Songbirds

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Perdido
cover recording of:
Perdido (with lyrics)
lyricist:
Ervin Drake (songwriter) (in 1944) and Hans J. Lengsfelder (in 1944)
composer:
Juan Tizol (in 1941)
arranger:
Les Harris (Sr., arranger)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
version of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
Sarah Vaughan2:32
2South American Way
recording of:
South American Way
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Carmen Miranda2:53
3Buttons and Bows
recording of:
Buttons and Bows (1947 song)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (on 1948-02-25)
part of:
The 21st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1948 winner)
Dinah Shore2:46
4Rum and Coca Cola
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1944-10-18)
recording of:
Rum and Coca‐Cola (calypso) (on 1944-10-18)
additional lyricist:
Morey Amsterdam
lyricist:
Lord Invader (calypso vocalist and songwriter)
additional composer:
Paul Baron (conductor) and Jeri Sullivan
composer:
Lionel Belasco (Trinidadian-Venezuelan calypso pianist, composer and bandleader)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and EMI Partnership Musikverlag GmbH
The Andrews Sisters3:11
5Basin Street Blues
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1956)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (from 1949 until 1954)
cover recording of:
Basin Street Blues (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Ella Fitzgerald53:08
6If I Could Be With You
Helen Humes3:05
7I Wanna Be Loved
cover recording of:
I Wanna Be Loved
lyricist:
Edward Heyman and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1932)
Dinah Washington3:04
8The Three Bells (Les Trois Cloches)
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor)
recording of:
The Three Bells (on 1950-07-08)
lyricist and composer:
Gilles (Swiss composer/vocalist/actor Jean Villard Gilles) (in 1939)
translator:
Bert Reisfeld (in 1948)
publisher:
Southern Music ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
translated version of:
Les Trois Cloches
Édith Piaf3:25
9I Can’t Get Started
Maxine Sullivan2:51
10Can’t We Be Friends
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1947-11-20)
vocals:
Mildred Bailey (on 1947-11-20)
recording of:
Can’t We Be Friends? (on 1947-11-20)
lyricist:
Paul James (Lyricist, aka James Warburg)
composer:
Kay Swift
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Corp.
Mildred Bailey3:08
11Lover Man
double bass:
Eddie Safranski (on 1946-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1946-07-31)
piano:
Arnold Ross (on 1946-07-31)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1946-07-31)
trombone:
Kai Winding (on 1946-07-31)
trumpet:
John Anderson (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1946-07-31)
recording of:
Lover Man (on 1946-07-31)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
June Christy3:28
12This Can’t Be Love
cover recording of:
This Can’t Be Love
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Peggy Lee2:19
13God Bless the Child
recording of:
God Bless the Child
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday2:58
14Me and My Gal
lead vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1942-07-26) and Gene Kelly (US dancer/actor) (on 1942-07-26)
orchestra:
David Rose and His Orchestra (on 1942-07-26)
cover recording of:
For Me and My Gal (on 1942-07-26)
lyricist:
E. Ray Goetz (in 1917) and Edgar Leslie (in 1917)
composer:
George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
sub-publisher:
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)
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
recording of:
For Me and My Gal (on 1942-07-26)
lyricist:
E. Ray Goetz (in 1917) and Edgar Leslie (in 1917)
composer:
George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
sub-publisher:
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)
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Gene Kelly & Judy Garland52:31
15Miss Otis Regrets
recording of:
Miss Otis Regrets
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1934)
Marlene Dietrich3:46
16Where or When
cover recording of:
Where or When (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Williamson Music Company and Chappell & Co. (in 1937)
sub-publisher:
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:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
Lena Horne2:43
17Georgia on My Mind
cover recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Anita O’Day2:57
18Deep Purple
cover recording of:
Deep Purple
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1938)
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio)
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Helen Forrest3:14

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ASIN:UK: B0000CA31Y [info]