The Most Beautiful Melodies of the Century

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Tracklist

1▼Cassette: Unforgettable Melodies / Golden Evergreens
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Ramona
instrumental recording of:
Ramona (English version)
lyricist:
L. Wolfe Gilbert
composer:
Mabel Wayne (in 1928)
Roland Shaw and His Orchestra3:17
A2Red Roses for a Blue Lady
instrumental recording of:
Red Roses for a Blue Lady
writer:
Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
The Romantic Strings and Orchestra with The Golden Saxophones3:01
A3Fly Me to the Moon
instrumental recording of:
Fly Me to the Moon
lyricist and composer:
Bart Howard (in 1954)
premiered by:
Kaye Ballard (in 1954)
publisher:
Almanac Music-Inc., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Kensington Music Ltd., Palm Valley Music LLC and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
The Romantic Strings and Orchestra2:54
A4Tea for Two
instrumental recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
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)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Arthur Greenslade and His Orchestra2:46
A5Moonlight Serenade
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version)
composer and arranger:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
publisher:
Big 3 Music Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
Hill Bowen and His Orchestra3:16
A6The Shadow of Your Smile
trombone:
Warren Covington
instrumental recording of:
The Shadow of Your Smile (Love Theme from “The Sandpiper”)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Marissa Music, Miller Music Corp. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
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EH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 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 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 38th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1965 winner)
Warren Covington with Orchestra2:51
A7Que sera, sera
vocals:
Rosemary Squires
recording of:
Que será, será (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Jay Livingston Music Inc., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), St. Angelo Music, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
The 29th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1956 winner)
Rosemary Squires with Johnny Gibbs and His Orchestra3:16
A8Some Enchanted Evening
instrumental 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)
The London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein3:34
A9Only You
instrumental recording of:
Only You
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Hollis Music, Inc., Robert Mellin, Inc., Tro-Hollis Music, Inc., Wildwood Music and Sherwin Music (publisher) (in 1973)
Leslie Lewis and His Orchestra2:49
A10Ain’t Misbehavin’
piano:
Gordon Langford (English composer, arranger and pianist)
instrumental recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Gordon Langford with The Romantic Strings and Orchestra3:17
A11Stormy Weather
vocals:
Jo Stafford and the Pied Pipers
recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Jo Stafford and the Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra3:41
A12Blue Moon
piano:
Ronnie Price
instrumental recording of:
Blue Moon
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1934)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation, SBK United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Belgium NV and Francis Day Editions (SABAM)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Ronnie Price with The Romantic Strings and Orchestra3:30
A13Strangers in the Night
vocals:
Bill Lee (American singer, Disney character voice talent)
cover recording of:
Strangers in the Night
lyricist:
Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist) and Eddie Snyder
composer:
Bert Kaempfert (German orchestra leader, producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Champion Music, Champion Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), Leeds Music, Roosevelt Music Co., Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
sub-publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH, 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)
Bill Lee with Marty Paich and His Orchestra3:22
A14Vaya con Dios
vocals:
Carmen Alexander (Singer)
recording of:
Vaya con Dios (original)
writer:
Inez James, Buddy Pepper and Larry Russell (Film composer)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Chappell Music Ltd. and Manuskript (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Carmen Alexander with Eddy Jones and His Tennessee Music Men2:44
B1Once in a While
vocals:
Helen Forrest and The Serenaders (50s doo-wop vocal group)
recording of:
Once in a While
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1937)
composer:
Michael Edwards (in 1937)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Helen Forrest and The Serenaders with Wally Stott and His Orchestra3:49
B2Lili Marlene
instrumental recording of:
Lili Marleen (Lied eines jungen Wachtpostens, original German version)
lyricist:
Hans Leip (from 1915-04-03 until 1937)
composer:
Norbert Schultze (in 1937)
Leslie Lewis and His Orchestra2:37
B3C’est si bon
piano:
Ronnie Price
instrumental recording of:
C’est si bon (original French version)
lyricist:
André Hornez (in 1947)
composer:
Henri Betti (songwriter and pianist) (in 1947)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
Ronnie Price with The Romantic Strings and Orchestra2:45
B4Honeysuckle Rose
trombone:
The Mellow Trombones of Tommy Tate
instrumental recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
The Mellow Trombones of Tommy Tate2:56
B5I Can’t Give You Anything but Love
vocals:
Joy Martell (singer)
cover recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
writer:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing and EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., 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), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Joy Martell with Alan Copeland and His Orchestra3:05
B6Bésame mucho
instrumental recording of:
Bésame mucho (Kiss Me Much, Bésame, bésame mucho como si fuera esta noche la última vez)
lyricist and composer:
Consuelo Velázquez (in 1940)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Tonio Rivera and His Orchestra3:55
B7Red Sails in the Sunset
vocals:
The Mike Sammes Singers
recording of:
Red Sails in the Sunset
lyricist:
James B. Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Hugh Williams (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
The Mike Sammes Singers with Johnny Gibbs and His Orchestra3:29
B8Happy Days Are Here Again
recording of:
Happy Days Are Here Again
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager
part of:
Going Hollywood (1933 film)
John Gregory, His Orchestra and Chorus2:13
B9On the Sunny Side of the Street
instrumental recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Ancar Enterprises Inc., Cotton Club Publishing, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Vydia Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
part of:
American Splendor
Les Brown and His Band of Renown2:41
B10Tennessee Waltz
instrumental 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)
The Romantic Strings and Orchestra3:16
B11Ebb Tide
piano:
Ronnie Aldrich (pianist)
recording of:
Ebb Tide (original instrumental version)
composer:
Robert Maxwell (US harpist, songwriter and teacher)
Ronnie Aldrich with The Romantic Strings and Orchestra2:56
B12I Could Have Danced All Night
vocals:
Doreen Hume (soprano)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1961)
recording of:
I Could Have Danced All Night (My Fair Lady)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
Doreen Hume with Hill Bowen and His Orchestra2:49
B13Sleepy Shores
cover recording of:
Sleepy Shores (“Owen MD” theme)
composer:
Johnny Pearson
arrangement of:
Sleepy Shores
Christian Colombier and His Orchestra3:28
B14Bye Bye Blackbird
instrumental recording of:
Bye Bye Blackbird
lyricist:
Mort Dixon (in 1926)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter, Olde Clover Leaf Music, Ray Henderson Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Robert Mandell and His Orchestra2:40
2▶Cassette: Masters of Mood and Melody / Romantic Favourites
3▶Cassette: A World of Melody / Movie Magic
4▶Cassette: Timeless Favourites / Today’s Golden Memories

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copyrighted (©) by:The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1985)