The Most Beautiful Melodies of the Century

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1Cassette: Unforgettable Melodies / Golden Evergreens
#TitleArtistLength
A1Ramona
instrumental recording of:
Ramona (English version)
lyricist:
L. Wolfe Gilbert
composer:
Mabel Wayne (in 1928)
Roland Shaw and His Orchestra3:17
A2Red Roses for a Blue Lady
instrumental recording of:
Red Roses for a Blue Lady
writer:
Roy C. Bennett and Sid Tepper
The Romantic Strings and Orchestra with The Golden Saxophones3:01
A3Fly Me to the MoonThe Romantic Strings and Orchestra2:54
A4Tea for TwoArthur Greenslade and His Orchestra2:46
A5Moonlight Serenade
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version)
composer and arranger:
Glenn Miller
publisher:
Big 3 Music Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Hill Bowen and His Orchestra3:16
A6The Shadow of Your SmileWarren Covington with Orchestra2:51
A7Que sera, seraRosemary Squires with Johnny Gibbs and His Orchestra3:16
A8Some Enchanted Evening
instrumental recording of:
Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II
composer:
Richard Rodgers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
The London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein3:34
A9Only You
instrumental recording of:
Only You
lyricist, writer and composer:
Buck Ram and Ande Rand
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Hollis Music, Inc., Robert Mellin, Inc., Tro-Hollis Music, Inc., Wildwood Music and Sherwin Music (in 1973)
Leslie Lewis and His Orchestra2:49
A10Ain’t Misbehavin’
piano:
Gordon Langford
instrumental recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., EMI Music, Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd.
Gordon Langford with The Romantic Strings and Orchestra3:17
A11Stormy WeatherJo Stafford and the Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra3:41
A12Blue MoonRonnie Price with The Romantic Strings and Orchestra3:30
A13Strangers in the NightBill Lee with Marty Paich and His Orchestra3:22
A14Vaya con DiosCarmen Alexander with Eddy Jones and His Tennessee Music Men2:44
B1Once in a While
vocals:
Helen Forrest and The Serenaders
recording of:
Once in a While
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1937)
composer:
Michael Edwards (in 1937)
publisher:
Copyright Control, EMI Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Helen Forrest and The Serenaders with Wally Stott and His Orchestra3:49
B2Lili Marlene
instrumental recording of:
Lili Marleen (Lied eines jungen Wachtpostens, original German version)
lyricist:
Hans Leip (from 1915-04-03 until 1937)
composer:
Norbert Schultze (in 1937)
Leslie Lewis and His Orchestra2:37
B3C’est si bon
piano:
Ronnie Price
instrumental recording of:
C’est si bon (original French version)
lyricist:
André Hornez (in 1947)
composer:
Henri Betti (in 1947)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
Ronnie Price with The Romantic Strings and Orchestra2:45
B4Honeysuckle Rose
trombone:
The Mellow Trombones of Tommy Tate
instrumental recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose
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)
The Mellow Trombones of Tommy Tate2:56
B5I Can’t Give You Anything but LoveJoy Martell with Alan Copeland and His Orchestra3:05
B6Bésame mucho
instrumental recording of:
Bésame mucho (Kiss Me Much, Bésame, bésame mucho como si fuera esta noche la última vez)
lyricist and composer:
Consuelo Velázquez (in 1940)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
Tonio Rivera and His Orchestra3:55
B7Red Sails in the SunsetThe Mike Sammes Singers with Johnny Gibbs and His Orchestra3:29
B8Happy Days Are Here Again
recording of:
Happy Days Are Here Again
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager
part of:
Going Hollywood (1933 film)
John Gregory, His Orchestra and Chorus2:13
B9On the Sunny Side of the StreetLes Brown and His Band of Renown2:41
B10Tennessee Waltz
instrumental recording of:
Tennessee Waltz
lyricist:
Redd Stewart (in 1946)
composer:
Pee Wee King (in 1946)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc., Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music
The Romantic Strings and Orchestra3:16
B11Ebb Tide
piano:
Ronnie Aldrich
recording of:
Ebb Tide (original instrumental version)
composer:
Robert Maxwell
Ronnie Aldrich with The Romantic Strings and Orchestra2:56
B12I Could Have Danced All NightDoreen Hume with Hill Bowen and His Orchestra2:49
B13Sleepy Shores
cover recording of:
Sleepy Shores (“Owen MD” theme)
composer:
Johnny Pearson
arrangement of:
Sleepy Shores
Christian Colombier and His Orchestra3:28
B14Bye Bye BlackbirdRobert Mandell and His Orchestra2:40
2Cassette: Masters of Mood and Melody / Romantic Favourites
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C1Embraceable You
instrumental 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)
Hill Bowen and His Orchestra2:32
C2Bess, You Is My Woman Now
piano:
Gordon Langford and Ronnie Price
instrumental recording of:
Bess, You Is My Woman Now (Porgy and Bess; use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. and Gershwin Publishing Corp
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”
Ronnie Price and Gordon Langford with The Romantic Strings and Orchestra3:22
C3Night and Day
vocals:
The Stardust Voices
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
The Stardust Voices3:19
C4So in Love
vocals:
Lorna Dallas and Jim Smilie
conductor:
Gordon Langford
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (in 1978)
recording of:
So in Love (from Kiss Me, Kate)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1948)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc.
