Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's

Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's
Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's
Studio album by Bing Crosby
Released	1946 (original 78rpm album); 1949 (original LP album)
Recorded	1945
Genre	Popular
Length	11:53
Label	Decca
Bing Crosby chronology

Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's is a studio album of phonograph records by Bing Crosby released in 1946 featuring songs that were presented in the American musical comedy-drama film The Bells of St. Mary's.

Chart performance

The original 78rpm album reached number one on the Billboard Best-Selling Popular Record Albums chart in March 1946.^[1]

Track listing

These newly-issued songs were featured on a 2-disc, 78 rpm album set, Decca Album No. A-410.^[2]

*Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's* track listing
Side / Title	Writers	Recording date	Performed with	Time
Disc 1 (18720):
A. "Aren't You Glad You're You?"	Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen	September 10, 1945	John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra	2:54
B. "In the Land of Beginning Again"	Grant Clarke, George W. Meyer	September 10, 1945	John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra	3:07
Disc 2 (18721):
A. "The Bells of St. Mary's"	A. Emmett Adams, Douglas Furber	September 10, 1945	John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra	3:04
B. "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen"	Thomas Paine Westendorf	July 17, 1945	John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra	2:48

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Other releases

Decca released a dual 10” LP of Going My Way and The Bells of St. Mary's on Decca DL 5052 in 1949.^[4]

References

^ Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top LP's, 1945 - 1972. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 39.
^ "Decca 18500 - 19000 Numerical Listing". The Online Discographical Project. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
^ "Commercial Recordings - The Decca Years". BING magazine. A Bing Crosby Discography - part 1b. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
^ "Bing Crosby – Going My Way / The Bells Of St. Mary's". Discogs. Retrieved November 30, 2016.