The Best Easy Listening Album in the World… Ever!

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
cover recording of:
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (1967 song)
writer:
Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., Saturday Music, Inc., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. and Seasons Four Music Corp. (in 1967)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Andy Williams?:??
2Memories Are Made of This
producer:
Lee Gillette
background vocals:
The Easy Riders (in 1955)
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (in 1955)
orchestra:
Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (in 1955)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1955)
cover recording of:
Memories Are Made of This (on 1955-10-28)
writer:
Richard Dehr (in 1955), Terry Gilkyson (in 1955) and Frank Miller (American singer & songwriter) (in 1955)
publisher:
Montclare Music
Dean Martin5?:??
3On the Street Where You Live
cover recording of:
On the Street Where You Live (My Fair Lady)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
Nat King Cole?:??
4Beyond the Sea
Bobby Darin?:??
5We Have All the Time in the World
producer:
John Barry (English score composer) and Phil Ramone
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metro Goldwyn Mayer (pre‐MGM/UA Entertainment Co. era, 1924–1981)
recording of:
We Have All the Time in the World (from the film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (from the James Bond film)
Louis Armstrong3.5?:??
6I Left My Heart in San Francisco
producer:
Ernie Altschuler
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 1962-01-23)
conductor:
Marty Manning
arranger:
Marty Manning
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1962)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 485)
cover recording of:
I Left My Heart in San Francisco (on 1962-01-23)
lyricist:
Douglass Cross (US songwriter)
composer:
George Cory
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Dash Music Co. Ltd. and EMI April Music Inc.
Tony Bennett3?:??
7Wives and Lovers
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.
Jack Jones?:??
8Comin’ Home Baby
Mel Tormé?:??
9Mas que nada
Sérgio Mendes?:??
10If I Had a Hammer
recording of:
If I Had a Hammer
writer:
Lee Hays (in 1949) and Pete Seeger (in 1949)
publisher:
M.P.A. (M.P.A.)
Trini Lopez?:??
11The More I See You
Chris Montez?:??
12Up Up and Away
The Johnny Mann Singers?:??
13Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que será, será)
vocals:
Doris Day (on 1956-02-24)
orchestra:
Frank De Vol and His Orchestra (on 1956-02-24)
conductor:
Frank De Vol (on 1956-02-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (from 1956 to present)
cover recording of:
Que será, será (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) (on 1956-02-24)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Jay Livingston Music Inc., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), St. Angelo Music, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
The 29th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1956 winner)
Doris Day?:??
14Sugar Town
recording of:
Sugar Town
lyricist and composer:
Lee Hazlewood
publisher:
Granite Music Corporation
Nancy Sinatra?:??
15I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love
recording of:
I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love
lyricist:
Jackie Trent (English singer‐songwriter and actress)
composer:
Tony Hatch
publisher:
Welbeck Music Ltd.
Petula Clark?:??
16Avenues & Alleyways
recording of:
Avenues and Alleyways (The Protectors)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Callander and Mitch Murray
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Sony/ATV Music Publishing and ATV Kirshner (publisher) (in 1972)
Tony Christie?:??
17Where Are You Now (My Love)
recording of:
Where Are You Now (My Love)
composer:
Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent (English singer‐songwriter and actress)
Jackie Trent?:??
18Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
vocals:
B.J. Thomas
conductor:
Burt Bacharach
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Scepter (a/k/a Scepter Records) (in 1970)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 4) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 345)
recording of:
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use! see annotation), Casa David, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), New Hidden Valley Music Co., PW Arrangements, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
part of:
The 42nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1969 winner)
B.J. Thomas4?:??
19Candy Man
Sammy Davis Jr.?:??
20Sway
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (in 1952)
orchestra:
Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (in 1952)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1952)
cover recording of:
Sway (on 1954-04-22)
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Pablo Beltrán Ruiz
publisher:
Latin-American Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
version of:
¿Quién será?
Dean Martin4?:??
21A Man Without Love
engineer and mixer:
Luis Rodriguez (Spanish producer and engineer)
arranger:
Werner Becker, Dieter Bohlen and Ralf Stemmen
mixed at and engineered at:
Studio 33 (Germany) in Hamburg, Germany
recording of:
A Man Without Love (Quando m'innamoro)
lyricist:
Mario Panzeri (Italian lyricist and composer)
composer:
Roberto Livraghi and Daniele Pace (Italian lyricist & songwriter)
translator:
Barry Mason (English songwriter)
publisher:
Sugar Music (German publisher)
translated version of:
Quando m’innamoro
Engelbert Humperdinck4?:??
22We’re Gonna Change the World
recording of:
We're Gonna Change the World
Matt Monro?:??
23Big Spender
producer:
Kenneth Hume and Norman Newell
lead vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
orchestra:
Alyn Ainsworth and His Orchestra
conductor:
Ernest Freeman
arranger:
Ernest Freeman
recording of:
Big Spender
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Cy Coleman
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
Overture (Sweet Charity)
part of:
Sweet Charity
Shirley Bassey4.5?:??
24King of the Road
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States (on 1964-11-03)
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
vocals:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (on 1964-11-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Smash (in 1965)
recording of:
King of the Road (on 1964-11-03)
lyricist:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964)
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd.
Roger Miller4.5?:??
25What the World Needs Now Is Love
recording of:
What the World Needs Now Is Love
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Casa David LP, New Hidden Valley Music Co., フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2), BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use! see annotation) (in 1965), Songs of Fujimusic (in 1965, in 1993) and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation) (in 1993)
Jackie DeShannon3.6?:??
26We’ve Only Just Begun
The Ray Conniff Singers2:53
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