Heaven on Earth: The Classic Mercury Recordings

~ Release by The Platters (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1958-09-24)
producer:
Buck Ram
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
performer:
The Platters
cover recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (on 1958-09-24)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
3.752:43
2No Matter What You Are
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-12-04)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
No Matter What You Are
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
2:28
3Somebody Loves Me
2:32
4Prisoner of Love
lead vocals:
David Lynch (Tenor vocalist of The Platters)
53:05
5Thanks for the Memory
cover recording of:
Thanks for the Memory
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Paramount Music Corporation
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1938 winner)
3:14
6I’ll Never Smile Again
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Smile Again
lyricist and composer:
Ruth Lowe
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Pickwick Music (publisher), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
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)
2:57
7My Blue Heaven
cover recording of:
My Blue Heaven
lyricist:
George A. Whiting (popular songwriter) (in 1924)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1924)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
composed at:
New York Friars Club in New York, New York, United States (in 1924)
3:02
8Enchanted
recording of:
Enchanted (The Platters song)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
2:57
9The Sound and the Fury
recording of:
The Sound and the Fury
lyricist and composer:
Sammy Cahn and Alex North (US composer)
2:45
10Remember When
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1958-09-25)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
Remember When (The Platters song) (on 1958-09-25)
lyricist:
Buck Ram
composer:
Mickey J. Addy
42:54
11Love of a Lifetime
recording of:
Love of a Lifetime
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
3:07
12Where
2:46
13Wish It Were Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-12-29) and New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-12)
2:44
14My Secret
2:42
15What Does It Matter
2:29
16Moonlight on the Colorado
cover recording of:
Moonlight on the Colorado
lyricist:
Billy Moll (songwriter)
composer:
Robert King (late 19th- early 20th c. composer aka Mary Earl)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
3:20
17On a Slow Boat to China
cover recording of:
On a Slow Boat to China
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., MPL UK Publishing, 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))
1:57
18Reflections in the Water
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
Reflections in the Water
writer:
John Jacob Loeb and Paul Francis Webster
42:39
19Harbor Lights
cover recording of:
Harbour Lights
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Hugh Williams (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
2:49
20Sleepy Lagoon
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1959-08-11)
recording of:
By the Sleepy Lagoon (BBC Desert Island Discs theme)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1940)
composer:
Eric Coates (composer) (in 1930)
2:43
21Ebb Tide
cover recording of:
Ebb Tide
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Robert Maxwell (US harpist, songwriter and teacher)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., France Mélodie, Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.), Robbins Music Corp., SBK Robbins Catalog, Inc., 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)
arrangement of:
Ebb Tide (original instrumental version)
2:30
22(I’ll Be With You in) Apple Blossom Time
cover recording of:
(I’ll Be With You) In Apple Blossom Time
lyricist:
Neville Fleeson
composer:
Albert Von Tilzer
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Jerry Vogel Music
2:42
23Red Sails in the Sunset
cover 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.
2:27
24Sad River
recording of:
Sad River
writer:
Tito Madi and Buck Ram
translated version of:
Rio triste
2:38
25To Each His Own
cover recording of:
To Each His Own
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
2:54
26Down the River of Golden Dreams
cover recording of:
Down the River of Golden Dreams
writer:
John Klenner and Nathaniel Shilkret
3:13
27If I Didn’t Care
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1958-09-24)
cover recording of:
If I Didn’t Care (on 1958-09-24)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Range Road Music Inc.
53:12
28True Lover
recording of:
True Lover
writer:
Lynn Paul (Buck Ram)
2:18