New York, NY: ca. September 19, 1914
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Along Came Ruth
(w + m: Irving Berlin)
39569-1 OK: Col A1612 (12/14 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.); Climax K488 (as "Baritone Solo"); Ox 39569 (Fall 1915; wd. Fall 1916); Sil 39569 (Fall 1916; wd. Spring 1918)
39569-2 "Stm"
New York, NY: ca. October 26, 1914
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Poor Pauline
(w: Charles McCarron; m: Raymond Walker)
39594-1 OK: Col A1626 (1/15 sup.; wd. 9/17 cat.); Ox 39594 (Fall 1915; wd. Fall 1916); Sil 39594 (Fall 1916; wd. Fall 1917)
39594-2 Rejected
Stay Down Where You Belong
(w + m: Irving Berlin)
39595-1 "Stm"
39595-2 OK: Col A1628 (1/15 sup.; wd. 9/18 cat.); Ox 39595 (Fall 1915; wd. Fall 1916); Sil 39595 (Fall 1916; wd. Fall 1917)
New York, NY: ca. Fall/Winter 1914
Arthur Fields (as "Baritone Solo"). Orch. acc.
Along Came Ruth
(w + m: Irving Berlin)
Little Wonder 21 [take 2]
When the Grown-Up Ladies Act Like Babies (I've Got to Love 'Em, That's All)
(w: Joe Young and Edgar Leslie; m: Maurice Abrahams)
Little Wonder 41
If I Had You
(w + m: Irving Berlin)
Little Wonder 43
Stay Down Where You Belong
(w + m: Irving Berlin)
Little Wonder 46
Poor Pauline
(w: Charles McCarron; m: Raymond Walker)
Little Wonder 90 [take 1]
New York, NY: ca. December 16, 1914
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
San Francisco (At That San-Fran-Pan-American Fair)
(George W. Meyer)
39699-1 Rejected: "Rej and destroy our letter 2/2/15"
39699-2 OK: "Rej and destroy our letter 2/2/15"
Remade ca. January 26, 1915.
New York, NY: ca. January 26, 1915
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
San Francisco (At That San-Fran-Pan-American Fair)
(George W. Meyer)
39699-3 OK: Col A1699 (4/15 sup.; wd. 6/16 cat.)
39699-4 "Stm"
Originally recorded ca. December 16, 1914.
He Comes Up Smiling
(w: Grant Clarke, m: Charles Bayha)
39797-1 "Stm"
39797-2 OK: Col A1696 (4/15 sup.; wd. 1926 cat.); La Belle A.L. 5006 (uncredited); Ox 39797 (Spring 1916; wd. Fall 1916); Sil 39797 (Fall 1916; wd. Fall 1917)
39797-3 [No comments]
New York, NY: ca. March 25, 1915
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
The Little Ford Rambled Right Along
(w: C. R. Foster and Byron Gay; m: Byron Gay)
39988-1 Rejected
39988-2 OK: Col A1754 (6/15 sup.); Sil 39988 (Fall 1916; wd. Spring 1918); Std A1754
39988-3 Rejected
Take 2 notes: "Reject our letter to Mr. Elwood November 4/20." This matrix was replaced with #79275 by Frank Crumit in the 1922 cat. It was finally withdrawn from the 1930 cat.
New York, NY: ca. May 17, 1915
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
When Sunday Comes to Town
(w: Vincent Bryan; m: Harry Von Tilzer)
45643-1 Suspended
45643-2 OK: "Sus. our letter 6/1/1915"
Remade ca. May 25, 1915.
New York, NY: ca. May 18, 1915
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
In Matteawan
(w: Vincent Bryan; m: Harry Von Tilzer)
45644-1 "Stm"
45644-2 OK: Col A1768 (8/15 sup.; wd. 9/17 cat.)
45644-3 "Stm"
New York, NY: ca. May 25, 1915
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
When Sunday Comes to Town
(w: Vincent Bryan; m: Harry Von Tilzer)
45643-3 Suspended
45643-4 Suspended
45643-5 OK: Col A1769 (8/15 sup.; wd. 12/16 cat.)
Originally recorded ca. May 17, 1915.
New York, NY: ca. July 23, 1915
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Tell Me Some More
(w: Andrew B. Sterling; m: Harry Von Tilzer)
45876-1 Suspended
45876-2 OK: Col A1807 (10/15 sup.; wd. 6/16 cat.)
