The Greatest Vocal Collection

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CD 1: The greatest female singers collection
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1Sway
Julie London?:??
2Over the Rainbow
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 12)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
Judy Garland?:??
3Love and Marriage
cover recording of:
Love and Marriage
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Barton Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Peggy Lee?:??
4Something
Shirley Bassey?:??
5On the Sunny Side of the Street
Jo Stafford?:??
6Girl From Ipanema
cover recording of:
The Girl From Ipanema
lyricist:
Vinicius de Moraes (O poetinha)
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
translator:
Norman Gimbel
publisher:
Corcovado Music Corp., Duchess Music Corporation, MCA Music Ltd., New Thunder Music Co., Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Windswept Music (London) Ltd.
translated version of:
Garota de Ipanema
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Lena Horne?:??
7Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
Vikki Carr?:??
8The Man I Love
cover recording of:
The Man I Love
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
Keely Smith?:??
9I Don’t Know How to Love Him
cover recording of:
I Don’t Know How to Love Him
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Leeds Music (MCA), Leeds Music Ltd., MCA Music Ltd., Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Jesus Christ Superstar (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Helen Reddy?:??
10Moon River
Eartha Kitt?:??
11My Funny Valentine
Dinah Shore?:??
12It Had to Be You
Liza Minnelli?:??
13Nice Work If You Can Get It
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway Musical)
Jeri Southern?:??
14Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
recording of:
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
lyricist and composer:
Richard Leigh (American country music songwriter and singer)
publisher:
EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Crystal Gayle?:??
15Alfie
recording of:
Alfie
lyricist:
Hal David (in 1965)
composer:
Burt Bacharach (in 1965)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous-Chappell and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
part of:
Alfie (1966 film)
Cilla Black?:??
16Side by Side
Kay Starr?:??
17September in the Rain
Sue Raney?:??
18Heartbeat
Ruby Murray?:??
19Cheek to Cheek
Alma Cogan?:??
20Walk on By
cover recording of:
Walk On By
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Carlin Music Corporation, Casa David, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Windswept Music (London) Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Helen Shapiro?:??
CD 2: The greatest jazz singers collection
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1Loverman (Oh Where Can You Be)
Dinah Washington?:??
2The Very Thought of You
cover recording of:
The Very Thought of You
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Nancy Wilson?:??
3Goodnight Sweetheart
recording of:
Goodnight, Sweetheart
writer:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher), Reginald Connelly and Ray Noble
translator:
Rudy Vallée
publisher:
Campbell Connelly Inc. (ASCAP affiliated) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
Sarah Vaughan?:??
4Misty Blue
cover recording of:
Misty Blue
lyricist and composer:
Bob Montgomery
publisher:
Reservoir One America and Talmont Music (publisher) (from 1966 to present)
Ella Fitzgerald?:??
5I’m Just a Lucky So and So
recording of:
I’m Just a Lucky So and So
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1945)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1945)
Louis Armstrong & The Duke Ellington Orchestra?:??
6Summertime
Lou Rawls?:??
7The Late Late Show
cover recording of:
The Late Late Show
lyricist:
Murray Berlin
composer:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer)
Dakota Staton?:??
8Georgia on My Mind
recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
arrangement of:
Georgia On My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Hoagy Carmichael?:??
9Time After TimeChet Baker?:??
10Try a Little Tenderness
cover recording of:
Try a Little Tenderness
lyricist:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher) and Reginald Connelly
composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Recordi ex Recordi G.&C., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (on 1932-11-04)
Nina Simone?:??
11You’re Getting to Be a Habit With Me
Mel Tormé?:??
12Detour Ahead
recording of:
Detour Ahead
composer:
Lou Carter (in 1947), Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (in 1947) and Johnny Frigo (US jazz musician) (in 1947)
publisher:
Woodrow Music
Billie Holiday?:??
13Top Forty
Mose Allison?:??
14The Man I Love
Carmen McRae?:??
15Both Sides Now
Dianne Reeves?:??
16Fly Me to the Moon
June Christy?:??
17Five Guys Named Moe
Louis Jordan?:??
18Feel Like Making Love
cover recording of:
Feel Like Makin’ Love
lyricist and composer:
Eugene McDaniels
publisher:
Skyforest Music Co., Inc. and 日音 Synch事業部
Marlena Shaw?:??
19It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
Louis Armstrong & The Duke Ellington Orchestra?:??
20Mas Que Nada
Eliza Soares?:??
CD 3: The greatest male singers collection
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1True Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1960)
cover recording of:
True Love (High Society) (in 1960)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1956)
publisher:
Buxton Hill Music Corp., Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
High Society (1956 film)
Dean Martin?:??
