Somewhere Over the Rainbow: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals

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1Singin' in the RainGene Kelly4:53
2There's No Business Like Show Business
vocals:
Louis Calhern, Betty Hutton, Howard Keel and Keenan Wynn
recording of:
There’s No Business Like Show Business (from “Annie Get Your Gun”) (on 1949-11-21)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Warner/Chappell
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Keenan Wynn and Louis Calhern2:30
3'S Wonderful
vocals:
Gene Kelly
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Turner Entertainment (in 2015)
recording of:
’S Wonderful
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1927)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music Company Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited and WB Music Corp.
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 Guétary2:49
4That's Entertainment!
recording of:
That’s Entertainment! (on 1952-10-17)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
part of:
That’s Entertainment (1974 film)
part of:
That’s Entertainment, Part 2 (1976 film)
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray and Oscar Levant3:29
5Stranger in ParadiseAnn Blyth & Vic Damone5:34
6Easter Parade
choir vocals:
MGM Studio Chorus
vocals:
Fred Astaire and Judy Garland
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra
conductor:
John Green
arranger:
Roger Edens and Conrad Salinger
orchestrator:
Conrad Salinger
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loew’s Incorporated (in 1948) and Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, Inc. (in 1979)
recording of:
Easter Parade (from “Easter Parade”) (on 1948-01-26)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1933)
part of:
Easter Parade (full musical)
Judy Garland & Fred Astaire2:42
7Lullaby of BroadwayWinifred Shaw, Dick Powell & Chorus4:56
8Get Happy
recorded in:
Culver City, California, United States (on 1950-03-15)
choir vocals:
MGM Studio Chorus (on 1950-03-15)
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1950-03-15)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (on 1950-03-15)
conductor:
Johnny Green (on 1950-03-15)
arranger:
Saul Chaplin and Skip Martin
orchestrator:
Skip Martin
recording of:
Get Happy (on 1950-03-15)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1929)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd., Remick Music Corp., S.A. Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music
part of:
Summer Stock
part of:
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue (1930)
Judy Garland2:48
9Night and Day
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Music, Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Fred Astaire4:28
10True Love
vocals:
Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Johnny Green
recording of:
True Love (High Society) (on 1956-02-02)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1956)
publisher:
Buxton Hill Music Corp., Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappel Music Belgium NV
part of:
The 29th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
High Society (1956 film)
Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly3:06
11Honeysuckle Rose
vocals:
Lena Horne
orchestra:
Benny Carter and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1943-04-27)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
Lena Horne with Benny Carter and His Orchestra2:50
12They Can't Take That Away from Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (in 1952-12)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (in 1952-12)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (in 1952-12)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (in 1952-12)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (in 1952-12)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (in 1952-12)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1952)
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”) (in 1952-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music, Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
Fred Astaire4:34
13Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet
recording of:
Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet (Broadway Rhythm, 1944 film) (from 1943-06-29 until 1943-11-17)
writer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
Nancy Walker & the M-G-M Studio Chorus, with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:06
14Baby, It's Cold OutsideEsther Williams & Ricardo Montalbán4:45
15For Me and My GalGene Kelly & Judy Garland4:22
16Puttin' on the Ritz
vocals:
Clark Gable (on 1939-11-18)
recording of:
Puttin’ On the Ritz (on 1939-11-18)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1929)
publisher:
Berlin Irving Music Corp and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
part of:
Idiot’s Delight (film)
Clark Gable & Co.0:56
17Hallelujah!
vocals:
Kay Armen, Clark Burroughs, Tony Martin, Ann Miller and Debbie Reynolds
recording of:
Hallelujah! (from 1954-08-03 until 1954-12-03)
lyricist:
Clifford Grey (in 1927) and Leo Robin (in 1927)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1927)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Tony Martin, Vic Damone, Kay Armen, Ann Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Clark Burroughs (for Russ Tamblyn) & Co.3:49
18Bless Yore Beautiful Hide
recording of:
Bless Yore Beautiful Hide (“Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Robbins Music Corp. Ltd.
