Hits of the Fifties

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Butterfly vocals: Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) conductor: Archie Bleyer phonographic copyright (℗) by: Cadence (NYC-based label founded by Archie Bleyer) (in 1957) cover recording of: Butterfly writer: Bernie Lowe and Kal Mann publisher: Mayland‐Presley	Andy Williams	1	2:24
2	Singing the Blues	Guy Mitchell		2:28
3	Singin’ in the Rain recording of: Singin’ in the Rain lyricist: Arthur Freed composer: Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter) publisher: Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.), Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.) sub-publisher: 香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch) part of: Singin’ in the Rain (stage musical) part of: Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film) part of: The Hollywood Revue (1929 MGM musical film)	Doris Day		2:38
4	Just Walkin’ in the Rain vocals: Johnnie Ray (aka Johnny Ray, US 1950s songwriter and singer) (on 1956-06-29) orchestra: Ray Conniff, His Orchestra & Chorus (on 1956-06-29) cover recording of: Just Walkin’ in the Rain (on 1956-06-29) writer: Johnny Bragg, Buddy Killen and Robert Riley	Johnnie Ray	4	2:39
5	Yellow Rose of Texas recording of: The Yellow Rose of Texas (on 1955-06-10) lyricist: [traditional] (special purpose artist) and Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) publisher: EMI Full Keel Music	Mitch Miller		3:04
6	I Left My Heart in San Francisco producer: Ernie Altschuler vocals: Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 1962-01-23) conductor: Marty Manning arranger: Marty Manning phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1962) part of: Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 485) cover recording of: I Left My Heart in San Francisco (on 1962-01-23) lyricist: Douglass Cross (US songwriter) composer: George Cory publisher: Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Dash Music Co. Ltd. and EMI April Music Inc.	Tony Bennett	3	2:52
7	Blue Velvet	Bobby Vinton		2:50
8	Lonely Street cover recording of: Lonely Street writer: Carl Belew, Kenny Sowder and W.S. Stevenson	Andy Williams		2:44
9	Mambo Italiano recorded in: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-09-23) vocals: Rosemary Clooney (on 1954-09-23) and The Mellomen (American singing quartet) (on 1954-09-23) orchestra: Buddy Cole and His Orchestra (on 1954-09-23) conductor: Paul Weston (on 1954-09-23) recording of: Mambo Italiano (original english version) (on 1954-09-23) lyricist and composer: Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)	Rosemary Clooney	4.35	2:32
10	Rock‐A‐Billy recording of: Rock-a-Billy writer: Eddie Deane and Woody Harris	Guy Mitchell		2:15
11	Jezebel recording of: Jezebel lyricist and composer: Wayne Shanklin publisher: Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Domino Publishing Co. Ltd.	Frankie Laine		3:15
12	Yes Tonight, Josephine recording of: Yes Tonight Josephine writer: Dorothy Goodman and Winfield Scott	Johnnie Ray		2:32
13	El Paso part of: Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 66) recording of: El Paso (on 1959-04-07) lyricist and composer: Marty Robbins publisher: Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Mariposa Music Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)	Marty Robbins	5	4:23
14	Heartaches by the Number recording of: Heartaches by the Number lyricist and composer: Harlan Howard publisher: Good Ol’ Harlan Music, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Legacy of Harlan Perry Howard, LLC (in 1959)	Guy Mitchell	5	2:40
15	Greenfields cover recording of: Greenfields (1956 song) (in 1960) writer: Richard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson and Frank Miller (American singer & songwriter)	The Brothers Four		3:03
16	In the Middle of an Island vocals: Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) recording of: In the Middle of an Island (1957 song) writer: Nick Aquaviva (Songwriter) and Ted Varnick (songwriter)	Tony Bennett		2:06

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Barcode:: 5099748044723
Format:: CD
Length:: 44:25

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Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Columbia
COL 480447 2

Release events

Austria
1995

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