Rosie Sings Bing

Rosie Sings Bing is a 1978 studio album by the American jazz singer Rosemary Clooney, recorded in tribute to Bing Crosby, who had died the previous year. ^[2]

Clooney and Crosby had recorded two albums of duets (That Travelin' Two-Beat (1965), Fancy Meeting You Here (1958)), and Clooney had accompanied Crosby at his recent performances at the London Palladium.

Track listing

1. "But Beautiful" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:04
2. "Pennies from Heaven" (Burke, Arthur Johnston) – 4:20
3. "Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin) – 3:22
4. "I Surrender Dear" (Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford) – 4:10
5. "Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)" (Fred E. Ahlert, Bing Crosby, Roy Turk) – 4:29
6. "It's Easy to Remember (And So Hard to Forget)" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:50
7. "Swinging on a Star" (Burke, Van Heusen) – 3:05
8. "Just One More Chance" (Sam Coslow, Johnston) – 5:01
9. "I Wished on the Moon" (Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger) – 4:20
10. "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby)" (James Royce Shannon) – 1:50

Personnel

Performance

• Rosemary Clooney – vocal
• Cal Collins – guitar
• Scott Hamilton – tenor saxophone
• Nat Pierce – piano
• Monty Budwig – double bass
• Jake Hanna – drums

References