{"id":623,"date":"2013-01-17T06:24:40","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T06:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peggylee.com\/wp\/?page_id=623"},"modified":"2021-01-09T05:32:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T05:32:07","slug":"the-decca-records-period-1952-1957","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.peggylee.com\/original-vinyl-releases\/the-decca-records-period-1952-1957\/","title":{"rendered":"The Decca Records Period (1952-1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pl_content\">\n<center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-624\" alt=\"peg165\" src=\"http:\/\/www.peggylee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/peg165.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peggylee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/peg165.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.peggylee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/peg165-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #28142, 5\/5\/52<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Be Anything (But Be Mine) &#8211; Irving Gordon, rec. 4\/3\/52<br \/>\nForgive Me &#8211; Milton Ager \/ Jack Yellen, rec. 4\/3\/52<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #28215, 6\/2\/52<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Lover &#8211; Richard Rodgers \/ Lorenz Hart, rec. 5\/1\/52<br \/>\nYou Go to My Head &#8211; J. Fred Coots \/ Haven Gillespie, rec. 4\/3\/52<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #28238, 6\/16\/52<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Watermelon Weather (w\/ Bing Crosby) &#8211; Hoagy Carmichael \/ Paul Francis Webster, rec. 5\/16\/52<br \/>\nThe Moon Came Up with a Great Idea Last Night (w\/ Bing Crosby) &#8211; Burke \/ Van Heusen, rec. 5\/16\/52<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #28313, 7\/28\/52<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Just One of Those Things &#8211; Cole Porter, rec. 4\/28\/52<br \/>\nI&#8217;m Glad There Is You (In this World of Ordinary People) &#8211; Paul Madeira \/ Jimmy Dorsey, rec. 4\/3\/52<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #28395, 10\/6\/52<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>River, River &#8211; Ben Oakland \/ Paul Russell, rec. 7\/31\/52<br \/>\nSans Souci &#8211; Peggy Lee \/ Sonny Burke, rec. 7\/31\/52<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #28463, 12\/52<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Little Jack Frost, Get Lost (w\/ Bing Crosby) &#8211; Stillman \/ Pollack \/ Ellis<br \/>\n[Sleigh Ride (Bing Crosby solo)]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #28514, 1\/5\/53<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Merry Go Runaround (w\/ Bing Crosby and Bob Hope) &#8211; Burke \/ Van Heusen, rec. 6\/24\/52<br \/>\nMoon Flowers &#8211; Burke \/ Van Heusen, rec. 6\/20\/52<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #28515, 1\/5\/53<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Moon Flowers &#8211; Burke \/ Van Heusen, rec. 6\/20\/52<br \/>\n[To See You (Bing Crosby solo)]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #28565, 1\/26\/53<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>This Is a Very Special Day &#8211; Peggy Lee, rec. 12\/16\/52<br \/>\nI Hear the Music Now &#8211; Sammy Fain \/ Jerry Seelen, rec. 12\/16\/52<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #28631, 4\/6\/53<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Who&#8217;s Gonna Pay the Check? &#8211; Peggy Lee, rec. 2\/18\/53<br \/>\nYou Let My Love Get Cold &#8211; Jessie Mae Robinson, rec. 2\/18\/53<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #28737, 6\/15\/53<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>My