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Packaging is a 5-part case (fatter than a Fatbox) used by Reader's Digest for multi-disc releases. Need a name for this.

Tracklist

1▶CD: A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening
2▶CD: Sentimental Souvenirs
3▶CD: Magical Moments
4▼CD: Favourites for Dreaming
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1You Stepped Out of a Dream
instrumental recording of:
You Stepped Out of a Dream (Ziegfeld Girl, 1941 film)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
part of:
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
Joe Reisman & His Orchestra2:37
2It Could Happen to You
instrumental recording of:
It Could Happen to You
lyricist:
Johnny Burke
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Sony/ATV Harmony and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
sub-publisher:
Gehrmans Musikförlag, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Reg Guest, his Piano and Orchestra2:37
3Stars Fell on Alabama
recording of:
Stars Fell on Alabama
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Frank Perkins
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. and Mills Music
Wally Stott & His Orchestra & Chorus3:00
4Blues in the Night
instrumental recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. and WB Music Corp.
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Max Harris3:03
5Lets Put Out the Lights and Go to Sleep
recording of:
Let’s Put Out the Lights and Go to Sleep (from the 1932 show “George White’s Music Hall Varieties”)
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
The Pete King Chorale & Orchestra2:07
6It's Only a Paper Moon
instrumental recording of:
It’s Only a Paper Moon
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1933) and Billy Rose (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Gloccamorria Music, Next Decade Entertainment, S.A. Music Co., SA Music, Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music
Joe Reisman & His Orchestra2:33
7Goodnight Sweetheart
instrumental recording of:
Goodnight, Sweetheart
writer:
James Campbell, Reginald Connelly and Ray Noble
translator:
Rudy Vallée
publisher:
Campbell Connelly Inc. and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc.
part of:
1941
Wally Stott & His Orchestra2:33
8Stranger in Paradise
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)
Robert Bentley & His Orchestra4:20
9Anitra's Dance
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: III. Anitras dans (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: III. Anitra’s Dance)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Anitras dans
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Len Stevens & His Orchestra2:45
10Say Not Love Is a Dream
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (in 1988)
instrumental recording of:
The Count of Luxembourg (medley)
lyricist:
Basil Hood and Adrian Ross
composer:
Franz Lehár
librettist:
Glen MacDonough
Wiener Opernorchester, Reg Owen4:03
11Strange Music
instrumental recording of:
Song of Norway: Strange Music
lyricist:
George Forrest and Robert Wright
composer:
George Forrest, Edvard Grieg and Robert Wright
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc.
is based on:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54: No. 4: Notturno (Lyric Pieces, Book V, op. 54 no. 4: Nocturne, original for piano)
is based on:
Lyriske stykker, hefte VIII, op. 65: No. 6: Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Lyric Pieces, Book 8, op. 65: No. 6. Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, for piano)
part of:
Song of Norway
Johnny Douglas and His Orchestra3:29
12Love Theme From 'Elvira Madigan'
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
The Romantic Strings and Orchestra2:39
13Pavane
recording of:
American Symphonette no. 2: II. Pavanne
composer:
Morton Gould (in 1938)
part of:
American Symphonette no. 2
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Gilbert Vinter3:31
14Poème
recording of:
Poème (orchestral excerpt of the Lento from symphonic poem “At Twilight”)
composer:
Zdeněk Fibich
arranger:
Ruud Bos
part of:
V podvečer, op. 39 (At Twilight, op. 39)
Len Stevens & His Orchestra2:53
15Flower Song
instrumental recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song)
composer:
Georges Bizet (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein3:08
16Humming Chorus
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
The Romantic Strings and Orchestra, The Romantic Voices, Charles Gerhardt2:40
17Stars in My Eyes
recording of:
Stars in My Eyes (from the Columbia picture ‘The King Steps Out’)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields
composer:
Fritz Kreisler
Heavenly Voices, Wally Stott & His Orchestra3:12
18Moonlight Sonata
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven
arrangement of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight” (catch-all for arrangements)
London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein3:29
19The Dream of Doretta
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein
instrumental recording of:
La rondine: Atto I. “Ch’il bel sogno di Doretta” (Prunier, Magda, Lisette, Suzy, Yvette, Bianca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami
part of:
La rondine: Atto I
London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein2:34
20Indian Summer
instrumental recording of:
Indian Summer
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1939)
composer:
Victor Herbert (in 1919)
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
The Romantic Strings and Orchestra3:13
21Full Moon and Empty Arms
instrumental recording of:
Full Moon and Empty Arms
writer:
Buddy Kaye and Ted Mossman
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Fanfare Music Company and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
is based on:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Ronnie Price, London Pop Orchestra3:35
5▶CD: Candlelight Reflections