The Best Easy Listening Album in the World… Ever!

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Can’t Take My Eyes Off YouAndy Williams?:??
2Memories 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 Martin5?:??
3On the Street Where You Live
cover 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)
Nat King Cole?:??
4Beyond the Sea
Bobby Darin?:??
5We Have All the Time in the World
producer:
John Barry (English score composer) and Phil Ramone
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
We Have All the Time in the World (from the film "On Her Majesty’s Secret Service")
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (from the James Bond film)
Louis Armstrong3.5?:??
6I Left My Heart in San FranciscoTony Bennett?:??
7Wives and Lovers
recording of:
Wives and Lovers
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Jack Jones?:??
8Comin’ Home Baby
Mel Tormé?:??
9Mas que nada
Sérgio Mendes?:??
10If I Had a Hammer
recording of:
If I Had a Hammer
writer:
Lee Hays (in 1949) and Pete Seeger (in 1949)
Trini Lopez?:??
11The More I See You
Chris Montez?:??
12Up Up and Away
The Johnny Mann Singers?:??
13Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que será, será)
vocals:
Doris Day (on 1956-02-24)
orchestra:
Frank De Vol and His Orchestra (on 1956-02-24)
conductor:
Frank De Vol (on 1956-02-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (from 1956 to present)
cover recording of:
Que será, será (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) (on 1956-02-24)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (US lyricist)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Jay Livingston Music Inc., St. Angelo Music and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 29)
Doris Day?:??
14Sugar Town
recording of:
Sugar Town
lyricist and composer:
Lee Hazlewood
publisher:
Granite Music Corporation
Nancy Sinatra?:??
15I Couldn’t Live Without Your LovePetula Clark?:??
16Avenues & Alleyways
recording of:
Avenues and Alleyways (The Protectors)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Callander and Mitch Murray
publisher:
ATV Kirshner (publisher) (in 1972)
Tony Christie?:??
17Where Are You Now (My Love)Jackie Trent?:??
18Raindrops Keep Falling on My HeadB.J. Thomas4?:??
19Candy Man
Sammy Davis Jr.?:??
20Sway
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (in 1952)
orchestra:
Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (in 1952)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1989)
cover recording of:
Sway
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Pablo Beltrán Ruiz
version of:
¿Quién será?
Dean Martin4?:??
21A Man Without Love
recording of:
A Man Without Love (Quando m'innamoro)
lyricist:
Mario Panzeri (Italian Composer and “paroliere”)
composer:
Roberto Livraghi and Daniele Pace (italian lyricist & songwriter)
translator:
Barry Mason (English songwriter)
translated version of:
Quando m’innamoro
Engelbert Humperdinck4?:??
22We’re Gonna Change the WorldMatt Monro?:??
23Big Spender
producer:
Kenneth Hume and Norman Newell
lead vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
orchestra:
Alyn Ainsworth and His Orchestra
conductor:
Ernest Freeman
arranger:
Ernest Freeman
recording of:
Big Spender
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Cy Coleman
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
music quoted on:
Main Title From “The Pink Panther Strikes Again”
part of:
Overture (Sweet Charity)
part of:
Sweet Charity
Shirley Bassey4.5?:??
24King of the Road
vocals:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Smash (in 1965)
recording of:
King of the Road (in 1964-11)
lyricist:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964)
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd.
Roger Miller4.65?:??
25What the World Needs Now Is LoveJackie DeShannon3.6?:??
26We’ve Only Just Begun
The Ray Conniff Singers2:53
CD 2