Tracklist

1CD: The Golden Age
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1June Is Bustin’ Out All Over (from Carousel)
choir vocals:
The Peter Knight Singers
orchestra:
Peter Knight & His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1978)
recording of:
June Is Bustin’ Out All Over (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Richard Rodgers3:11
2Well, Did You Evah? (from High Society)
vocals:
Denis Lotis and Carl Wayne
recording of:
Well, Did You Evah! (High Society)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Chappell & Co. (in 1956)
part of:
DuBarry Was a Lady (1939 stage musical)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
High Society (1956 film)
Cole Porter3:43
3The Night They Invented Champagne (from Gigi)
vocals:
Graham Bickley, Linzi Hamilton and Siân Phillips (actress)
orchestra:
National Symphony Orchestra (of London, predominantly in musical theatre recordings)
conductor:
Martin Yates (conductor)
recording of:
The Night They Invented Champagne (from "Gigi")
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Gigi (full musical)
Frederick Loewe3:42
442nd Street (from 42nd Street)
vocals:
The Tophatters
performer:
Leslie Lewis and His Orchestra
recording of:
42nd Street (from the musical “42nd Street”)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
Harry Warren1:44
5Chim Chim Cheree (from Mary Poppins)
performer:
Pete King, his Orchestra and Chorus
recording of:
Chim Chim Cher-ee (Mary Poppins)
lyricist and composer:
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (American songwriter)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., The Walt Disney Co. and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1964)
part of:
The 37th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1964 winner)
part of:
Mary Poppins (stage version)
part of:
Mary Poppins (1964 film version)
Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman2:41
6Hernando’s Hideaway (from The Pajama Game)
vocals:
The Foursome (vocal quartet, on Kraft Music Hall, in "Girl Crazy" & "Anything Goes")
orchestra:
Roland Shaw and His Orchestra
recording of:
Hernando’s Hideaway (The Pajama Game)
writer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (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)
Jerry Ross, Richard Adler3:09
7If I Were a Rich Man (from Fiddler on the Roof)
lead vocals [Tevye the Dairyman]:
Mike Sammes
orchestra:
Roland Shaw and His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1978)
recording of:
If I Were a Rich Man (Fiddler on the Roof)
lyricist:
Sheldon Harnick
composer:
Jerry Bock
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Sunbeam Music Corp.
part of:
Fiddler on the Roof
Jerry Bock4:54
8Seventy Six Trombones (from The Music Man)
choir vocals:
The Peter Knight Singers
orchestra:
Peter Knight & His Orchestra
recording of:
Seventy-Six Trombones (The Music Man)
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson
publisher:
MPL UK Publishing
part of:
The Music Man
Meredith Willson3:02
9They Say It’s Wonderful (from Annie Get Your Gun)
lead vocals [Annie Oakley]:
Rita Williams
lead vocals [Frank Butler]:
Bryan Johnson (English singer and actor, active 1951–1968)
performer:
Hill Bowen and His Orchestra
recording of:
They Say It’s Wonderful (from “Annie Get Your Gun”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Co. and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
Irving Berlin4:15
10Give My Regards to Broadway (from Little Johnny Jones)
performer:
Perry Botkin Jr, his Orchestra and Chorus
recording of:
Give My Regards to Broadway (Little Johnny Jones)
lyricist and composer:
George M. Cohan
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
George M. Cohan2:25
11Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (from Show Boat)
vocals:
Elisabeth Welch
performer:
Gordon Langford and Orchestra
recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Jerome Kern3:59
12Luck Be a Lady (from Guys and Dolls)
choir vocals [Guys]:
Mike Sammes Male Chorus
lead vocals [Sky Masterson]:
Fred Lucas
conductor:
Alan Braden
recording of:
Luck Be a Lady (from “Guys and Dolls”)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. and MPL UK Publishing
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
Guys and Dolls (Broadway musical)
part of:
Guys and Dolls (1955 musical film)
Frank Loesser3:05
13Wouldn’t It Be Loverly? (from My Fair Lady)
choir vocals:
National Symphony Chorus (London)
lead vocals [Eliza Doolittle]:
Tinuke Olafimihand
orchestra:
National Symphony Orchestra (of London, predominantly in musical theatre recordings)
conductor:
John Owen Edwards
recording of:
Wouldn’t It Be Loverly (My Fair Lady)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
Frederick Loewe2:50
14Edelweiss (from The Sound of Music)
lead vocals [Captain Georg von Trapp]:
Vince Hill
recording of:
Edelweiss (The Sound of Music)
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 Ltd.
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Richard Rodgers2:53
15Singin’ in the Rain (from Singin’ in the Rain)
choir vocals [Claire Sisters]:
The Claire Sisters
lead vocals [Don Lockwood]:
Ken Barrie
orchestra:
Romantic Strings Orchestra
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)
Nacio Herb Brown2:46
16A Couple of Swells (from Easter Parade)
lead vocals [Don Hewes]:
Paul Jones (singer, formerly of Manfred Mann, The Blues Band, was also in musical theatre)
lead vocals [Hannah Brown]:
Fiona Hendley
recording of:
A Couple of Swells (from Easter Parade)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1947)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Ltd.
part of:
Easter Parade (full musical)
Irving Berlin2:39
17Happy Talk (from South Pacific)
lead vocals [Bloody Mary]:
Dana Sherman
orchestra:
Michael Westlake Orchestra
recording of:
Happy Talk (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Richard Rodgers3:42
18Bless Your Beautiful Hide (from Oklahoma!)
lead vocals [Adam]:
Howard Keel
recording of:
Bless Yore Beautiful Hide (“Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Robbins Music Corp. Ltd.
part of:
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (musical)
Gene de Paul1:59
19Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (from Mary Poppins)
choir vocals:
The Broadway Choir
orchestra:
New York Theater Orchestra
recording of:
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Mary Poppins)
additional lyricist:
Anthony Drewe
lyricist and composer:
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (American songwriter)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1963)
part of:
Mary Poppins (stage version)
part of:
Mary Poppins (1964 film version)
Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman2:14
20Oh! What a Beautiful Mornin’ (from Oklahoma!)
tenor vocals [Curly McLain]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Kohn (pianist, conductor)
recording of:
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ (Oklahoma!)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd., Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music Ltd. and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Richard Rodgers2:58
21Wunderbar (from Kiss Me Kate)
baritone vocals [Fred Graham]:
Thomas Allen (baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Lilli Vanessi]:
Diana Montague (mezzo soprano)
orchestra:
National Symphony Orchestra (of London, predominantly in musical theatre recordings)
conductor:
John Owen Edwards
recording of:
Wunderbar (from Kiss Me, Kate)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1948)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Kiss Me, Kate (musical)
Cole Porter2:55
2CD: A Fine Romance
3CD: The Show Tune Songbook
4CD: Mega Musical and Movie Magic

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copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 2008)