The Very Best Of Mantovani

~ Release by The Mantovani Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Charmaine
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
instrumental recording of:
Charmaine (in 1951)
lyricist:
Louis Leazer
composer:
Ernö Rapée
arranger:
Roy Campbell (trumpeter)
publisher:
Lew Pollack Music, Miller Music Corp., Rapee Music Corp. and Belwin, Inc. (on 1926-12-31)
33:08
2September Song
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song
lyricist:
Maxwell Anderson
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Chappell & Co. (in 1938), TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1938) and Crawford Music Corp. (on 1938-09-24)
part of:
Knickerbocker Holiday (Kurt Weill musical)
2:42
3Stardust
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
4:09
4Cara Mia
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
3:03
5Moon River
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
Moon River
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Famous Chappell, Famous Music Group, Sony/ATV Harmony, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1961) and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1989)
sub-publisher:
BMG Ariola Belgium (do not use this as an imprint!), BMG Unisongs Music Publishers BV, Famous Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
part of:
The 34th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1), Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1962 winner) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1961 winner)
2:31
6Around the World
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
Around the World (Around the World in 80 Days)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson and Stella Unger
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
part of:
Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film soundtrack, main theme)
2:05
7Try to Remember
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
instrumental cover recording of:
Try to Remember (The Fantasticks)
lyricist:
Tom Jones (musical theatre lyricist)
composer:
Harvey Schmidt
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
2:42
8Misty
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
Misty
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
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. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
is based on:
Misty (original instrumental work)
4:32
9A Walk in the Black Forest
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
A Walk in the Black Forest
composer:
Horst Jankowski
publisher:
Flamingo Music and Intersong Music Ltd.
2:00
10Moulin Rouge
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
instrumental recording of:
Moulin Rouge (du film « Moulin Rouge »)
lyricist:
Jacques Larue (French lyricist)
composer:
Georges Auric (composer)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
2:51
11La Vie en rose
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
La Vie en rose (French original)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Louiguy (French composer Louis Guglielmi) and Édith Piaf
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
2:57
12Almost There
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
instrumental recording of:
Almost There (from "I'd Rather Be Rich")
lyricist:
Jerry Keller
composer:
Gloria Adele Shain
publisher:
September Music Corp.
2:54
13As Time Goes By
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”)
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Redwood Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1931)
sub-publisher:
香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司 (Warner Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited Taiwan Branch)
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
3:35
14Warsaw Concerto
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
Warsaw Concerto (Dangerous Moonlight)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist)
composer:
Richard Addinsell (composer)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 45)
part of:
Dangerous Moonlight (film soundtrack)
7:57
15Swedish Rhapsody
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
2:39
16Autumn Leaves
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
Autumn Leaves (jazz standard, english lyrics)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1945)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1945)
translator:
Johnny Mercer (in 1947)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Enoch & Cie., Morley Music Corp. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
translated version of:
Les Feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves)
4:13
17More
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
More (English translation)
lyricist:
Marcello Ciorciolini (Italian screenwriter, director, playwright, television/radio author & lyricist)
composer:
Nino Oliviero (Italian musician and composer) and Riz Ortolani (songwriter, film music composer and music director)
translator:
Norman Newell
publisher:
C.A.M. Creazioni Artistiche Musicali (company, do not use as label), Ortolani Creative Team Inc. and Sugar Song Publications, Inc.
part of:
The 36th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
translated version of:
Ti guarderò nel cuore
3:16
18Goodnight Sweetheart
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
Goodnight, Sweetheart
writer:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher), Reginald Connelly and Ray Noble
translator:
Rudy Vallée
publisher:
Campbell Connelly Inc. (ASCAP affiliated) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
part of:
1941
3:30
19Till
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
Till
lyricist:
Pierre Buisson
composer:
Charles Danvers
translator:
Carl Sigman
translated version of:
Prière sans espoir
3:09
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1Some Enchanted Evening
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:33
2And I Love You So
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
And I Love You So
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. Inc. (BMI-affiliated), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), The Welk Music Group, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
2:44
3I Wish You Love
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
I Wish You Love
lyricist:
Charles Trenet
writer and translator:
Albert Beach
composer:
Léo Chauliac and Charles Trenet
publisher:
Éditions Salabert France, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music, Inc., Leeds Music, MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), On Backstreet Music Inc. and Universal Music Publishing Group
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing MGB Hong Kong Ltd. Taiwan Branch and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
translated version of:
Que reste-t-il de nos amours ?
3:39
4Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
4:36
5Lonely Ballerina
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
Lonely Ballerina
additional composer:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
composer:
Michael Carr (songwriter)
2:50
6The Legend of the Glass Mountain
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
Legend of the Glass Mountain
composer:
Nino Rota (Italian composer)
part of:
The Glass Mountain (1949 film)
3:52
7Exodus (main theme from “Gold”)
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
Main Theme From “Exodus”
composer:
Ernest Gold
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1961 winner)
part of:
Exodus (1960 film soundtrack)
3:11
8Big Country
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
The Big Country: Main Theme
composer:
Jack Lewis (jazz producer), Jerome Moross (American composer and conductor) and Morty Neff
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music)
2:57
9Elizabethan Serenade
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
Elizabethan Serenade
composer:
Ronald Binge (British composer and arranger of light music) (until 1951)
3:13
10Tenderly
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
Tenderly
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (American composer) (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
3:30
11The Days of Wine and Roses
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
Days of Wine and Roses
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
publisher:
Johnny Mercer Music Publishing, Inc., M. Witmark & Sons, Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 35th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1), Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1964 winner) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1962 winner)
2:29
12The Way You Look Tonight
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 winner)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
2:48
13Fool (You Didn’t Have to Hurt Her)
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
Fool (You Didn’t Have to Hurt Her)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
publisher:
Intersong USA, Inc. (publisher)
3:24
14How Are Things in Glocca Morra
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
How Are Things in Glocca Morra? (from "Finian's Rainbow")
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Glocca Morra Music Corp.
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
3:44
15Londonderry Air
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
Londonderry Air
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
John Pell (classical guitar)
arrangement of:
Londonderry Air (for Harp, arr. Carlos Salzedo)
4:12
16Love Is a Many Splendoured Thing
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
Love Is a Many‐Splendored Thing
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Miller Music (publisher) and WC Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), 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)
part of:
The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1955 winner)
4:00
17My Way
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
My Way (Frank Sinatra song)
lyricist:
Paul Anka (Canadian singer, songwriter and actor)
composer:
Claude François and Jacques Revaux
previously attributed to:
Gilles Thibaut
translator:
Bobby Cruz
publisher:
Babel Music S.A., Chrysalis Standards Inc., Don C. Publications Inc., Eddie Barclay, Jeune Musique Éditions, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Spanka Music, Spanka Music Corp., Thibout Music, Warner Chappell Music France, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
translated version of:
Comme d’habitude
3:23
18The Very Thought of You
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
The Very Thought of You
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:32
19Tonight (from “West Side Story”)
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
recording of:
West Side Story: Tonight (Maria, Tony)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim (in 1956)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1956)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
part of:
West Side Story
2:56