| Star Dust: A Group of Sentimental Songs Sung by Bing Crosby | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Bing Crosby |
| Cover: | A-181 Stardust.JPG |
| Released: | 1940 (original 78rpm album) 1950 (re-release 78rpm album) 1949 (original LP album) 1949 (original 45rpm album) 1957 (original EP album) |
| Recorded: | 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 |
| Genre: | Popular, sentimental |
| Length: | (original 78rpm album) (re-release 78rpm album) |
| Label: | Decca |
| Chronology: | Bing Crosby |
| Prev Title: | Christmas Music |
| Prev Year: | 1940 |
| Next Title: | Hawaii Calls |
| Next Year: | 1941 |
Star Dust is an album of phonograph records by Bing Crosby released in 1940 featuring songs that are sung sentimentally, being based upon the 1927 popular song "Stardust". This album featured his 1939 Decca recording of the song, not the 1931 recording he made for Brunswick.
These previously issued songs were featured on a 6-disc, 78 rpm album set, Decca Album No. 181.[1]
| Side / Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Performed with | Time | |
| Disc 1 (2374): | |||||
| A. "Stardust" | March 22, 1939 | Matty Malneck and His Orchestra | 3:01 | ||
| B. "Deep Purple" | March 22, 1939 | Matty Malneck and His Orchestra | 3:12 | ||
| Disc 2 (1044): | |||||
| A. "Just One Word of Consolation" | Frank B. Williams, Tom Lemonier | August 12, 1936 | Ivan Ditmars and the Three Cheers | 3:14 | |
| B. "Dear Old Girl" | Theodore F. Morse, Richard Henry Buck | August 12, 1936 | Ivan Ditmars and the Three Cheers | 3:08 | |
| Disc 3 (3540): | |||||
| A. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" | April 25, 1938 | John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 2:57 | ||
| B. "Darling Nellie Gray" | April 25, 1938 | The Paul Taylor Choristers | 3:01 | ||
| Disc 4 (3541): | |||||
| A. "The One Rose" | March 5, 1937 | Victor Young and His Orchestra | 3:09 | ||
| B. "The Lonesome Road" | December 12, 1938 | John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 2.58 | ||
| Disc 5 (3542): | |||||
| A. "I Cried for You" | December 12, 1938 | John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 3:06 | ||
| B. "My Melancholy Baby" | George A. Norton, Ernie Burnett | December 12, 1938 | John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 2:58 | |
| Disc 6 (3543): | |||||
| A. "A Blues Serenade" | July 8, 1938 | Matty Malneck and His Orchestra | 2:50 | ||
| B. "S'posin'" | April 3, 1939 | The Music Maids and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | 2:58 | ||
In 1950, a set of the same name but slightly different selections was released with a darker cover. These reissued songs were featured on a 4-disc, 78 rpm album set, Decca Album No. A-678.[2]
Disc 1 (25365): "Star Dust" / "Deep Purple"
Disc 2 (25366): "I Cried for You" / "My Melancholy Baby"
Disc 3 (25367): "The One Rose" / "Moonlight and Shadows"
Disc 4 (25368): "A Blues Serenade" / "S'posin'"
The one new song to the collection was "Moonlight and Shadows", written by Leo Robin and Frederick Hollander and recorded by Bing with Victor Young and his Orchestra on March 5, 1937 (running time: 3:15).
The 1950 10" LP album issue Decca DL 5126 consisted entirely of Decca A-678 on a 10" LP. All were reissues of earlier recordings:[3]
In 1949, the same selections as Decca DL 5126 were released on a set of three 45s on Decca 9-25.[4]
In 1957, the same set was released on two 45 rpm EP records on a set titled Decca ED 581.[5]