45876-3 "Stm"
New York, NY: ca. August 20, 1915
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
I Love to Stay at Home
(w + m: Irving Berlin)
45960-1 Suspended
45960-2 OK: Col A1830 (11/15 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
New York, NY: ca. September 21, 1915
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
If War Is What Sherman Said It Was
(w: Andrew B. Sterling; m: Albert Gumble)
46044-1 OK: "Suspended our to ex letter of Nov. 15, 15," "Rej our letter 6/13/17"
46044-2 "Stm": "Suspended our to ex [sic] letter of Nov. 15, 15," "Rej our letter 6/13/17"
46044-3 "Stm": "Suspended our to ex [sic] letter of Nov. 15, 15," "Rej our letter 6/13/17"
New York, NY: Friday, April 21, 1916
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Are You Prepared for the Summer?
(w: Bert Kalmar and Edgar Leslie; m: Jean Schwartz)
46729-1 Rejected: "Poor tone"
46729-2 OK: Col A2006 (7/16 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
New York, NY: Thursday, June 1, 1916
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Don't Leave Me Daddy
(w + m: Joe Verges)
46811-1 Rejected: "Poor tone too high"
46811-2 Rejected: "Poor tone too high"
46811-3 OK: Col A2044 (9/16 sup.; wd. 1926 cat.); Sil 46811 (Spring 1917; wd. Spring 1918)
New York, NY: Tuesday, August 15, 1916
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
He's Got a Bungalow (Right by the Water)
(w: Edward Grossmith; m: Ted D. Ward)
46956-1 Rejected: "Snapping"
46956-2 OK: Col A2086 (11/16 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
46956-3 Rejected: "Edgy"
46956-4 Rejected: "Poor tone"
New York, NY: Tuesday, November 14, 1916
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
How's Every Little Thing in Dixie?
(w: Jack Yellen; m: Albert Gumble)
47164-1 OK: Col A2153 (2/17 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.); Sil 47164 (Fall 1917; wd. Spring 1918)
47164-2 "Stm"
47164-3 Rejected: "Have 2 better"
It's Not Your Nationality (It's Simply You)
(w: Joe McCarthy; m: Howard Johnson)
47165-1 OK; rejected: "Change of word in cho. Our letter 12/14/16"
47165-2 Rejected: "As good as #3"
47165-3 "Stm"
Remade December 4, 1916.
New York, NY: Monday, December 4, 1916
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
It's Not Your Nationality (It's Simply You)
(w: Joe McCarthy; m: Howard Johnson)
47165-4 "Stm"
47165-5 OK: Col A2163 (3/17 sup.; wd. 1926 cat.); Sil 47165 (Fall 1917; wd. Spring 1918)
47165-6 "Stm"
Originally recorded November 14, 1916.
New York, NY: Friday, December 8, 1916
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Just the Kind of a Girl You'd Love to Make Your Wife
(w: Lou Klein; m: Harry Von Tilzer)
47213-1 "Stm"
47213-2 OK: Col A2185 (4/17 sup.; wd. 9/18 cat.)
47213-3 "Stm"
New York, NY: Friday, February 9, 1917
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Everybody Loves a "Jass" Band
(w: Coleman Goetz; m: Leon Flatow)
47357-1 "Stm"
47357-2 OK: Col A2211 (5/17 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
New York, NY: Saturday, February 10, 1917
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
If I Had a Son for Each Star in Old Glory (Uncle Sam, I'd Give Them All to You)
(w: J. E. Dempsey; m: Joseph A. Burke)
47367-1 Rejected: "Interlude not very good"
47367-2 Rejected: "Interlude not very good"
47367-3 OK: Col A2209 (5/17 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
New York, NY: Tuesday, March 13, 1917
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Oh! Papa, Oh! Papa (Won't You Be a Pretty Papa to Me?)
(w + m: Nat Vincent and James F. Hanley)
47419-1 OK: Col A2265 (8/17 sup.; wd. 1922 cat.)
47419-2 "Stm"
47419-3 OK: Col A2265 (8/17 sup.; wd. 1922 cat.)
New York, NY: Thursday, April 5, 1917
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
The Cute Little Wigglin' Dance
(w + m: Henry Creamer and J. Turner Layton)
47460-1 OK: Col A2244 (7/17 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
47460-2 Rejected: "Poor balance"
New York, NY: Tuesday, May 8, 1917
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
We'll Be There (On the Land, on the Sea, in the Air)
(w: Ballard Macdonald; m: James F. Hanley)
77033-1 OK: Col A2272 (8/17 sup.; wd. 9/19 sup.)
77033-2 "Stm"
77033-3 "Stm"
New York, NY: Monday, May 14, 1917
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
What Kind of an American Are You?
