Great Tenors of Our Time

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Granada
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
recording of:
Granada (original Spanish version)
lyricist and composer:
Agustín Lara (in 1932)
publisher:
Latin-American Music, Southern Music Co. and Peer International Corporation (BMI) (from 1932 to present)
Mario Lanza3:56
2Answer Me
tenor vocals:
David Whitfield
recording of:
Answer Me, My Love
lyricist:
Fred Rauch, Carl Sigman and Gerhard Winkler
composer:
Fred Rauch and Gerhard Winkler
translator:
Carl Sigman
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
translated version of:
Mütterlein
David Whitfield2:37
3Charmaine
tenor vocals:
Josef Locke (Irish tenor)
recording of:
Charmaine
lyricist:
Louis Leazer
composer:
Ernö Rapée
publisher:
Lew Pollack Music, Miller Music Corp., Rapee Music Corp. and Belwin, Inc. (on 1926-12-31)
Josef Locke3:11
4Because
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (ended)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Because
lyricist:
Edward F. Lockton and Frank Teschemacher
composer:
Guy d’Hardelot
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music
Jussi Björling2:07
5You Are My Heart’s Delight
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1935)
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1935)
vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1935)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1935)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1943)
recording of:
The Land of Smiles: You Are My Heart's Delight (in 1935)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
librettist:
Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda
translator:
Harry B. Smith and Harry Graham (in 1931)
translated version of:
Das Land des Lächelns: Akt II. Nr. 11 „Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” (Sou-Chong)
part of:
The Land of Smiles
recording of:
The Land of Smiles: “You Are My Heart’s Delight”
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
translator:
Harry Graham
translated version of:
Das Land des Lächelns: Akt II. Nr. 11 „Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” (Sou-Chong)
part of:
The Land of Smiles
Richard Tauber3:23
6Kiss of Fire
tenor vocals:
David Hughes (UK pop & opera singer, tenor)
orchestra:
Ray Martin and His Orchestra
recording of:
Kiss of Fire
lyricist:
Lester Allen (wrote “Kiss of Fire”) and Robert Hill (wrote “Kiss of Fire”)
composer:
Ángel Villoldo (Argentinian musician, lyricist and poet)
version of:
El choclo (Villoldo's original version, written circa 1898–1903)
David Hughes3:14
7My Heart and I
tenor vocals:
Josef Locke (Irish tenor)
recording of:
My Heart and I (Old Chelsea)
lyricist:
Bernard Grun and Fred S. Tysh (Lyricist)
composer:
Bernard Grun and Richard Tauber (tenor)
Josef Locke3:26
8Serenade
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
recording of:
The Student Prince: Act I. Serenade (Overhead the Moon is Beaming) (Karl Franz, Detlef, Lucas, Von Asterberg, Students)
lyricist:
Dorothy Donnelly
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
part of:
The Student Prince: Act I
Mario Lanza3:45
9With These Hands
tenor vocals:
David Hughes (UK pop & opera singer, tenor)
recording of:
With These Hands
lyricist and composer:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) and Abner Silver
publisher:
Tro-Cromwell Music, Inc.
David Hughes2:53
10A Spirit Flower
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (ended)
recording of:
A Spirit Flower
lyricist:
B. Martin Stanton (Lyricist)
composer:
Louis Campbell-Tipton
Jussi Björling3:38
11We’ll Gather Lilacs
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor)
recording of:
We’ll Gather Lilacs (Perchance to Dream)
lyricist and composer:
Ivor Novello (in 1945)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Perchance to Dream
Richard Tauber3:25
12Rags to Riches
tenor vocals:
David Whitfield
recording of:
Rags to Riches
writer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, Saunders Publications Inc. (from 1953 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
David Whitfield2:12
13Will the Angels Play Their Harps for Me?
tenor vocals:
Josef Locke (Irish tenor)
recording of:
Will the Angels Play Their Harps for Me?
lyricist:
Walter Hirsch
composer:
Monte Wilhite
Josef Locke3:33
14Only a Rose
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
The Vagabond King: Act I. Only a Rose
composer:
Rudolf Friml
librettist:
Brian Hooker and William H. Post
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
part of:
The Vagabond King: Act I
Jussi Björling2:51
15Lover, Come Back to Me
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor)
recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (The New Moon)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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:
The New Moon: Act II
Richard Tauber3:27
16The Book
tenor vocals:
David Whitfield
recording of:
The Book
lyricist:
Paddy Roberts (singer/songwriter)
composer:
Hans Gotwald
David Whitfield2:19
17I’m Yours
tenor vocals:
David Hughes (UK pop & opera singer, tenor)
recording of:
I’m Yours
lyricist and composer:
Robert Mellin
David Hughes3:15
18Drinking Song
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
recording of:
The Student Prince: Act I. Drinking Song (Drink! Drink! Drink!) (Detlef, Students)
lyricist:
Dorothy Donnelly
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
part of:
The Student Prince: Act I
Mario Lanza3:16

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manufactured in:the EC
manufactured by:Technicolor (Manufacturing, press releases and communications company)
copyrighted (©) by:Archbuild Ltd. (in 2007)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:K-tel Entertainment (UK) Ltd (in 2005)
licensed from:K-tel Entertainment (UK) Ltd