Cole Porter made several recordings in which he sang his own songs.
Here you'll find a list of those recordings:
The Cole Porter Reference Guide: Recordings by Cole Porter
http://www.geocities.com/porterguide/cole.html
This CD, a collection of great '30s songs, features Cole Porter
singing "You're the Top":
Amazon: Nipper's Greatest Hits / The 30's, Vol. 1
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002WDX
A CD called "Cole Porter, a Centennial Celebration" contains Porter's
own versions of "Anything Goes," "You're the Top," and "Be Like the
Bluebird":
Amazon: Cole Porter, a Centennial Celebration
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002W49
The sixth CD in the "American Legends" series was devoted to Cole
Porter's songs. Most of the songs are performed by well-known singers
such as Lena Horne, Frank Sinatra, Ethel Merman, and Judy Garland, but
"Anything Goes" and "Be like the Bluebird" are sung by Porter himself:
Amazon: American Legends #6, Cole Porter
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000001VCP
"Cole Sings Porter" is available on CD. It was a German release, so it
may take a while to get it:
Amazon: Cole Sings Porter
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6303407684/
The German Amazon site also offers "Cole Sings Porter," and here you
can listen to many excerpts from the songs (in RealMedia format):
Amazon.de: Cole Sings Porter
http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000001SFU
An album called "Harold Arlen and Cole Porter Singing Their Own
Compositions" is offered by "The Record Collector" website for $40 (I
presume that this is a 33rpm LP, but the term "album" could also apply
to a set of 78rpm records):
The Record Collector: Vocals A to D
http://www.the-record-collector.com/Vocals_A.htm
Ordering information for "The Record Collector" site:
The Record Collector: How Am I Supposed to Order?
http://www.the-record-collector.com/Ordering.html
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