2Portrait of My Love
recording of:
Portrait of My Love
lyricist:
David West
composer:
Cyril Ornadel
Matt Monro?:??
3Anything Goes
cover recording of:
Anything Goes
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Anything Goes
Tony Bennett & Count Basie?:??
4You’re the Cream in My Coffee
The Nat King Cole Trio?:??
5Magic MomentsRonnie Hilton?:??
6A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Bobby Darin?:??
7Angel Eyes
recording of:
Angel Eyes (1946 jazz standard)
lyricist:
Earl Brent (in 1946)
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader) (in 1946)
publisher:
Bradshaw Music, Inc., Dorsey Bros Music Ltd. (Angel Eyes - Dennis/Brent), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Onyx Music Corporation and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Jack Jones?:??
8You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
Frankie Vaughan?:??
9Romeo and Juliet
Andy Williams?:??
10In the Cool Cool Cool of the Evening
recording of:
In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening (from “Here Comes the Groom”)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 24)
Bing Crosby?:??
11Night and Day
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-06-22)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1933-06-22)
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1933-06-22)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Fred Astaire?:??
12Isn’t This a Lovely Day
Dick Haymes?:??
13I Love You Because
cover recording of:
I Love You Because
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-12)
Al Martino?:??
14You’ll Never Walk Alone
Malcolm Vaughan?:??
15Crazy
recording of:
Crazy (Willie Nelson song)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Willie Nelson?:??
16Galveston
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 2001)
cover recording of:
Galveston (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
Glen Campbell?:??
17Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
Danny Williams?:??
18The Story of My Life
cover recording of:
The Story of My Life
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
Michael Holliday?:??
19Medley: Just a Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody
Louis Prima?:??
20There’s No Business Like Show Business
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1980)
recording of:
There’s No Business Like Show Business (from “Annie Get Your Gun”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Warner/Chappell
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
Howard Keel?:??
CD 4: The greatest classical singers collection
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1Turandot: “Nessun dorma”
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
part of:
Turandot: Atto III
José Carreras?:??
2Carmen: “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Havanaise « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (Habanera)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
music quoted on:
Nxde
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Maria Callas?:??
3Chants d’Auvergne: No. 2. Baïlèro
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (soprano)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série: No. 2. Baïlèro
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série
Victoria de los Ángeles?:??
4Tosca: “Recondita armonia”
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I
Plácido Domingo?:??
5Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro”Montserrat Caballé?:??
6Sea Pictures, op. 37: IV. Where Corals Lie
alto vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
recording of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37: IV. Where Corals Lie
lyricist:
Richard Garnett
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37
Dame Janet Baker?:??
7La Bohème: “Che gelida manina”
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
Jussi Björling?:??
8Tosca: “Vissi d’arte”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II
Maria Callas?:??
9Don Giovanni: “Non mi dir, bell’idol mio”
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: XIX. "Non mi dir, bell'idol mio" (for wind ensemble, arr. Triebensee)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
wind instruments arranger:
Josef Triebensee
arrangement of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 23 Rondo “Non mi dir, bell’idol mio” (Donna Anna)
part of:
Don Giovanni (for wind ensemble, arr. Triebensee)
Dame Joan Sutherland?:??
10Requiem: Ingemisco
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIh. Dies irae: Ingemisco (tenore)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1873 until 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Luciano Pavarotti?:??
11I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
soprano vocals:
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
recording of:
I know that my Redeemer liveth
composer:
Cecilia McDowall (British composer) (in 2009)
Emma Kirkby?:??
12Madama Butterfly: “Un bel dì vedremo“
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1)
Montserrat Caballé?:??
13Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III
Plácido Domingo?:??
14Vier letzte Lieder: Frühling
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: I. „Frühling“
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-07-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf?:??
15Bachianas brasileiras no. 5
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (soprano)
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389: I. Aria (Cantilena) (for voice and cellos)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (in 1938)
part of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389 (for voice and cellos)
Victoria de los Ángeles?:??
16Porgy and Bess: “Summertime”Kiri Te Kanawa?:??
17Ol’ Man River (Showboat)
bass vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Paul Robeson?:??
18Rigoletto: La donna è mobile
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Beniamino Gigli?:??
19O for the wings of a dove
meane vocals:
Ernest Lough (boy soprano)
recording of:
Hear My Prayer: II. “O For the Wings of a Dove!” Con un poco più di moto
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1844)
translated version of:
O könnt’ ich fliegen (from “Hör mein Bitten” aka “O for the Wings of a Dove”)
part of:
Hear My Prayer
Ernest Lough?:??
20Pagliacci: “Vesti la giubba”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” - “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I
Enrico Caruso?:??