These Were Our Songs: The Early ’50s

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

Tracklist

▼CD 1: Golden Showcase of the 1950s
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Come On‐A My House
Rosemary Clooney2:03
2Till I Waltz Again With You Again
Teresa Brewer3:03
3Cara Mia
recording of:
Cara mia (in 1954)
writer:
Lee Lange and Tulio Trapani
David Whitfield33:13
4Outside of Heaven
Eddie Fisher2:40
5You Belong to Me
Jo Stafford3:07
6Hold My Hand
recording of:
Hold My Hand
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1950) and Richard Myers (in 1950)
Don Cornell2:50
7She Wears Red Feathers
Guy Mitchell3:10
8Cry
Johnnie Ray3:05
9Comes A‐Long A‐Love
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-08-19)
vocals:
Kay Starr
orchestra:
Hal Mooney & His Orchestra
conductor:
Hal Mooney
recording of:
Comes A-Long A-Love (on 1952-08-19)
lyricist:
Al Sherman (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
composer:
Al Sherman (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) (in 1952)
Kay Starr2:27
10‘Limelight’ — Theme
Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra2:24
11Any Time
Eddie Fisher2:38
12Don’t Laugh at Me
Norman Wisdom3:39
13Domino
Tony Martin2:22
14Forget Me Not
recording of:
Forget-me-not
writer:
Johnny May (songwriter), Johnny Reine (songwriter) and William Sinclair (songwriter)
Vera Lynn3:13
15Faith Can Move Mountains
recording of:
Faith Can Move Mountains
lyricist:
Ben Raleigh
composer:
Guy B. Wood
Nat King Cole3:16
16The Little Shoemaker
recording of:
The Little Shoemaker
lyricist:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist)
composer:
Rudi Revil (aka "Cadix")
translated version of:
Le Petit Cordonnier
Petula Clark2:22
17Swedish Rhapsody
Mantovani & His Orchestra2:51
18Sway
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 Martin42:46
19The Roving Kind
cover recording of:
The Roving Kind (Based on "The Pirate Ship")
writer:
Jessie Cavanaugh (songwriting pseudonym used by Howie Richmond) and Arnold Stanton
recording of:
The Roving Kind (Based on "The Pirate Ship")
writer:
Jessie Cavanaugh (songwriting pseudonym used by Howie Richmond) and Arnold Stanton
Guy Mitchell2:51
20Jezebel
recording of:
Jezebel
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Shanklin
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Domino Publishing Co. Ltd.
Frankie Laine3:15
21Britannia Rag
Winifred Atwell2:14
22The Finger of Suspicion
recording of:
Finger of Suspicion
writer:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Paul Mann (German/American pianist and composer)
Dickie Valentine2:55
23This Ole House
Rosemary Clooney2:21
▶CD 2: All‐Time Great Ballad Hits
▶CD 3: 1950/51
▶CD 4: 1951/52
▶CD 5: 1952/53
▶CD 6: 1953/54