Heart Belongs to Daddy &#8211; Cole Porter, rec. 5\/1\/53<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve Got You Under My Skin &#8211; Cole Porter, rec. 4\/30\/53<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peggylee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/peg259.jpg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[623]\">Black Coffee<\/a>\u00a0(10-inch version)<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Decca (5482), 8\/3\/53<br \/>\nBlack Coffee (Paul Francis Webster \/ Sonny Burke, rec. 5\/4\/53) \/ I&#8217;ve Got You Under My Skin (Cole Porter, rec. 4\/30\/53) \/ Easy Living (Leo Robin \/ Ralph Rainger, rec. 5\/1\/53) \/ My Heart Belongs to Daddy (Cole Porter, rec. 5\/1\/53) \/ A Woman Alone with the Blues (rec. 5\/1\/53) \/ I Didn&#8217;t Know What Time It Was (Richard Rodgers \/ Lorenz Hart, rec. 4\/30\/53) \/ When the World Was Young (Johnny Mercer \/ M.Philippe \/ Gerard, rec. 5\/4\/53)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #28889, 10\/12\/53<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Apples, Peaches and Cherries &#8211; Lewis Allan, rec. 9\/14\/53<br \/>\nThe Night Holds No Fear &#8211; rec. 9\/14\/53<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #28890, 11\/2\/53<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Baubles, Bangles and Beads &#8211; Robert Wright \/ George Forrest, rec. 9\/16\/53<br \/>\nLove You So &#8211; rec. 9\/14\/53<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #28939, 1953<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Ring Those Christmas Bells &#8211; Marvin Fisher \/ Gus Levine, rec. 9\/16\/53<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s Christmas Time Again &#8211; rec. 9\/16\/53<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #29003, 1\/18\/54<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Where Can I Go Without You? &#8211; Peggy Lee \/ Victor Young, rec. 2\/13\/53<br \/>\nGo Where You Go &#8211; Al Frisch \/ Ralph Care, rec. 7\/21\/52<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #29076, 3\/29\/54<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Johnny Guitar &#8211; Peggy Lee \/ Victor Young, rec. 3\/1\/54<br \/>\nAutumn in Rome &#8211; Sammy Cahn \/ Paul Weston, rec. 3\/1\/54<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #29164, 6\/14\/54<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Summer Vacation &#8211; rec. 2\/18\/53<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s What a Woman Is For &#8211; Rube Bloom \/ Sammy Cahn, rec. 9\/16\/53<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peggylee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/peg181.jpg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[623]\">Songs in an Intimate Style<\/a><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Decca (5539), 8\/9\/54<br \/>\nApples, Peaches and Cherries (Lewis Allan, rec. 9\/14\/53) \/ Baubles, Bangles and Beads (Robert Wright \/ George Forrest, rc. 9\/16\/53) \/ How Strange (Peggy Lee \/ Victor Young, rec. 2\/13\/53) \/ Love You So (Bill Walker, rec. 9\/14\/53) \/ The Tavern (Bernice Gooden, rec. 9\/14\/53) \/ That&#8217;s Him Over There (Marilyn Keith \/ Lew Spence, rec. 11\/28\/52) \/ That&#8217;s What a Woman Is For (Rube Bloom \/ Sammy Cahn, rec. 9\/16\/53) \/ Where Can I Go Without You? (Peggy Lee \/ Victor Young, rec. 2\/13\/53)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #29250, 9\/6\/54<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Sisters &#8211; Irving Berlin, rec. 5\/24\/54<br \/>\nLove, You Didn&#8217;t Do Right By Me &#8211; Irving Berlin, rec. 5\/24\/54<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peggylee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/peg249.jpg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[623]\">Selections