Hollywood's Golden Era Songs

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1That’s Entertainment
Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan & Cyd Charisse3:32
2Singin’ in the Rain
Gene Kelly2:58
3Over the Rainbow
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 12)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
Judy Garland3:34
4When You Wish Upon a Star
Cliff Edwards3:17
5A Kiss to Build a Dream On
recording of:
A Kiss to Build a Dream On
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1935) and Bert Kalmar (in 1935)
composer:
Harry Ruby (in 1935)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
part of:
The Strip (1951 film)
Louis Armstrong3:04
6True Love
recording of:
True Love (High Society) (on 1956-02-22)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1956)
publisher:
Buxton Hill Music Corp., Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
High Society (1956 film)
Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly3:09
7Puttin’ on the Ritz
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
bass guitar:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller
guitar:
Barney Kessel
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
recording of:
Puttin’ On the Ritz (in 1952-12)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1929)
publisher:
Berlin Irving Music Corp and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Idiot’s Delight (film)
Fred Astaire2:53
8’S Wonderful
tap dance:
Gene Kelly (US dancer/actor) (on 1950-07-20)
whistle:
Georges Guétary (on 1950-07-20)
vocals:
Georges Guétary (on 1950-07-20) and Gene Kelly (US dancer/actor) (on 1950-07-20)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (on 1950-07-20)
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (on 1950-07-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, Inc. (pre‐MGM/UA Entertainment Co. era, 1924–1981) (in 1951)
recording of:
’S Wonderful (on 1950-07-20)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway Musical)
Gene Kelly & Georges Guétary3:03
9The Folks Who Live on the Hill
cover recording of:
The Folks Who Live on the Hill
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
High, Wide and Handsome (1937 film)
Peggy Lee3:41
10Good Mornin’
Debbie Reynolds, Gene Kelly & Donald O’Connor2:52
11On the Street Where You Live
Vic Damone2:44
12Well Did You Evah?
recording of:
Well, Did You Evah!
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Chappell & Co. (in 1956)
part of:
DuBarry Was a Lady (1939 stage musical)
part of:
High Society (1956 film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby3:51
13Moon River
Audrey Hepburn2:06
14Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend
recording of:
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) and Jule Styne
publisher:
Dorsey Bros Music Ltd. (Angel Eyes - Dennis/Brent)
part of:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949 musical based on novel of the same name by Anita Loos)
Marilyn Monroe3:33
15Never on Sunday
Nana Mouskouri3:13
16Baby It’s Cold Outside
Esther Williams & Miguel Montalban4:47
17Falling in Love Again
recording of:
Falling in Love Again (Can’t Help It)
lyricist and composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
translator:
Reginald Connelly and Sammy Lerner
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, BMG Songs, Inc. (in 1930) and Samuel M. Lerner Publications (in 1930)
translated version of:
Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt
Marlene Dietrich3:00
18A Couple of Swells
recorded in:
Culver City, California, United States (on 1949-01-11)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1949-01-11) and Judy Garland (on 1949-01-11)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (on 1949-01-11)
conductor:
John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (on 1949-01-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loew’s Incorporated (in 1948) and Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, Inc. (pre‐MGM/UA Entertainment Co. era, 1924–1981) (in 1979)
recording of:
A Couple of Swells (from Easter Parade) (on 1949-01-11)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1947)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Ltd.
part of:
Easter Parade (full musical)
Judy Garland & Fred Astaire2:40
19Swingin’ on a Star
Bing Crosby & The Williams Brothers2:33
20Wonderful Copenhagen
Danny Kaye2:08
21Jeepers Creepers
recording of:
Jeepers Creepers
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:07
22Buttons and Bows
Bob Hope3:02
23High Noon
Frankie Laine2:43
24Thank Heaven for Little Girls
Maurice Chevalier2:21
25As Time Goes By
Dooley Wilson2:48
26Thanks for the Memory
cover recording of:
Thanks for the Memory
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Famous Music (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Paramount Music Corporation
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 11)
Ella Fitzgerald & André Previn and His Orchestra2:28