(Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop) [CD] Bing Crosby - Gold (2CD) (1931-1951) - 2008, FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Bing Crosby - Gold Жанр: Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop Носитель: CD Страна-производитель диска (релиза): США Год издания: 2008 Издатель (лейбл): Geffen Records Номер по каталогу: B0010850-02 Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac) Тип рипа: tracks+.cue Продолжительность: 02:01:30 Источник: catfish27 Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: нет

CD1 {01:02:15} 01. Out of Nowhere (3:08) 02. Just One More Chance (3:30) 03. At Your Command (3:20) 04. Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day) (3:02) 05. Love in Bloom (3:12) 06. The Very Thought of You (2:59) 07. June in January (3:13) 08. Soon (3:05) 09. It's Easy to Remember (3:12) 10. Red Sails in the Sunset (3:14) 11. Pennies from Heaven (3:12) 12. Sweet Leilani (3:19) 13. Too Marvelous for Words (3:06) 14. The Moon Got in My Eyes (3:12) 15. Remember Me? (3:02) 16. Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?) (2:38) 17. I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams (2:39) 18. You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby (2:57) 19. Sierra Sue (3:02) 20. Trade Winds (3:13) Лог создания рипа Содержание индексной карты (.CUE) TITLE "Gold CD1" PERFORMER "Bing Crosby" CATALOG 0602517632745 REM GENRE "Jazz" REM DATE "2008" REM DISCID 180E9814 REM REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_GAIN -2.29 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_PEAK 0.982941 FILE "01 - Out of Nowhere.flac" WAVE TRACK 01 AUDIO TITLE "Out of Nowhere" ISRC USMC13100983 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN -4.03 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.779724 INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 02 AUDIO TITLE "Just One More Chance" ISRC USMC13101037 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN -2.80 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.748199 INDEX 00 03:06:01 FILE "02 - Just One More Chance.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 03 AUDIO TITLE "At Your Command" ISRC USMC13101051 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN -5.82 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.900269 INDEX 00 03:27:44 FILE "03 - At Your Command.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 04 AUDIO TITLE "Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)" ISRC USMC13137373 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN -1.67 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.830048 INDEX 00 03:17:18 FILE "04 - Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day).flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 05 AUDIO TITLE "Love in Bloom" ISRC USSM13400059 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN -3.67 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.982941 INDEX 00 02:59:39 FILE "05 - Love in Bloom.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 06 AUDIO TITLE "The Very Thought of You" ISRC USMC13400065 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN -1.01 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.765198 INDEX 00 03:09:05 FILE "06 - The Very Thought of You.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 07 AUDIO TITLE "June in January" ISRC USMC14100071 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN -2.30 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.847809 INDEX 00 02:56:20 FILE "07 - June in January.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 08 AUDIO TITLE "Soon" ISRC USMC13500093 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN 1.43 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.851196 INDEX 00 03:11:12 FILE "08 - Soon.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 09 AUDIO TITLE "It's Easy to Remember" ISRC USMC13500095 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN 0.15 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.795959 INDEX 00 03:02:11 FILE "09 - It's Easy to Remember.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 10 AUDIO TITLE "Red Sails in the Sunset" ISRC USMC13500253 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN -2.63 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.793732 INDEX 00 03:09:59 FILE "10 - Red Sails in the Sunset.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 11 AUDIO TITLE "Pennies from Heaven" ISRC USMC13600463 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN -1.40 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.915131 INDEX 00 03:11:02 FILE "11 - Pennies from Heaven.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 12 AUDIO TITLE "Sweet Leilani" ISRC USMC13700722 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN -2.76 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.831451 INDEX 00 03:09:28 FILE "12 - Sweet Leilani.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 13 AUDIO TITLE "Too Marvelous for Words" ISRC USMC13700738 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN -2.14 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.850098 INDEX 00 03:16:28 FILE "13 - Too Marvelous for Words.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 14 AUDIO TITLE "The Moon Got in My Eyes" ISRC USMC13700831 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN -0.63 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.806519 INDEX 00 03:02:67 FILE "14 - The Moon Got in My Eyes.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 15 AUDIO TITLE "Remember Me?" 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Only Forever (3:11) 02. Please (3:04) 03. White Christmas (3:02) 04. Moonlight Becomes You (3:13) 05. Sunday, Monday or Always (2:35) 06. San Fernando Valley (3:14) 07. Swinging on a Star (2:31) 08. I Love You (2:37) 09. I'll Be Seeing You (2:50) 10. Don't Fence Me In (3:05) 11. It's Been a Long, Long Time (3:00) 12. Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby) (3:20) 13. I Can't Begin to Tell You (2:54) 14. Alexander's Ragtime Band (2:59) 15. Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song) (3:08) 16. Far Away Places (3:00) 17. Dear Hearts and Gentle People (2:41) 18. Play a Simple Melody (2:55) 19. Gone Fishin' (2:32) 20. In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening (3:24) Лог создания рипа Содержание индексной карты (.CUE) TITLE "Gold CD2" PERFORMER "Bing Crosby" CATALOG 0602517632752 REM GENRE "Jazz" REM DATE "2008" REM DISCID 210DE414 REM REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_GAIN -0.03 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_PEAK 0.999939 FILE "01 - Only Forever.flac" WAVE TRACK 01 AUDIO TITLE "Only Forever" ISRC USMC14002033 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN 0.97 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.748444 INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 02 AUDIO TITLE "Please" ISRC USMC14003450 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN 0.99 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.764008 INDEX 00 03:09:30 FILE "02 - Please.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 03 AUDIO TITLE "White Christmas" ISRC USMC14203009 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN 0.76 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.830383 INDEX 00 03:01:63 FILE "03 - White Christmas.