On the Moon-Beam

On the Moon-Beam
Studio album by
Vaughn Monroe
Released1945
LabelRCA Victor
Professional ratings
On the Moonbeam / Down Memory Lane
(CD, 2000)
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

On the Moon-Beam, alternatively spelled On the Moonbeam, is a 1945 studio album by American singer Vaughn Monroe,[5] the first of his albums released on RCA Victor.

Content

The album collects songs about the moon.[1]

Release

The album was originally released as a set of five 10-inch 78-rpm phonograph records (cat. no. P-234).[6]

Reception

The album spent several weeks at number one on Billboard's Best-Selling Popular Record Albums chart in late 1945 – early 1946.[3][7]

Track listing

Set of five 10-inch 78-rpm records (RCA Victor P-234)[6][2]

20-1703-A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moonlight and Roses"Lemare–Black–Moret 
20-1703-B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's Only a Paper Moon" (from the Paramount picture Take a Chance)Harburg–Rose–Arlen 
20-1704-A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moonglow"DeLange–Mills–Hudson 
20-1704-B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moon of Manakoora"Frank Loesser—Alfred Newman 
20-1705-A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blue Moon"Lorenz Hart—Richard Rodgers 
20-1705-B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shine On Harvest Moon"Jack Norworth—Nora Bayes 
20-1706-A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Carolina Moon"Benny Davis—Joe Burke 
20-1706-B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moon Love" (adapted from Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony, 2nd movement)David–Davis–Kostelanetz 
20-1707-A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moon over Miami"Edgar Leslie—Joe Burke 
20-1707-B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Racing with the Moon"Watson–Monroe–Pope 

Charts

Chart (1945–1946) Peak
position
US Billboard Best-Selling Popular Record Albums[3][7] 1

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "On the Moonbeam / Down Memory Lane - Vaughn Monroe". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b "Advance Record Releases". Billboard. September 29, 1945.
  3. ^ a b c "Billboard". December 1, 1945.
  4. ^ "Victor 20-1704 (10-in. double-faced). On the moon-beam (Album P-142) - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
    "Victor 20-1707 (10-in. double-faced). On the moon-beam (Album P-142) - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  5. ^ [2][3][4]
  6. ^ a b "Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra – On The Moon-Beam – 5 x Shellac (Indianapolis Pressing, 10", 78 RPM, Album), 1945". 1945 – via Discogs.
  7. ^ a b "Billboard". January 19, 1946.
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