what was the first single to be released?
swing mr. charlie / stomping at the savoy (
col : year | title | catalog | year | title | catalog row 1 : 1936 | swing mr. charlie / stomping at the savoy ( | decca 848 | 1945 | this heart of mine / love | decca 18660 row 2 : 1937 | everybody sing | decca 1332 | 1945 | you'll never walk alone / smilin' through | decca 23539 row 3 : 1937 | all god's chillun got rhythm / everybody s | decca 1432 | 1945 | on the atchison, topeka and the santa fe / | decca 23438 row 4 : 1938 | cry, baby, cry / sleep, my baby, sleep | decca 1796 | 1945 | it's a great big world (w. virginia o'b | decca 23460 row 5 : 1938 | it never rains but it pours / ten pins in the | decca 2017 | 1946 | for you, for me, forevermore / aren't | decca 23687 row 6 : 1939 | over the rainbow / the jitterbug | decca 2672 | 1946 | changing my tune / love | decca 23688 row 7 : 1939/1937 | over the rainbow / (dear mr. gable) you made | mgm kgc-166 | 1946 | there is no breeze / don't tell me that story | decca 23746 row 8 : 1939 | embraceable you / swanee | decca 2881 | 1947 | i wish i were in love again / nothing but you | decca 24469 row 9 : 1939 | in between / sweet sixteen | decca 15045 | 1947 | who? | mgm 30003 row 10 : 1939 | oceans apart / figaro | decca 2873 | 1947/1949 | look for the silver lining / merry christmas | mgm 30212 row 11 : 1940 | the end of the rainbow | decca 3231 | 1948 | mack the black | mgm 30099 row 12 : 1940 | our love affair / i'm always chasing rainbow | decca 3593 | 1948 | i wish i were in love again (w. mickey rooney) | mgm 30172 row 13 : 1940 | it's a great day for the irish / a pretty girl | decca 3604 | 1948 | easter parade (w. fred astaire) / a fella with | mgm 30185 row 14 : 1941 | the birthday of a king / star of the east | decca 4050 | 1948 | a couple of swells / irving berlin medley (w. | mgm 30186 row 15 : 1941 | how about you? / f.d.r. jones | decca 4072 | 1948 | better luck next time | mgm 30187 row 16 : 1941 | poor you / last call for love | decca 18320 | 1949 | put your arms around me, honey / meet me tonight in dream | mgm 50025 row 17 : 1942 | for me and my gal / when you wore a tulip | decca 18480 | 1949 | play that barbershop chord / i don't care | mgm 50026 row 18 : 1942 | that old black magic / poor little rich girl | decca 18540 | 1950 | friendly star / get happy | mgm 30254 row 19 : 1943 | but not for me | decca 23309 | 1953 | go home, joe / heartbroken | columbia 40023 row 20 : 1943 | no love, no nothin' / a journey to a star | decca 18484 | 1957 | it's lovely to be back again in london / by myself | emi cl-14791 (british release) row 21 : 1944 | meet me in st. louis / skip to my lou | decca 23360 | 1961 | zing! went the strings of my heart / rocka | capitol 4624 row 22 : 1944 | the trolley song / boys and girls like you and me | decca 23361 | 1961 | san francisco / chicago | capitol 6125 row 23 : 1945/1944 | yah-ta-ta, yah-ta- | decca 23410 | 1961 | come rain or come shine / rockabye your baby with | capitol 6127
what was the first single to be released?
