| Recordings of Cole Porter Songs |
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Collections Original albums of Cole Porter songs by individual artists Compilations Albums of previously released material Cole Porter's Recordings Porter sings and plays his own songs |
Major Studio Recordings
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Note: Original Cast and Film Soundtrack recordings are on that production's individual page. Contemporaneous recordings (i.e. made during the original run of the show or film) are listed on the individual page of the production in which the song first appeared. If you need to know the original source of a song, go to the Song List. |
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This discography is a work-in-progress, which currently lists more than ninety collections and fifty compilations. Other recordings will be added as the information becomes available. What is the difference between a "collection" and a "compilation"? A collection was recorded in a single or multiple sessions with the intention of releasing the recordings on one album. They can be recordings by a single artist (Ella Fitzgerald or Thomas Hampson), a group (the Dave Brubeck Quartet or Michael Legrand's Orchestra), or multiple artists (Ben Bagley's collections or Red Hot + Blue). A compilation is an album of previously released recordings, gathered from a variety of sources (like the Smithsonian compilation). Then why is the Sinatra album on the collections list? For every rule there must be an exception. An album is a collection of songs that is released on one or more of the currently available formats. That format can be either vinyl (shown as LP), cassette, compact disc, or any other future or past format (i.e. 8-track tape or 4-track reel-to-reel, neither of which are included in this discography). I know this may sound condescending, but it's irritating when someone refers to an artist's latest release as his new "CD". It's an album regardless of the machine you play it on. |
Compiled by Michael H. Hutchins