(w: Lew Brown and Charles McCarron; m: Albert Von Tilzer)
77056-1 OK: Col A2272 (8/17 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
77056-2 OK: Col A2272 (8/17 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
77056-3 "Stm"
77056-4 OK: Col A2272 (8/17 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
New York, NY: Monday, June 4, 1917
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Let's All Do Something (Uncle Sammy Wants Us Now)
(w: Andrew B. Sterling; m: Arthur Lange)
77097-1 "Stm"
77097-2 OK: Col A2335 (10/17 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
77097-3 Rejected: "Snapping"
New York, NY: Tuesday, June 5, 1917
Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet. Orch. acc.
Where Do We Go from Here?
(w + m: Howard Johnson and Percy Wenrich)
77103-1 "Stm"
77103-2 OK: Col A2299 (9/17 sup.; wd. 1922 cat.)
77103-3 OK: Col A2299 (9/17 sup.; wd. 1922 cat.)
New York, NY: Tuesday, July 3, 1917
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Throw No Stones in the Well That Gives You Water
(w: Arthur Fields; m: Theodore Morse)
77183-1 Suspended: "Rej. List 3/6/19"
77183-2 OK: Col A2333 (10/17 sup.; wd. 1922 cat.); Std 2333 (as "Baritone Solo")
77183-3 OK: Col A2333 (10/17 sup.; wd. 1922 cat.); Std 2333 (as "Baritone Solo")
77183-4 Rejected: "Snapping"
New York, NY: Thursday, July 5, 1917
Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet. Orch. acc.
Goodbye Broadway, Hello France!
(w: C. Francis Reisner and Benny Davis; m: Billy Baskette)
77185-1 Rejected: "Uneven surface"
77185-2 OK: "Rej our let. Aug 27/17"
77185-3 Suspended: "Rej our let. Aug 27/17"
Remade July 16, 1917.
New York, NY: Monday, July 16, 1917
Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet. Orch. acc.
Goodbye Broadway, Hello France!
(w: C. Francis Reisner and Benny Davis; m: Billy Baskette)
77185-4 Rejected: "Made as straight Quartette [matrix] no. 77214"
77185-5 Rejected: "Made as straight Quartette [matrix] no. 77214"
77185-6 Rejected: "Made as straight Quartette [matrix] no. 77214"
Originally recorded July 5, 1917.
New York, NY: Wednesday, August 1, 1917
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
At the Yankee Military Ball
(w: Howard Johnson; m: Harry Jentes)
77225-1 OK: Col A2388 (12/17 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.)
77225-2 "Stm"
77225-3 "Stm"
New York, NY: Thursday, September 6, 1917
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
It's a Long Way to Berlin, but We'll Get There!
(w: Arthur Fields; m: Leon Flatow)
77315-1 OK: Col A2383 (12/17 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.)
77315-2 OK: Col A2383 (12/17 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.)
77315-3 OK: Col A2383 (12/17 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.)
New York, NY: Monday, October 1, 1917
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty
(w + m: A. J. Mills, Fred Godfrey, and Bennett Scott)
77391-1 "Stm"
77391-2 OK: Col A2451 (2/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.); Std 2451
77391-3 OK: Col A2451 (2/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.); Std 2451
I Don't Want to Get Well
(w: Harry Pease and Howard Johnson; m: Harry Jentes)
77392-1 OK: Col A2409 (1/18 sup.; wd. 1922 cat.)
77392-2 "Stm"
77392-3 "Stm"
New York, NY: Thursday, November 1, 1917
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
We'll Knock the Heligo into Heligo Out of Heligoland
(w: John O'Brien; m: Theodore Morse)
77475-1 OK: Col A2443 (2/18 sup.; wd. 1922 cat.)
77475-2 OK: Col A2443 (2/18 sup.; wd. 1922 cat.)
77475-3 "Stm"
New York, NY: Tuesday, November 13, 1917
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Over There
(w + m: George M. Cohan)
77510-1 Rejected: "Singer changes key"
77510-2 OK: Col A2470 (3/18 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.)
77510-3 Rejected: "Singer changes key"
New York, NY: Friday, November 16, 1917
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
When Yankee Doodle Learns to Parlez Vous Francais
(w: Will Hart; m: Ed Nelson)
77514-1 OK: Col A2451 (2/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.); Std 2451
77514-2 OK: Col A2451 (2/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.); Std 2451
77514-3 Rejected: "Breaks in voice"
New York, NY: Wednesday, December 5, 1917
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Do Something
(w + m: Edward Laska)
77548-1 OK: Col A2473 (3/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
77548-2 "Stm"
77548-3 Rejected: "Orch. bad start"
77548-4 "Stm"
I'm Writing to You, Sammy
(w: Lew Brown; m: Al Harriman)
77549-1 OK: "Sus. letter W. S. Tyler 12/13/17"
77549-2 OK: "Sus. letter W. S. Tyler 12/13/17"
77549-3 "Stm": "1st chorus slight prog. on word (wonder)"
New York, NY: Tuesday, December 11, 1917
Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet. Orch. acc.
