The Very Best of the Musicals

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Tracklist

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1I Get a Kick Out of You
recording of:
I Get a Kick Out of You
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell and Chappell (in 1974)
part of:
Anything Goes
Elaine Paige2:11
2Bless Your Beautiful Hide
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)
Steve Devereaux2:10
3Love Changes Everything
vocals:
Marti Webb (actress and singer)
recording of:
Love Changes Everything
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist) and Charles Hart (British lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Aspects of Love (full musical)
Marti Webb3:36
4Music of the Night
recording of:
The Music of the Night (The Phantom of the Opera)
additional lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
lyricist:
Charles Hart (British lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd (not for release label use!) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
Paul Nicholas5:07
5Cabaret
recording of:
Cabaret (title song from the Kander & Ebb musical)
lyricist:
Fred Ebb (lyricist)
composer:
John Kander (composer)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
part of:
Cabaret (musical)
Kelly Hunter & Ensemble4:16
6Someone Like You
recording of:
Someone Like You (title song from the musical)
lyricist:
Dee Shipman
composer:
Petula Clark (English singer & actress)
Petula Clark & Dave Willetts3:36
7There Is Nothing Like a Dame
recording of:
There Is Nothin’ Like a Dame (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Gentlemen of the 1988 Cast Recording3:37
8I Could Have Danced All Night
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)
Anne Rogers2:44
9If I Loved You
recording of:
If I Loved You (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Joanna Riding & Michael Hayden4:20
10Memory
recording of:
Memory (Cats)
lyricist:
T. S. Eliot and Trevor Nunn
additional writer:
Trevor Nunn
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Bike Music, Downtown DMP Songs, Faber Music, Faber Music Ltd., The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) 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:
Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Stephanie Lawrence4:04
11Be a Clown
recording of:
Be a Clown (The Pirate film)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1946)
part of:
The Pirate (1948 film)
Roy Castle2:20
12Almost Like Being in Love
recording of:
Almost Like Being in Love (from “Brigadoon”)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Co. (London) Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WC Music Corp., 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)
part of:
Brigadoon (complete musical)
Marti Webb2:12
13I’m in Love With a Wonderful Guy
recording of:
I’m in Love With a Wonderful Guy (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Gemma Craven2:20
14Wonderful Wonderful Day
recording of:
Wonderful, Wonderful Day (from “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
part of:
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (musical)
Roni Page & Ensemble1:37
15I Won’t Send Roses
recording of:
I Won’t Send Roses (Mack and Mabel)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Herman
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Jerryco Music Co., 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:
Mack and Mabel
Jerry Herman, Denis Quilley & Frances Ruffelle6:06
16Who Needs to Dream
recording of:
Who Needs to Dream?
lyricist:
Jack Feldman and Bruce Sussman
composer:
Artie Butler and Barry Manilow
premiered at:
Barry Manilow at Salt Palace (1984-10-05)
publisher:
Appoggiatura Music, Inc., Artie Butler Music (Podisuha Music Division), Camp Songs Music, Townsway Music, Universal Music Careers, 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)
is based on:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
part of:
Copacabana (1985 TV film soundtrack)
part of:
Copacabana (1994 stage musical)
Gary Wilmot4:01
17Happy Talk
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)
Bertice Reading3:19
18Take That Look Off Your Face
recording of:
Take That Look Off Your Face
additional lyricist:
Richard Maltby, Jr. (theatre director and producer, lyricist, and screenwriter)
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and The Really Useful Company Ltd. (The Really Useful Company Limited)
part of:
Song & Dance (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
Tell Me on a Sunday (full musical)
Stephanie Lawrence3:02
19I Remember It Well
recording of:
I Remember It Well (Gigi)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
Gigi (full musical)
Beryl Reid & Jean‐Pierre Aumont3:14
20Tell Me It’s Not True
recording of:
Tell Me It’s Not True (Blood Brothers)
lyricist and composer:
Willy Russell (English composer)
publisher:
Willy Russell Music
part of:
Blood Brothers
Kiki Dee, Con O’Neil, Warwick Evans and Ensemble4:45
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copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Hit Records Ltd. (copyrights for The Ultimate Collection) (in 1995)
licensed from:First Night Records
ASIN:UK: B0000275G1 [info]
other databases:http://castalbums.org/recordings/The-Very-Best-Of-The-Musicals-1995-Various/12834#18234 [info]
https://www.45cat.com/cdalbum/cd/ultcd018 [info]