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On the Happy Side
Studio album by
Bing Crosby
Released1962 (1962)
RecordedApril 30, 1962 (vocals)
StudioUnited Recording, Hollywood (vocals)
GenreVocal pop
Length36:32
LabelWarner Bros.
Bing Crosby chronology
Bing's Hollywood
(set of 15 albums)
(1962) 		On the Happy Side
(1962) 		I Wish You a Merry Christmas
(1962)

On the Happy Side is a long-playing vinyl album recorded by Bing Crosby for his own company, Project Records, and issued by Warner Bros. Records (W1482) in 1962.[1] The album is in a “sing along” style and Crosby over-dubbed his vocals on accompaniment recorded in London earlier in April 1962.[2] The musical arrangements were by Bob Thompson, Jack Halloran, and Peter Matz. The album was issued on CD for the first time in 2017 by Sepia Records.[3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
New Record Mirror[4]

Billboard said: “This is one of Bing’s best albums in some time. He sings a collection of old favorites in straight style, aided by good ork arrangements…Good songs, well sung, and plenty of time, should help this set sell."[5]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Singin' in the Rain" / Darktown Strutters' Ball"Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown / Sheldon Brooks3:06
2."My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii" / "Around Her Neck She Wore a Yellow Ribbon"Tommy Harrison, Bill Cogswell, Johnny Noble / George A. Norton3:12
3."Me and My Shadow"Al Jolson, Billy Rose, Dave Dreyer2:56
4."Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" / "Marching Along Together"Ray Henderson, Sam M. Lewis, Joseph Widow Young / Franz Steininger / Eddie Pola3:33
5."Should I? (Reveal Exactly How I Feel) / "Blue Moon”"Nacio Herb Brown / Arthur Freed) / Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart3:22
6."Cecilia"Dave Dryer, Harry Ruby2:51
Total length:19:00
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gimme a Little Kiss (Will Ya, Huh?) / "When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)"Maceo Pinkard, Roy Turk, Jack Smith / Harry M. Woods3:12
2."The Loveliest Night of the Year"Juventino P. Rosas, Irving Aaronson, Paul Francis Webster2:09
3."Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (with Anyone Else but Me)" / "My Pony Boy”"Lew Brown, Charles Tobias2:36
4."The Man on the Flying Trapeze”"George Leybourne, Gaston Lyle, Alfred Lee3:09
5."A-Tisket, A-Tasket" / "Billy Boy”"Traditional / Traditional3:11
6."Forever and Ever”"Franz Winkler, Malia Rosa3:15
Total length:17:32

References

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  1. ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". A Bing Crosby Discography. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  2. ^ Reynolds, Fred. The Crosby Collection 1926-1977 (Part Five 1961-1977 ed.). John Joyce. pp. 18–27.
  3. ^ "Sepia Records". sepiarecords.com. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  4. ^ Watson, Jimmy (30 March 1963). "Big Crosby: On The Happy Side" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 107. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Billboard (magazine)". November 3, 1962. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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