There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
(Theodore A. Metz)
77568-1 OK: Col A2476 (4/18 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.); La Belle A.L. 5017 ("Quartette")
77568-2 OK: Col A2476 (4/18 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.); La Belle A.L. 5017 ("Quartette")
77568-3 "Stm"
Title on La Belle: "Hot Time in the Old Town."
New York, NY: ca. January 1918
Arthur Fields (as "Baritone Solo"). Orch. acc.
Someday They're Coming Home Again
(w + m: Harry Hilbert)
Little Wonder 817 [take 2]
New York, NY: Tuesday, January 8, 1918
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Tom, Dick and Harry and Jack (Hurry Back)
(w: Howard Johnson; m: Milton Ager)
77615-1 "Stamp"
77615-2 OK: Col A2496 (4/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.); Std 2496
77615-3 OK: Col A2496 (4/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.); Std 2496
I'll Come Back to You When It's All Over
(w: Lew Brown; m: Kerry Mills)
77616-1 Rejected: "Wrong words used"
77616-2 Rejected: "Wrong words used"
77616-3 Rejected: "Wrong words used"
Remade January 22, 1918.
New York, NY: Tuesday, January 22, 1918
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
I'll Come Back to You When It's All Over
(w: Lew Brown; m: Kerry Mills)
77616-4 OK: Col A2496 (4/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.); Std 2496
77616-5 "Stm" [issued, per inspected copy]
77616-6 OK: Col A2496 (4/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.); Std 2496
Originally recorded January 8, 1918.
New York, NY: ca. Spring 1918
Arthur Fields (as "Baritone Solo"). Orch. acc.
In the Land o' Yamo Yamo (Funiculi, Funiculi, Funicula)
(w: Joe McCarthy; m: Fred Fisher)
Little Wonder 842 [take 1]
New York, NY: Thursday, February 14, 1918
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
All Aboard for Home, Sweet Home
(w: Addison Burkhart; m: Al Piantadosi and Jack Glogau)
77673-1 "Stamp"
77673-2 OK: Col A2526 (6/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
77673-3 OK: Col A2526 (6/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
New York, NY: Monday, February 18, 1918
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
There'll Be a Hot Time for the Old Men (While the Young Men Are Away)
(w: Grant Clarke; m: George W. Meyer)
77676-1 OK: "Rej. – our letter 6-13-18"
77676-2 Stamp: "Rej. – our letter 6-13-18"
77676-3 OK: "Rej. – our letter 6-13-18"
New York, NY: Tuesday, February 19, 1918
Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet. Orch. acc.
Any Old Place the Gang Goes (I'll Be There)
(w + m: William J. McKenna)
77677-1 OK: Col A2514 (5/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
77677-2 OK: Col A2514 (5/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
77677-3 OK: Col A2514 (5/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
77677-4 Rejected: "False note in accompaniment"
Brian Rust's Columbia Master Book lists the recording date as February 18, 1918, but the artist index card says February 19, 1918.
New York, NY: ca. March 1918
Arthur Fields (as "Baritone Solo"). Orch. acc.
The Yanks Started Yankin' (The Russians Were Rushin')
(w: Carey Morgan; m: Charles McCarron)
Little Wonder 883 [takes 1 & 2]
New York, NY: Saturday, March 2, 1918
Arthur Fields (as "Eugene Buckley") and Peerless Quartet. Orch. acc.
Good Morning, Mr. Zip-Zip-Zip!
(w + m: Robert Lloyd)
77706-1 OK: Col A2530 (6/18 sup.; wd. 1926 cat.)
77706-2 "Stm": "Do not use as mother"
77706-3 "Stm"
New York, NY: Wednesday, March 13, 1918
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Hunting the Hun
(w: Howard E. Rogers; m: Archie Gottler)
77721-1 Rejected: "Voice husky"
77721-2 OK: Col A2528 (6/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
77721-3 "Stamp"
New York, NY: Thursday, March 14, 1918
Arthur Fields (as "Eugene Buckley"). Orch. acc.
K-K-K-Katy
(w + m: Geoffrey O'Hara)
77722-1 OK: Col A2530 (6/18 sup.; wd. 1926 cat.)
77722-2 "Stamp"
77722-3 "Stamp"
New York, NY: Friday, March 15, 1918
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
The Yanks Started Yankin' (The Russians Were Rushin')
(w: Carey Morgan; m: Charles McCarron)
77723-1 Rejected: "Wrong word"
77723-2 OK: Col A2528 (6/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
77723-3 OK: Col A2528 (6/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
77723-4 "Stamp"
New York, NY: Tuesday, April 2, 1918
Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet. Orch. acc.
