''Selections from Going My Way'' is a studio album of

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released in late

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featuring songs that were presented in the American musical comedy-drama film ''

Going My Way ''Going My Way'' is a 1944 American musical comedy drama film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald. Written by Frank Butler and Frank Cavett based on a story by McCarey, the film is about a new young priest ta ...

''. This was the first release of one of Crosby's best songs throughout his career, "

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", on shellac disc record.

Chart performance

The album reached the top of the ''

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'' Best-Selling Popular Record Albums chart in October 1945.

Track listing

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Other releases

Decca released a dual 10” LP of ''Going My Way'' and ''The Bells of St. Mary's'' on Decca DL 5052 in 1949.

References

{{Authority control Bing Crosby albums 1945 albums Decca Records albums