The Peggy Lee Bio-Discography:
Chronological 78-Rpm & 45-Rpm Index
by Iván Santiago
Page generated on Sep 17, 2021
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 57 543 & 54 547; also F 547 Rel. Year: 1949
| 03:08 | March 11, 1949 | 4095-3 | Master Take (Capitol) | Bali Ha'i (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Lee Gillette (pdr), Henry J. "Heinie" Beau (arr), Dave Barbour And His Orchestra (acc), Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
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Comments About This Issue
Lee's rendition of "Bali Ha'i" entered Billboard's charts during the week of May 14, 1949 and peaked at #13. Often miscredited to Lee, the flip side of this single is actually an instrumental rendition of "There Is Nothin' Like A Dame," suitably performed by her husband (as well as the conductor of both sides), Dave Barbour.Capitol's official documentation shows three catalogue numbers for this single: #57-543 (a 78-rpm disc), #54-547 (a 45-rpm disc) and #F547 (also a 45-rpm disc). The images seen above prove the use of both numerical prefixes on the discs themselves. I have yet to see, on the other hand, a copy bearing the prefix F547 on its physical label. The same situation applies to two other 1949 singles listed below, though the situation is reversed in the case of the last one (i.e., prefix on the physical label; physical copies with the numerical alternative not encountered).
Capitol obviously created all such prefixes in order to differentiate the then-new 45-rpm configuration from the then-standard 78-rpm configuration. Used for the first time in 1949, both numerical prefixes were actually discontinued before the year was over. Thereafter, the label of USA Capitol 78-rpm singles bore no prefix at all, while 45 rpm discs were prefixed with an F. That prefix remained in currency until 1959, when it too was skipped. (By that year, USA Capitol-EMI must have felt that there was no need to use to differentiate singles' configurations with a prefix, because the market for the 78-rpm disc had nearly extinguished in American land.)
On a different subject matter, I should alert collectors to the deceptive existence of what looks like another 1949 single of "Bali Ha'i," bearing the catalogue numbers 57-601 (a 78-rpm disc) and 54-601 (a 45-rpm disc). This is not actually a single, but a piece or part of the Capitol album Songs From Rodgers And Hammerstein's South Pacific. Oftentimes, album discs such as those ones one become detached from the cardboard jackets and record boxes in which their were originally held together. Once detached from the original containers and separated from the companion discs, they wound up being mislabeled as singles.
General Comments About This Discography's Singles Indexes
The second of three pages dedicated to listing Peggy Lee's singles, this index covers releases which came out on both 78-rpm and 45-rpm speeds. (The first index covers singles released only on the 78-rpm format, the third singles on the 45-rpm format.)All singles are listed chronologically by year of release. As for singles whose dates of release are unknown to me, they are relegated to the bottom of the page.
Throughout this page, you will notice the inclusion of some relevant pictorial material -- primarily, images of some of the 78-rpm and 45-rpm singles. My intention is to keep adding pictorial material as I find it. Although arguably a tall order, I would love to include an image for each single listed herein. If you have one or more of the many images that are still missing, and if you could send them to me via email (at ivansantiagomercado@earthlink.net ), your kindness would be appreciated. Also found throughout this index are notes about certain singles. Replicas of many of these notes can be found, sometimes in expanded versions, in this discography's sessionography. (Should you be interested in consulting the sessionography, place your cursor on the words "Studio Sessions" in the blue bar above.)
If you are searching for details about a particular USA single sung by Peggy Lee, and if you do not find any information about it herein, consult the two other singles indexes as well. Of course, you can contact me directly, too.
In the present index, I have tried to include only authentic singles, as opposed to units originally on EPs or 78-rpm albums. Some so-called singles are instead pieces of EPs and of 78-rpm albums which, with the passing of time, became detached from their cardboard covers. As a result, they have ended up being unwittingly listed as singles even in specialized magazines, and at record auctions.
Non-American singles have been included only when they do not have a USA counterpart. (By "counterparts" I mean two singles, one manufactured in the United States and the other abroad, both containing the exact same master performances. I have actually prepared separate pages for such foreign counterparts of American singles; consult this discography's Miscellanea section, here and here.)
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 57 608 & 54 608 Rel. Year: 1949
| 02:55 | December 29, 1948 | 3824-2 | Master Take (Capitol) | Please, Love Me Tonight (Herman L. [aka Watt] Watkins, Ruth Oma [aka Roma] Wilkinson) |
| 02:41 | April 18, 1949 | 4215-5 | Master Take (Capitol) | (Ghost) Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend) (Stan Jones) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Lee Gillette (pdr), Henry J. "Heinie" Beau (arr), Dave Barbour All-Stars, Peggy Lee and Her Dixieland Band (acc), Unknown (t, tb, b, p, d), Dave Barbour (g), Peggy Lee (v), The Jud Conlon Singers (bkv)
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Peggy Lee's version of "(Ghost) Riders In The Sky" reached #2 in Billboard's radio (disc jockey) chart. The somewhat blurry ad shown above lists Lee's rendition first, and follows it with a rendition by an artist from Capitol's roster of country artists (Fay Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage). The lower half of the ad does further promotes Capitol's batch of song recordings from South Pacific -- specially those from the so-called Capitol trio of Margaret Whiting, Peggy Lee, and Jo Stafford.
The label of this 78-rpm single erroneously omits the composer of "Please Love Me Tonight" (Ruth Oma Wilkinson), listing only the song's lyricist (Herman L. Watkins).
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 57 670 & 54 670; also F 670 Rel. Year: 1949
| 03:14 | May 25, 1949 | 4509 | Master Take (Capitol) | You Can Have Him (Irving Berlin) |
| 03:07 | May 25, 1949 | 4510-2 | Master Take (Capitol) | At The Café Rendezvous (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Lee Gillette (pdr), Henry J. "Heinie" Beau (arr), Dave Barbour All-Stars (acc), Peggy Lee (v)
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Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 57 703 & 54 703 Rel. Year: 1949
| 02:30 | June 3, 1949 | 4541-4 | Master Take (Capitol) | Neon Signs (Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour) |
| 03:12 | June 3, 1949 | 4543-2 | Master Take (Capitol) | Through A Long And Sleepless Night (Mack Gordon, Alfred Newman) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Lee Gillette (pdr), Henry J. "Heinie" Beau (arr), Dave Barbour (con), Peggy Lee (v), The Jud Conlon Singers (bkv), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
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The Canadian edition of this single is the earliest Lee record known to have been released by Capitol Canada. Numbered 78-109, it was part of the first ten discs which bore the Capitol Canada identification. Gordon McRae was featured on the lowest number, 78-701. (Previously, some of Peggy Lee's Capitol singles might or might have not shown up under Musicana and Regal labels, which were Capitol's distributors before the establishment of Capitol Canada. Her Columbia non-solo work with Benny Goodman had already been issued in Canada, too.)
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 57 769 & 54 769 Rel. Year: 1949
| 03:19 | October 6, 1949 (Beginning at 2:00 p.m.) | 4944-3 | Master Take (Capitol) | A Man Wrote A Song (Dave Franklin) |
| 03:16 | October 7, 1949 (Beginning at 1:00 p.m.) | 4948-3 | Master Take (Capitol) | Run For The Roundhouse, Nellie (Jack Palmer, Willard Robison) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Lee Gillette (pdr), Henry J. "Heinie" Beau (arr, r), Pete Rugolo (arr, con), Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra (acc), Unknown (r, f, cl, bcl, enh, frh, bsn, o, g, b, str, p, cel, hrp, d, vc), Peggy Lee (v)
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Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 57 90035 & 54 90035 Rel. Year: 1949
| 03:15 | June 3, 1949 | 4544-2 | Master Take (Capitol) | The Christmas Spell (Jack Palmer, Willard Robison) |
| 03:09 | June 3, 1949 | 4545-1 | Master Take (Capitol) | Song At Midnight (Chase Newell, Willard Robison) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Lee Gillette (pdr), Henry J. "Heinie" Beau (arr), Dave Barbour (con), Peggy Lee (v), The Jud Conlon Singers (bkv)
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After this single had its debut release in late October or November 1949, Capitol kept it seasonally available during various ensuing years -- at least until 1952. Note that, in the case of "Song At Midnight," there is a discrepancy in the songwriting credits for the 78 and the 45. Per ASCAP, the correct credits appear to be those printed on the label of the 45.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 791 & F 791 Rel. Year: 1949
| 02:49 | November 16, 1949 | 5217-4 | Master Take (Capitol) | Bless You (For The Good That Is In You) (Peggy Lee, Mel Torme) |
| 02:46 | November 16, 1949 | 5218-3 | Master Take (Capitol) | The Old Master Painter (Haven Gillespie, Beasley Smith) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Lee Gillette (pdr), Lou Busch and His Orchestra (acc), Lou Busch (p), Peggy Lee, Mel Tormé (v), The Mellomen {Bob Hamlin, Bill Lee, Thurl Ravenscroft, Max Smith} (bkv)
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Peggy Lee's and Mel Tormé's duet version of "The Old Master Painter" made its chart debut during the week of January 7, 1950, and went on to peak at #9.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 801 & F 801 Rel. Year: 1950
| 02:59 | December 2, 1949 | 5262-3 | Master Take (Capitol) | When You Speak With Your Eyes (Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour, Rene Touzet) |
| 02:52 | December 2, 1949 | 5263-3 | Master Take (Capitol) | My Small Señor (With The Sonriente Eyes) (Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Lee Gillette (pdr), Dave Barbour (con), The Gualadajara Boys (acc), Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
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Nearly all my sources erroneously give a 1949 release date to this single. Its late recording date (December 1949) is already suggestive of a 1950 release date. Actual corroboration can be found on page 13 of the February 18, 1950 issue of Cash Box magazine, where we are told that My Small Señor was issued "just last week."