part of:
Kiss Me, Kate (musical)
Lorna Dallas and Jim Smilie with Orchestra conducted by Gordon Langford3:38
C5I Get a Kick Out of You
piano:
Frank Horrox
instrumental recording of:
I Get a Kick Out of You
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music, Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Chappell and Chappell (in 1974)
part of:
Anything Goes
Frank Horrox, His Piano and Orchestra2:52
C6True LoveRonnie Aldrich with Wally Stott and His Orchestra3:09
C7In the Still of the Night
instrumental recording of:
In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell and Chappell & Co., Inc.
Daniel Michaels and His Orchestra2:55
C8Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’Ivor Emmanuel with Richard Benson and His Orchestra3:08
C9Smoke Gets in Your EyesHenry Mancini, His Piano and Orchestra2:44
C10Ol’ Man River
vocals:
Ivor Emmanuel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (in 1961)
recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Ivor Emmanuel with Richard Benson and His Orchestra3:28
C11Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
instrumental recording of:
Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (from “Top Hat”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Johnny Gibbs and His Orchestra2:49
C12Cheek to CheekKen Thorne and His Orchestra2:53
C13Alexander’s Ragtime Band
instrumental recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
Alan Copeland and His Orchestra3:27
C14My Heart Belongs to Daddy
vocals:
Julie Dawn
recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell, Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Julie Dawn with Roland Shaw and His Orchestra3:00
D1La Mer
instrumental recording of:
La Mer
lyricist:
Charles Trenet (in 1945)
composer:
Albert Lasry (in 1945) and Charles Trenet (in 1945)
publisher:
Copyright Control
Robert Bentley and His Orchestra2:58
D2Speak to Me of Love (Parlez‐moi d’amour)
orchestra:
Robert Bentley and His Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Bentley
instrumental cover recording of:
Parlez‐moi d’amour
lyricist:
Jean Lenoir
composer:
Jean Lenoir (in 1930)
publisher:
Éditions Meridian and Éditions Semi
Robert Bentley and His Orchestra3:03
D3Medley: Torna a Surriento / Santa Lucia
medley including a instrumental recording of:
Santa Lucia (original traditional Neapolitan song)
lyricist and composer:
Teodoro Cottrau
medley including a instrumental recording of:
Torna a Surriento
lyricist:
Giambattista De Curtis
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (in 1902)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
Robert Bentley and His Orchestra3:39
D4Volare
instrumental recording of:
Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu) (English lyrics)
lyricist:
Franco Migliacci and Domenico Modugno
composer:
Domenico Modugno
translator:
Mitchell Parish
publisher:
Copyright Control and Robbins Music Corp.
translated version of:
Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)
Hill Bowen and His Orchestra3:08
D5September SongDouglas Gamley and His Orchestra3:32
D6Let It Be MePerry Botkin Jr and His Orchestra2:13
D7If You Go Away
instrumental recording of:
If You Go Away
lyricist and composer:
Jacques Brel
translator:
Rod McKuen
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. and Intersong Paris S.A.
translated version of:
Ne me quitte pas (original French version)
Pete King and His Orchestra2:17
D8My WayChristian Colombier and His Orchestra4:25
D9It’s Now or NeverLeslie Lewis and His Orchestra2:08
D10Medley: Under Paris Skies / Petite Waltz
medley including a recording of:
Petite Waltz
composer:
Joe Heyne
medley including a instrumental recording of:
Under Paris Skies (English version of “Sous le ciel de Paris”)
lyricist:
Jean Dréjac
composer:
Hubert Giraud
translator:
Kim Gannon
publisher:
Choudens Paul (DE)
translated version of:
Sous le ciel de Paris (Under Paris Skies, original French version)
Hill Bowen and His Orchestra3:04
D11What Now My Love?Ronnie Price with The Romantic Strings and Orchestra2:39
D12Yesterday When I Was Young
instrumental recording of:
Yesterday When I Was Young
lyricist and composer:
Charles Aznavour
translator:
Herbert Kretzmer
translated version of:
Hier encore
Syd Dale and His Orchestra2:45
D13As Time Goes By
piano:
Henry Mancini
instrumental 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)
Henry Mancini, His Piano and Orchestra2:23
D14Three Coins in the FountainMalcolm Lockyer and His Orchestra2:30
3Cassette: A World of Melody / Movie Magic
#TitleArtistLength
E1Wonderful WorldThe Romantic Strings and Orchestra2:40
E2The Last Time I Saw ParisDouglas Gamley and Bob Docker with Orchestra2:39
E3Spanish Eyes
instrumental recording of:
Spanish Eyes (Moon Over Naples)
lyricist:
Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder
composer:
Bert Kaempfert
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Columbia Music and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc.
