His Greatest Hits

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Annotation

All new recordings and arrangements of some of Tony Martin's hits.

Annotation last modified on 2014-04-07 23:15 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Begin the Beguine
solo vocals:
Tony Martin (born Alvin Morris, actor and popular crooner of the 30s/40s/50s)
conductor:
George Greeley
arranger:
George Greeley
recording of:
Begin the Beguine
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., 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:
Jubilee
3:53
A2For Every Man There's a Woman
solo vocals:
Tony Martin (born Alvin Morris, actor and popular crooner of the 30s/40s/50s)
conductor:
George Greeley
arranger:
George Greeley
recording of:
For Every Man There’s a Woman
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Harwin Music Corporation
part of:
The 21st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:47
A3September Song
solo vocals:
Tony Martin (born Alvin Morris, actor and popular crooner of the 30s/40s/50s)
conductor:
George Greeley
arranger:
George Greeley
recording of:
Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song
lyricist:
Maxwell Anderson
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Chappell & Co. (in 1938), TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1938) and Crawford Music Corp. (on 1938-09-24)
part of:
Knickerbocker Holiday (Kurt Weill musical)
3:09
A4South of the Border
solo vocals:
Tony Martin (born Alvin Morris, actor and popular crooner of the 30s/40s/50s)
conductor:
George Greeley
arranger:
George Greeley
recording of:
South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)
writer:
Michael Carr (songwriter) and Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. (on 1939-03-30)
2:31
A5To Each His Own
solo vocals:
Tony Martin (born Alvin Morris, actor and popular crooner of the 30s/40s/50s)
conductor:
George Greeley
arranger:
George Greeley
recording of:
To Each His Own
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
2:54
A6The Donkey Serenade
solo vocals:
Tony Martin (born Alvin Morris, actor and popular crooner of the 30s/40s/50s)
conductor:
George Greeley
arranger:
George Greeley
recording of:
The Donkey Serenade
writer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart (composer)
part of:
The Firefly (Rudolf Friml operetta)
2:30
B1Kiss of Fire
solo vocals:
Tony Martin (born Alvin Morris, actor and popular crooner of the 30s/40s/50s)
conductor:
George Greeley
arranger:
George Greeley
recording of:
Kiss of Fire
lyricist:
Lester Allen (wrote “Kiss of Fire”) and Robert Hill (wrote “Kiss of Fire”)
composer:
Ángel Villoldo (Argentinian musician, lyricist and poet)
version of:
El choclo (Villoldo's original version, written circa 1898–1903)
2:37
B2What's Good About Good-Bye
solo vocals:
Tony Martin (born Alvin Morris, actor and popular crooner of the 30s/40s/50s)
conductor:
George Greeley
arranger:
George Greeley
recording of:
What’s Good About Goodbye?
writer:
Harold Arlen and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
2:59
B3Intermezzo
solo vocals:
Tony Martin (born Alvin Morris, actor and popular crooner of the 30s/40s/50s)
conductor:
George Greeley
arranger:
George Greeley
recording of:
Intermezzo (title song from the 1939 American film, "Intermezzo: A Love Story" aka "Escape to Happiness")
lyricist:
Robert Henning
composer:
Heinz Provost (in 1935)
is based on:
Intermezzo (aka "Souvenir de Vienne", theme from the 1936 Swedish film, "Intermezzo")
2:37
B4Tonight We Love
solo vocals:
Tony Martin (born Alvin Morris, actor and popular crooner of the 30s/40s/50s)
conductor:
George Greeley
arranger:
George Greeley
recording of:
Tonight We Love (Freddy Martin 1941 hit)
lyricist:
Bobby Worth (American songwriter)
composer:
Peter I. Tschaikowsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
arranger:
Ray Austin (songwriter) and Freddy Martin
is based on:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1888 version, most often performed)
2:34
B5There's No Tomorrow
solo vocals:
Tony Martin (born Alvin Morris, actor and popular crooner of the 30s/40s/50s)
conductor:
George Greeley
arranger:
George Greeley
recording of:
There’s No Tomorrow
composer:
Leon Carr, Leo Corday and Al Hoffman
is based on:
’O sole mio
2:40
B6(When We Are Dancing) I Get Ideas
solo vocals:
Tony Martin (born Alvin Morris, actor and popular crooner of the 30s/40s/50s)
conductor:
George Greeley
arranger:
George Greeley
recording of:
I Get Ideas
lyricist:
Dorcas Cochran (in 1951)
composer:
Julio César Sanders (Lenny Sanders) (in 1927)
version of:
Adiós, muchachos (tango)
1:49

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