Join Bing & Sing Along
| Join Bing & Sing Along (33 Great Songs) | ||||
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | December 16/17, 1959 | |||
| Genre | Vocal | |||
| Length | 38:39 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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Join Bing & Sing Along is a long-playing vinyl album issued first by RCA Victor (LPM/LSP-2276) and immediately thereafter by Warner Bros. Records (W/WS-1363) in 1960. The album consists of twelve medleys of 33 old songs in a singalong format. Bing Crosby sings on all of the tracks except those marked with an asterisk. The chorus and orchestra is conducted by Jack Halloran and their tracks were pre-recorded on November 9 & 13, 1959 with Crosby over-dubbing his vocals. Orchestral arrangements were by Bob Thompson.
The album entered the UK album charts on October 8, 1960 and reached a peak position of No. 7 in an 11-week stay.
Hallmark Records issued the album on CD in 2011 No. 710082.