50 Loungin’ Ballads

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blue Velvet
cover recording of:
Blue Velvet (on 1951-06-17)
writer:
Lee Morris (US songwriter) and Bernie Wayne
publisher:
Bernie Wayne Music Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Tony Bennett3:01
2Unforgettable
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-08-17)
double bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1951-08-17)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1951-08-17)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1951-08-17)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1951-08-17)
orchestra and performer:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1951-08-17)
recording of:
Unforgettable (on 1951-08-17)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Bourne Music Ltd.
Nat King Cole43:14
3That’s Amore
recording of:
That’s Amore
lyricist:
Jack Brooks (English-American lyricist)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Famous Chappell
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Dean Martin3:13
4Cry Me a River
engineer:
John Kraus (in 1955-08)
producer:
Bobby Troup
vocals:
Julie London (in 1955-08)
recording of:
Cry Me a River (in 1955-08)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Hamilton
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc., Harmony Grace Publishing, Saunders Publications Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Daksel Music Corp. (in 1982) and Song and Dance Music Co. (in 1982)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company - do not use as release label)
Julie London43:01
5Little Things Mean a Lot
recording of:
Little Things Mean a Lot
lyricist:
Edith Lindeman
composer:
Carl Stutz
Kitty Kallen3:02
6Magic Moments
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1957) and The Ray Charles Singers (in 1957)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra
performer:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) and Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1957)
arranger:
Joe Reisman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1958)
recording of:
Magic Moments
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and MCA Music Ltd.
Perry Como42:42
7Tammy
Debbie Reynolds3:08
8Mad About the Boy
bass:
Keter Betts (on 1952-03-24)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1952-03-24)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1952-03-24)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1952-03-24)
orchestra:
Walter Rodell and His Orchestra (on 1952-03-24)
cover recording of:
Mad About the Boy
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Words and Music
Dinah Washington4.53:02
9Every Time We Say Goodbye
Ella Fitzgerald3:31
10Only Sixteen
recording of:
Only Sixteen
writer:
Barbara Campbell (collective songwriter pseudonym for Sam Cooke, Lou Adler and Herb Alpert)
Sam Cooke2:06
11Everyday
producer:
Norman Petty
bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (on 1957-05-29)
celesta:
Vi Petty (on 1957-05-29)
guitar and lead vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-05-29)
percussion [cardboard box percussion]:
Jerry Allison (on 1957-05-29)
background vocals:
Jerry Allison (on 1957-05-29), Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-05-29) and Niki Sullivan (on 1957-05-29)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) (on 1957-05-29)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1957) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1957)
recorded at:
Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, United States (on 1957-05-29)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 236)
recording of:
Everyday (on 1957-05-27)
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
Buddy Holly4.852:11
12Fever
recording of:
Fever
writer:
Eddie Cooley and John Davenport (songwriter Otis Blackwell)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Chrysalis Songs, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Jay & Cee Music, Lark Music Ltd., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Trio Music Company
part of:
The Adjustment Bureau
Little Willie John3:23
13Why
Frankie Avalon2:40
14Who’s Sorry Now
Connie Francis2:24
15High Noon
Tex Ritter2:36
16Waltz of Paree
Alma Cogan3:17
17Where the Boys Are
Connie Francis2:44
18Only the Lonely
recording of:
Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-05-04)
was commissioned by:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Roy Orbison2:32
19How Deep Is the Ocean
Dick Haymes3:26
20There’s a Moon Out Tonight
recording of:
There’s a Moon Out Tonight
writer:
Alfonso Gentile, Joe Luccisano and Al Striano
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
The Capris2:16
21Mandolins in the Moonlight
recording of:
Mandolins in the Moonlight
writer:
Aaron Schroeder (1950s~1960s US songwriter) and George David Weiss
Perry Como2:48
22Dream Lover
Bobby Darin2:38
23Love Me Tender
Elvis Presley2:43
24Put Your Head on My Shoulder
Paul Anka2:45
25Island in the Sun
recording of:
Island in the Sun
writer:
Harry Belafonte and Lord Burgess
publisher:
Caribe Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Publishing and Clara Music Publ. Corp.
Harry Belafonte3:23