Legendary Singers of the Century

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Tracklist

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1That Man That Got Away
recording of:
The Man That Got Away (A Star Is Born)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1953)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Harwin Music Corporation, MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 27th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Judy Garland3:37
2April Love
conductor:
Billy Vaughn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records. (in 1957)
recording of:
April Love (on 1957-09-15)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
The 30th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Pat Boone2:44
3Que será, será (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
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 Day2:06
4Godfather Love Theme (Speak Softly Love)
Al Martino3:07
5Blue Moon
vocals:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”)
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra
recording of:
Blue Moon (in 1949)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1934)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation, SBK United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Belgium NV and Francis Day Editions (SABAM)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Mel Tormé3:13
6Cry Me a River
engineer:
John Kraus (1950s US engineer) (in 1955-08)
producer:
Bobby Troup
double bass [bass]:
Ray Leatherwood
guitar:
Barney Kessel
vocals:
Julie London (in 1955-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1957)
recorded at and mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 15)
recording of:
Cry Me a River (in 1955-08)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Hamilton
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc., Harmony Grace Publishing, Saunders Publications Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Daksel Music Corp. (in 1982) and Song and Dance Music Co. (in 1982)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Julie London4.652:58
7I’m Old Fashioned
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-07-27)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1942-07-27)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1942-07-27)
recording of:
I’m Old Fashioned (from “You Were Never Lovelier”) (on 1942-07-27)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1942)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co., The Johnny Mercer Foundation and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
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)
Fred Astaire2:27
8There’s a Small Hotel
Connee Boswell3:09
9Island in the Sun
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Island in the Sun (on 1957-01-27)
writer:
Harry Belafonte and Lord Burgess
publisher:
Caribe Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Publishing and Clara Music Publ. Corp.
Harry Belafonte3:09
10Where the Boys Are
recording of:
Where the Boys Are
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Connie Francis2:41
11Mack the Knife
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer), Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
vocals:
Bobby Darin
conductor:
Richard Wess
arranger:
Richard Wess
part of:
Grammy Award: Record of the Year nominees (number: 1960 winner), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 4), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 40) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 251)
cover recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (American composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
Bobby Darin43:10
12Walking After Midnight
cover recording of:
Walkin’ After Midnight
lyricist:
Don Hecht
composer:
Alan Block and Don Hecht
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Patsy Cline2:36
13Yesterday
cover recording of:
Yesterday (original by The Beatles)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney) (from 1965 to present)
Shirley Bassey3:23
14Anywhere I Wander
Ed Ames3:17
15Downtown
recording of:
Downtown
lyricist and composer:
Tony Hatch
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Welbeck Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
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)
Petula Clark3:26
16The More I See You
Engelbert Humperdinck4:04
17Both Sides Now
recording of:
Both Sides Now
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
arranger:
Benedikt Jahnel
publisher:
Crazy Crow Music, Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., Siquomb Pub. Corp., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) 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)
Judy Collins43:16
18Lady
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records (a division of Capitol Records, Inc. since 1980 – not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits only) (in 1980) and Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1980)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 67)
recording of:
Lady (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie, Jr.
publisher:
Brockman Music
Kenny Rogers33:52
19What’s New?
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Peter Asher
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1982-06-30 until 1983-03-04)
guitar:
Tommy Tedesco (guitar) (from 1982-06-30 until 1983-03-04)
membranophone:
John Guerin (from 1982-06-30 until 1983-03-04)
piano:
Don Grolnick (from 1982-06-30 until 1983-03-04)
solo trumpet:
Anthony Terran (from 1982-06-30 until 1983-03-04)
vocals:
Linda Ronstadt (from 1982-06-30 until 1983-03-04)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (from 1982-06-30 until 1983-03-04)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1983)
recorded at:
The Complex in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1982-06-30 until 1983-03-04)
cover recording of:
What’s New? (from 1982-06-30 until 1983-03-04)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Bob Haggart
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Linda Ronstadt3:51
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