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 810 & F 810 Rel. Year: 1950
| 02:28 | September 23, 1947 | 2272-4 | Master Take (Capitol) | Sugar (That Sugar Baby Of Mine) (Sidney Mitchell, Edna Alexander Pinkard, Maceo Pinkard) |
| 02:30 | October 7, 1949 (Beginning at 1:00 p.m.) | 4946-3 | Master Take (Capitol) | Save Your Sorrow For Tomorrow (Buddy G. DeSylva, Al Sherman) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Lee Gillette (pdr), Henry J. "Heinie" Beau (arr, r), Benny Carter (arr), Pete Rugolo (con), Dave Barbour And His Orchestra, Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra (acc), Unknown (t, b, p, d), Dave Barbour (g), Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
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Advertised by Capitol as part of an "All-Time Favorites" batch of "brand new recordings never released before," and covering Capitol singles 808 to 815, by Jo Stafford, Margaret Whiting, Lee, Kay Starr, Gordon MacRae, The King Cole Trio, Buddy Cole, and Billy Butterfield. All but one of the 16 numbers in the batch are earlier recordings dating back to the 1945-1947 period.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 849 & F 849 Rel. Year: 1950
| 02:25 | October 7, 1949 (Beginning at 1:00 p.m.) | 4947-2 | Master Take (Capitol) | Sunshine Cake (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) |
| 03:18 | June 3, 1949 | 4542-3 | Master Take (Capitol) | Goodbye, John (Edward Eager, Alec Wilder) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Lee Gillette (pdr), Henry J. "Heinie" Beau (arr, r), Pete Rugolo (arr, con), Dave Barbour (con), Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra (acc), Peggy Lee (v)
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Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 898 & F 898 Rel. Year: 1950
| 03:00 | November 20, 1947 | 2558-7 | Master Take (Capitol) | Them There Eyes (Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey) |
| 03:07 | October 6, 1949 (Beginning at 2:00 p.m.) | 4943-3 | Master Take (Capitol) | Crazy, He Calls Me (Sidney Keith Russell, Carl Sigman) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Lee Gillette (pdr), Henry J. "Heinie" Beau (arr, r), Pete Rugolo (arr, con), Dave Barbour And His Orchestra, Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra (acc), Unknown (r, f, cl, bcl, enh, frh, bsn, o, g, b, str, p, cel, hrp, d, vc), Benny Carter (as), Herbert "Herbie" Haymer (ts), Dave Barbour (g), Edwin "Buddy" Cole (p), Red Norvo (vib), Peggy Lee (v)
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Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 961 & F 961 Rel. Year: 1950
| 02:26 | March 13, 1950 | 5639-6 | Master Take (Capitol) | Once Around The Moon (Bob Hilliard, Carl Sigman) |
| 02:49 | March 13, 1950 | 5640-4 | Master Take (Capitol) | Cry, Cry, Cry (Wilton Moore aka Vaughn Monroe, Sunny Skylar) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Lee Gillette (pdr), Henry J. "Heinie" Beau (arr), Dave Barbour (con), Dave Barbour And His Orchestra (acc), Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
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Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 1105 & F 1105 Rel. Year: 1950
| 02:29 | June 16, 1950 | 6141-4 | Master Take (Capitol) | Happy Music (Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour) |
| 02:05 | June 16, 1950 | 6140-5 | Master Take (Capitol) | Show Me The Way To Get Out Of This World (Matt Dennis, Les Clark) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Lee Gillette (pdr), Henry J. "Heinie" Beau (arr), Dave Barbour And His Orchestra (acc), Peggy Lee (v)
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"Show Me The Way Out Of This World" entered the charts during the week of August 26, 1950 and reached the #28 position. Seen above various Capitol trade ads in which the single is advertised.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 1161 & F 1161 Rel. Year: 1950
| 02:22 | March 13, 1950 | 5667-3 | Master Take (Capitol) | Helpless (Roy Wells) |
| 02:48 | June 16, 1950 | 6148-2 | Master Take (Capitol) | Lover, Come Back To Me (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Lee Gillette (pdr), Henry J. "Heinie" Beau (arr), Dave Barbour (con), Dave Barbour And His Orchestra (acc), Peggy Lee (v)
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Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 1244 & F 1244 Rel. Year: 1950
| 02:35 | September 13, 1950 | 6590-5 | Master Take (Capitol) | Life Is So Peculiar (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) |
| 02:46 | September 14, 1950 | 6608-8 | Master Take (Capitol) | Once In A Lifetime (Mel Torme, Robert Wells) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Henry J. "Heinie" Beau, Richard "Dick" Hazard (arr), Dave Barbour And His Orchestra (acc), Unknown (b, str, p, d), Peggy Lee (v), The Jud Conlon Choir (bkv)
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Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 1298 & F 1298 Rel. Year: 1950
| 03:14 | September 13, 1950 | 6591-7 | Master Take (Capitol) | Ay, Ay, Chug A Chug (Leon Pober) |
| 03:01 | September 14, 1950 | 6607-7 | Master Take (Capitol) | Where Are You? (Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Henry J. "Heinie" Beau, Richard "Dick" Hazard (arr), Dave Barbour And His Orchestra (acc), Unknown (b, str, p, d), Peggy Lee (v), The Jud Conlon Choir (bkv)
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There are purple- and blue-label edition of this disc, at least on 78-rpm. McHugh's first name is misspelled on the blue label, correctly spelled on the purple label.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 1366 & F 1366 Rel. Year: 1951
| 02:45 | Deceember 26, 1950 | 6937-9 | Master Take (Capitol) | Climb Up The Mountain (Cole Porter) |
| 02:26 | Deceember 26, 1950 | 6916-10 | Master Take (Capitol) | The Mill On The Floss (Mack David, Jay Livingston) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Henry J. "Heinie" Beau (arr), Dave Barbour And His Orchestra (acc), Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
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Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 1428 / F 1428 Rel. Year: 1951
| 02:14 | February 8, 1951 | 7121-12 | Master Take (Capitol) | Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! (Milton Kabak, Louis Prima) |
| 02:16 | February 8, 1951 | 7122-4 | Master Take (Capitol) | Rock Me To Sleep (Benny Carter, Paul Vandervoort II) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Benny Carter (arr, unk), Louis Prima and His Orchestra (acc), Jim Wynn (sax), Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
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Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 1450 & F 1450 Rel. Year: 1951
| 02:19 | June 16, 1950 | 6139-3 | Master Take (Capitol) | The Cannonball Express (Clifford F. Ferre, Al Jacobs, Jack K. Pleiss) |
| 02:29 | February 8, 1951 | 7123-5 | Master Take (Capitol) | That Ol' Devil (Won't Get Me) (Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Lee Gillette (pdr), Henry J. "Heinie" Beau (arr), Dave Barbour And His Orchestra, Louis Prima and His Orchestra (acc), Peggy Lee (v), Benny Carter, Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
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Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 1513 & F1513 Rel. Year: 1951
| 03:14 | April 5, 1951 | 6284-6 | Master Take (Capitol) | He's Only Wonderful (Sammy Fain, Erwin 'Yip' Harburg) |
| 02:26 | April 5, 1951 | 6286-4 | Master Take (Capitol) | It Never Happen' To Me (Joe Elly) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Sid Feller (arr, con), Peggy Lee (v)
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Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 1544 & F1544 Rel. Year: 1951
| 02:20 | April 5, 1951 | 6283-6 | Master Take (Capitol) | If You Turn Me Down (Dee-own, Down, Down) (Peter DeRose, Carl Sigman) |
| 02:36 | April 5, 1951 | 6285-5 | Master Take (Capitol) | Boulevard Café (Ray Noble) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Sid Feller (arr, con), Sid Feller and His Orchestra (acc), Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
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Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 1573 & F 1573 Rel. Year: 1951
| 02:08 | May 16, 1951 (8:30 p.m.- 12:30 a.m.; Second Of Two Sessions) | 7566-11 | Master Take (Capitol) | (When I Dance With You) I Get Ideas (Lenny Sanders, Dorcas Cochran) |
