High Tor (album)

High Tor
Soundtrack album by Bing Crosby
Released	1956
Recorded	1955
Genre	Popular
Label	Decca
Bing Crosby chronology
The Country Girl / Little Boy Lost (1955) High Tor (1956) A Christmas Sing with Bing Around the World (1956)

High Tor is a soundtrack album featuring Bing Crosby, Julie Andrews and Everett Sloane. It was primarily taken from the soundtrack of the Ford Star Jubilee TV film aired on March 10, 1956 by CBS. A musical adaptation of Maxwell Anderson’s musical play of the same name, the soundtrack album was released in 1956 by Decca Records, catalogue Decca DL 8272.

Julie Andrews' songs from the film were included on the Sepia Records CD "Once Upon a Time" ^[1] (Sepia 1103) released in 2007.

Content and reception

Bing Crosby linked dialogue and songs from the soundtrack and also recorded When You’re in Love and John Barleycorn separately for inclusion in the album. When You’re in Love had been essayed by Julie Andrews and Everett Sloane in the film and it was fitting that Bing should add his own version. John Barleycorn had been sung by Bing in the film but it was decided to make a longer rendering as a finale. The songs used in the soundtrack were recorded on October 31 and early in November 1955. Joseph J. Lilley & his Orchestra provided the musical backing for the album. All the songs were written by Arthur Schwartz (music) and Maxwell Anderson (lyrics). The film itself was not very well received, see also High Tor (play), but the album had a better reception with Billboard magazine saying, “High Tor” is an excellent package of Crosbiana, and if the show is as big a click as expected, the LP should enjoy brisk sales.” ^[2]

Track listing

Side One

1. "Living One Day at a Time" (Bing Crosby) - 3.09
2. "When You're in Love" (Bing Crosby) - 2.56
3. "Sad Is the Life of a Sailor's Wife (Julie Andrews) - 2.14
4. "When You're in Love (Julie Andrews & Everett Sloane) - 2.58
5. "A Little Love, A Little While" (Bing Crosby) - 3.09
6. "When You're in Love" (reprise) (Everett Sloane)

Side Two

1. "John Barleycorn" (Bing Crosby) - 2.34
2. "Once upon a Long Ago" (Julie Andrews) - 3.31
3. "Once upon a Long Ago" (Bing Crosby) - 2.43
4. "John Barleycorn" (Bing Crosby and chorus) - 2.23
5. "A Little Love, A Little While" (reprise) - 1.05 (Bing Crosby)^[3]

References