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~ Release by James Last (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Fanfare for the Common Man (live at Palast der Republik, Berlin / 1987)
James Last2:27
2Alone
James Last4:47
3Tipitipitipso
James Last4:01
4Paradiso
James Last3:09
5Erinnerungen
James Last3:44
6Love Story
James Last3:52
7The Last Waltz
recording of:
The Last Waltz
writer:
Barry Mason (English songwriter) and Les Reed
publisher:
Donna Music Ltd. (publisher) and J. Albert & Son
James Last2:41
8Rosen aus dem Süden
James Last6:37
9Ayacucho
James Last & Berdien Stenberg2:35
10Romance no. 2 / Theme From Elvira Madigan
recording of:
Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
arrangement of:
Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50 (Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50: Adagio cantabile)
James Last5:27
11Biscaya
recording of:
Biscaya
composer:
William Bookwood and Howard O’Melley
publisher:
MVV Musikverlags- und -VertriebsgesmbH and Sound Around Productions Verlag
James Last4:04
12Paradiesvogel
recording of:
Paradiesvogel
composer:
Reinhard Frantz (German songwriter) and Detlef Reshöft
James Last3:31
13Root Beer Rag
James Last3:08
14Prelude no. 6 in D minor
James Last3:15
15Spiel noch einmal für mich, Habanero
James Last3:37
16The Seduction (Love Theme)
James Last3:34
17Ballade pour Adeline
recording of:
Ballade pour Adeline
composer:
Paul de Senneville (in 1976) and Olivier Toussaint (in 1976)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing (music publisher – add no releases here!)
James Last3:14
18Rise (single version)
James Last4:15
19The Living Years
James Last5:59
20Der einsame Hirte
music videos:
The Lonely Shepherd by James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
recording of:
Einsamer Hirte (The Lonely Shepherd)
composer:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
publisher:
Happy Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG, Tutti Intersong Éditions musicales, 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
James Last5:44
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Violins in Love
James Last4:36
2Summer Serenade
recording of:
Summer Serenade
composer:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
publisher:
Happy Music Verlag (publisher associated with James Last)
James Last & Richard Clayderman4:06
3Fantasy
James Last & Jerry Hey4:06
4Face in a Crowd (Choral)
James Last2:57
5Der Landarzt
recording of:
Der Landarzt
composer:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
publisher:
Happy Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG
James Last3:23
6Besinnung
James Last3:17
7Country Train
James Last3:40
8Happy Music
recording of:
Happy Music (1967 instrumental)
composer:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
James Last2:44
9Beachrunner
James Last3:05
10Sorry Elton
James Last3:49
11Music From Across the Way
recording of:
Music From Across the Way
lyricist:
Hans Bradtke
composer:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
translator:
Carl Sigman
James Last3:06
12Der Kapitän
James Last4:09
13Rosita
James Last3:52
14Bella Italia
James Last2:42
15Happy Luxemburg
recording of:
Happy Luxemburg
composer:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
publisher:
Edition RMI and Happy Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG
James Last2:06
16Grenzenloses Himmelblau
James Last4:01
17Maracaibo
recording of:
Maracaibo
composer:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
publisher:
Happy Music Verlag (publisher associated with James Last)
James Last & Richard Clayderman5:41
18Happy Heart
recording of:
Happy Heart
lyricist:
Jackie Rae (Canadian singer, songwriter and television performer)
composer:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
publisher:
Panorama Song Ed.
James Last3:31
19No Words
James Last4:17
20Lorentz & Söhne
James Last1:45
21Zwischen Tag und Nacht
James Last5:15
22Games That Lovers Play
recording of:
Games That Lovers Play
writer:
Larry Kusik (Lyricist), James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015), Rudolf Günter Loose and Eddie Snyder
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter GmbH (not for release label use!)
James Last2:30
3▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1On the Road Again
James Last, Thomas Eggert, Erlend Krauser & Derek Watkins2:41
2Orange Blossom Special
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
James Last3:20
3La Bamba
recording of:
La bamba (additional lyrics by Ritchie Valens)
additional lyricist:
Ritchie Valens
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ritchie Valens
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Longitude Music and M.P.A. (M.P.A.)
version of:
La bamba
James Last3:36
4Mambo Nr. 5
recording of:
Mambo No. 5 (original, 1949)
composer:
Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
publisher:
Peer Int'l Corp. (BMI)
James Last3:16
5Summer in Dublin
recording of:
Summer in Dublin
lyricist and composer:
Liam Reilly
James Last4:48
6Ril mhor bhaile an chalaidh
James Last2:54
7Hora staccato
recording of:
Hora staccato (catch-all for arrangements)
composed in:
Romania
composer:
Grigoraș Dinicu (Romanian violin virtuoso and composer)
arrangement of:
Hora Staccato (dance for solo violin)
James Last2:06
8Stories of a Small Town
James Last3:16
9Yosaku
James Last4:08
10Drunken Tango
James Last3:35
11Säbeltanz
James Last3:11
12Last Tango in Paris
James Last2:47
13I Left My Heart in San Fransisco
recording of:
I Left My Heart in San Francisco
lyricist:
Douglass Cross (US songwriter)
composer:
George Cory
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Dash Music Co. Ltd. and EMI April Music Inc.
James Last5:35
14Granada
recording of:
Granada (original Spanish version)
lyricist and composer:
Agustín Lara (in 1932)
publisher:
Latin-American Music, Southern Music Co. and Peer International Corporation (BMI) (from 1932 to present)
James Last4:33
15La malagueña salerosa
James Last5:04
16Oh Waterlooplein
James Last2:24
17Tulpen uit Amsterdam
James Last2:52
18Saute‐mouton
James Last3:00
19Tender Images (Theme From “Terre Humaine”)
James Last3:05
20Jerusalem
James Last2:29
21Vieni, vieni
recording of:
Vieni, Vieni
writer:
Mario Panzeri (Italian lyricist and composer) and Lorenzo Pilat
James Last3:12
22Canto dei gondolieri
James Last4:00
23Missing
James Last3:09