art direction Tommy Steele compiled by, compilation producer, research, mixed by [songs remixed by] Ron Furmanek coordinator [components coordinated by] Kim Niemi design Glenn Sakamoto design Stan Evenson Design Inc. illustration Dave Calver mastered by [digital], mixed by [songs remixed by] Bob Norberg producer [all tracks originally produced by] Lee Gillette Manufactured By Capitol Records, Inc. Phonographic Copyright (p) Capitol Records, Inc. Copyright (c) Capitol Records, Inc. Pressed By Capitol Jax Recorded At Capitol Studios Mastered At Capitol Mastering - Track 1: Master #4754 recorded 8/2/49, Take 4; released 10/3/49 (Capitol 90036). Published by Warner Bros., Inc. ASCAP. - Track 2: Master #6544 recorded 8/25/50, Take 5; released 9/25/50, charted 1/6/51, reached #9 (Capitol 1203). Published by Hill & Range Songs, Inc. BMI. - Track 3: Master #6545 recorded 8/25/50, Take 2; released 9/25/50 (Capitol 1203). Published by Beechwood Music Corp., BMI. - Track 4: Master #11685 recorded 8/18/53, Take 7; released 10/12/53 (Capitol 2616). Published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. ASCAP. - Track 5: Master #11687 recorded 8/18/53, Take 10; released 10/12/53 (Capitol 2616). Published by Colgems-EMI Music Inc. o/b/o itself & EMI Music Publishing Ltd./Hazel Houle. ASCAP. - Track 6: Master #11726 recorded 8/24/53, Take 11; released 10/18/54, charted 12/25/54, reached #29 (Capitol 2955). Published by Edwin H. Morris & Co. ASCAP. - Track 7: Master #14694 recorded 11/15/55, Take 8; released 12/12/55, charted 12/31/55, reached #47 (Capitol 3305). Published by Harvard Music, Inc. BMI. - Track 8: Master #32002 recorded 7/2/59, Take 5; released 11/2/59 (Capitol 4301). Published by Ivan Mogull Music Corp. ASCAP. - Track 9: Master #32003 recorded 7/2/59, Take 4; released 11/2/59 (Capitol 4301). Published by EMI Blackwood Music Inc. under license from ATV Music. BMI. - Track 10: Master #34136 recorded 6/5/60, Take 5; Unreleased alternate version, All English lyrics. Published by PD World. - Track 11: Master #34146 recorded 7/7/60, Take 6; First released 10/3/60 on the LP The Magic of Christmas (Capitol SW-1444). Published by EMI April Music Inc. under license from ATV Music (Comet). ASCAP. - Track 12: Master #2192 recorded 8/22/47, Take 2. Previously unreleased. Published by PD World. - Track 13: Master #17965, never commercially released. Public service spot for the Marine Reserve Toys for Tots Campaign.
All tracks recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA. Digitally mastered at Capitol Recording Studios, July 1990. Tracks 1-7, and 13 were mastered from the original full track Mono session tapes - AAD Tracks 8-11 were mastered from the original 3 track master session tapes, and are Stereo ADD. Tracks 8-10 are presented here for the first time in Stereo. Track 12 - was mastered from the original lacquer session disc, surface noise is audible at times - Mono AAD
Chart information courtesy of Billboard and Joel Whitburn.