Year Title Catalog Year Title Catalog
1936 Swing Mr. Charlie / Stomping at the Savoy (w. Bob Crosby's Orchestra) Decca 848 1945 This Heart of Mine / Love Decca 18660
1937 Everybody Sing Decca 1332 1945 You'll Never Walk Alone / Smilin' Through Decca 23539
1937 All God's Chillun Got Rhythm / Everybody Sing Decca 1432 1945 On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe / In the Valley (Where the Evening Sun Goes Down) Decca 23438
1937 (Dear Mr. Gable) You Made Me Love You / You Can't Have Everything Decca 1463 1945 Round and Round Decca 23459
1938 Cry, Baby, Cry / Sleep, My Baby, Sleep Decca 1796 1945 It's a Great Big World (w. Virginia O'Brien and Betty Russell) Decca 23460
1938 It Never Rains But It Pours / Ten Pins in the Sky Decca 2017 1946 For You, For Me, Forevermore / Aren't You Kinda Glad We Did? (w. Dick Haymes) Decca 23687
1939 Over the Rainbow / The Jitterbug Decca 2672 1946 Changing My Tune / Love Decca 23688
1939/1937 Over the Rainbow / (Dear Mr. Gable) You Made Me Love You MGM KGC-166 1946 There Is No Breeze / Don't Tell Me That Story Decca 23746
1939 Embraceable You / Swanee Decca 2881 1947 I Wish I Were in Love Again / Nothing but You Decca 24469
1939 Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart / Fascinatin' Rhythm Decca 18543 1947 Look for the Silver Lining MGM 30002
1939 In Between / Sweet Sixteen Decca 15045 1947 Who? MGM 30003
1939 Oceans Apart / Figaro Decca 2873 1947/1949 Look for the Silver Lining / Merry Christmas MGM 30212
1940 Friendship (w. Johnny Mercer) / The Wearing of the Green Decca 3165 1948 Be a Clown MGM 30097
1940 Buds Won't Bud / I'm Nobody's Baby Decca 3174 1948 Love of My Life / You Can Do No Wrong MGM 30098
1940 The End of the Rainbow Decca 3231 1948 Mack the Black MGM 30099
1940 Our Love Affair / I'm Always Chasing Rainbows Decca 3593 1948 I Wish I Were in Love Again (w. Mickey Rooney) / Johnny One Note MGM 30172
1940 It's a Great Day for the Irish / A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow Decca 3604 1948 Easter Parade (w. Fred Astaire) / A Fella With an Umbrella (w. Peter Lawford) MGM 30185
1941 The Birthday of a King / Star of the East Decca 4050 1948 A Couple of Swells / Irving Berlin Medley (w. Fred Astaire) MGM 30186
1941 How About You? / F.D.R. Jones Decca 4072 1948 Better Luck Next Time MGM 30187
1941 Poor You / Last Call For Love Decca 18320 1949 Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey / Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland MGM 50025
1942 For Me and My Gal / When You Wore a Tulip (w. Gene Kelly) Decca 18480 1949 Play That Barbershop Chord / I Don't Care MGM 50026
1942 I Never Knew / On the Sunny Side of the Street Decca 18524 1950 Happy Harvest / If You Feel Like Singing, Sing MGM 30252
1942 That Old Black Magic / Poor Little Rich Girl Decca 18540 1950 Friendly Star / Get Happy MGM 30254
1943 Could You Use Me? ( w. Mickey Rooney) / Embraceable You Decca 23303 1953 Send My Baby Back to Me / Without a Memory Columbia 40010
1943 But Not For Me Decca 23309 1953 Go Home, Joe / Heartbroken Columbia 40023
1944 Over the Rainbow / I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful) (w. Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra) V-Disc 335-A 1954 The Man That Got Away / Here's What I'm Here For Columbia 40270
1943 Bidin' My Time / I've Got Rhythm Decca 23310 1956/1955 Maybe I'll Come Back / Over the Rainbow Capitol 6128
1943 No Love, No Nothin' / A Journey to a Star Decca 18484 1957 It's Lovely to Be Back Again in London / By Myself EMI CL-14791 (British release)
1944 Meet Me in St. Louis / Skip to My Lou Decca 23360 1961 Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart / Rockabye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody Capitol 4624
1944 The Trolley Song / Boys and Girls Like You and Me Decca 23361 1961 San Francisco / Chicago Capitol 6125
1944 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas / The Boy Next Door Decca 23362 1961/1956 The Man That Got Away / April Showers Capitol 6126
1944 The Trolley Song / Meet Me in St. Louis Decca 25494 1961 Swanee / That's Entertainment Capitol 6129
1945/1944 Yah-Ta-Ta, Yah-Ta-Ta (Talk, Talk, Talk) / You've Got Me Where You Want Me (w. Bing Crosby) Decca 23410 1961 Come Rain or Come Shine / Rockabye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody Capitol 6127
1945/1944 Connecticut / Mine (w. Bing Crosby) Decca 23804 1961 Comes Once in a Lifetime / Sweet Danger Capitol 4656
1945 On The Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe / If I Had You (w. The Merry Macs) Decca 23436 1962 Little Drops of Rain / Paris Is a Lonely Town Warner Bros. 5310
1944/1945 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas / You'll Never Walk Alone Decca 9-29295 1963 Hello Bluebird / I Could Go On Singing Capitol 4938
1944/1945 The Boy Next Door / Smilin' Through Decca 9-29296 1965 Hello, Dolly! / He's Got the Whole World in His Hands (w. Liza Minnelli) Capitol 5497
Swing Mr. Charlie / Stomping at the Savoy (