy (1930) by Allen Kearns & Ginger Rogers
  12/19/44         Arr: Axel Stordahl
    Columbia, Studio
       CD: Columbia Years: 1943-52
  03/03/60         Arr: Nelson Riddle
    Capitol, Studio
       CD: Nice 'N' Easy
  12/00/93         Arr: Nelson Riddle
    With: Lena Horne (Electronic Duet)
    Capitol, Special
       CD: Duets II
       Note: Orch recorded 5/17-18/94, vocal from April 1994 concert

Foggy Day (In London Town), A
m-George Gershwin, w-Ira Gershwin
Movie: Damsel In Distress (1937) by Fred Astaire
  11/05/53         Arr: Nelson Riddle, based on Siravo
    Capitol, Studio
       CD: Young Lovers/Swing Easy
  06/09/57         Arr: Nelson Riddle
    With: LA Studio Orch
    Artanis, Live, Released: 1999
       CD: 57 In Concert
       Note: Seattle Civic Center, Seattle, WA
  12/19/60         Arr: Johnny Mandel
    Reprise, Studio
       CD: Ring-A-Ding Ding
  06/07/62         Arr: adapted from Mandel chart
    With: Sinatra Sextet
    Reprise, Live, Released: 1994
       CD: Sinatra/Sextet: Live in Paris
       Note: The Olympia Theatre, Paris
  11/30/62         Arr: Nelson Riddle
    With: Summit Orch
    Artanis, Live, Released: 1999
       CD: The Summit In Concert
       Note: Villa Venice, Wheeling, IL
  10/12/93         Arr: Johnny Mandel
    With: Willie Nelson (Electronic Duet)
    Capitol, Studio, Released: 1994
       CD: Duets II

Gal That Got Away, The
m-Harold Arlen, w-Ira Gershwin
Movie: A Star Is Born (1954) by Judy Garland as The Man That Got Away
  05/13/54         Arr: Nelson Riddle
    Capitol, Studio
       CD: Complete Capital Singles

Gal That Got Away, The / It Never Entered My Mind
Arlen-Gershwin / Rodgers-Hart
(see individual songs)
  04/08/81         Arr: Nelson Riddle / Don Costa
    Reprise, Studio
       CD: Complete Reprise Studio

I Can't Get Started
m-Vernon Duke, w-Ira Gershwin
Revue: Ziegfeld Folloies Of 1936 by Bob Hope
  03/26/59         Arr: Gordon Jenkins
    Capitol, Studio
       CD: No One Cares

I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
m-George Gershwin, w-Ira Gershwin & DuBose Heyward
Opera: Porgy & Bess (1935) by Todd Duncan
  11/15/56         Arr: Nelson Riddle
    Capitol, Studio
       CD: A Swingin' Affair

I've Got A Crush On You
m-George Gershwin, w-Ira Gershwin
Musical: Treasure Girl (1928) by Mary Hay & Clifton Webb
  11/05/47         Arr: George Siravo
    Columbia, Studio
       CD: Columbia Years: 1943-52
    Columbia, Studio, Alternate, Released: 1996
       CD: Swing & Dance With
  03/03/60         Arr: Nelson Riddle
    Capitol, Studio
       CD: Nice 'N' Easy
  02/01/66         Arr: Nelson Riddle
    With: Count Basie Orch
    Reprise, Live
       CD: Sinatra At The Sands
       Note: The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas
  07/06/93         Arr: Patrick Williams
    With: Barbra Streisand (Electronic Duet)
    Capitol, Studio
       CD: Duets
       Note: Streisand vocal 8/17/93 in LA, FS added coda 8/93

Long Ago And Far Away
m-Jerome Kern, w-Ira Gershwin
Movie: Cover Girl (1944) by Gene Kelly & Rita Hayworth [Nan Wynn]
  02/09/44         Arr: Axel Stordahl
    With: CBS Orch
    Columbia, V-Disc, Released: 1994
       CD: The V-Discs
       Note: The Frank Sinatra Program broadcast

Love Is Here To Stay
m-George Gershwin, w-Ira Gershwin
Movie: The Goldwyn Follies (1938) by Kenny Baker
  10/17/55         Arr: Nelson Riddle
    Capitol, Studio
       CD: Songs For Swingin' Lovers

Love Walked In
m-George Gershwin, w-Ira Gershwin
Movie: The Goldwyn Follies (1938) by Kenny Baker
  05/18/61         Arr: Billy May
    Reprise, Studio
       CD: Sinatra Swings

Nice Work If You Can Get It
m-George Gershwin, w-Ira Gershwin
Movie: A Damsel In Distress (1937) by Fred Astaire, et al
  11/20/56         Arr: Nelson Riddle
    Capitol, Studio
       CD: A Swingin' Affair
  10/02/62         Arr: Neal Hefti
    With: Count Basie Orch
    Reprise, Studio
       CD: Sinatra-Basie

Someone To Watch Over Me
m-George Gershwin, w-Ira Gershwin
Musical: Oh, Kay! (1926) by Gertrude Lawrence
  09/27/44         Arr: Axel Stordahl
    With: CBS Orch w/chorus
    Columbia, V-Disc, Released: 1994
       CD: The V-Discs
       Note: Frank Sinatra In Person dress rehearsal
  07/30/45         Arr: Axel Stordahl
    Columbia, Studio
       CD: Columbia Years: 1943-52
  09/23/54         Arr: Nelson Riddle
    Capitol, Studio
       CD: Nice 'N' Easy

They All Laughed
m-George Gershwin, w-Ira Gershwin
Movie: Shall We Dance (1937) by Ginger Rogers
  09/18/79         Arr: Billy May
    Reprise, Studio
       CD: Trilogy

They Can't Take That Away From Me
m-George Gershwin, w-Ira Gershwin
Movie: Shall We Dance (1937) by Fred Astaire
  11/05/53         Arr: Nelson Riddle, based on Siravo
    Capitol, Studio
       CD: Young Lovers/Swing Easy
  06/09/57         Arr: Nelson Riddle
    With: LA Studio Orch
    Artanis, Live, Released: 1999
       CD: 57 In Concert
       Note: Seattle Civic Center, Seattle, WA
  04/10/62         Arr: Neal Hefti
    Reprise, Studio
       CD: Sinatra & Swingin' Brass
  06/07/62         Arr: adapted from Hefti chart
    With: Sinatra Sextet
    Reprise, Live, Released: 1994
       CD: Sinatra/Sextet: Live in Paris
       Note: The Olympia Theatre, Paris
  07/01/93         Arr: Patrick Williams
    With: Natalie Cole (Electronic Duet)
    Capitol, Studio
       CD: Duets

Where Is My Bess?
m-George Gershwin, w-Ira Gershwin & DuBose Heyward
Opera: Porgy And Bess (1935) by Todd Duncan
  01/16/46         Arr: Axel Stordahl
    With: CBS Orch
    Columbia, V-Disc, Released: 1994
       CD: The V-Discs
       Note: Songs By Sinatra broadcast
             Published title is Bess, Oh Where Is My Bess
  02/24/46         Arr: Axel Stordahl
    Columbia, Studio
       CD: Columbia Years: 1943-52


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