from Irving Berlin&#8217;s White Christmas<\/a><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Decca (8083), 10\/18\/54<br \/>\nSisters (rec. 5\/24\/54) \/ Snow (w\/ Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Trudy Stevens, rec. 4\/10\/54) \/ Love, You Didn&#8217;t Do Right By Me (rec. 5\/24\/54) \/ White Christmas (w\/ cast, rec. 4\/10\/54) &#8212; all songs by Irving Berlin<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #29342, 11\/22\/54<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>White Christmas (w\/ Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Trudy Stevens) &#8211; Irving Berlin, rec. 4\/10\/54<br \/>\nSnow (w\/ Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Trudy Stevens) &#8211; Irving Berlin, rec. 4\/10\/54<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #29359, 12\/13\/54<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>It Must Be So (w\/ The Mills Brothers) &#8211; Peggy Lee, rec. 11\/9\/54<br \/>\nStraight Ahead (w\/ The Mills Brothers) &#8211; Peggy Lee, rec. 11\/9\/54<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #29373, 12\/6\/54<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Let Me Go, Lover! &#8211; Jenny Lou Carson \/ Al Hill &#8211; rec. 11\/18\/54<br \/>\nBouquet of Blues &#8211; Arthur Hamilton, rec. 5\/26\/54<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #29427, 2\/55<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>The Siamese Cat Song &#8211; Peggy Lee \/ Sonny Burke, rec. 2\/11\/55<br \/>\nHe&#8217;s a Tramp &#8211; Peggy Lee \/ Sonny Burke, rec. 2\/11\/55<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #29429, 2\/21\/55<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>I Belong to You &#8211; Alex North \/ Jack Brooks, rec. 1\/19\/55<br \/>\nHow Bitter, My Sweet &#8211; Sonny Burke \/ Don George, rec. 11\/19\/54<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Lady and the Tramp<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Decca (5557), 3\/14\/55<br \/>\nBella Notte (rec. 12\/6\/54) \/ He&#8217;s a Tramp (rec. 12\/20\/54) \/ La-la-lu (rec. 12\/6\/54) \/ Peace on Earth (rec. 12\/6\/54) \/ The Siamese Cat Song (rec. 12\/20\/54) &#8212; all songs by Peggy Lee and Dave Barbour<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #29460, 3\/21\/55<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Bella Notte &#8211; Peggy Lee \/ Sonny Burke &#8211; rec. 12\/6\/54<br \/>\nLa La Lu &#8211; Peggy Lee \/ Sonny Burke &#8211; rec. 12\/6\/54<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #29534, 6\/6\/55<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Oh! No! (Please Don&#8217;t Go) &#8211; Lucky Thompson \/ Gene Wilson, rec. 2\/11\/55<br \/>\nOoh, That Kiss &#8211; Harry Warren \/ Mort Dixon \/ Joe Young, rec. 2\/11\/55<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #29605, 7\/25\/55<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Sing a Rainbow &#8211; Arthur Hamilton, rec. 5\/10\/55<br \/>\nHe Needs Me &#8211; Arthur Hamilton, rec. 5\/10\/55<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #29608, 7\/25\/55<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Sugar &#8211; M. Pinkard \/ S. Mitchell \/ E. Alexander, rec. 5\/6\/55<br \/>\nWhat Can I Say After I Say I&#8217;m Sorry? &#8211; Walter Donaldson \/ Abe Lyman, rec. 5\/6\/55<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peggylee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/peg227.jpg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[623]\">Songs from Pete Kelly&#8217;s Blues<\/a><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Decca (8166), 7\/25\/55 &#8212; all songs recorded 5\/6\/55 (*) or 5\/10\/55 (**)<br \/>\nOh, Didn&#8217;t He Ramble (Traditional, *) \/ I&#8217;m Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now (B. Davis \/ J. Greer, *) \/ Somebody Loves Me (George Gershwin \/ B.G. DeSylva \/ Ballard MacDonald, *) \/ Sugar (M. Pinkard \/ S. Mitchell \/ E. Alexander, *) \/ Bye-bye, Blackbird (M. Dion \/ R. Henderson, **) \/ He Needs Me (Arthur Hamilton, **) \/ I Never Knew (Gus Kahn, Ted Fiorito, **) \/ What Can I Say After I Say I&#8217;m Sorry? (Walter Donaldson \/ Abe Lyman, *) \/ Sing a Rainbow (Arthur Hamilton, **) (&#8230;plus songs performed by Ella Fitzgerald)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #29681, 10\/17\/55<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Me &#8211; Irving Berlin, rec. 6\/3\/55<br \/>\nPablo Pasablo &#8211; rec, 6\/3\/55<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #29834, 2\/13\/56<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Mr. Wonderful &#8211; J. Bock \/ L. Holofcener \/ G. Weiss, rec. 1\/16\/56<br \/>\nCrazy in the Heart &#8211; Alec Wilder \/ B. Envick, recc. 1\/16\/56<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #29837, 3\/12\/56<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>You&#8217;ve Got to See Mamma Every Night &#8211; Con Conrad \/ Billy Rose, rec. 1\/16\/56<br \/>\nThe Come Back &#8211; L. C. Fraser, rec. 1\/16\/56<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #29877, 4\/9\/56<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Joey, Joey, Joey &#8211; Frank Loesser, rec. 1\/16\/56<br \/>\nThey Can&#8217;t Take That Away from Me &#8211; George and Ira Gershwin, rec. 1\/16\/56<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #29994, 7\/16\/56<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>That&#8217;s Alright, Honey &#8211; C. Singleton \/ R. McCoy, rec. 6\/8\/56<br \/>\nWe Laughed at Love &#8211; S. Messenheimer \/ C. Bourne, rec. 6\/8\/56<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peggylee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/peg50.jpg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[623]\">Black Coffee<\/a>\u00a0(12-inch version)<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Decca (8358), 8\/13\/56<br \/>\nBlack Coffee (Paul Francis Webster \/ Sonny Burke, rec. 5\/4\/53) \/ I&#8217;ve Got You Under My Skin (Cole Porter, rec. 4\/30\/53) \/ Easy Living (Leo Robin \/ Ralph Rainger, rec. 5\/1\/53) \/ My Heart Belongs to Daddy (Cole Porter, rec. 5\/1\/53) \/ It Ain&#8217;t Necessarily So (George Gershwin \/ Ira Gershwin \/ DuBose Heyward, rec. 4\/3\/56) \/ Gee, Baby, Ain&#8217;t I Good to You? (Don Redman \/ Andy Razaf, rec. 4\/3\/56) \/ A Woman Alone with the Blues (rec. 5\/1\/53) \/ I Didn&#8217;t Know What Time It Was (Richard Rodgers \/ Lorenz Hart, rec. 4\/30\/53) \/ When the World Was Young (Johnny Mercer \/ M.Philippe \/ Gerard, rec. 5\/4\/53) \/ Love Me or Leave Me (Walter Donaldson \/ Gus Kahn) \/ You&#8217;re My Thrill (Jay Gorney \/ Sidney Clare, rec. 4\/3\/56) \/ There&#8217;s a Small Hotel (Richard Rodgers \/ Lorenz Hart, rec. 4\/3\/56)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #30059, 10\/5\/56<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>I Don&#8217;t Know Enough About You &#8211; Peggy Lee \/ Dave Barbour, rec. 1\/16\/56<br \/>\nYou Oughtta Be Mine &#8211; Curtis R. Lewis, rec. 6\/8\/56<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peggylee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/peg49.jpg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[623]\">Dream Street<\/a><\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Decca (8411), 1\/14\/57 &#8212; all songs recorded 6\/5\/56 (*) or 6\/7\/56 (**)<br \/>\nStreet of Dreams (Sam Lewis \/ Victor Young, **)\/ What&#8217;s New? (Bob Haggart \/ Johnny Burke, *) \/ You&#8217;re Blas\u00e9 (Ord Hamilton \/ Bruce Sievier, *) \/ It&#8217;s All Right with Me (Cole Porter, *) \/ My Old Flame (Sam Coslow \/ Arthur Johnston, **) \/ Dancing on the Ceiling (Richard Rodgers \/ Lorenz Hart, **) \/ It Never Entered My Mind (Richard Rodgers \/ Lorenz Hart, *) \/ Too Late Now (Burton Lane \/ Alan Jay Lerner, **) \/ I&#8217;ve Grown Accustomed to His Face (Frederick Loewe \/ Alan Jay Lerner, **) \/ Something I Dreamed Last Night (Sammy Fain \/ Jack Yellen \/ Herb Magdison, *) \/ Last Night When We Were Young (Harold Arlen \/ E.Y. Harburg, *) \/ So Blue (DeSylva \/ Brown \/ Henderson, based on theme by Helen Crawford, *)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #30117, 1\/14\/57<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Where Flamingos Fly &#8211; Courlander \/ Thea \/ Brooks, rec. 6\/8\/56<br \/>\nThe Gypsy with Fire in His Shoes &#8211; Peggy Lee \/ Laurindo Almeida, rec. 5\/26\/54<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peggylee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/peg250.jpg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[623]\">Songs from Walt Disney&#8217;s Lady and the Tramp<\/a><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Decca (8462), 4\/22\/57<br \/>\nBella Notte (rec. 12\/6\/54) \/ He&#8217;s a Tramp (rec. 12\/20\/54) \/ Jim Dear (rec. 12\/20\/56) \/ La-la-lu (rec. 12\/6\/54) \/ Old Trusty (rec. 12\/20\/56) \/ Peace on Earth (rec. 12\/6\/54) \/ The Siamese Cat Song (12\/20\/54) \/ Singing (1\/10\/57) \/ That Fellow&#8217;s a Friend of Man (1\/10\/57) \/ What Is a Baby? (12\/6\/54) &#8212; all songs by Peggy Lee and Sonny Burke<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peggylee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/peg28.jpg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[623]\">Sea Shells<\/a><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Decca (8591), 6\/19\/58 &#8212; all songs recorded 2\/7\/55 (*) or 3\/31\/55 (**)<br \/>\nSea Fever (*) \/ Nine Thorny Thickets (J. Mercer \/ R. Humphries, **) \/ Little Old Car (H. Beau \/ Peggy Lee, *) \/ Chinese Love Poems: The Fisherman, Autumn Evening (*) \/ The White Brick and the Sycamore (Peggy Lee \/ Willard Robinson \/ Hubie Wheeler, **) \/ Of Such Is the Kingdom of God (E. Holmes \/ I. Glenn, **) \/ A Brown Bird Singing (H. Wood \/ R. Barrie, *) \/ I Don&#8217;t Want to Play In Your Yard (H.W. Petrie \/ P. Wingate, *) \/ The Wearing of the Green (**) \/ Chinese Love Poems: Going Rowing, Like the Moon, The Musicians (*) \/ The Riddle Song (*) \/ The Gold Wedding Ring (Peggy Lee \/ Harry Sukman, *) (Plus four harp solos by Stella Castellucci: Greensleeves \/ The Happy Monks \/ The Maid with the Flaxen Hair \/ Chaconde)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #30494, 6\/30\/58<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Never Mind &#8211; George Weiss \/ Jerry Bock<br \/>\nWrong, Wrong, Wrong &#8211; Milton DeLugg \/ Allan Roberts, rec. 6\/8\/56<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peggylee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/peg22.jpg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[623]\">Miss Wonderful<\/a><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Decca (8816), 1959 &#8212; all songs recorded 1\/16\/56 (*) or 6\/8\/56 (**)<br \/>\nMister Wonderful (Jerry Bock \/ Larry Holofcener \/ George Weiss, *) \/ They Can&#8217;t Take That Away from Me (George Gershwin \/ Ira Gershwin, *) \/ Where Flamingos Fly (Harold Courlander \/ El Thea \/ John Benson Brooks, **) \/ You&#8217;ve Got to See Mamma Every Night (Con Conrad \/ Billy Rose, rec. *) \/ The Come Back (L. C. Fraser, rec. *) \/ Take a Little Time to Smile (Peggy Lee \/ Dave Barbour, **) \/ I Don&#8217;t Know Enough About You (Peggy Lee \/ Dave Barbour, *) \/ Joey, Joey, Joey (Frank Loesser, *) \/ Crazy