| 03:06 | May 16, 1951 (5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; First Of Two Sessions) | 7565-9 | Master Take (Capitol) | Tonight You Belong To Me (Lee David, Billy Rose) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Sid Feller, Billy May (arr), Billy May And His Orchestra (acc), John Hacker, Jules Jacob[s], Jules Kinsler (r), Ed Kusby aka Edward Kuczborski (tb), John Graas (frh), Laurindo Almeida, Jose Oliveira, Vincent Terri (g), Meyer "Mike" Rubin, Don Whitaker (b), Don Ferris, Paul Smith (p), Kathryn Thompson (hrp), Joe Guerrero, Tommy Romersa (d), Harry Bluestone aka Blostein, Ben Gill, Henry Hill, Lou Raderman, Mischa Russell, Felix Slatkin (vn), Cy Bernard, Eleanor Slatkin (vc), Peggy Lee (v), The Jud Conlon Singers (bkv)
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Peggy Lee's version of the suggestive bolero "(When I Dance With You) I Get Ideas" entered Billboard's charts during the week of September 8, 1951 and peaked at #8.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 1586 & F 1586 Rel. Year: 1951
| 02:10 | May 16, 1951 (8:30 p.m.- 12:30 a.m.; Second Of Two Sessions) | 7572-5 | Master Take (Capitol) | My Magic Heart (Don Marcotte, Abner Spector) |
| 03:02 | May 16, 1951 (5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; First Of Two Sessions) | 7564-15 | Master Take (Capitol) | So Far, So Good (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Sid Feller (arr), Billy May And His Orchestra (acc), John Hacker, Jules Jacob[s], Jules Kinsler (r), Ed Kusby aka Edward Kuczborski (tb), John Graas (frh), Laurindo Almeida, Jose Oliveira, Vincent Terri (g), Meyer "Mike" Rubin, Don Whitaker (b), Don Ferris, Paul Smith (p), Kathryn Thompson (hrp), Joe Guerrero, Tommy Romersa (d), Harry Bluestone aka Blostein, Ben Gill, Henry Hill, Lou Raderman, Mischa Russell, Felix Slatkin (vn), Cy Bernard, Eleanor Slatkin (vc), Peggy Lee (v), The Jud Conlon Singers (bkv)
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Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 1601 & F 1601 Rel. Year: 1951
| 02:53 | July 12, 1946 | 1199-4 | Master Take (Capitol) | It's A Good Day (Dave Barbour, Peggy Lee) |
| 03:00 | November 20, 1947 | 2558-7 | Master Take (Capitol) | Them There Eyes (Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Lee Gillette (pdr), Henry J. "Heinie" Beau (arr, cl), Dave Barbour And His Orchestra (acc), Benny Carter (as), Herbert "Herbie" Haymer (ts), Robert "Bob" Lawson (bar), Ray Linn (t), Ed Kusby aka Edward Kuczborski, Carl Loeffler, Elmer Smithers, Si Zentner (tb), Dave Barbour (g), Edwin "Buddy" Cole (b, p), Phil Stephens (b), Unknown (b, d), Red Norvo (vib), Nick Fatool (d), Peggy Lee (v), Reynold Johnson (unk)
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Numerically, this Peggy Lee single was the second item in a Capitol reissue series which was touted by the label as a collection of its "all-time favorites." It began to be advertised to the trade press in late June 1951. The first item, #1600, featured Les Paul's versions of "Lover" and "Brazil," taken from a 1947 Capitol single. In time, item #1600 would become one of the series' bestsellers. Reserved for Peggy Lee were also the third and the tenth items in the series --i.e., #1602 and #1609; see next entries below. (In passing, I should point out that Capitol listed three earlier singles as, essentially, honorary members or "ancestors" of the series: 1 190, 1316, 1561.)
Lee's reissue single #1601 was among those which came with what the company baptized as an "optional center 45": a detachable triangular center containing a standard, small spindle hole. The hole thus allowed for the playing of 45-rpm discs on three-speed turntables, which hitherto had not had the means to play such discs. (Adapters or fillers did exist, but probably were an unwanted additional expense, and not commonplace yet. At the time, RCA-affiliated 45-rpm turntables were the only ones that offered a large-hole option. At the same time as Capitol announcement, RCA promptly move on to release a turntable that could play all speeds, with no "optional centers" needed.) Trade magazines had first announced Capitol's introduction of the "O.C. 45" format in early April of this year. The innovation was co-credited to the label's Vice President in Charge of Production (William Fowler) and its General Plant Manager (James Bayless). Its reception was mixed, with antagonizers complaining about the effort that it took to punch out the detachable centers, as well as difficulties pertaining to their use of automatic 45-rpm record players. Capitol appear to have discontinued them after a short span of time. Still, by further breaking down any resistance from record buyers with non-configured turntables, this innovation probably played a small part in the rise in popularity of singles and the parallel decline of 78-rpm discs.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 1602 & F 1602 Rel. Year: 1951
| 02:28 | November 19, 1947 | 2493-3 | Master Take (Capitol) | Why Don't You Do Right? (Joe McCoy) |
| 02:45 | November 25, 1947 | 2609-4 | Master Take (Capitol) | Mañana (Dave Barbour, Peggy Lee) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Lee Gillette (pdr), John Palladino (eng), Henry J. "Heinie" Beau (arr, f, cl), Billy May (arr), Dave Barbour (con, g), Dave Barbour And His Orchestra, Dave Barbour And The Brazilians (acc), Harry Klee (f, cl), Aloysio de Oliveira, Joe de Oliveira (g), Arthur Bernstein (b), Unknown (str), Tommy Romersa (d), Ivan Lopes (bo), Oswaldo Gogiano, Antonio Martins, Paulo de Castro Monte (per), Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
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Capitol's 1600 series was dedicated to reissues. Further specifics about the series have already been provided in the entry that precedes this one.
The two performances on Capitol single #1602 had been originally released in 1948. In the case of "Mañana," the original issue was Capitol single #15022. In the case of "Why Don't You Do Right?," there were two 1948 issues: Capitol singles #15118 and Capitol album CC-72, aka Rendezvous With Peggy Lee.
Note that, unlike #1602, the original singles (#15022 and #15118) came out only on one format. Back then, Capitol was not yet producing 45-rpm singles.
For the benefit of readers who have not consulted other parts of this discography, I should also provide some clarification about Peggy Lee's recordings of "Why Don't you Do Right?" The one under discussion dates from 1947 and was Lee's second. Her first was done for the Columbia label in 1942. (At that time, she was a canary with The Benny Goodman Orchestra.) Naturally, that 1942 version has its own issue history. It was originally issued near the end of 1942, on Columbia 78-rpm single #36652, and subsequently (1948) re-released it on single #38198. (Pictures of both Columbia items can be seen on this page.)
An additional clarification. On Capitol, some readers might come across "Why Don't You Do Right" not only on singles #15118 and #1602 but also on a 78-rpm disc numbered 10118. That disc is not a single but a loose disc from the aforementioned Rendezvous With Peggy Lee, a 1948 album which consisted of four discs. A similar situation applies to a Capitol 45-rpm disc bearing the number 55-511: it a loose piece from a 45-rpm reissue edition of the album Rendezvous With Peggy Lee (CCF-151). A third edition of the album was a double-pocket EP (EBF-151), and loose discs from that EP can occasionally be found at used record stores and auctions as well. With the passing of time, discs such as those become separated from their original albums, and end up being wrongly sold as if they were singles.
Please note that that the two discs just mentioned (45-rpm #55-511 & 78-rpm disc #10118) are not singles but pieces of albums. This point is worth stressing because,(Peggy Lee subsequently became a solo artist, no longer under Goodman's employ. It was in 1947 that she recorded her own version of Why Don't You Do Right?" for Capitol. That's the already discussed version, found in not only Capitol #1602 but also Capitol CC-72, Capitol #15118, Capitol CCF-151, Capitol EBF-115, and countless other later LPs, CDs, cassettes, MP3 files, et cetera. 
Since Capitol single #1602 contains two of Peggy Lee's major bestsellers, it should come as no surprise that there editions of the disc were also issued abroad. Right above, we are seeing a Japanese disc that does contain both songs. However, this Japanese item might be yet another instance of a disc that has become detached from a 78-rpm album. I believe the disc to belong to an album titled Listen And Relax; Capitol Vocalists Sing, whose release date remains unknown to me. (Do bear in mind that this is a tentative assessment. The details at my reach are fragmentary and non-conclusive. For further details, consult section I of this page.)
