The title of this album is not listed on the album jacket, only on the actual record itself. Thus, many people simply refer to it as "Judy Garland" although its real title is "If You Feel Like Singing, Sing".

I believe that this is the first M-G-M Records Garland compilation on a "long playing" 10 or 12 inch record. Two previous compilations had been released, on 45rpm (8 inch) and 33 1/3rpm (10 inch).

The cover art for this record has always been one of my favorites, being a fun collage of Judy from various films. The collage includes a few photos from "Meet Me In St. Louis" even though M-G-M Records had yet to include any pre-soundtrack era (1946) recordings from Judy's films on any of their releases.

This is an "extended" version of the 10 inch M-G-M Records "If You Feel Like Singing, Sing" (MGM X-268) adding four songs ("Better Luck Next Time", "If You Feel Like Singing, Sing", "I Don't Care", & "Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland") - odd that the 10 inch would use the title of a song not included on that record as the album title!

This album was re-released (with identical track lisking) in 1962 as The Judy Garland Story, Vol. 1.

All images on this page from the collection of Scott Brogan.

45 single disc

45 EP version