in the Heart (Alec Wilder \/ Bill Engvick, *) \/ You Oughtta Be Mine (Curtis Lewis, **) \/ We Laughed at Love (S. Messenheimer \/ C. Bourne, **) \/ That&#8217;s Alright, Honey (C. Singleton \/ R.M. McCoy, **)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>Decca single #30879, 4\/20\/59<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Swing Low, Sweet Chariot &#8211; Traditional, rec. 1\/16\/56<br \/>\nIt Ain&#8217;t Necessarily So &#8211; Gershwin \/ Gershwin \/ Heyward, rec. 4\/3\/56<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>&#8220;Unreleased&#8221; Decca recordings (though some were released in the UK, and some have since surfaced on vinyl or CD)<\/i><\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 It&#8217;s Because We&#8217;re in Love (rec. 5\/24\/54)<br \/>\n\u2022 Love Letters (Victor Young \/ Edward Heyman, rec. 5\/26\/54)<br \/>\n\u2022 The Legend of the Well (rec. 2\/7\/55)<br \/>\n\u2022 Mr. Magoo Does the Cha-cha-cha (Peggy Lee \/ Gene DiNovi, rec. 6\/3\/55, released in UK on Brunswick single 05549?)<br \/>\n\u2022 Three Cheers for Mr. Magoo (rec. 6\/3\/55, released in UK on Brunswick single 05549?)<br \/>\n\u2022 The Possibility&#8217;s There (w\/ Bing Crosby) (James Van Heusen \/ Johnny Burke, rec. 11\/22\/55, released in UK)<br \/>\n\u2022 Guess I&#8217;ll Go Back Home (This Summer) (Ray Mayer \/ Willard Robison, rec. 4\/3\/56)<br \/>\n\u2022 I Still Get a Thrill (Thinking of You) (Benny Davis \/ J. Fred Coots, rec. 6\/7\/56)<br \/>\n\u2022 Singing (rec. 12\/20\/56)<\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Decca Vinyl Reissues<\/strong><\/span><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peggylee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/peg254.jpg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[623]\">The Best of Peggy Lee<\/a><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>MCA\/Decca (4024 and 4025 &#8211; 1960; 7164 &#8211; 1966 as 2-record set)<br \/>\nLover (Richard Rodgers \/ Lorenz Hart) \/ Apples, Peaches and Cherries (Lewis Allen) \/ That&#8217;s What a Woman Is For (Rube Bloom \/ Sammy Cahn) \/ I Don&#8217;t Know Enough About You (Peggy Lee \/ Dave Barbour) \/ Where Can I Go Without You? (Peggy Lee \/ Victor Young) \/ Ooh, That Kiss (Harry Warren \/ Mort Dixon \/ Joe Young) \/ Mr. Wonderful (Jerry Bock \/ Larry Holofcener \/ George Weiss) \/ Love Me or Leave Me (Walter Donaldson \/ Gus Kahn) \/ How Bitter, My Sweet (Sonny Burke \/ Don George) \/ Black Coffee (Paul Francis Webster \/ Sonny Burke) \/ They Can&#8217;t Take That Away from Me (George Gershwin \/ Ira Gershwin) \/ The Siamese Cat Song (Peggy Lee \/ Sonny Burke) \/ Baubles, Bangles and Beads (Robert Wright \/ George Forrest) \/ I&#8217;m Glad There Is You (Paul Madeira \/ Jimmy Dorsey) \/ It&#8217;s All Right with Me (Cole Porter) \/ Guess I&#8217;ll Go Back Home (This Summer) (Ray Mayer \/ Willard Robison) \/ Never Mind (George Weiss \/ Jerry Bock) \/ Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Traditional, arr. Peggy Lee \/ Dave Barbour) \/ Sans Souci (Peggy Lee \/ Sonny Burke) \/ Love Letters (Victor Young \/ Eddie Heyman) \/ He Needs Me (Arthur Hamilton) \/ My Heart Belongs to Daddy (Cole Porter) \/ I Never Knew (Ted Fiorito \/ Gus Kahn) \/ You Let My Love Grow Cold (Jessie Mae Robinson)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peggylee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/peg252.jpg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[623]\">Lover<\/a><br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong>Decca (74458), 1\/20\/64<br \/>\nLover (Richard Rodgers) \/ Forgive Me (Milton Ager \/ Jack Yellen) \/ I Hear the Music Now (Sammy Fain \/ Jerry Seelen) \/ You Go to My Head (J. 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