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 1609 & F 1609 Rel. Year: 1951
| 02:41 | January 7, 1944 | 174-4 | Master Take (Capitol) | That Old Feeling (Lew Brown, Sammy Fain) |
The Capitol Jazzmen (ldr), Dave Dexter, Jr. (pdr), {Head Arrangement} (arr), Eddie Miller (ts), Nappy Lamare (g), Hank Wayland (b), Stanley Wrightsman (cel), Nick Fatool (d), Peggy Lee (v)
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Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 1738 & F 1738 Rel. Year: 1951
| 02:26 | July 10, 1951 | 7294 | Master Take (Capitol) | Don't Fan The Flame (Harold H. Dickinson, Jr., John M. "Jack" Elliot) |
| 03:03 | July 10, 1951 | 7295 | Master Take (Capitol) | Telling Me Yes, Telling Me No (Frank Barbaro, John M. "Jack" Elliot, Larry Shayne aka Ray Joseph) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Sid Feller (arr, con), Sid Feller and His Orchestra (acc), Buck Clayton, Bernie Privin (t), Warren Covington, Lou McGarity, Buddy Morrow (tb), Barry Galbraith (g), Joe Shulman (b), Joe Lewis (p), William Exiner (d), Peggy Lee, Mel Tormé (v)
NOTES:
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 1749 / F 1749 Rel. Year: 1951
| 02:29 | May 16, 1951 (8:30 p.m.- 12:30 a.m.; Second Of Two Sessions) | 7567-2 | Master Take (Capitol) | I Love You But I Don't Like You (Henry J. "Heinie" Beau, Peggy Lee) |
| 02:52 | May 16, 1951 (8:30 p.m.- 12:30 a.m.; Second Of Two Sessions) | 7573-10 | Master Take (Capitol) | Wandering Swallow (Juazeiro) (Luiz Gonzaga, Harold Stevens, Irving Taylor, Humberto Teixeira) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Billy May, Harold "Hal" Mooney (arr), Billy May And His Orchestra (acc), John Hacker, Jules Jacob[s], Jules Kinsler (r), John Graas (frh), Laurindo Almeida, Jose Oliveira (g), Meyer "Mike" Rubin (b), Don Ferris (p), Kathryn Thompson (hrp), Joe Guerrero (d), Harry Bluestone aka Blostein, Ben Gill, Henry Hill, Lou Raderman, Mischa Russell, Felix Slatkin (vn), Cy Bernard, Eleanor Slatkin (vc), Peggy Lee (v), The Jud Conlon Singers (bkv)
NOTES:
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 1776 & F 1776 Rel. Year: 1951
| 03:19 | November 27, 1947 | 2624-1 | Master Take (Capitol) | While We're Young (William Engvick, Morty Palitz, Alec Wilder) |
| 02:23 | October 17, 1946 | 1239-1 | Master Take (Capitol) | Birmingham Jail (Traditional) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Lee Gillette (pdr), Dave Barbour (arr, g), Peggy Lee (arr, v), Dave Barbour And His Orchestra (acc), Hal Schaefer (p)
NOTES:
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 1667 & F 1667 Rel. Year: 1951
| 03:23 | December 26, 1945 | 887-2 | Master Take (Capitol) | I Don't Know Enough About You (Dave Barbour, Peggy Lee) |
| 02:35 | November 12, 1947 | 2455-4 | Master Take (Capitol) | I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, possibly Andy Razaf, possibly Thomas 'Fats' Waller) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Lee Gillette (pdr), Henry J. "Heinie" Beau and/or Billy May (arr), Henry J. "Heinie" Beau (arr, cl), Dave Barbour All-Stars, Dave Barbour And His Orchestra (acc), Unknown (sax, cl, tb, b, p), Benny Carter (as), Herbert "Herbie" Haymer (ts), Ray Linn, Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy (t), Dave Barbour (g), George "Red" Callender (b), Edwin "Buddy" Cole (p), Red Norvo (vib), Nick Fatool (d), Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 1683 & F 1683 Rel. Year: 1951
| 03:00 | September 24, 1947 | 2278-3 | Master Take (Capitol) | Golden Earrings (Raymond B. "Ray" Evans, Jay Livingston, Victor Popular Young) |
| 03:19 | November 27, 1947 | 2624-1 | Master Take (Capitol) | While We're Young (William Engvick, Morty Palitz, Alec Wilder) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Lee Gillette (pdr), Henry J. "Heinie" Beau (arr), Dave Barbour And His Orchestra (acc), Unknown (f, b, str, p, d), Dave Barbour (g), Hal Schaefer (p), Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 1926 & F 1926 Rel. Year: 1952
| 02:33 | December 17, 1951 | 7774-9 | Master Take (Capitol) | Shame On You (Donnell C. "Spade" Cooley) |
| 02:13 | December 17, 1951 | 7775-10 | Master Take (Capitol) | Would You Dance With A Stranger? (Giovanni D'Anzi, Ray Miller) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Sid Feller (arr), Sid Feller and His Orchestra (acc), Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: CAPITOL Cat. Num.: 2025 & F 2025 Rel. Year: 1952
| 02:01 | February 18, 1952 | 9426-16 | Master Take (Capitol) | Goin' On A Hayride (Ralph Blane) |
| 03:03 | February 18, 1952 | 9427-9 | Master Take (Capitol) | Ev'rytime (Tony Iavello, Mel Leven) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Sid Feller (arr), Sid Feller and His Orchestra (acc), Unknown (t, g, b, p, d), Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 28142 & 9 28142 Rel. Year: 1952
| 02:47 | April 3, 1952 | 82613 | Master Take (Decca) | Forgive Me (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen) |
| 03:14 | April 3, 1952 | 82614 | Master Take (Decca) | Be Anything (But Be Mine) (Irving Gordon) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Gordon Jenkins (con), Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra (acc), Peggy Lee (v), Unknown (bkv), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
Peggy Lee's recording of "Be Anything (But Be Mine") made its debut in the Billboard charts during the week of May 24, 1952 and peaked at #21, according to Joel Whitburn's estimates in his book Pop Memories, 1890-1954.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 28215 & 9 28215 Rel. Year: 1952
| 03:20 | May 1, 1952 | 82813 | Master Take (Decca) | Lover (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) |
| 03:11 | April 3, 1952 | 82616 | Master Take (Decca) | You Go To My Head (John Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Milt Gabler, Morty Palitz (pdr), Gordon Jenkins (arr, con), Peggy Lee (arr, v), Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra (acc), Art Drellinger, Jack Greenberg, Tom Parshley, Milt Yaner (sax), Art Ryerson (g), Jack Lesberg (b), Bernie Leighton (p), Harry Jaeger (d), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
"Lover" was Peggy Lee's second hit for Decca Records. According to Joel Whitburn's estimates in his book Pop Memories, 1890-1954, her recording peaked at #3 after making its debut during the week of June 7, 1952. It was also a hit in Cashbox's Best Selling Singles chart, where it reached a #10 peak. Decca's ad for this single can be seen above (central image). Also shown above is the lyric sheet that accompanied Decca De 55, the Japanese 78-rpm edition of this single.
Lee's version of "Lover" is said to have sold a quarter of a million in its first two weeks, and to have reached the million mark over subsequent years. This Decca rendition of "Lover" thus became Lee's second million seller, following her 1948 Capitol hit "Mañana." (Or it could be considered her third million seller, if we also factor in her 1942 canary vocal of "Why Don't You Do Right?," on Columbia. Strictly speaking, "Why Don't You Do Right?" should officially be credited to The Benny Goodman Orchestra, rather than to Lee per se -- but she obviously shared a very large credit for its success.) 
The original 78-rpm single is spotlighted above. In addition to the two sides of the single, I have include a sample of the promotional 78-rpm disc (first image). The US 45-rpm disc is the subject of the pictures below. Due to the popularity of "Lover," Decca reissued it more than once. We are seeing three versions here. At a glance, versions #1 and #2 might look identical. A closer look should easily reveal differences in design and text -- e.g., the absence of the words "unbreakable 45 rpm record.") As for the third version, that reissue is likely to date from the 1960s. 
