STAR DUST



Composer: Cole Porter
Lyricist: Cole Porter

Written: 1931
Performances: Unproduced


Auf Wiederseh'n (same music as "The Old-Fashioned Waltz" from HITCHY-KOO OF 1922; possibly also intended for EVER YOURS/ONCE UPON A TIME):

1. Unmined Cole: Unpublished Gems Of Cole Porter, CD/Centaur CRC 2387 (Paulina Stark with Judy Brown, piano)
2. 78/Brunswick 6445 (Lee Sherwood with Eddie Duchin and His Central Park Casino Orchestra) [reissued on Best O


But He Never Says He Loves Me (cut from THE NEW YORKERS and subsequently used as "The Physician" in NYMPH ERRANT):

1. 78/Victor 24859 (Cole Porter, piano and voice) [reissued on Cole Porter 1924-1944, JJA (M) 19732; Let's Misbehave": A Cole Porter Collection 1927-1940, CD/Naxos Nostalgia 8.120533]
2. 78/Victor 25224; 78/HMV B-8029 (Gertrude Lawrence with Ray Noble and The New Mayfair Orchestra) [reissued on From This Moment On: The Songs Of Cole Porter, CD/Smithsonian RD 047 AA-22481]
3. 78/HMV C-2835 (Gertrude Lawrence) [reissued on Top Of The Bill, CD/Flapper(E) PAST-CD-9753]
4. Songs I Taught My Mother, 10"/Vanguard VRS-9004 (Charlotte Rae with John Strauss and his Baroque Bearcats) [reissued as CD/PS Classics PS-644]
5. Pearl Bailey Sings For Adults Only, Roulette (S) SR-25016 (Pearl Bailey with orchestra conducted by Don Redman) [reissued as For Adults Only/More Songs For Adults Only, CD/Capitol 5970572]
6. Star!, 20th Century-Fox (S) DTCS-5102 (Julie Andrews with orchestra conducted by Lennie Hayton) [reissued as CD/Fox 11009-2]
7. If They Could See Me Now!: A Night Of 100 Stars, That's Entertainment Records (S) TERX 1087 (Faith Brook with musical direction by William Blezard)
8. Blossom Dearie, Soubrette Sings Broadway Song Hits, Verve (S) MGV6 -2133 (Blossom Dearie with orchestra conducted by Russell Garcia) [reissued as CD/Verve 000268702]
9. Noel/Cole: "Let's Do It!", CD/Silva Screen SONGCD 910 (Louise Gold with Paul Bateman, pianos)
10. Night And Day: The Cole Porter Album, CD/Omega OCD 3002 (Joan Morris with William Bolcom, piano)
11. Delovely: The Music Of Cole Porter, CD/La Brava LB0070 (Janet Seidel, piano and voice, with David Seidel, bass, and Chuck Morgan, guitar)
12. It's De-Lovely!: The Music Of Cole Porter, CD/Pierian 0026 (Frank Milne, piano)
13. Britten's Blues & Cabaret Songs, CD/Unicorn-Kanchana DKP(CD)9138 (Jill Gomez with Martin Jones, piano)
14. Evil Under The Sun, CD/DRG 12615 (orchestra conducted by John Lanchberry)
15. Noel & Cole: Together With Music, CD/Oakton ORCD1001 (Valerie Anastascio with Tim Harbold, piano)
16. Nymph Errant, CD/Angel CDC-54079-2 (Liza Kirk with orchestra conducted by Donald Pippin and David Firman)
17. Starlight and Sweet Dreams, CD/Centaur 2623 (Nancy Armstrong with Daniel Stepner, violin, and Laura Geppesen, viola da gamba)
18. You'd Be Surprised!, CD/Globe 6045 (Barbara Kennedy with Peter Lockwood, piano)
19. Hubert Gregg Says "Thanks For The Memory," CD/Pavilion 7024 (Hubert Gregg)
20. Paradise Wobble, CD/Coeur De Jeanette 2 (Janet Klein and Her Parlor Boys)
21. Broadway: Love & Laughter, CD/Eroica Classical 70342 (Eileen Mager with Ellen Brown, piano)
22. London Pride: Songs from the London Stage, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5715 (Twiggy with musical direction by Todd Ellison)
23. On The Edge, CD/LML Music LML CD-265 (Winston Gieseke with musical direction by Dan Belzer)


I Get A Kick Out Of You (subsequently used in ANYTHING GOES):

I have not attempted to provide discological information for this Porter standard.


