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Packaging is a 5-part case (fatter than a Fatbox) used by Reader's Digest for multi-disc releases. Need a name for this.

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Tracklist

▶CD 1: A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening
▶CD 2: Sentimental Souvenirs
▶CD 3: Magical Moments
▼CD 4: Favourites for Dreaming
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1You Stepped Out of a Dream
instrumental recording of:
You Stepped Out of a Dream (Ziegfeld Girl, 1941 film)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Joe Reisman & His Orchestra2:37
2It Could Happen to You
instrumental recording of:
It Could Happen to You
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Sony/ATV Harmony and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
sub-publisher:
Gehrmans Musikförlag, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Reg Guest, his Piano and Orchestra2:37
3Stars Fell on Alabama
recording of:
Stars Fell on Alabama
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Frank Perkins
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Mills Music
Wally Stott & His Orchestra & Chorus3:00
4Blues in the Night
instrumental recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Max Harris3:03
5Lets Put Out the Lights and Go to Sleep
recording of:
Let’s Put Out the Lights and Go to Sleep (from the 1932 show "George White’s Music Hall Varieties")
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
The Pete King Chorale & Orchestra2:07
6It's Only a Paper Moon
instrumental recording of:
It’s Only a Paper Moon
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1933) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Ltd., Gloccamorria Music, S.A. Music Co., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Joe Reisman & His Orchestra2:33
7Goodnight Sweetheart
instrumental 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)
Wally Stott & His Orchestra2:33
8Stranger in Paradise
recording of:
Stranger in Paradise (popular song from the 1953 musical “Kismet”)
lyricist:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
Alexander Borodin (Alexander Borodin), George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Scheffel Music Corp, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell and Frank Music Co. Ltd. (from 1953 to present)
is based on:
Polovtsian Dances no. 17, “Polovtsian Dance with Chorus”: II. Gliding Dance of the Maidens: Andantino, 4/4, A major
part of:
Kismet (full musical)
Robert Bentley & His Orchestra4:20
9Anitra's Dance
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: III. Anitras dans
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Anitras dans
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Len Stevens & His Orchestra2:45
10Say Not Love Is a Dream
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
instrumental recording of:
The Count of Luxembourg (medley)
lyricist:
Basil Hood and Adrian Ross (lyricist)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
librettist:
Glen MacDonough
Wiener Opernorchester, Reg Owen4:03
11Strange Music
instrumental recording of:
Song of Norway: Strange Music
lyricist:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist), Edvard Grieg (composer) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
is based on:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54: No. 4: Notturno
is based on:
Lyriske stykker, hefte VIII, op. 65: No. 6: Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (for piano)
part of:
Song of Norway
Johnny Douglas and His Orchestra3:29
12Love Theme From 'Elvira Madigan'
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
The Romantic Strings and Orchestra2:39
13Pavane
recording of:
American Symphonette no. 2: II. Pavanne
composer:
Morton Gould (composer and conductor) (in 1938)
part of:
American Symphonette no. 2
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Gilbert Vinter3:31
14Poème
recording of:
Poème (orchestral excerpt of the Lento from symphonic poem “At Twilight”)
composer:
Zdeněk Fibich (Czech composer)
part of:
V podvečer, op. 39
Len Stevens & His Orchestra2:53
15Flower Song
instrumental recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein3:08
16Humming Chorus
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1)
The Romantic Strings and Orchestra, The Romantic Voices, Charles Gerhardt2:40
17Stars in My Eyes
recording of:
Stars in My Eyes (from the Columbia picture ‘The King Steps Out’)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Fritz Kreisler (violinist / composer)
Heavenly Voices, Wally Stott & His Orchestra3:12
18Moonlight Sonata
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
arrangement of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein3:29
19The Dream of Doretta
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
instrumental recording of:
La rondine: Atto I. “Ch’il bel sogno di Doretta” (Prunier, Magda, Lisette, Suzy, Yvette, Bianca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami
part of:
La rondine: Atto I
London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein2:34
20Indian Summer
instrumental recording of:
Indian Summer
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1939)
composer:
Victor Herbert (composer) (in 1919)
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
The Romantic Strings and Orchestra3:13
21Full Moon and Empty Arms
instrumental recording of:
Full Moon and Empty Arms
writer:
Buddy Kaye and Ted Mossman
composer:
Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Fanfare Music Company and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
is based on:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Ronnie Price, London Pop Orchestra3:35
▶CD 5: Candlelight Reflections