The Original Divas Box Set

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1There Will Never Be Another You
producer:
Norman Newell
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
Shirley Bassey4:22
2Over the Rainbow
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1939 winner)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
Judy Garland3:30
3Milord
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1959-06-05)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1959-06-05)
recording of:
Milord (on 1959-06-05)
lyricist:
Georges Moustaki
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
publisher:
Éditions Salabert
Édith Piaf44:30
4Wives and Lovers
cover recording of:
Wives and Lovers
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Nancy Wilson41:59
5Mr WonderfulKeely Smith3:33
6Bell Bottom Blues
vocals:
Alma Cogan
cover recording of:
Bell Bottom Blues
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Leon Carr
Alma Cogan2:34
7Long Live Love
vocals:
Sandie Shaw (in 1965)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Glissando Music Ltd. (in 1965)
recording of:
Long Live Love (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Chris Andrews (UK singer-songwriter)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing
Sandie Shaw2:39
8Me the Peaceful Heart
recording of:
Me, the Peaceful Heart
composer:
Tony Hazzard (songwriter)
Lulu2:24
9Walkin’ Back to Happiness
recording of:
Walking Back to Happiness
writer:
Mike Hawker and John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
Helen Shapiro2:31
10Feel Like Making Love
assistant engineer:
Michael Bronstein
engineer:
Phil Shier
producer:
Benard Ighner
mixer:
Joan DeCola
vocals:
Marlena Shaw
cover recording of:
Feel Like Makin’ Love
lyricist and composer:
Eugene McDaniels
publisher:
Skyforest Music Co., Inc. and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Marlena Shaw5:02
11Pickin’ a Chicken
recording of:
Pickin’ a Chicken
writer:
Derek Bernfield, Garfield De Mortimer and Paddy Roberts (singer/songwriter)
Eve Boswell2:12
12What a Little Moonlight Can Do
Rosemary Squires2:35
13Stormy Weather
cover 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
Sarah Vaughan3:28
14It Must Be Him (Seul sur son étoile)
recording of:
It Must Be Him (English translation)
lyricist and translator:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
composer:
Gilbert Bécaud
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
translated version of:
Seul sur son étoile
Vikki Carr2:46
15I Left My Heart in San Francisco
Dinah Washington2:10
16All Because of You
vocals:
Françoise Hardy
recording of:
All Because of You (in 1969)
writer:
Mark Barkan and Scott English
Françoise Hardy2:27
17Summertime
recorded at:
The Town Hall in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-09-12)
compilation of:
Summertime (instrumental) (live, 1959-09-12: The Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA) by Nina Simone and Summertime (vocal) (live, 1959-09-12: The Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1959-09-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Nina Simone5:36
18I’ll Take Romance
June Christy2:20
19Softly Softly
recording of:
Softly Softly
lyricist:
Pierre Dudan and Paddy Roberts (singer/songwriter)
composer:
Mark Paul (1950s song composer)
Ruby Murray2:27
20Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1975), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1976), Liberty Records (a division of Capitol Records, Inc. since 1980 – not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits only) (in 1976) and Capitol Nashville (in 1977, in 1979)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 71)
cover recording of:
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
lyricist and composer:
Richard Leigh (American country music songwriter and singer)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Crystal Gayle4.42:33
21Softly as I Leave You
cover recording of:
Softly, as I Leave You
lyricist:
Giorgio Calabrese
composer:
Antonio DeVita
translator:
Hal Shaper
publisher:
Curci USA Corp., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music (publisher)
translated version of:
Piano
Lena Horne3:02
22C’est magnifique
Eartha Kitt2:43