Your Easy-Listening Hit Parade of the ’40s and ’50s

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Tracklist

▶CD 1: Golden Jukebox Memories / Movieland Memories
▼CD 2: Broadway Favorites… Nice ’n’ Easy / Soft ’n’ Sentimental Souvenirs
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1On the Street Where You Live From My Fair Lady
recording of:
On the Street Where You Live (My Fair Lady)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
Vic Damone & Percy Faith Orchestra2:46
2Whatever Lola Wants From Damn Yankees
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1955-03-17)
conductor:
Hugo Peretti (on 1955-03-17)
arranger:
Hugo Peretti
cover recording of:
Whatever Lola Wants (Damn Yankees) (on 1955-03-17)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
part of:
Damn Yankees (1955 musical)
Sarah Vaughan2:39
3Stranger in Paradise From Kismet
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)
Tony Martin & Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus3:23
4Heart From Damn Yankees
recording of:
Heart
writer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
Eddie Fisher & Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus2:39
5If I Loved You From Carousel
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1945)
orchestra:
Russ Case Orchestra
conductor:
Russ Case (US trumpeter & bandleader)
performer:
Russ Case and His Orchestra (in 1945)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1945)
recording of:
If I Loved You (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Perry Como & Russell Case & His Orchestra3:16
6A Bushel and a Peck From Guys and Dolls
recording of:
A Bushel and a Peck
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
part of:
Guys and Dolls (full musical)
The Andrews Sisters2:24
7Some Enchanted Evening From South Pacific
recording of:
Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Ezio Pinza3:03
8Standing on the Corner From the Most Happy Fella
recording of:
Standing on the Corner (The Most Happy Fella)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
part of:
The Most Happy Fella (full musical)
The Mills Brothers2:48
9Night and Day From Gay Divorce
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
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
Frank Sinatra3:05
10South America, Take It Away From Call Me Mister
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1946-05-11) and Bing Crosby (on 1946-05-11)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen’s Orchestra and Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1946-05-11)
conductor:
Vic Schoen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
South America, Take It Away (on 1946-05-11)
lyricist and composer:
Harold Rome
Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters3:12
11To Each His Own
recording of:
To Each His Own
lyricist:
Ray Evans (US lyricist)
composer:
Jay Livingston
The Ink Spots3:14
12Moonlight Cocktail
vocals:
Ray Eberle (big band vocalist) and The Modernaires (1940s vocal group)
recording of:
Moonlight Cocktail
lyricist:
Kim Gannon (in 1941)
composer:
Luckey Roberts (US stride piano musician) (in 1941)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, Ray Eberle & The Modernaires3:19
13Catch a Falling Star
recording of:
Catch a Falling Star
writer:
Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance (US songwriter and producer)
Perry Como, Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra & The Ray Charles Singers2:32
14It Might as Well Be Spring
vocals:
Margaret Whiting
recording of:
It Might as Well Be Spring (State Fair)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1945)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1945)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music, Inc. 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)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 18)
part of:
State Fair
part of:
State Fair (1962 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair (1945 film soundtrack)
Paul Weston & His Orchestra3:14
15Memories Are Made of This
producer:
Lee Gillette
background vocals:
The Easy Riders
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (in 1955)
orchestra:
Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (in 1955)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1996)
cover recording of:
Memories Are Made of This
writer:
Richard Dehr (in 1955), Terry Gilkyson (in 1955) and Frank Miller (American singer & songwriter) (in 1955)
Dean Martin52:18
16Have You Heard
recording of:
Have You Heard
writer:
Lew Douglas, Frank Lavere and Roy Rodde
Joni James3:01
17That’s All I Want From You
recording of:
That’s All I Want From You
lyricist and composer:
M. Rotha (Austrian composer and lyricist)
Jaye P. Morgan & Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus42:42
18I Apologize
cover recording of:
I Apologize
writer:
Ed G. Nelson (Popular music songwriter and bandleader), Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
publisher:
DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc.
Billy Eckstine & Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra2:55
19Who’s Sorry Now
recording of:
Who’s Sorry Now? (1923 song)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1923) and Harry Ruby (in 1923)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1923)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Waterson, Berlin & Snyder (on 1923-03-07) and Mills Music Corporation (in 1929)
Connie Francis2:19
20Harbor Lights
recording of:
Harbour Lights
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Hugh Williams (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
The Platters3:08
▶CD 3: Cheerful ’n’ Charming Mementos / Easy-Going Instrumental Memories
▶CD 4: Easy-Listening Country ’n’ Western Favorites / Warm Romantic Recollections

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ASIN:US: B000AADIJA [info]