REACHING FOR THE MOON
(film)

Composer: Irving Berlin
Lyricist: Irving Berlin

Premiered: December 29, 1930, N.Y.C.

Do You Believe Your Eyes Or Do You Believe Your Baby? (dropped before shooting):

1. Unsung Irving Berlin, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD2-5632 (Judy Malloy and Gregory Jbara with musical direction by Lanny Meyers)
2. Reaching For The Moon: Songs Of Irving Berlin 1925-1935, CD/Oakton Recordings ORCD 0008 (Leigh Barrett and Benjamin Sears with Bradford Conner, piano)


If You Believe (dropped prior to commercial release; later revised and used in THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS and the 2007 Encores revival of FACE THE MUSIC):

1. 78/Columbia 40391 (Johnnie Ray with Percy Faith and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Great American Composers: Irving Berlin Vol. II, CD/Columbia House 2C2 8386; also found on The Best Of Johnnie Ray, CD/Sony 4840402]
2. There's No Business Like Show Business, Decca DL 8091 (Johnnie Ray with musical direction by Alfred Newman and Lionel Newman) [reissued as CD/MCA Japan MVCM 167]
3. There's No Business Like Show Business, CD/Varese Sarabande 5912 (Johnnie Ray with music direction by Alfred Newman)
4. Face The Music, CD/DRG 94781 (Judy Kaye and Company with the Encores! Orchestra conducted by Rob Fisher)
5. Reaching For The Moon: Songs Of Irving Berlin 1925-1935, CD/Oakton Recordings ORCD 0008 (Benjamin Sears, Leigh Barrett, Cynthia Mork, and Peter Miller  with Bradford Conner, piano)


The Little Things In Life (dropped prior to commercial release; subsequently used in BLUE SKIES):

1. 78/Columbia 2334 D (Dick Dixon with Ted Wallace & His Campus Boys with vocal refrain)
2. 78/Madison 6002 (Cosmopolitan Dance Players with vocal chorus)
3. 78/Velvet Tone 2240 V (Robert Wood with Frank Auburn and His Orchestra)
4. 78/Clarion 5176 (Chester Leighton and His Sophomores)
5. 78/Hit of the Week 1118 (Hit-Of-The-Week Orchestra directed by Bert Hirsch) [reissued on The Complete Hit Of The Week Recordings, Vol. 2: 1930-1931, CD/Archeophone 3003]
6. 78/Melotone M 12025 (Mills Music Masters with vocal chorus)
7. 78/Oriole 2157 (Charles Lawman with the Majestic Dance Orchestra)
8. 78/Victor 22580 (Bing Crosby with Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra) [also found on 78/Bluebird B 7102; Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams, RCA PV 584; The Irving Berlin Songbook: Say It With Music, CD/Conifer/Tall Poppy 143]
9. 78/Victor 22594 (Lewis James)
10. 16"/AFRTS P-1955 (Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell with the Hal Mooney Orchestra)
11. Buskin Spotlights Berlin, Capitol (M) T911 (Joe Bushkin)
12. Irving Berlin: All By Myself: Vol. 2 - Puttin' On The Ritz: The Years 1926-1930, Monmouth Evergreen (S) MRX/6810 (The Rusty Dedrick Orchstra) [reissued as All By Myself, CD/Audiophile 21/22]
13. Holiday Inn/Blue Skies, CD/Vintage Jazz Classics VJC-1012-2 (Bing Crosby with orchestra conducted by Robert Emmett Dolan)
14. Connee, CD/Flare 263 (Connee Boswell)
15. The Columbia House Bands, Vol. 1: Fred Rich, CD/The Old Masters 101 (Fred Rich and His Orchestra)
16. Alabamy Bound, CD/Flapper 9712 (Layton & Johnstone)
17. Holiday Inn, CD/Ghostlight 84512-02 (Bryce Pinkham with orchestra conducted by Andy Einhorn)


Reaching For The Moon (heard only as background music on the soundtrack):