part of:
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (musical)
Howard Keel2:31
19Taking a Chance on LoveEthel Waters & Eddie “Rochester” Anderson4:22
20As Time Goes By
recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”)
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (ended), Chappell, Redwood Music, Redwood Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Bros., Inc. (in 1931)
sub-publisher:
香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
Dooley Wilson with Elliot Carpenter, pianist2:46
21Lara's Theme (Main Title)
orchestra:
M-G-M Studio Orchestra
recording of:
Main Title (Doctor Zhivago)
composer:
Maurice Jarre
part of:
Doctor Zhivago
The M-G-M Studio Orchestra2:39
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1Over the Rainbow
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1938-10-07)
orchestra:
MGM Orchestra (on 1938-10-07)
conductor:
Georgie Stoll (on 1938-10-07) and Herbert Stothart (on 1938-10-07)
arranger:
Herbert Stothart
orchestrator:
Murray Cutter
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) (on 1938-10-07)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music, EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司, 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 (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1939 winner)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
Judy Garland2:46
2It's a Most Unusual Day
vocals:
Jane Powell (on 1947-12-08)
recording of:
It’s a Most Unusual Day (on 1947-12-08)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh
medley of:
En högst förunderlig dag
Jane Powell1:18
3Wunderbar
vocals:
Kathryn Grayson (in 1953) and Howard Keel (in 1953)
recording of:
Wunderbar (from Kiss Me, Kate) (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1948)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Kiss Me, Kate (musical)
Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel3:16
4Can't Help Lovn' Dat Man
vocals:
Ava Gardner
recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat) (in 1951)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Ava Gardner3:24
5Going Hollywood
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1933-09-15)
recording of:
Going Hollywood (Going Hollywood, 1933 film) (on 1933-09-15)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown
part of:
Going Hollywood (1933 film)
Bing Crosby0:41
6The Trolley Song
choir vocals:
MGM Studio Chorus (on 1943-12-02)
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1943-12-02)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (on 1943-12-02)
conductor:
Georgie Stoll (on 1943-12-02)
recording of:
The Trolley Song (“‘Clang, Clang, Clang,’ Went the Trolley…”) (on 1943-12-02)
lyricist:
Ralph Blane
composer:
Hugh Martin
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
Judy Garland & the M-G-M Studio Chorus4:04
7Gigi
vocals:
Louis Jourdan (from 1957-10-23 until 1958-02-13)
recording of:
Gigi (Gigi) (from 1957-10-23 until 1958-02-13)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
part of:
The 31st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1958 winner)
part of:
Gigi (full musical)
Louis Jourdan3:03
8I Got Rhythm
mixer:
Ted Hall
choir vocals:
MGM Studio Chorus (from 1942-12-29 until 1943-02-02)
vocals:
Bobbie Canvin (from 1942-12-29 until 1943-02-02), Trudy Erwin (from 1942-12-29 until 1943-02-02), Judy Garland (from 1942-12-29 until 1943-02-02), Hal Hopper (from 1942-12-29 until 1943-02-02), The Music Maids (from 1942-12-29 until 1943-02-02), Mickey Rooney (from 1942-12-29 until 1943-02-02) and Six Hits and a Miss (from 1942-12-29 until 1943-02-02)
orchestra:
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (from 1942-12-29 until 1943-02-02)
recording of:
I Got Rhythm (from 1942-12-29 until 1943-02-02)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney8:05
9Aba Daba Honeymoon
choir vocals:
MGM Studio Chorus (on 1950-04-22)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (on 1950-04-22)
conductor:
Georgie Stoll (on 1950-04-22)
recording of:
Aba Daba Honeymoon (on 1950-04-22)
lyricist:
Arthur Fields (in 1914)
composer:
Walter Donovan (in 1914)
publisher:
Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.
part of:
Two Weeks With Love (1950 film)
Debbie Reynolds, Carleton Carpenter & the M-G-M Studio Chorus3:14
10The Lady is a Tramp
vocals:
Lena Horne
cover recording of:
The Lady Is a Tramp (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
Pal Joey
Lena Horne2:57
11The Best Things in Life Are Free
vocals:
June Allyson and Peter Lawford
recording of:
The Best Things in Life Are Free (Good News)
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Good News (1947 film)
June Allyson & Peter Lawford3:18
12Cheek to CheekFred Astaire5:02
13A Kiss to Build a Dream On
vocals:
Louis Armstrong
recording of:
A Kiss to Build a Dream On
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1935) and Bert Kalmar (in 1935)
composer:
Harry Ruby (in 1935)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
part of:
The 24th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The Strip (1951 film)
Louis Armstrong2:56
14Put 'Em in a BoxDoris Day & the Page Cavanaugh Trio3:30
15If Swing Goes, I Go Too
vocals:
Fred Astaire
recording of:
If Swing Goes, I Go Too (Outtake from “Ziegfeld Follies”, 1946)
lyricist:
Fred Astaire (in 1944)
composer:
Harry Warren (in 1944)
Fred Astaire5:51
16Almost Like Being in Love
vocals:
Gene Kelly (from 1954-01-11 until 1954-03-25)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (from 1954-01-11 until 1954-03-25)
conductor:
Johnny Green (from 1954-01-11 until 1954-03-25)
arranger:
Conrad Salinger
orchestrator:
Bob Franklyn
recording of:
Almost Like Being in Love (from “Brigadoon”) (from 1954-01-11 until 1954-03-25)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
EMI Music, EMI U Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Co. (London) Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Company, WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 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
part of:
Brigadoon (complete musical)
Gene Kelly4:22
17Let's Face the Music and Dance
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1936)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1936)
conductor:
Max Steiner (in 1936)
recording of:
Let’s Face the Music and Dance (from “Follow the Fleet”) (in 1936)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Follow the Fleet (1936 film)
Fred Astaire4:35
18Be a Clown
vocals:
Judy Garland (in 1948) and Gene Kelly (in 1948)
recording of:
Be a Clown (The Pirate film) (in 1948)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1946)
part of:
The Pirate (1948 film)
Gene Kelly & Judy Garland2:52
19Embraceable You
vocals:
Connie Francis
recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music, New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Connie Francis2:15
20On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
choir vocals:
MGM Studio Chorus
vocals:
Judy Garland
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra
edit of:
On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe by Judy Garland & the Cast of The Harvey Girls
recording of:
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe (The Harvey Girls, 1946 film)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Harry Warren
part of:
The 19th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1946 winner)
part of:
The Harvey Girls (1946 film)
Judy Garland & Co.3:29
21One for my Baby (And One More for the Road)
vocals:
Fred Astaire
recording of:
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1943)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Harwin Music
part of:
The Sky’s the Limit (1943 film)
Fred Astaire4:58