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 28238 / 9 28238 Rel. Year: 1952
| 03:01 | May 16, 1952 (11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.) | L 6769 | Master Take (Decca) | Watermelon Weather (Paul Francis Webster, Hoagy Carmichael) |
| 02:52 | May 16, 1952 (11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.) | L 6768 | Master Take (Decca) | The Moon Came Up With A Great Idea Last Night (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Vic Schoen (arr), Vic Schoen And His Orchestra (acc), Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
The duet "Watermelon Weather" charted during the week of July 26, 1952 and, according to Joel Whitburn's chart estimates, peaked at #28. The above-shown sides of the commercial 78-rpm single actually belong to its Canadian edition. The shown promo is, on the other hand, American, and so is the 45-rpm single.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 28313 & 9 28313 Rel. Year: 1952
| 03:01 | April 3, 1952 | 82615 | Master Take (Decca) | I'm Glad There Is You (Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Madeira Mertz) |
| 02:55 | April 28, 1952 | 82780 | Master Take (Decca) | Just One Of Those Things (Cole Porter) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Milt Gabler, Morty Palitz (pdr), Gordon Jenkins (arr, con), Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra (acc), Art Drellinger, Jack Greenberg, Tom Parshley, Milt Yaner (sax), Art Ryerson (g), Jack Lesberg (b), Bernie Leighton (p), Unknown (d), Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
"Just One Of Those Things" made chart appearances in both Cashbox and Billboard. According to data computed by Joel Whitburn primarily from the Billboard charts, it peaked at #14 during the week of August 2, 1952. According to Cashbox's charts, it reached #23 in the Best Selling Singles chart.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 28395 & 9 28395 Rel. Year: 1952
| 03:17 | July 31, 1952 | L 6848 | Master Take (Decca) | Sans Souci (Joseph F. "Sonny" Burke, Peggy Lee) |
| 03:10 | July 31, 1952 | L 6849 | Master Take (Decca) | River, River (Ben Oakland, Bob Russell) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Gordon Jenkins (arr), Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra (acc), Peggy Lee (v), The Gordon Jenkins Chorus (bkv), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
"River River" made its debut during the week of November 22, 1952. It peaked at #23. The commercial 45-rpm single can be seen in the central images above. The promotional version of the 78-rpm disc occupy the first images of each row. The other two images offer a miscellaneous curiosity for the enjoyment of collectors -- the French edition (Decca 60.821) of the 78-rpm single.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 28463 & 9 28463 Rel. Year: 1952
| 02:00 | November 17, 1952 | L 6897-A | Master Take (Decca) | Little Jack Frost, Get Lost (Seger Ellis, Al Stillman) |
Bing Crosby (ldr), Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires {Conlon, Mack McLean, Loulie "Lily" Jean Norman, Charles Parlato, Gloria Wood}, John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra (acc), Warren Baker, Henry J. "Heinie" Beau, Larry Binyon, Dave Harris, Julian "Matty" Matlock, Phil Shuken, Lawrence "Larry" Wright (r), Joe Rushton (bsx), Frank Beach, Ziggy Elman, Robert "Bobby" Guy, Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy (t), Walter Benson, Victor Hamann, Wendell "Gus" Mayhew, Elmer Smithers (tb), Loring "Red" Nichols (c), Perry Botkin, Jr. (g), Don Whitaker (b), Edwin "Buddy" Cole, Mel Henke, Paul Smith (p), Nick Fatool, Alvin Stoller (d), Harry Bluestone aka Blostein, Samuel "Sam" Freed, Jr, Jacques Gasselin, Henry Hill, Murray Kellner, Mayer Oberman, Anthony Olson, Raoul Poliakin, Lou Raderman (vn), Dave Sterkin, Milton Thomas (vl), Cy Bernard (vc), Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: (Japan) De 166 Rel. Year: 1952
| 02:28 | June 24, 1952 | L 6822 | Master Take (Decca) | Merry-Go-Runaround (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) |
Bing Crosby (ldr), Sonny Burke And His Orchestra (acc), Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
This Japanese single offers two songs from the movie Road To Bali. In the United States, the numbers were released as part of a EP, and also a 10" LP. (Record sellers sometimes offer the EP's discs separately, thereby creating the erroneous impression that they were singles.) In view is not only the disc but also its leaflet, containing transcriptions of the lyrics and, on the front cover, a publicity shot of the movie's three protagonists (Crosby, Hope, Dorothy Lamour). The official release year of this Japanese item is unknown to me; the date 1952 is an educated estimate, based on the fact that the aforementioned American items were released that year. I should also point out that I have corroboration of the existence of the 78-rpm single only. The existence of the 45-rpm single is by no means certain.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 28514 & 9 28514 Rel. Year: 1953
| 02:28 | June 24, 1952 | L 6822 | Master Take (Decca) | Merry-Go-Runaround (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) |
Bing Crosby (ldr), Sonny Burke And His Orchestra (acc), Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
A contemporaneous music review serves as indication that this single was released. Nevertheless, I have yet to find any imagery or, for that matter, any further corroboration of its existence. Please note that the images above do not show the single under consideration. Instead, they show the equivalent discs from a 78/45 album. ( For as long as the matter remains unclear, I will be keeping the album images in this space. Perhaps the single did exist, and has just eluded me so far. Then again, it is also possible that, for one reason or another, the trade press was given to understand that these sides were going to be separately released from the album, but Decca did not follow through with its claim. It is also possible that the press simply erred.) See next entry as well.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 28515 & 9 28515 Rel. Year: 1953
| 03:16 | June 20, 1952 | L 6818 | Master Take (Decca) | Moonflowers (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) |
Axel Stordahl (con), Axel Stordahl And His Orchestra (acc), Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
A contemporaneous music review serves as indication that this single was released. Nevertheless, I have yet to find any imagery or, for that matter, any further corroboration of its existence. Please note that the images above do not show the single under consideration. Instead, they show the equivalent discs from a 78/45 album. ( For as long as the matter remains unclear, I will be keeping the album images in this space. Perhaps the single did exist, and has just eluded me so far. Then again, it is also possible that, for one reason or another, the trade press was given to understand that these sides were going to be separately released from the album, but Decca did not follow through with its claim. It is also possible that the press simply erred.) See next entry as well.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 28565 / 9 28565 Rel. Year: 1953
| 02:50 | December 16, 1952 | 83739 | Master Take (Decca) | I Hear The Music Now (Sammy Fain, Jerry Seelen, Ambroise Charles Thomas) |
| 02:34 | December 16, 1952 | 83740 | Master Take (Decca) | This Is A Very Special Day (Peggy Lee) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra, The Gordon Jenkins Chorus (acc), Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
The above-seen images show the promotional version of Decca single #28565, in the speeds on which it was made available (78, 45). The top row spotlights the 78-rpm disc. The middle picture show the original paper sleeve of this promotional disc. The bottom row offers a view of the 45-rpm counterpart (first and third image). Also included in that bottom row is an image of an EP (Decca Ed 2003) which includes the same two songs as single #28565. Both items were released in 1953, but the single came out first (January), the EP two or three months later (ca. March).
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: (Japan) De 14_ Rel. Year: 1953
| 02:50 | December 16, 1952 | 83739 | Master Take (Decca) | I Hear The Music Now (Sammy Fain, Jerry Seelen, Ambroise Charles Thomas) |
| 02:34 | December 16, 1952 | 83740 | Master Take (Decca) | This Is A Very Special Day (Peggy Lee) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra, The Gordon Jenkins Chorus (acc), Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
The United States, The United Kingdom, and Japan are among the countries where this Peggy Lee's single was issued. The Japanese edition improves on the other countries' versions by including the above-seen pictorial material. For that reason, I have made an exception to my policy of excluding "foreign duplicates" from the present index of original singles. (I found this material online, without an accompanying description. We are probably looking at the front cover of a leaflet. Transcriptions of the lyrics are likely to be found inside.)
Unfortunately, I have no additional information on this item. Hard to read, the catalogue number seems to fall within the 140s. The leaflet on display appears to believe to aa 78-rpm single edition. The existence of a 45-rpm single edition is by no means certain. The release year should be deemed tentative, too. Help, additional information and corrections from owners of copies would be appreciated.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 28631 & 9 28631 Rel. Year: 1953
| 02:50 | February 18, 1953 | L 7056 | Master Take (Decca) | You Let My Love Get Cold (Jessie Mae Robinson) |
| 02:49 | February 18, 1953 | L 7058 | Master Take (Decca) | Who's Gonna Pay The Check? (Peggy Lee) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Joe Lippman (arr), Dave Barbour And His Orchestra (acc), Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
According to Joel Whitburn, "Who's Gonna Pay The Check?" peaked at #22 after debuting during the week of May 22, 1953. In Cashbox's Top 100 Singles chart, it reached #26. "Who's Gonna Pay The Check? became Lee's seventh time climbing the charts with a number that she herself had authored.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 28737 & 9 28737 Rel. Year: 1953
| 02:30 | April 30, 1953 | 84409 | Master Take (Decca) | I've Got You Under My Skin (Cole Porter) |
| 02:09 | May 1, 1953 | 84419 | Master Take (Decca) | My Heart Belongs To Daddy (Cole Porter) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Milt Gabler (pdr), James "Jimmy" Rowles (arr, p), Walter "Pete" Candoli (t), Max Wayne (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
The original US 78-rpm and 45-rpm singles are showcased in the first picture row. The second row offers the US promo of the 78-rpm single and a miscellaneous but worthwhile collector's item: the French 78-rpm edition of the single (Decca 60.880).
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 28889 & 9 28889 Rel. Year: 1953
| 03:08 | September 14, 1953 | L 7358 | Master Take (Decca) | The Night Holds No Fear (For The Lover) (Harry Green, Alan E. "Bud" Brandt) |
| 03:24 | September 14, 1953 | L 7357 | Master Take (Decca) | Apples, Peaches, And Cherries (Lewis Allan aka Abe Meeropol) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Marty Paich (arr, p), Sy Oliver (con), Unknown (str), Stella Castellucci (hrp), Peggy Lee (v), Walter "Pete" Candoli, Session Musicians (bkv), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 28890 & 9 28890 Rel. Year: 1953
| 03:00 | September 14, 1953 | L 7359 | Master Take (Decca) | Love You So (Bill Walker) |
| 03:15 | September 16, 1953 | L 7362 | Master Take (Decca) | Baubles, Bangles And Beads (Robert Craig Wright, George Forrest, Alexander Borodin) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Marty Paich (arr, p), Sy Oliver, Victor Young (con), Victor Young And His Orchestra (acc), Stella Castellucci (hrp), Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
The song "Baubles, Bangles And Beads" comes from the Broadway musical Kismet, which premiered to popular success on December 3, 1953. Peggy Lee's version of "Baubles, Bangles And Beads" entered the charts on the same week that the musical opened. In Joel Whitburn's estimation, Lee's seventh hit recording for Decca peaked at #30. Whitburn shows no other charting versions of the song. Cashbox's Best Selling Singles shows two versions: Peggy Lee's and, on Columbia, Lu Ann Simms'. They are given a combined #34 peak, and a four-week stay.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: unnumbered (promo only) Rel. Year: 1953
| 03:07 | September 14, 1953 | L 7356 | Master Take (Decca) | The Tavern (Bernice Gooden) |
| 02:54 | February 13, 1953 | L 7052 | Master Take (Decca) | How Strange (Peggy Lee, Victor Popular Young) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Sy Oliver, Victor Young (con), Unknown (acc, bkv), Victor Young And His Singing Strings (acc), Walter "Pete" Candoli (t), Stella Castellucci (hrp), Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
How strange, indeed. i have found no commercial (i.e., retail) equivalent for the pictured promotional single, which had the additional oddity of lacking a catalogue number. Nor is there a discographical entry for this promo anywhere in my sources. (As a general rule, promos are not listed in the Decca logs at my disposal.)