I Still Love The Red, White And Blue (subsequently used in GAY DIVORCE):

1. Cole Porter Revisited Vol. IV, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-117 (Ann Hampton Callaway)


I Worship You (cut from FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN; also used in THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ENTIRE WORLD AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF COLE PORTER):

1. 78/Decca 23218 (Hildegarde, piano and voice, with orchestra directed by Harry Sosnik) [reissued on You’re Sensational: Cole Porter In The ‘20s, ‘40s, & ‘50s, CD/Koch A-33714]
2. Cole, RCA (S) LRL2 (Kenneth Nelson with orchestra conducted by John Burrows)
3. Cole Porter Revisited, Recording Industries Corp. (S) ST 3002 (David Allen with musical direction by Norman Paris) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-121]
4. Domination, CD/Capitol (S) ST-2203 (Cannonball Adderley) [reissued as CD/Blue Note 4775612]
5. High Society, CD/Playback PBHS CD1 (Rory Campbell and Tracey Childs with musical direction by Dannie Bourne)
6. Fifty Million Frenchmen, CD/New World 80417-2 (Scott Waara with the Orchestra New England conducted by Evans Haile)


I've Got You On My Mind (originally written for but not used in THE NEW YORKERS and subsequently used in GAY DIVORCE and THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ENTIRE WORLD AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF COLE PORTER):

1. 78/Victor 24193 (Fred Astaire with the Leo Reisman and His Orchestra) [also 78/Gramophone B 6398; 78/HMV B6398; 78/HMV BD5761; reissued on Fred Astaire Rarities, CD/RCA 2337-2-R; The Ultimate Cole Porter - Volume I, CD/Pearl GEM 0111]
2. 78/Brunswick 01623 (Bert Ambrose and His Orchestra) [reissued on You're The Top: Cole Porter In The 1930s, CD/Koch DMK2-1020]
3. Cole Porter Songs, Walden (M) 301 (Bob Shaver with David Baker and John Morris, pianos) [reissued on Songs By Cole Porter And Rodgers & Hart, CD/Harbinger HCD 1703]
4. Rare! Hot! & Cole Porter, Philips (M) PHM 200-169 (Sheila M. Sanders)
5. Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter, Atlantic (S) SD2-606 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, and Richard Sheridan, drums) [reissued on Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter/Guess Who's In Town: The Songs Of Andy Razaf, CD/Collectables COL-CD-6844]
6. The Decline And Fall Of The Entire World As Seen Through The Eyes Of Cole Porter, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-124 (Harold Lang)
7. Keep Your Undershirt On, CD/Rialto SLRR-9001 (Kelly Lester and Scott Harlan with musical direction by Glenn Mehrbach)
8. Porter On My Mind, CD/Composers 585 (Francis Thorne, piano and voice, with Jack Six, bass)
9. Three Evenings With Fred Astaire, CD/Sepia 1168 (Fred Astaire) (alternate unissued take)


Mister And Missus Fitch (subsequently used in GAY DIVORCE):

1. The Girl I Left Home For, RCA (M) LPM-1152 (Gwen Verdon with Joe Reisman and His Orchestra) [reissued as CD/DRG 91502]
2. Live At The Café Carlyle, Atlantic (S) SD2-609 (Bobby Short; piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, and Richard Sheridan, drums) [reissued as CD/Collectables 771]
3. Two Little Babes In The Wood: Rarities By Cole Porter, CAS/Trapezium Recordings (Marsha Hunter and Brian Kent with Steven Blier, piano)
4. Julie Wilson Sings The Cole Porter Songbook, CD/DRG CDSL 5208 (Julie Wilson and William Roy with William Roy, piano)
5. The Very Best Of Pearl Bailey, CD/EMI Gold 8749392 (Pearl Bailey)


Mysteriously (reused with new lyrics as "I'm Yours" in YOU NEVER KNOW):

1. Unmined Cole: Unpublished Gems Of Cole Porter, CD/Centaur CRC 2387 (Paulina Stark with Judy Brown, piano) (entitled "I'm Yours," a combination of "I'm Yours" from YOU NEVER KNOW with "Yours" from JUBILEE)
2. Cole Porter Revisited Vol. IV, Painted Smiles (S) PS-1371 (Patrice Munsel and Chorus) (as "[I'm] Yours") [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-117]


Pick Me Up And Lay Me Down (subsequently used in UNSUNG COLE):

1. 78/Cleartone 137 (Cleartone Dance Orchestra) (unverified)
2. Cole Porter Revisited Vol. IV, Painted Smiles (S) PS-1371 (Dolores Gray) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-117]
3. Noel & Cole: Together With Music, CD/Oakton ORCD1001 (Valerie Anastascio with Tim Harbold, piano)
4. Travels With My Piano, CD/ BBC Music SM 1939 (Steve Ross, piano and voice)


Unrecorded Song:

Die Schone Wirtstochter (lyric mostly in German and possibly not by Porter)