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 04 AUDIO TITLE "Moonlight Becomes You" ISRC USMC14203034 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN 0.19 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.811432 INDEX 00 02:59:10 FILE "04 - Moonlight Becomes You.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 05 AUDIO TITLE "Sunday, Monday or Always" ISRC USMC14303172 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN -0.08 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.721008 INDEX 00 03:10:23 FILE "05 - Sunday, Monday or Always.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 06 AUDIO TITLE "San Fernando Valley" ISRC USMC14303275 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN 0.78 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.783173 INDEX 00 02:32:42 FILE "06 - San Fernando Valley.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 07 AUDIO TITLE "Swinging on a Star" ISRC USMC14403307 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN -0.36 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.775757 INDEX 00 03:11:67 FILE "07 - Swinging on a Star.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 08 AUDIO TITLE "I Love You" ISRC USMC14403314 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN 2.25 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.757294 INDEX 00 02:29:06 FILE "08 - I Love You.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 09 AUDIO TITLE "I'll Be Seeing You" ISRC USMC14403315 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN 0.12 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.882812 INDEX 00 02:34:51 FILE "09 - I'll Be Seeing You.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 10 AUDIO TITLE "Don't Fence Me In" ISRC USMC14446502 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN -0.44 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.922852 INDEX 00 02:47:68 FILE "10 - Don't Fence Me In.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 11 AUDIO TITLE "It's Been a Long, Long Time" ISRC USMC14503889 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN 0.33 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.716370 INDEX 00 03:03:03 FILE "11 - It's Been a Long, Long Time.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 12 AUDIO TITLE "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby)" ISRC USMC14403456 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN -0.72 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.982574 INDEX 00 02:56:34 FILE "12 - Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby).flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 13 AUDIO TITLE "I Can't Begin to Tell You" ISRC USMC14503904 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN 0.32 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.909668 INDEX 00 03:17:00 FILE "13 - I Can't Begin to Tell You.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 14 AUDIO TITLE "Alexander's Ragtime Band" ISRC USMC14704386 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN 0.16 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.785889 INDEX 00 02:51:74 FILE "14 - Alexander's Ragtime Band.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 15 AUDIO TITLE "Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song)" ISRC USMC14704541 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN 0.03 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.943939 INDEX 00 02:57:03 FILE "15 - Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song).flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 16 AUDIO TITLE "Far Away Places" ISRC USMC14804844 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN 0.98 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.965210 INDEX 00 03:06:20 FILE "16 - Far Away Places.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 17 AUDIO TITLE "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" ISRC USMC14905162 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN -0.21 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.718506 INDEX 00 02:57:46 FILE "17 - Dear Hearts and Gentle People.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 18 AUDIO TITLE "Play a Simple Melody" ISRC USMC15005698 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN -1.27 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.999939 INDEX 00 02:38:12 FILE "18 - Play a Simple Melody.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 19 AUDIO TITLE "Gone Fishin'" ISRC USMC15106262 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN -2.06 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.766754 INDEX 00 02:52:68 FILE "19 - Gone Fishin'.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 20 AUDIO TITLE "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" ISRC USMC15106318 REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN -0.95 dB REM REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK 0.979309 INDEX 00 02:29:35 FILE "20 - In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening.flac" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 Отчет CUETools [CUETools log; Date: 21.10.2019 19:43:02; Version: 2.1.6] [CTDB TOCID: Puw8XejbPo4VmEYy0hXito7vOSs-] found. 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Wiggins provides a list of "Bing's 40 Top Hits." Wiggins is also the compiler of this 40-track hits compilation, and unsurprisingly 32 of its selections are included on that list, plus two songs in different versions from the ones on the list. Wiggins' primary deviation from his list is forced upon him -- there are six tracks from the period 1931-1934 that are not owned by Universal Music and thus not available for a compilation on its Geffen imprint. One of them is "Please," for which Wiggins substitutes a 1940 re-recording. But he also takes the opportunity to augment this roughly chronological sequence of chart-toppers with some signature tunes, such as "When the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day," Crosby's radio theme song; "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral," an excellent example of his way with an Irish number, and early-'50s collaborations with Louis Armstrong ("Gone Fishin'") and Jane Wyman ("In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening"). These are some of the liveliest performances on the album. Indeed, Crosby always seems to be stimulated by a collaborator, whether it's Connee Boswell ("Bob White") or the Andrews Sisters ("Don't Fence Me In"). Perhaps supposing that one meeting with Boswell was enough, Wiggins drops their 1938 version of "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (included on his list of top hits) in favor of a 1947 one with Al Jolson. Still, the heart of this collection is the series of major hits Crosby scored in a variety of styles over a period of 20 years, as he excelled whether singing straight ballads, rhythm numbers, country & western-flavored material, Dixieland, or even Hawaiian songs. (In fact, he showed a particular affinity for music from the islands.) By Wiggins' count, Crosby made 2,000 studio recordings for commercial release over 52 years. This album contains only 40 of them from the two-decade height of his popularity. But it gives a good sense of what the rest were like and why Crosby was such a dominant singer in his era.