The promo's songs were also released on the LP Songs In An Intimate Style. In the absence of any information about the promo itself, I have decided to sequence it together with an actual commercial single containing songs from that album (i.e., Decca 28890, viewable in the preceding entry). The 1953 release dat should thus be considered tentative; the year 1954 is another sensible possibility.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 28939 & 9 28939 Rel. Year: 1953
| 02:58 | September 16, 1953 | L 7360 | Master Take (Decca) | It's Christmas Time Again (Joseph F. "Sonny" Burke, John M. "Jack" Elliot, James Harwood) |
| 02:19 | September 16, 1953 | L 7361 | Master Take (Decca) | Ring Those Christmas Bells (Marvin Fisher, Gus Levine) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Victor Young (con), Victor Young And His Orchestra (acc), Marty Paich (p), Stella Castellucci (hrp), Peggy Lee (v), Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires {Conlon, Mack McLean, Loulie "Lily" Jean Norman, Charles Parlato, Gloria Wood} (bkv), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
My thanks to William Wren for his kind provision of one of the photos seen above (the picture of the 45-rpm single).
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 29003 & 9 29003 Rel. Year: 1954
| 03:00 | July 31, 1952 | L 6850 | Master Take (Decca) | Go You Where You Go (Ralph Care, Al Frisch) |
| 03:17 | February 13, 1953 | L 7053 | Master Take (Decca) | Where Can I Go Without You? (Peggy Lee, Victor Popular Young) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Harold "Hal" Mooney (arr), Victor Young (con), Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra, Victor Young And His Singing Strings (acc), Peggy Lee (v), The Gordon Jenkins Chorus, Unknown (bkv)
NOTES:
Peggy Lee's ballad "Where Can I Go Without You?" became her eighth Decca hit. Joel Whitburn's tabulations show that Lee's version peaked at #28 after making its debut during the week of March 13, 1954. Curiously, Decca waited almost a year before issuing "Where Can I Go Without You?" as a single. A plausible explanation is that, initially, Decca did not see potential in releasing the song. But after Peggy Lee's chart success with her version of the romantic show tune "Baubles, Bangles And Beads" in late 1953, Decca might have wanted to further capitalize through the release of another suitably romantic number.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 29076 & 9 29076 Rel. Year: 1954
| 02:56 | March 1, 1954 | L 7583 | Master Take (Decca) | Johnny Guitar (Peggy Lee, Victor Popular Young) |
| 02:41 | March 1, 1954 | L 7584 | Master Take (Decca) | Autumn In Rome (Sammy Cahn, Paul Weston, Alessandro Cicognini) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Victor Young (arr, con), Victor Young And His Singing Strings (acc), Vicente Gomez (g), Unknown (b, p), Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
Although "Johnny Guitar" is often cited as one of Peggy Lee's most beloved and memorable interpretations,her original recording does not seem to have made much of an initial impression in the United States. As a matter of fact, there is no trace of "Johnny Guitar" in the American charts. Part of its lackluster national performance seems to have stemmed from the fact that Decca deemed "Autumn In Rome" the main side of this single, thereby bringing more promotional attention to that side.
Both sides were movie themes. "Johnny Guitar" was the one on which the label should have garnered its attention because a singer under its contract (Peggy Lee) had written it and would be heard singing it in the film. Meanwhile, Mercury Records singer Patti Page had been the one enlisted to perform "Autumn In Rome" on the other movie. It should be granted, however, that the film Johnny Guitar was poorly received and critically panned in the United States. Decca might have foreseen the poor reception, thus relegating the song to a B status from the outset.
On the other hand, the movie Johnny Guitar was widely applauded and highly admired in France, Spain, and other countries. Accordingly, the Peggy Lee theme achieved its greatest impact abroad, especially in Europe and Japan. Among Europeans, Italians proved especially receptive to this Peggy Lee-Victor Young composition: five versions of the number were released to the market in 1955. With the passing of time, American listeners ended up catching up to the song's merits, and falling under its allure, too. Similarly, the movie has been re-evaluated in American soil, and it is today ranked as gender-bending, campy-yet-superior cult masterpiece.
The 1954 release date belongs to the 78-rpm disc and the first of the two 45-rpm discs. Also American, the second 45 is a reissue. Is date is unknown, but presumed to fall within the first half of he 1960s. As my previous comments imply, there are numerous foreign versions of this single, with Japan at the count's forefront.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 29164 & 9 29164 Rel. Year: 1954
| 02:45 | February 18, 1953 | L 7057 | Master Take (Decca) | Summer Vacation (John M. "Jack" Elliot, Ben Oakland) |
| 03:17 | September 16, 1953 | L 7363 | Master Take (Decca) | That's What A Woman Is For (Sammy Cahn, Rube Bloom) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Marty Paich (arr, p), Victor Young (con), Dave Barbour And His Orchestra (acc), Stella Castellucci (hrp), Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA©Brunswick Cat. Num.: (United Kingdom) 05286 & 45 05286 Rel. Year: 1954
| 02:18 | April 30, 1953 | 84410 | Master Take (Decca) | I Didn't Know What Time It Was (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Milt Gabler (pdr), James "Jimmy" Rowles (arr, p), Walter "Pete" Candoli (t), Max Wayne (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
In the USA, these two songs were not released as part of the same single. In fact, "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" was originally issued as part of a LP, and never came out on a single. As for "Johnny Guitar," it was originally issued on a US Decca single, but the other side was "Autumn In Rome." In addition to the 78-rpm disc, two 45-rpm editions of the single are shown above. The last one is presumed to be a reissue of the other one, or otherwise a pressing from a country other than the UK or the US. The release date of the presumed reissue is unknown to me.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 29250 & 9 29250 Rel. Year: 1954
| 02:56 | May 24, 1954 | L 7706 | Master Take (Decca) | Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me (Irving Berlin) |
| 02:25 | May 24, 1954 | L 7707 | Master Take (Decca) | Sisters (Irving Berlin) |
Benny Carter (arr, as), Joseph Lilley (con), James "Jimmy" Rowles (p), Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 29342 & 9 29342 Rel. Year: 1954
| 03:15 | April 10, 1954 | L 7622 | Master Take (Decca) | White Christmas (Finale) (Irving Berlin) |
| 02:37 | April 10, 1954 | L 7623 | Master Take (Decca) | Snow (Irving Berlin) |
Joseph J. Lilley Orchestra And Chorus (acc), Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Peggy Lee, Trudy Stevens (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 29359 & 9 29359 Rel. Year: 1954
| 02:52 | November 9, 1954 | 87041 | Master Take (Decca) | It Must Be So (Peggy Lee) |
| 02:40 | November 9, 1954 | 87042 | Master Take (Decca) | Straight Ahead (Peggy Lee) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Dave Barbour (arr), Gene DiNovi (arr, p), Peggy Lee (arr, v), Sy Oliver (con), Stella Castellucci (hrp), Donald Mills, Harry Mills, Herbert Mills, John Mills (v), The Mills Brothers (bkv), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
Because single #29359 came out during the month of December (1954), I am left to wonder if "Straight Ahead" and "It Must Be So" were meant to be seasonal offerings. Albeit not holiday numbers in the strict sense of the term, they are imbued in the season's spirit of sharing, caring, and having hope. "It Must Be So" unrelentingly celebrates the joys of living and loving. The gospel-styled "Straight Ahead" is a fast and fervent hand clapper. Perhaps tellingly, "Straight Ahead" was also included in a charity benefit (a March Of Dimes campaign show) which has been preserved in a various-artists 16" ET.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 29373 & 9 29373 Rel. Year: 1954
| 03:14 | May 26, 1954 | L 7713 | Master Take (Decca) | Bouquet Of Blues (Arthur Hamilton) |
| 03:02 | November 18, 1954 | L 7989 | Master Take (Decca) | Let Me Go, Lover! (Jenny Lou Carson, Al Hill) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Benny Carter (arr, as), Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra, The Sy Oliver Orchestra (acc), Peggy Lee (v), Unknown (bkv), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
According to Joel Whitburn's chart estimates, "Let Me Go, Lover" peaked at #26 after its debut in the charts during the week of December 18, 1954. Promo and retail copies of the US original single are shown above.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 29427 & 9 29427 Rel. Year: 1955
| 02:10 | December 20, 1954 | 87268-doubling | Master Take (Decca) | He's A Tramp (Joseph F. "Sonny" Burke, Peggy Lee) |
| 02:07 | December 20, 1954 | 87270 | Master Take (Decca) | The Siamese Cat Song (Joseph F. "Sonny" Burke, Peggy Lee) |
Oliver Wallace (con), Unknown (b, d, cym), Sonny Burke (p, chi, mar), Peggy Lee (gng, bel, v), The Mellomen {Bill Lee, Thurl Ravenscroft, Max Smith, Bob Stevens} (bkv)
NOTES:
Oddly, Decca issued single #29427 in two versions. The above-seen version features Lee's 1954 recordings of "He's A Tramp" and "The Siamese Cat Song," made for the soundtrack of the Disney movie Lady And The Tramp. The other version (detailed below) contains 1955 remakes of those songs. Personnel credits differ. In the version discussed herein, "He's A Tramp" is identified on the physical label as a vocal with "The Pound Hounds" and rhythm accompaniment. The flip side, "The Siamese Cat Song," is labeled a "vocal with Oliver Wallace & The Disney Studio Orchestra." Compare to version #2's personnel credits, detailed below.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 29427 & 9 29427 Rel. Year: 1955
| 02:40 | February 11, 1955 | L 8180 | Master Take (Decca) | He's A Tramp (Joseph F. "Sonny" Burke, Peggy Lee) |
| 02:24 | February 11, 1955 | L 8181 | Master Take (Decca) | The Siamese Cat Song (Joseph F. "Sonny" Burke, Peggy Lee) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Sonny Burke (con), Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
As already explained (see preceding entry), Decca issued single #29427 in two versions. The version currently under discussion consists of 1955 re-recordings of "He's A Tramp" and "The Siamese Cat Song." On both the 45-rpm and the 78-rpm discs, the physical label of version #2 identifies "He's A Tramp" and "The Siamese Cat Song" as vocal[s] with orchestra directed By Sonny Burke. (Version #1 has a different set of personnel credits.) My thanks to the late Ron Towe, in whose discographical work I first read about this oddity, and to Jim Pierson, for confirming that both versions do exist. (I do not own either version. My visual acquaintance with them is restricted to the pictures that I am sharing in this discography.)