version of:
Moon Over Naples
Alberto Mendez and His Orchestra2:53
E4St. Louis Blues
instrumental recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Roland Shaw and His Orchestra2:38
E5Chicago
vocals:
Joy Martell
recording of:
Chicago (That Toddlin’ Town)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Fisher (in 1922)
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp. and Salabert
Joy Martell with Robert Mandell and His Orchestra1:58
E6Theme from “New York, New York”The Young World Singers with Johnny Gregory and His Orchestra3:11
E7Mull of Kintyre
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Neil Richardson
instrumental recording of:
Mull of Kintyre
writer:
Denny Laine and Paul McCartney
publisher:
ATV Music
The National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Neil Richardson4:00
E8Wonderful Copenhagen
vocals:
Ken Barrie
conductor:
Roland Shaw
recording of:
Wonderful Copenhagen (Hans Christian Andersen, 1952 film)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
Ken Barrie with Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Roland Shaw2:28
E9Tulips From Amsterdam
instrumental recording of:
Tulpen aus Amsterdam
lyricist:
Ernst Bader and Klaus-Günther Neumann
composer:
Ralf Arnie
publisher:
Beboton (in 1969)
Christian Colombier and His Orchestra2:24
E10San Antonio Rose
guitar:
Joe Edwards
instrumental recording of:
San Antonio Rose
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills
publisher:
Bourne Co. (from 1940-06-05 to present) and Irving Berlin Inc. (on 1940-06-05)
Joe Edwards with Bill Walker and His Orchestra2:47
E11The Yellow Rose of TexasThe John McCarthy Chorus3:08
E12Wichita Lineman
instrumental recording of:
Wichita Lineman
lyricist:
Jimmy Webb
composer:
Jimmy Webb (in 1968)
The Alan Braden Orchestra3:13
E13April in Paris
instrumental recording of:
April in Paris
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Wally Stott and His Orchestra3:48
E14Arrividerci Roma
instrumental recording of:
Arrivederci Roma (italian original)
lyricist:
Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini
writer:
Garinei, Giovannini and Rascel
composer:
Renato Rascel
Hill Bowen and His Orchestra3:24
F1Singin’ in the RainKen Barrie and the Clare Sisters with Orchestra conducted by John Gardner2:40
F2TonightLen Stevens and His Orchestra2:47
F3All the WayPete King and His Orchestra3:28
F4The First Time Ever I Saw Your FaceHenry Mancini, His Chorus and Orchestra3:34
F5High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)Malcolm Lockyer and His Orchestra2:49
F6Do You Know Where You’re Going To?The Romantic Strings and Orchestra3:24
F7Never on SundayRobert Docker and His Orchestra3:15
F8Somewhere, My Love (Lara’s Theme)
recording of:
Lara’s Theme (original without lyrics)
composer:
Maurice Jarre
publisher:
Big 3 Music Ltd. and EMI United Publishers
part of:
Doctor Zhivago
Wally Stott and His Orchestra2:44
F9Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My HeadDavid Whittaker and His Orchestra2:37
F10Once Upon a Time in the West
recording of:
C’era una volta il West (Once Upon a Time in the West, main theme)
orchestrator and composer:
Ennio Morricone
part of:
C’era una volta il West
Norman Percival and His Orchestra2:16
F11Theme From “Chariots of Fire”
cover recording of:
Chariots of Fire (title theme of the 1981 film)
composer:
Vangelis
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing and WB Music Corp.
Johnny Gregory and His Orchestra4:10
F12ExodusThe RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt3:49
F13Love on the Rocks
instrumental recording of:
Love on the Rocks (from “The Jazz Singer”)
writer:
Gilbert Bécaud (in 1980) and Neil Diamond (in 1980)
publisher:
Chappell Mus. Ltd., EMA-Suisse, Sony Music Publishing, Stonebridge Music and Sweet Sixteen Music, Inc.
Johnny Gregory and the Orchestra Unlimited3:47
F14Tomorrow
piano:
Ronnie Aldrich
instrumental recording of:
Tomorrow (Annie)
lyricist:
Martin Charnin
composer:
Charles Strouse
publisher:
Charles Strouse Publishing, Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. and WC Music Corp.
part of:
Annie (Charles Strouse musical)
Ronnie Aldrich with The Romantic Strings and Orchestra2:51
4Cassette: Timeless Favourites / Today’s Golden Memories

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copyrighted (©) by:The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (in 1985)