God Bless America (charity album) performed a new arrangement of "God Bless America" on the telethon "". The recorded version of this, done the day before the telethon in the event something happened and Dion could not appear, became the title track of this compilation. It, along with a live acoustic performance by John Mellencamp, were the only tracks on the album not to have been previously released. The selections ranged over many decades, with recordings being used going back to 1945. The span of material was quite large; the album included "This Land Is Your Land", which Woody Guthrie had written in annoyed reaction
All by Myself (Irving Berlin song) alongside Al Jolson. This performance was broadcast live on Crosby's radio show on May 7, 1947. All by Myself (Irving Berlin song) "All by Myself" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin, published in 1921. It was introduced in "The Music Box Revue of 1922". Popular recordings in 1921 were by Ted Lewis, Frank Crumit, Aileen Stanley, Benny Krueger's Orchestra, Vaughn De Leath and by Ben Selvin (vocal by Ernest Hare). Part of the song is sung by Betty Boop (Mae Questel) in the 1933 animated short film "Is My Palm Read" It was performed by Bing Crosby and