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 29429 & 9 29429 Rel. Year: 1955
| 03:01 | November 19, 1954 | L 7990 | Master Take (Decca) | How Bitter, My Sweet (Joseph F. "Sonny" Burke, Don George) |
| 03:00 | January 19, 1955 | L 8111 | Master Take (Decca) | I Belong To You (Jack Brooks, Alex North) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Alfred Newman, Victor Young (con), Victor Young And His Singing Strings (acc), Peggy Lee (v), Unknown (bkv), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 29460 & 9 29460 Rel. Year: 1955
| 03:00 | December 6, 1954 | 87455 | Edit | La La Lu [Short Variant] (Joseph F. "Sonny" Burke, Peggy Lee) |
| 03:07 | December 6, 1954 | L 8040 | Master Take (Decca) | Bella Notte (Joseph F. "Sonny" Burke, Peggy Lee) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Victor Young And His Orchestra (acc), Marty Paich (p), Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: (Japan) De 346 & D45 346 Rel. Year: 1955
| 03:00 | December 6, 1954 | 87455 | Edit | La La Lu [Short Variant] (Joseph F. "Sonny" Burke, Peggy Lee) |
| 03:07 | December 6, 1954 | L 8040 | Master Take (Decca) | Bella Notte (Joseph F. "Sonny" Burke, Peggy Lee) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Victor Young And His Orchestra (acc), Marty Paich (p), Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
The United States, The United Kingdom. and Japan are among the countries where Peggy Lee's single "La La Lu / Bella Notte" was issued. The Japanese edition improves on the other two versions by including a picture sleeve. For that reason, I have made an exception to my policy of excluding "foreign duplicates" from the present index of original singles. Above, the 78-rpm single is featured in the first row of images. The second gives its due to the 45-rpm single.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: K 149 (88186) / 1 275 (9-88186) Rel. Year: 1955
| 02:24 | February 11, 1955 | L 8181 | Master Take (Decca) | The Siamese Cat Song (Joseph F. "Sonny" Burke, Peggy Lee) |
| 03:00 | December 6, 1954 | 87455 | Edit | La La Lu [Short Variant] (Joseph F. "Sonny" Burke, Peggy Lee) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Sonny Burke (con), Victor Young And His Orchestra (acc), Marty Paich (p), Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
As is the case for nearly all the US Decca singles listed in the present discography, this item was issued in two speeds: 78 rpm (front cover shown above) and 45 rpm (front cover shown below). Its original date of release became known to me only after I consulted back issues of Billboard. In the May 14, 1955 issue of that magazine, the 78-rpm edition (K-149) is ranked #15 in a Best Selling Children Records music chart. The inclusion of From Walt Disney's Lady And The Tramp in such a chart obviously proves that this single had already been made commercially available by that time (at least in its 78-rpm configuration). Since one of the numbers in From Walt Disney's Lady And The Tramp had been recorded on February 11, 1955, we can confidently ascertain that this single was released between mid-February and early May of 1955.
The Best Selling Children Records music chart actually lists only one of the two sides of single K-149 as charting. By September of 1955, "The Siamese Cat Song" had reached the #1 position, where it would stay for the rest of the year. 
A clarification as to this issue's version of "The Siamese Cat Song" must be made. Peggy Lee recorded "The Siamese Cat Song" twice, first for Disney-Decca in December 1954, then for Decca (without Disney's involvement) in 1955. The 1954 version featured accompaniment by Sonny Burke, whereas the 1955 version is credited in discographical sheets to Sy Oliver. In the single under discussion, a mistake has been made. The physical label of the single states that the accompaniment is by Sonny Burke yet the master number is identified as L8181, which corresponds to the 1955 version. I have not listened to this disc; my assumption is that it contains the 1955 master of the song.
Produced for the children's market, Decca single #88187 bears a suitably colorful jacket, already showcased above. It also makes use of different colors for each side of the disc; see ensuing images. The 78-rom disc advertises itself as being made of "Deccalite," which was the label's name for the prototype of vinyl that it manufactured.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA©Brunswick Cat. Num.: (United Kingdom) 05421 Rel. Year: 1955
| 03:15 | September 16, 1953 | L 7362 | Master Take (Decca) | Baubles, Bangles And Beads (Robert Craig Wright, George Forrest, Alexander Borodin) |
| 02:45 | February 18, 1953 | L 7057 | Master Take (Decca) | Summer Vacation (John M. "Jack" Elliot, Ben Oakland) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Marty Paich (arr, p), Victor Young (con), Dave Barbour And His Orchestra, Victor Young And His Orchestra (acc), Stella Castellucci (hrp), Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
In the USA, these two songs were released on different singles. "Baubles, Bangles And Beads" was paired with "Love You So." "Summer Vacation" was paired with "That's What A Woman Is For." (In the case of foreign singles, this discographical page lists only those that do not contain the same songs as the American originals.)
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 29534 & 9 29534 Rel. Year: 1955
| 02:21 | February 11, 1955 | L 8178 | Master Take (Decca) | Ooh, That Kiss (Mort Dixon, Harry Warren, Joseph "Joe" Young) |
| 02:38 | February 11, 1955 | L 8179 | Master Take (Decca) | Oh! No! (Please Don't Go) (Lucky Thompson, Gerald "Gee" Wilson) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Gordon Jenkins, Sy Oliver (con), Unknown (acc), Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 29605 & 9 29605 Rel. Year: 1955
| 02:35 | May 10, 1955 | L 8400 | Master Take (Decca) | He Needs Me (Arthur Hamilton) |
| 02:46 | May 10, 1955 | L 8401 | Master Take (Decca) | Sing A Rainbow (Arthur Hamilton) |
Milt Gabler (pdr), Harold "Hal" Mooney (arr, con), Julian "Matty" Matlock (cl), Eddie Miller (ts), Dick Cathcart (t), Dick McDonough (g), Gene DiNovi (p), Nick Fatool (d), Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 29608 & 9 29608 Rel. Year: 1955
| 02:10 | May 6, 1955 | L 8386 | Master Take (Decca) | What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry? (Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman) |
| 02:36 | May 6, 1955 | L 8389 | Master Take (Decca) | Sugar (That Sugar Baby Of Mine) (Sidney Mitchell, Edna Alexander Pinkard, Maceo Pinkard) |
Milt Gabler (pdr), Harold "Hal" Mooney (arr, con), Julian "Matty" Matlock (cl), Eddie Miller (ts), Dick Cathcart (t), Dick McDonough (g), Gene DiNovi (p), Nick Fatool (d), Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 29861 & 9 29681 Rel. Year: 1955
| 03:05 | June 3, 1955 | L 8471 | Master Take (Decca) | Pablo Pasablo (Sherman Edwards) |
| 02:26 | June 3, 1955 | L 8472 | Master Take (Decca) | Me (Irving Berlin) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Dave Barbour (con), Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA©Brunswick Cat. Num.: (United Kingdom) 05549 Rel. Year: 1955
| 02:27 | ca. June 3, 1955 | L 8474 | Master Take (Decca) | Three Cheers For Mister Magoo (Peggy Lee) |
| 02:40 | ca. June 3, 1955 | L 8473 | Master Take (Decca) | Mister Magoo Does The Cha Cha Cha (Gene DiNovi, Peggy Lee) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Gene DiNovi (arr, con, p), Julian "Matty" Matlock (cl), Eddie Miller (ts), Emmanuel "Manny" Klein (t), Shelly Manne (d), Jim Backus (v, spk), Peggy Lee (v), Session Musicians (bkv)
NOTES:
According to word of mouth (passed along by one of the session's participants), Peggy Lee had no intention to have these masters commercially released. The songs were originally composed and recorded with a view toward having a cartoon firm use them. While they remained in the vaults in the United States, they were mistakenly issued the United Kingdom, to the advantage of British fans.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 29834 & 9 29834 Rel. Year: 1956
| 03:18 | January 6, 1956 | L 8904 | Master Take (Decca) | Mr. Wonderful (Lawrence Holofcener, Jerry Bock, George David Weiss) |
| 02:54 | January 6, 1956 | L 8906 | Master Take (Decca) | Crazy In The Heart (William Engvick, Alec Wilder) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Sy Oliver (arr, con), The Sy Oliver Orchestra (acc), Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
Peggy Lee's version of "Mr. Wonderful" made its debut during the week of June 7, 1956 and stayed in Billboard's charts for 10 weeks. In the Top 100 chart, it climbed to #23. In the Jockey (airplay) chart, it peaked at #14. In the Bestseller (sales) chart, Peggy Lee reached #25. Moreover, this single reached Australia's top 10 -- according to David Kent’s Australian Chart Book 1940– 1969). As for the single shown below, it is an American reissue, date unknown (probably around 1964). A promotional Decca ad is on display as well. 
