50’s Gold: Great Singers Great Songs

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Tracklist

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1Smile
recording of:
Smile (song version w/ lyrics)
lyricist:
Geoffrey Parsons and John Turner
composer:
Charlie Chaplin
publisher:
Bourne France Éditions Musicale, Bourne Music Ltd., Bourne, Inc. and Bourne Co. (in 1954)
sub-publisher:
Editions Vedette Sprl and 日音 Synch事業部
is based on:
Smile (Modern Times; original instrumental version)
part of:
Chaplin
Judy Garland2:44
2Strangers in the Night
recording of:
Strangers in the Night
lyricist:
Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder
composer:
Bert Kaempfert
publisher:
Champion Music, Champion Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Germany, Roosevelt Music Co., Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc., Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal‐MCA Music Publishing, Universal/MCA Music Ltd., Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Al Martino2:28
3Everything Happens for the Best
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-03-21)
double bass:
John Williams (on 1939-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (on 1939-03-21)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-03-21)
piano:
Kenny Kersey (on 1939-03-21)
saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-03-21)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-03-21) and Stanley Payne (on 1939-03-21)
trumpet:
Hot Lips Page (on 1939-03-21)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-03-21)
recording of:
Everything Happens for the Best (on 1939-03-21)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday (in 1939)
composer:
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday2:50
4Mack the Knife
bass:
Arvell Shaw (in 1955)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (in 1955)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (in 1955)
piano:
Billy Kyle (in 1955)
trombone:
Trummy Young (in 1955)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (in 1955)
recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation) (on 1955-09-28)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
Louis Armstrong3:24
5Night and Day
cover 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
Lena Horne2:35
6Frankie and Johnny
recording of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of “Frankie and Albert”)
publisher:
Hughie Cannon (in 1904) and Carl Sandburg (in 1927)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 254)
is based on:
You’re My Baby
recording of:
Frankie and Johnny (Elvis arrangement)
arranger:
Alex Gottlieb, Fred Karger and Ben Weisman
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Gladys Music
arrangement of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of “Frankie and Albert”)
Brook Benton2:25
7That Old Black Magic
cover recording of:
That Old Black Magic
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Sarah Vaughan2:58
8Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
Vic Damone3:51
9Strangers in Paradise
cover recording of:
Stranger in Paradise (popular song from the 1953 musical “Kismet”)
lyricist:
George Forrest and Robert Wright
composer:
Alexander Borodin, George Forrest and Robert Wright
publisher:
Scheffel Music Corp, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell and Frank Music Co. Ltd. (from 1953 to present)
is based on:
Polovtsian Dances no. 17, “Polovtsian Dance with Chorus”: II. Gliding Dance of the Maidens: Andantino, 4/4, A major
part of:
Kismet (full musical)
The Four Aces2:56
10Jealousy
Frankie Laine3:14
11Love Is the Thing So They Say
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
So They Say
writer:
Kay Werner and Sue Werner
Ella Fitzgerald2:51
12I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face
cover recording of:
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face (My Fair Lady)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
Tony Bennett3:02
13Solitude
cover recording of:
(In My) Solitude
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
Nina Simone3:40
14Volare
recorded at:
Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (on 1976-05-12)
live recording of:
Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu) (English lyrics) (on 1976-05-12)
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)
Al Martino3:08
15Nice Work If You Can Get It
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
Billie Holiday3:10
16I’m Shootin’ High
recording of:
I’m Shooting High
writer:
Ted Koehler and Jimmy McHugh
Nat King Cole1:27
17I’m Nobody’s Baby
recording of:
I’m Nobody’s Baby
writer and composer:
Milton Ager, Benny Davis and Lester Santly
Judy Garland3:09
18Dedicated to You
cover recording of:
Dedicated to You
writer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin and Hy Zaret
publisher:
Argosy Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Helene Blue Musique Ltd. and WB Music Corp.
Ella Fitzgerald3:14
19Misty
cover recording of:
Misty
lyricist:
Johnny Burke
composer:
Erroll Garner
publisher:
Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Octave Music Publishing Corp., Pocketful of Dreams Music, Reganesque Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Vernon Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. and WB Music Corp.
is based on:
Misty (original instrumental work)
Sarah Vaughan3:04
20Porgy
Nina Simone5:15
21Singing the Blues
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 37)
cover recording of:
Singing the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Melvin Endsley (in 1956)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Opryland Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Music Limited
Guy Mitchell2:27
22April in Paris
cover 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)
Tony Bennett2:44
23Five Minutes More
recording of:
Five Minutes More
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Melrose Music Corp.
Frank Sinatra2:33
24Love Letters in the Sand
Pat Boone2:17
25It’s All in the Game
conductor:
Leroy Holmes
arranger:
Leroy Holmes
cover recording of:
It’s All in the Game
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1951)
composer:
Charles Dawes (in 1911)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Larry Spier Inc., Majorsongs Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Music Sales, Music Sales Corporation, Remick Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
is based on:
Melody in A major (instrumental)
Tommy Edwards2:39