We Stopped Them at the Marne
(w + m: Lieutenant Gitz Rice)
77748-1 OK: Col A2540 (7/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.); Utd A2540
77748-2 Rejected: "Poor Start Qt."
77748-3 OK: Col A2540 (7/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.); Utd A2540
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Pay-Day! (That Was His Favorite Call)
(w + m: Arthur Fields)
77749-1 "Stm"
77749-2 OK: Col A2539 (7/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
77749-3 OK: Col A2539 (7/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
New York, NY: Thursday, April 4, 1918
Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet. Orch. acc.
Just Like Washington Crossed the Delaware (General Pershing Will Cross the Rhine)
(w: Howard Johnson; m: George W. Meyer)
77755-1 OK: Col A2545 (7/18 sup.; 9/20 cat.)
77755-2 Rejected: "Quartette rendition poor"
77755-3 Rejected: "Quartette rendition poor"
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
When It Comes to a Lovingless Day
(w + m: Jack Frost)
77756-1 OK: Col A2541 (7/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
77756-2 "Stm"
77756-3 OK: Col A2541 (7/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
New York, NY: Tuesday, April 9, 1918
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Torpedo Jim
(w: Roger Lewis; m: Jimmie V. Monaco)
77762-1 Rejected: "Unsuitable to committee"
77762-2 Rejected: "Unsuitable to Committee"
New York, NY: Monday, April 22, 1918
Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet. Orch. acc.
I Wonder What They're Doing Tonight (Your Girl and Mine)
(w: Lew Brown and Al Harriman; m: Jack Egan)
77778-1 Rejected: "Poor rendition"
77778-2 OK: Col A2557 (8/18 sup.; wd. 1922 cat.)
77778-3 Rejected: "Thin & hard"
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
You're in Style When You're Wearing a Smile
(w + m: Al W. Brown, Gus Kahn, and Egbert Van Alstyne)
77779-1 "Stm"; rejected; rejected
77779-2 OK; suspend; rejected
77779-3 OK: "Rej. C.D.E's List 5/31/18"
Remade May 13, 1918.
New York, NY: late Spring—Summer 1918
Arthur Fields (as "Baritone Solo"). Orch. acc.
Oh! You La, La
Little Wonder 950
Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet (as "Baritone and Male Quartette"). Orch. acc.
The Yanks Are at It Again
(w: Lew Brown; m: Rubey Cowan)
Little Wonder 960 [take 2]
Arthur Fields (as "Baritone Solo"). Orch. acc.
Victory
(w: Jack Wilson and Ben Bard; m: M. K. Jerome)
Little Wonder 968 [takes 1 & 2]
Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning
(w + m: Irving Berlin)
Little Wonder 969 [takes 1 & 2]
When You Come Back (And You Will Come Back, There's the Whole World Waiting for You)
(w + m: George M. Cohan)
Little Wonder 970 [take 2]
New York, NY: Monday, May 6, 1918
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Oh! Frenchy
(w: Sam Ehrlich; m: Con Conrad)
77814-1 Rejected: "Not up to standard"
77814-2 "Stm"
77814-3 "Stm"
77814-4 OK: Col A2569 (9/18 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.); Do You Remember? 6 (78rpm reissue)
New York, NY: Monday, May 13, 1918
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
You're in Style When You're Wearing a Smile
(w + m: Al W. Brown, Gus Kahn, and Egbert Van Alstyne)
77779-4 Rejected: "Voice & orchestra back"
77779-5 OK: Col A2564 (8/18 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.)
77779-6 "Stm"
77779-7 OK: Col A2564 (8/18 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.)
Originally recorded April 22, 1918.
Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet. Orch. acc.
We're All Going Calling on the Kaiser
(w: Jack Caddigan; m: James A. Brennan)
77824-1 Rejected: "Poor rendition"
77824-2 "Stm"
77824-3 OK: Col A2569 (9/18 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.)
Flying
77825-1 Rejected
77825-2 Rejected
77825-3 Rejected
77825-4 OK: untraced
"Sent to Canada 5/22/18."
New York, NY: Friday, May 17, 1918
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Victory
(w: Jack Wilson and Ben Bard; m: M. K. Jerome)
77828-1 "Stm"
77828-2 "Stm"
77828-3 OK: Col A2619 (11/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
77828-4 Rejected: "Not up to standard"
New York, NY: Saturday, May 18, 1918
Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet. Orch. acc.