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 29837 / 9 29837 Rel. Year: 1956
| 02:45 | January 6, 1956 | L 8907 | Master Take (Decca) | You've Got To See Mamma Ev'ry Night (Con Conrad, Billy Rose) |
| 03:01 | January 6, 1956 | L 8909 | Master Take (Decca) | The Come Back (Memphis Slim aka John Peter Chatman aka L. C. Fraser, Abraham) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Benny Carter (arr), Sy Oliver (arr, con), The Sy Oliver Orchestra (acc), Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 29877 & 9 29877 Rel. Year: 1956
| 02:56 | January 6, 1956 | L 8903 | Master Take (Decca) | They Can't Take That Away From Me (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) |
| 02:43 | January 6, 1956 | L 8905 | Master Take (Decca) | Joey, Joey, Joey (Frank Loesser) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Sy Oliver (con), The Sy Oliver Orchestra (acc), Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
"Joey, Joey, Joey" was a minor chart hit for Peggy Lee. Making its chart debut on the week of May 5, 1956, her version peaked at #76 and stayed in the Top 100 for six weeks.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 29994 & 9 29994 Rel. Year: 1956
| 03:12 | June 8, 1956 | L 9285 | Master Take (Decca) | We Laughed At Love (Charles Bourne, Sam Messenheimer) |
| 03:08 | June 8, 1956 | L 9291 | Master Take (Decca) | That's Alright, Honey (Rose Marie McCoy, Charles Singleton) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Sy Oliver (con), The Sy Oliver Orchestra (acc), Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA©Brunswick Cat. Num.: (United Kingdom) 05593 Rel. Year: 1956
| 03:00 | September 14, 1953 | L 7359 | Master Take (Decca) | Love You So (Bill Walker) |
| 03:08 | June 8, 1956 | L 9291 | Master Take (Decca) | That's Alright, Honey (Rose Marie McCoy, Charles Singleton) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Sy Oliver (con), The Sy Oliver Orchestra (acc), Marty Paich (p), Stella Castellucci (hrp), Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
The above-given release year is approximate; the year 1957 is also a possibility. In the USA, these two songs were released on different singles. "Love You So" was paired with "Baubles, Bangles And Beads." "That's Aright, Honey" was paired with "We Laughed At Love." (In the case of foreign singles, this discographical page lists only those that do not contain the same songs as the American originals.)
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: 30059 & 9 30059 Rel. Year: 1956
| 03:05 | June 8, 1956 | L 9289 | Master Take (Decca) | You Oughtta Be Mine (Curtis R. Lewis) |
| 02:55 | January 6, 1956 | L 8908 | Master Take (Decca) | I Don't Know Enough About You (Dave Barbour, Peggy Lee) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Sy Oliver (arr, con), The Sy Oliver Orchestra (acc), Peggy Lee (v), Session Musicians (bkv)
NOTES:
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA©Brunswick Cat. Num.: (United Kingdom) 05671 Rel. Year: 1957
| 03:18 | January 6, 1956 | L 8904 | Master Take (Decca) | Mr. Wonderful (Lawrence Holofcener, Jerry Bock, George David Weiss) |
| 02:50 | May 26, 1954 | L 7715 | Master Take (Decca) | The Gypsy With Fire In His Shoes (Laurindo Almeida, Peggy Lee) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Sy Oliver (arr, con), The Sy Oliver Orchestra (acc), Laurindo Almeida (g), Sammy Davis, Jr., Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
In the USA, these two songs were released on different singles. (The item under discussion is a non-USA single. This discographical page lists foreign singles only when they do not contain the exact same two-song combinations found in the American originals.)
In American land, "Mr. Wonderful" was paired with "Crazy In The Heart," and released in 1956. That American single has been listed and discussed above.
"The Gypsy With Fire In His Shoes" was paired with "Where Flamingos Fly," and released in 1957. That American single appears to have been issued only on 45 rpm, not on 78 rpm. Hence it is listed not in the present page but in a different one, dedicated to singles existent in 45 rpm format only.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA©Brunswick Cat. Num.: (United Kingdom) 05714 Rel. Year: 1957
| 02:55 | January 6, 1956 | L 8908 | Master Take (Decca) | I Don't Know Enough About You (Dave Barbour, Peggy Lee) |
| 02:28 | June 8, 1956 | L 9286 | Master Take (Decca) | Where Flamingos Fly (John Benson Brooks, Harold Courlander, Elthea Peale) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Gil Evans (arr), Sy Oliver (arr, con), The Sy Oliver Orchestra (acc), Peggy Lee (v), Session Musicians (bkv)
NOTES:
In the USA, these two songs were released on different singles. "I Don't Know Enough About You" was paired with "You Oughtta Be Mine." "Where Flamingos Fly" was paired with "The Gypsy With Fire In His Shoes."
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA©Brunswick Cat. Num.: (Germany) 82847 & 12042 Rel. Year: 1957
| 02:56 | March 1, 1954 | L 7583 | Master Take (Decca) | Johnny Guitar (Peggy Lee, Victor Popular Young) |
| 03:02 | November 18, 1954 | L 7989 | Master Take (Decca) | Let Me Go, Lover! (Jenny Lou Carson, Al Hill) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Victor Young (arr, con), Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra, Victor Young And His Singing Strings (acc), Vicente Gomez (g), Unknown (b, p, bkv), Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
With different catalogue numbers, this pairing was also released by Decca and its affiliates in several other countries, including Brazil (X 289.545, first image below), Scandinavia (Bm 31139, second image below), and Israel (Oi.2006, last two images below, vinyl & sleeve). All shown issued are 78-rpm discs; only in Germany have I found evidence of a 45-rpm issue. As for the release date, the year 1957 is an estimate of mine (with 1956 as my secondary alternative), and it refers specifically to the German versions of the single.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA©Brunswick Cat. Num.: (Germany) 82905 & 12105 Rel. Year: 1957
| 03:18 | January 6, 1956 | L 8904 | Master Take (Decca) | Mr. Wonderful (Lawrence Holofcener, Jerry Bock, George David Weiss) |
| 02:56 | January 6, 1956 | L 8903 | Master Take (Decca) | They Can't Take That Away From Me (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Sy Oliver (arr, con), The Sy Oliver Orchestra (acc), Peggy Lee (v), Other Individuals Unknown (unk)
NOTES:
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: COLUMBIA Cat. Num.: (Japan) M 203 / Ll39 C
| 03:11 | December 24, 1941; 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | CO 32053-1 | Master Take (Columbia) | On The Sunny Side Of The Street (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, possibly Andy Razaf, possibly Thomas 'Fats' Waller) |
| 03:21 | December 24, 1941; 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | CO 32052-1 | Master Take (Columbia) | Where Or When (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) |
Benny Goodman (ldr), {Head Arrangement} (arr), Mel Powell (arr, p, cel), The Benny Goodman Sextet (acc), Benny Goodman (cl), Lou McGarity (tb), Tom "Tommy" Morgan (g), Sid Weiss (b), Ralph Collier (d), Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
Three incarnation of this Japanese release are shown above. The front cover in the venter belongs to the 45-rpm edition (Ll 39),
whose Sunny side can be seen right under, at the center of the second row. The rest of the second row is dedicated to the 78 edition (M 203). As for the other edition of M 203 on display (yellow label, first row), I have no information about it. Given the fact that it bears the same catalogue number as the 78 issue in the second row, I am assuming that we are looking at a 78 reissue, apparently part of a series called American Hit Jazz.
Artist: Peggy Lee
Format: 78 & 45 Label: DECCA Cat. Num.: (Japan) De 237 & D45 237
| 02:56 | March 1, 1954 | L 7583 | Master Take (Decca) | Johnny Guitar (Peggy Lee, Victor Popular Young) |
| 02:41 | March 1, 1954 | L 7584 | Master Take (Decca) | Autumn In Rome (Sammy Cahn, Paul Weston, Alessandro Cicognini) |
Peggy Lee (ldr), Victor Young (arr, con), Victor Young And His Singing Strings (acc), Vicente Gomez (g), Unknown (b, p), Peggy Lee (v)
NOTES:
in Japan, Decca also released aunder catalogue number Ds 98 second 45-rpm single that combined "Johnny Guitar" with "Autumn In Rome." Consult this pictorial discography's page for 45 rpm issues (toward the bottom of the page, among the undated singles).