On the Happy Side

On the Happy Side is a long-playing vinyl album recorded by Bing Crosby for his own company, Project Records, and issued by Warner Bros. Records (W1482) in 1962.^[1] The album is in a “sing along” style and Crosby over-dubbed his vocals on accompaniment recorded in London earlier in April 1962.^[2] The musical arrangements were by Bob Thompson, Jack Halloran, and Peter Matz. The album was issued on CD for the first time in 2017 by Sepia Records.^[3]

On the Happy Side
Studio album by Bing Crosby
Released	1962 (1962)
Recorded	April 30, 1962 (vocals)
Studio	United Recording, Hollywood (vocals)
Genre	Vocal pop
Length	36:32
Label	Warner Bros.
Bing Crosby chronology
Bing's Hollywood (set of 15 albums) (1962) On the Happy Side (1962) I Wish You a Merry Christmas (1962)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
New Record Mirror	[4]

Billboard said: “This is one of Bing’s best albums in some time. He sings a collection of old favorites in straight style, aided by good ork arrangements…Good songs, well sung, and plenty of time, should help this set sell."^[5]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Singin' in the Rain" / Darktown Strutters' Ball"	Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown / Sheldon Brooks	3:06
2.	"My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii" / "Around Her Neck She Wore a Yellow Ribbon"	Tommy Harrison, Bill Cogswell, Johnny Noble / George A. Norton	3:12
3.	"Me and My Shadow"	Al Jolson, Billy Rose, Dave Dreyer	2:56
4.	"Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" / "Marching Along Together"	Ray Henderson, Sam M. Lewis, Joseph Widow Young / Franz Steininger / Eddie Pola	3:33
5.	"Should I? (Reveal Exactly How I Feel) / "Blue Moon”"	Nacio Herb Brown / Arthur Freed) / Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart	3:22
6.	"Cecilia"	Dave Dryer, Harry Ruby	2:51
Total length:			19:00

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gimme a Little Kiss (Will Ya, Huh?) / "When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)"	Maceo Pinkard, Roy Turk, Jack Smith / Harry M. Woods	3:12
2.	"The Loveliest Night of the Year"	Juventino P. Rosas, Irving Aaronson, Paul Francis Webster	2:09
3.	"Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (with Anyone Else but Me)" / "My Pony Boy”"	Lew Brown, Charles Tobias	2:36
4.	"The Man on the Flying Trapeze”"	George Leybourne, Gaston Lyle, Alfred Lee	3:09
5.	"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" / "Billy Boy”"	Traditional / Traditional	3:11
6.	"Forever and Ever”"	Franz Winkler, Malia Rosa	3:15
Total length:			17:32