100 Favorites of the Fifties

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Tracklist

1▼CD: Fabulous ’50s Favorites
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Music! Music! Music!
cover recording of:
Music! Music! Music!
writer:
Bernie Baum and Stephan Weiss
Teresa Brewer3:21
2“The Third Man” Theme
recording of:
Harry Lime Theme (The Third Man Theme)
composer:
Anton Karas
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Anton Karas2:38
3The Tennessee Waltz
recording of:
Tennessee Waltz
lyricist:
Redd Stewart (in 1946)
composer:
Pee Wee King (in 1946)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Patti Page2:59
4Mule Train
cover recording of:
Mule Train
composer:
Fred Glickman, Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and W. Disney Mus. (music publisher, do not use as release label)
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Frankie Laine2:33
5Johnson Rag
Russ Morgan and His Orchestra2:19
6(It’s No) Sin
Eddy Howard3:10
7Come On-a My House
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-06-06)
producer:
Al Ham and Mitch Miller
double bass:
Frank Carroll (US bass player) (on 1951-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1951-06-06)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1951-06-06)
harpsichord:
Stan Freeman (on 1951-06-06)
vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1951-06-06)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor)
cover recording of:
Come On‐a My House (on 1951-06-06)
writer:
Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.; creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks) and William Saroyan
publisher:
Adam Bagdasarian Music, Bagdasarian Productions, Carol Bagdasarian Music, EMI Music Publishing France, Peter Maurice Music, Ross Bagdasarian Music, Stanford University Library for Saroyan, The Saroyan Company, Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal MCA Music Publishing (France), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.)
Rosemary Clooney41:59
8Slow Poke
recording of:
Slow Poke
writer:
Pee Wee King and Chilton Price
Pee Wee King2:55
9Jezebel
recording of:
Jezebel
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Shanklin
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Domino Publishing Co. Ltd.
Frankie Laine3:14
10Cry
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-10-16)
performer:
The Four Lads (on 1951-10-16)
cover recording of:
Cry (on 1951-10-16)
lyricist and composer:
Churchill Kohlman
Johnnie Ray43:12
11High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin’)
cover recording of:
High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) (on 1952-05-15)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
The 25th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1952 winner)
recording of:
High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
The 25th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1952 winner)
Frankie Laine2:44
12Walkin’ My Baby Back Home
recording of:
Walkin’ My Baby Back Home
lyricist:
Roy Turk (in 1930)
composer:
Fred Ahlert (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Johnnie Ray2:26
13Half as Much
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-08-23)
producer:
Al Ham and Mitch Miller
vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1951-08-23)
conductor:
Percy Faith (on 1951-08-23)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor)
cover recording of:
Half as Much (on 1951-08-23)
lyricist and composer:
Curley Williams (in 1951)
publisher:
Fred Rose Music, Inc. (in 1951) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-10-17)
Rosemary Clooney32:50
14I’m Yours
recording of:
I’m Yours
lyricist and composer:
Robert Mellin
Don Cornell3:09
15You Belong to Me
cover recording of:
You Belong to Me
writer:
Pee Wee King, Chilton Price and Redd Stewart
publisher:
Hill & Range Inc. (publisher) and Ridgeway Music Co, Inc.
Jo Stafford43:05
16Crying in the Chapel
recording of:
Crying in the Chapel
lyricist and composer:
Artie Glenn (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Morris Ltd., Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Mijac Music
Sonny Til & The Orioles3:08
17How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?
recording of:
(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
publisher:
Golden Bell Songs and Joy Music Inc.
Patti Page2.652:27
18I Believe
cover recording of:
I Believe
writer:
Ervin Drake (songwriter), Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl (songwriter) and Al Stillman
publisher:
Adaken Music, Cromwell Music, Inc., Gentlemen Jim Music Corp., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., L and S Freedom Music, Lindabet Music Corporation, Tadzio Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, The Stillman Song Company and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
Frankie Laine2:15
19Stranger in Paradise
cover recording of:
Stranger in Paradise (popular song from the 1953 musical “Kismet”)
lyricist:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
Alexander Borodin (Russian composer), George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Scheffel Music Corp, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) 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 Aces3:01
20Just a Gigolo
Jaye P. Morgan2:32
21Sh-Boom
cover recording of:
Sh‐Boom
writer:
William Edwards (The Chords), Carl Feaster, Claude Feaster, James Keyes and Floyd McRae
premiered by:
The Chords (50s US doo-wop group "Sh-Boom")
The Crew-Cuts2:53
22Hey There
recording of:
Hey There (The Pajama Game)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Frank Music (from 1954 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
part of:
The Pajama Game (musical)
Rosemary Clooney2:56
23Three Coins in the Fountain
cover recording of:
Three Coins in the Fountain
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Robbins Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 27th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1954 winner)
The Four Aces3:02
24Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine?)
recording of:
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)
writer:
Jesse Belvin, Gaynel Hodge (doo-wop singer and songwriter), Curtis Williams (1950s doo-wop singer, member of The Penguins) and Dootsie Williams (band leader, record producer and record label owne)
publisher:
Dootsie Williams Music (publisher) (in 1986)
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
The Penguins3:43
25Mister Sandman
recording of:
Mr. Sandman
lyricist and composer:
Pat Ballard
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
The Chordettes2:24
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