When I Send You a Picture of Berlin (You'll Know It's Over, "Over There," I'm Coming Home)
(w + m: Frank Fay, Ben Ryan, and Dave Dreyer)
77833-1 Rejected: "Not up to standard"
77833-2 "Stm"
77833-3 Rejected: "Edgy"
77833-4 OK: Col A2580 (9/18 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.)
New York, NY: Tuesday, May 28, 1918
Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet. Orch. acc.
The Last Long Mile (from Toot! Toot!)
(w + m: Emil Breitenfeld)
77855-1 Rejected: "Lacks spirit"
77855-2 Rejected: "Poor orchestra @ finish"
77855-3 OK: Col A2601 (10/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
New York, NY: Monday, June 24, 1918
Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet. Orch. acc.
Keep Your Head Down, Fritzie Boy
(w + m: Lieutenant Gitz Rice)
77923-1 Rejected: "Poor tone"
77923-2 Rejected: "Poor tone"
77923-3 OK: Col A2600 (10/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
New York, NY: Monday, July 22, 1918
Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet. Orch. acc.
The Yanks Are at It Again
(w: Lew Brown; m: Rubey Cowan)
77956-1 Rejected: "Quartette muddy"
77956-2 Rejected: "Quartette muddy"
77956-3 "Stm"
77956-4 OK: Col A2620 (11/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
[Oh!] How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning
(w + m: Irving Berlin)
77957-1 "Stm"
77957-2 "Stm"
77957-3 OK: Col A2617 (11/18 sup.; wd. 1926 cat.)
New York, NY: Wednesday, July 24, 1918
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Let's Bury the Hatchet
(Burkhardt)
77965-1 Rejected: "Edgy"
77965-2 Rejected: "Edgy"
77965-3 OK: Col A2617 (11/18 sup.; wd. 1926 cat.)
77965-4 OK: Col A2617 (11/18 sup.; wd. 1926 cat.)
New York, NY: Friday, July 26, 1918
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Uncle Sammy
(w + m: Abe Holzmann)
77969-1 Rejected: "Tone flabby"
77969-2 OK: Col A2635 (12/18 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.)
77969-3 "Stm"
77969-4 "Stm"
New York, NY: ca. August 1918
Arthur Fields (as "Baritone Solo"). Orch. acc.
You Keep Sending 'em Over and We'll Keep Knocking 'em Down
(w: Sidney D. Mitchell; m: Harry Ruby)
Little Wonder 989
New York, NY: Saturday, August 17, 1918
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
You Keep Sending 'em Over and We'll Keep Knocking 'em Down
(w: Sidney D. Mitchell; m: Harry Ruby)
78004-1 "Stm"
78004-2 "Stm"
78004-3 OK: Col A2636 (12/18 sup.; wd. 9/19 cat.)
New York, NY: ca. September 1918
Arthur Fields (as "Baritone Solo"). Orch. acc.
Tell That to the Marines (from Sinbad)
(w: Harold Atteridge; m: Jean Schwartz and Al Jolson)
Little Wonder 1003 [takes 1 & 2]
I Wonder Why She Kept on Saying "Si-Si-Si-Si, Señor" (from Sinbad)
Little Wonder 1024 [takes 1 & 2]
New York, NY: Thursday, September 19, 1918
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
You Can't Beat Us (If It Takes Ten Million More)
(w: J. Keirn Brennan; m: Ernest R. Ball)
78058-1 "Stm"
78058-2 Rejected: "Poor tone"
78058-3 Rejected: "Poor rendition"
78058-4 OK: Col A2657 (1/19 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.)
New York, NY: Wednesday, October 2, 1918
Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet. Orch. acc.
I Ain't Got Weary Yet!
(w: Howard Johnson; m: Percy Wenrich)
78091-1 "Stm": "Do not use as mother"
78091-2 "Stm"
78091-3 OK: Col A2669 (2/19 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.)
New York, NY: Tuesday, October 22, 1918
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Jim, Jim, Don't Come Back Till You Win
(w: Ben Ryan and Bert Hanlon; m: Harry Von Tilzer)
78144-1 "Reject our letter to Bdgt 12-2-18"
78144-2 "Reject our letter to Bdgt 12-2-18"
78144-3 "Reject our letter to Bdgt 12-2-18"
The artist index card says this was rejected November 29, 1918.
New York, NY: Friday, October 25, 1918
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Ja-Da (Ja Da, Ja Da, Jing Jing Jing!)
(w + m: Bob Carleton)
78160-1 OK: Col A2672 (2/19 sup.; wd. 1922 cat.)
78160-2 OK: Col A2672 (2/19 sup.; wd. 1922 cat.)
78160-3 "Stm": "Do not use as Mother"
Arthur Fields (as "Eugene Buckley"). Orch. acc.
Would You Rather Be a Colonel with an Eagle on Your Shoulder or a Private with a Chicken on Your Knee?