1. 78/Columbia 2377 D (Ruth Etting)
2. 78/Columbia 2363 D (Ted Wallace and His Campus Boys)
3. 78/Clarion 5199 (Wally Edwards And His Orchestra)
4. 78/Decca 2251 (Carl Brisson with orchestral accompaniment) [reissued on A Little White Gardenia, CD/ASV/Living Era 5451]
5. 78/Banner 32077 (Irving Kaufman with Lou Gold and His Orchestra) [also 78/Oriole 2198]
6. 78/Hit of the Week 1133 (Sam Lanin's Dance Ensemble) [reissued on The Complete Hit Of The Week Recordings, Vol. 2: 1930-1931, CD/Archeophone 3003]
7. 78/Melotone M 12068 (Mills Music Masters with vocal chorus)
8. 78/Conqueror 7697 (Joe White with orchestral accompaniment)
9. 78/Victor 22613 A (The Troubadours)
10. 78/Capitol 10109 (Nellie Lutcher and Her Rhythm) [reissued on Nellie Lutcher And Her Rhythm, CD/Bear Family15910]
11. 78/Columbia 39546 (Champ Butler with Paul Weston and his Orchestra)
12. Irving Berlin: All By Myself: Vol. 2 - Puttin' On The Ritz: The Years 1926-1930, Monmouth Evergreen (S) MRX/6810 (Annette Sanders with the Rusty Dedrick Orchestra) [reissued as All By Myself, CD/Audiophile 21/22]
13. The New Vivienne Della Chiesa, 20th Century Fox (M) TFM 3173 (Vivienne Della Chiesa)
14. How Beautiful Is Night, Marshmallow 00416 (Gene DiNovi, piano, with Don Thompson, bass)
15. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook, Verve (S) MGVS-6053 (Ella Fitzgerald with orchestra conducted by Paul Weston) [reissued as Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook, Volume 2, CD/Verve 829 535-2]
16. Always, Irving Berlin, CD/Cabaret CACD 5014-2 (Andrea Marcovicci with musical direction by Glenn Mehrbach)
17. Irving Berlin: Let's Go Back To The Waltz, CD/Premier PRCD 1007 (Bobbi Baird with Mike Renzi, piano, and Jesse Levy, cello)
18. An Irving Berlin Showcase, CD/Flapper PAST CD 9733 (Raie da Costa, piano)
19. I Have A Dream, CD/Grasmere 100 (Phil Kelsall, Wurlitzer organ)
20. Moments Like This, CD/LaBrava LB9513 (Little Pattie)
21. Songs Of Leonard Bernstein & Irving Berlin, CD/Slam 248 (Alison Bentley)
22. One Night On Broadway With Irving Berlin, CD/Nocturne 11303 (artist unknown)
23. At Naworth Castle, CD/Lake 95 (Black Eagle Jazz Band)
24. The Very Thought Of You: The Ultimate Collection, CD/Castle Pulse 481 (Al Bowlly)
25. Licensed To Thrill, CD/Challenge 73230 (Donna Bryne)
26. Holly Cole, CD/Koch 4404 (Holly Cole)
27. I'll Be Around, CD/Nagel-Heyer 93 (Dunstan Coulber Quartet)
28. An Irving Berlin Showcase, CD/Pearl Flapper 9733 (Raie DaCosta)
29. Ben Pollack, Volume 4, 1929-1930, CD/Jazz Oracle 8026 (Ben Pollack)
30. I Wish You Love, CD/PDX Uke 91828 (Lyle Ritz and Rebecca Kilgore)
31. Bossa Nova Sessions, CD/WestSide 584 (Zoot Sims)
32. Moonlight Sinatra, CD/Reprise 2-1018 (Frank Sinatra with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra)
33. Reaching For The Moon, CD/Chase Music CMD-8030 (Roseanna Vitro)
34. Revenge Of The Kissing Bug, CD/21st Century (Bradley Williams and Petra Van Nuis)
35. We All Love Ella, CD/Verve 0008833 (Lizz Wright)
36. The Best Of Jazz, CD/Universal Jazz 9828608 (unknown artist)
37. Verve Today 2007, CD/Verve 9846840 (unknown artist)
38. Cool Jazz, Vol. 2, CD/Fast Forward 2611 (unknown artist)
39. Reaching For The Moon: Songs Of Irving Berlin 1925-1935, CD/Oakton Recordings ORCD 0008 (Benjamin Sears with Bradford Conner, piano)


A Toast To Prohibition (aka "The Bootleggers' Song" or "Drinking Song") (dropped prior to commercial release; later used in the 2007 Encores revival of FACE THE MUSIC):

1. Face The Music, CD/DRG 94781 (Judy Kaye and Lee Wilkof with Chris Hoch and Men and the Encores! Orchestra conducted by Rob Fisher)
2. Reaching For The Moon: Songs Of Irving Berlin 1925-1935, CD/Oakton Recordings ORCD 0008 (Leigh Barrett, Benjamin Sears, Cynthia Mork, and Peter Miller with Bradford Conner, piano, Anne Black, violin, and John Bunstead, cello)


When The Folks High Up Do The Mean Low-Down (only song in released picture):

1. Irving Berlin 1909-1939, JJA (M) 19744 (Bing Crosby, Bebe Daniels, and June McCloy) [reissued on Going Hollywood, CD/Jasmine 108]
2. Brooks Kerr Salutes Irving Berlin, Bluewail (S) BWLP 1002 (Brooks Kerr, piano and vocals, Sonny Greer, drums)
3. Reaching For The Moon: Songs Of Irving Berlin 1925-1935, CD/Oakton Recordings ORCD 0008 (Benjamin Sears with Bradford Conner, piano)

Unrecorded Songs:

Broker's Ensemble (Don't Sell America Short) (dropped after press screening)
How Much I Love You (unused; introductory verse later used for "How Deep Is The Ocean")
(I Ask You) Is That Nice? (unused)
It's Yours (aka "Ask For The Moon") (dropped prior to commercial release)
They're Going Down (Brokers' And Customers' Song) (dropped after press screening)
Wedding And Crash (unused; later version of the "Broker's Song")
What A Lucky Break For Me (aka "Lucky Break") (unused)
You've Gotta Do Right By Me (unused)