Popular Music of the 1950’s, Volume 1

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Annotation

Missing detail for disc 2 - I only have disc 4 in hand

Annotation last modified on 2016-10-19 04:50 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Kissers Sweeter Than Wine
The Weavers3:00
2Bermuda
recording of:
Bermuda
writer:
Cynthia Strother (half of The Bell Sisters)
The Bell Sisters3:14
3Anytime
Eddie Fisher2:39
4Skokaan
The Four Lads2:16
5Chatanooga Shoeshine Boy
Phil Harris and His Orchestra3:12
6Crying in the Chapel
Rex Allen3:09
7That Lucky Old Sun
recording of:
That Lucky Old Sun
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1949)
composer:
Beasley Smith (in 1949)
publisher:
Beasley Smith Music, Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co. and Robbins Music Corp.
Frankie Laine2:58
8Oh Baby Mine
The Four Knights2:03
9The Old Piano Roll Blues
The Jubalaires2:35
10He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
Laurie London2:20
11Rag Mop
The Ames Brothers2:39
12My Resistance Is Low
recording of:
My Resistance Is Low
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael2:48
13How 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 Page2.652:26
14Are You Lonesome Tonight
Al Jolson3:10
15Kiss of Fire
Georgia Gibbs2:28
16It Isn’t Fair
Don Cornell3:19
17Wheel of Fortune
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-01-17)
vocals:
Kay Starr
orchestra:
Hal Mooney & His Orchestra
conductor:
Hal Mooney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1952)
cover recording of:
Wheel of Fortune (1951 song) (on 1952-01-17)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
Kay Starr3:09
18Oh! My Papa
orchestra:
Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra (on 1953-11-15)
recording of:
Oh! My Pa-Pa (English version of O mein Papa) (on 1953-11-15)
composer:
Paul Burkhard (Swiss composer)
translator:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd. and Peter Maurice Music Co.
translated version of:
O mein Papa (… war eine wunderbare Clown)
Eddie Fisher3:10
19C’est Si Bon
Eartha Kitt3:02
20I Went to Yor Wedding
Patti Page3:16
21High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
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 Laine2:43
22Tell Me Why
The Four Lads3:12
23The Little Shoemaker
The Gaylords2:20
24Memories Are Made of This
producer:
Lee Gillette
background vocals:
The Easy Riders (in 1955)
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (in 1955)
orchestra:
Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (in 1955)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1955)
cover recording of:
Memories Are Made of This (on 1955-10-28)
writer:
Richard Dehr (in 1955), Terry Gilkyson (in 1955) and Frank Miller (American singer & songwriter) (in 1955)
publisher:
Montclare Music
Dean Martin52:18
25The Lone Psychiatrist
Stan Freberg3:31
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