(w: Sidney Mitchell; m: Archie Gottler)
78161-1 Rejected: "Poor rendition"
78161-2 Rejected: "Poor tone"
78161-3 OK: Col A2669 (2/19 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.)
78161-4 Rejected: "Not up to Standard"
Remade November 7, 1918. All takes note "Rej our letter to Bridgeport 12/5/18," although an inspected copy of Col A2669 shows take 3 was issued.
New York, NY: Thursday, November 7, 1918
Arthur Fields (as "Eugene Buckley"). Orch. acc.
Would You Rather Be a Colonel with an Eagle on Your Shoulder or a Private with a Chicken on Your Knee?
(w: Sidney Mitchell; m: Archie Gottler)
78161-5 OK: Col A2669 (2/19 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.)
78161-6 Rejected: "Quicks" [?]
78161-7 Rejected: "Quicks" [?]
Originally recorded October 25, 1918.
New York, NY: Tuesday, November 19, 1918
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Jim, Jim, I Always Knew That You'd Win
(w: Ben Ryan and Bert Hanlon; m: Harry Von Tilzer)
78179-1 Rejected: "Poor track"
78179-2 Rejected: "Tone Hard"
78179-3 OK: Col A2679 (3/19 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.)
78179-4 OK: Col A2679 (3/19 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.)
Sarah, Come Over Here
(w: Eddie Nelson; m: Con Conrad)
78180-1 Rejected: "Edgy"
78180-2 Rejected: "Poor track – Edgy"
78180-3 OK: Col A2680 (3/19 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.)
New York, NY: Thursday, November 21, 1918
Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet. Orch. acc.
The Navy Will Bring Them Back!
(w: Yeoman Howard Johnson; m: Ira Schuster)
78187-1 OK: Col A2677 (3/19 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.)
78187-2 Rejected: "Poor rendition"
78187-3 "Stm"
78187-4 Rejected: "Poor rendition"
New York, NY: ca. Fall/Winter 1918
Arthur Fields (as "Baritone Solo"). Orch. acc.
How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm? (After They've Seen Paree)
(w: Joe Young and Sam M. Lewis; m: Walter Donaldson)
Little Wonder 1069 [takes 1 & 2]
Mummy Mine
(w: Richard Coburn; m: Vincent Rose)
Little Wonder 1093 [takes 1 & 3]
Sarah, Come Over Here
(w: Eddie Nelson; m: Con Conrad)
Little Wonder 1115 [takes 1 & 2]
New York, NY: Friday, December 20, 1918
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Your Boy Is on the Coal Pile Now
(w: William McKenna; m: Seaman Sam Ward)
78216-1 Rejected: "Break"
78216-2 Rejected: "Edgy"
78216-3 OK: Col A2688 (4/19 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.)
New York, NY: Thursday, January 2, 1919
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Oh! Helen
(w + m: Charles R. McCarron and Carey Morgan)
78244-1 "Stm"
78244-2 OK: "Reject. Our letter to Mr. Tyler 4/28/19"
78244-3 Rejected: "Edgy"
New York, NY: Monday, January 27, 1919
Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet. Orch. acc.
Johnny's in Town
(w: Jack Yellen; m: George W. Meyer and Abe Olman)
78274-1 Rejected: "Poor rendition"
78274-2 OK: Col A2703 (5/19 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.)
78274-3 Rejected: "Poor rendition"
78274-4 Rejected: "Poor rendition"
New York, NY: Wednesday, February 5, 1919
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
He's Had No Lovin' for a Long, Long Time
(w: William Tracey; m: Maceo Pinkard)
78293-1 Rejected: "Orch. bad at finish"
78293-2 OK: Col A2705 (5/19 sup.; wd. 9/20 cat.)
78293-3 Rejected: "Poor tone"
78293-4 Rejected: "Words lost at finish"
New York, NY: Tuesday, March 18, 1919
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Frenchy Come to Yankee Land
(w: Sam Ehrlich, m: Con Conrad)
78358-1 Rejected: "Edgy"
78358-2 "Stm"
78358-3 OK: Col A2727 (7/19 sup.; wd. 1922 cat.)
New York, NY: Friday, March 28, 1919
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
You Can't Blame the Girlies at All (They All Want to Marry a Soldier)
(w: Alex Gerber; m: Abner Silver)
78370-1 Rejected: "Edgy"
78370-2 Rejected: "Bugle break"
78370-3 OK: Col A2732 (7/19 sup.; wd. 1922 cat.)
78370-4 "Stm"
Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet. Orch. acc.
Don't Forget the Salvation Army (My Doughnut Girl)
(w: Elmore Leffingwell and James Lucas; m: Robert Brown and William Frisch)
78371-1 Rejected: "Lacks brilliancy"
78371-2 OK: "Suspend our letter to Bdgt 4/16/19," "Reject list 5/13/19"
78371-3 Rejected: "Poor tone"
New York, NY: Friday, May 16, 1919
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Pig Latin Love (I-Yay Ove-Lay)
(w + m: L. Wolfe Gilbert and Anatol Friedland)
78429-1 Rejected: "Not up to standard"
78429-2 OK: Col A2756 (9/19 sup.; wd. 1922 cat.)
78429-3 Rejected: "Poor appearance stm-Do not use as mother. Letter to Mr. Tyler 6/13/19"
78429-4 OK: Col A2756 (9/19 sup.; wd. 1922 cat.)
The Three Kaufields: Arthur Fields, Irving and Jack Kaufman. Orch. acc.
Daa Dee Dum
(w + m: Nat Vincent and Leon Flatow)
78430-1 Rejected: "Edgy"
78430-2 Rejected: "Discard"
78430-3 "Stm"
78430-4 OK [not issued]
New York, NY: Wednesday, May 21, 1919
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
The Gates of Gladness (The Road to Sunshine Land)
(w + m: J. Keirn Brennan, Paul Cunningham, and Bert Rule)
78441-1 Rejected: "Not up to standard"
78441-2 "Stm": "Do not use as mother"
78441-3 OK: Col A2774 (11/19 sup.; wd. 1922 cat.)
New York, NY: ca. late Spring—Summer 1919
Arthur Fields (as "Baritone Solo"). Orch. acc.
The Gates of Gladness (The Road to Sunshine Land)
(w + m: J. Keirn Brennan, Paul Cunningham, and Bert Rule)
Little Wonder 1199 [take 2]
New York, NY: Saturday, June 21, 1919
Jack Kaufman and Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Breeze (Blow My Baby Back to Me)
(w + m: Ballard Macdonald, Joe Goodwin, and James F. Hanley)
78520-1 Rejected: "Strident-poor rendition"
78520-2 OK: Col A2766 (10/19 sup.; wd. 1926 cat.)
78520-3 Rejected: "Edgy"
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
If You Don't Stop Making Eyes at Me
(J. Keirn Brennan; Paul Cunningham; Bert Rule)
78521-1 "Stm"
78521-2 Rejected: "Bassoon break"
78521-3 OK: Col A2774 (11/19 sup.; wd. 1922 cat.)
78521-4 OK: Col A2774 (11/19 sup.; wd. 1922 cat.)
New York, NY: Wednesday, June 25, 1919
The Kaufield Trio: John Young, Arthur Fields, and Jack Kaufman. Orch. acc.
Just a Thought of You
(w: Joe Goodwin; m: James F. Hanley)
78535-1 Rejected: "Combination unsuitable"
78535-2 Rejected: "Combination unsuitable"
78535-3 Rejected: "Combination unsuitable"
78535-4 Rejected: "Combination unsuitable"
New York, NY: Tuesday, July 15, 1919
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
Why Should I Build Castles in the Air?
(w: Ballard Macdonald; m: Robert King)
78569-1 Rejected: "Unacceptable to committee"
78569-2 Rejected: "Unacceptable to committee"
78569-3 Rejected: "Unacceptable to committee"
The Kaufman Fields Trio [no members listed]. Orch. acc.
I Know What It Means to Be Lonesome (I'm Lonesome, So Lonesome for You)
(w + m: James Kendis, James Brockman, and Nat Vincent)
78570-1 Rejected: "Not up to standard"
78570-2 Rejected: "Not completed-damaged at factory"
78570-3 Rejected: "Not up to standard"
New York, NY: Tuesday, July 12, 1921
Arthur Fields (misspelled as "Arthur Feilds") and Criterion Quartet [no members listed]. Orch. acc.
Hail Chicago (Official Chicago Song)
(First Prize, Herald-Examiner Song Contest)
(w: Ted Turnquist; m: Bob Allan)
79933-1 Rejected: "Unacc to com"
79933-2 OK: Col A3447 (special release)
79933-3 Rejected: "Unacc to com"
79933-4 Rejected: "Unacc to com"
This title was never listed in any regular Columbia catalog.
New York, NY: Monday, December 19, 1921
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
There's a Down in Dixie Feelin' (Hangin' Round Me)
(w + m: Ray Perkins)
80107-1 Rejected: "Unacc. to com."
80107-2 Rejected: "Unacc. to com." [released anyway, per inspected copy]
80107-3 Rejected: "Unacc. to com."
80107-4 OK: Col A3539 (3/22 sup.; wd. 1926 cat.)
