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20 disc box set.

Annotation last modified on 2011-07-08 16:35 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Top 20 Hits of the 50’s
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Music! Music! Music!
cover recording of:
Music! Music! Music!
writer:
Bernie Baum and Stephan Weiss
Teresa Brewer2:52
2Mona Lisa
cover recording of:
Mona Lisa
lyricist:
Raymond B. Evans (American songwriter)
writer:
Livingston & Evans (songwriting duo)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
sub-publisher:
BMG Unisong Music Publishers BV
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1950 winner)
Nat King Cole3:26
3Jezebel
recording of:
Jezebel
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Shanklin
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Domino Publishing Co. Ltd.
Frankie Laine3:09
4Shrimp Boats
Jo Stafford2:49
5Because of You
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
conductor:
Percy Faith
cover recording of:
Because of You (on 1951-04-04)
writer:
Arthur Hammerstein and Dudley Wilkinson
publisher:
Julian Stearns Arena Music, Inc
Tony Bennett43:01
6The Blacksmith Blues
baritone saxophone:
Robert Lawson (saxophone player) (on 1951-12-12)
double bass [bass]:
Meyer "Mike" Rubin (US bassist 1930s - 1960s) (on 1951-12-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Frank "Frankie" Carlson (on 1951-12-12)
guitar:
Robert F. "Bob" Bain (guitarist) (on 1951-12-12)
piano:
Milton W. Raskin (Milton Raskin) (on 1951-12-12)
steel guitar:
Wesley Webb "Speedy" West (on 1951-12-12)
tenor saxophone:
Babe Russin (on 1951-12-12)
trombone:
Harold Diner (on 1951-12-12), Francis L. Howard (american trombone player) (on 1951-12-12), Paul O.W. Tanner (on 1951-12-12) and Raymond "Ray" Sims (on 1951-12-12)
trumpet:
Vito N. "Micky" Mangano (on 1951-12-12) and Walter P. "Pete" Candoli (on 1951-12-12)
vocals:
Ella Mae Morse (on 1951-12-12)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1951-12-12)
recorded at:
Capitol Recording Studios (5515 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-12-12)
recording of:
The Blacksmith Blues (1951 song) (on 1951-12-12)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Holmes (composer, arranger)
is based on:
Happy Pay-Off Day
Ella Mae Morse3:01
7Cry
Johnnie Ray3:00
8The Glow Worm
recording of:
The Glow‐Worm (Johnny Mercer version)
additional lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Paul Lincke
translator:
Lilla Cayley Robinson
translated version of:
Lysistrata: „Glühwürmchen, Glühwürmchen flimm're” (Glühwürmchen-Idyll)
The Mills Brothers2:40
9You Belong to Me
producer:
Lee Gillette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
cover recording of:
You Belong to Me
writer:
Pee Wee King, Chilton Price and Redd Stewart
publisher:
Hill & Range Inc. (publisher) and Ridgeway Music Co, Inc.
Dean Martin33:03
10Mockin’ Bird Hill
recording of:
Mockin’ Bird Hill
lyricist and composer:
Vaughn Horton (from 1929 until 1930)
publisher:
Southern Music Publ. Co. Ltd.
Patti Page2:58
11My Truly, Truly Fair
recording of:
My Truly, Truly Fair
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
Guy Mitchell32:51
12Come On‐A My House
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-06-06)
producer:
Al Ham and Mitch Miller
double bass:
Frank Carroll (US bass player) (on 1951-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1951-06-06)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1951-06-06)
harpsichord:
Stan Freeman (on 1951-06-06)
vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1951-06-06)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor)
cover recording of:
Come On‐a My House (on 1951-06-06)
writer:
Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.; creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks) and William Saroyan
publisher:
Adam Bagdasarian Music, Bagdasarian Productions, Carol Bagdasarian Music, EMI Music Publishing France, Peter Maurice Music, Ross Bagdasarian Music, Stanford University Library for Saroyan, The Saroyan Company, Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal MCA Music Publishing (France), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.)
Rosemary Clooney1:59
13My Foolish Heart
cover recording of:
My Foolish Heart
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
arranger:
Les Harris (Sr., arranger)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music, Catharine Hinen Music, Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Joy Music, Inc., Largo Music and Patti Washington Music
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Billy Eckstine3:03
14If I Knew You Were Comin’ I’d’ve Baked a Cake
recording of:
If I Knew You Were Comin’ (I’d’ve Baked a Cake) (in 1950)
writer:
Clem Watts, Al Hoffman and Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
Eileen Barton2:37
15Undecided
Ray Anthony and His Orchestra2:11
16Play a Simple Melody
recording of:
Play a Simple Melody
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music
Bing Crosby & Gary Crosby2:54
17Around the Corner (Beneath the Berry Tree)
The Weavers2:29
18High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
Tex Ritter2:47
19Jambalaya (on the Bayou)
recording of:
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (on 1952-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Fred Rose Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-07-28)
Hank Williams42:53
20The World Is Waiting (for the Sunrise)
cover recording of:
The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise (in 1951-07)
lyricist:
Gene Lockhart (in 1918)
composer:
Raymond Roberts (in 1918)
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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Chappell Music Ltd. (on 1919-01-24)
Les Paul & Mary Ford2:10
21Any Time
cover recording of:
Any Time
lyricist and composer:
Herbert Happy Lawson (in 1921)
publisher:
Adams-Lawson Music Publishers (on 1921-12-22) and Herbert Happy Lawson Music Publishing Co. (on 1921-12-27)
Eddie Fisher32:36
22Charmaine
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
instrumental recording of:
Charmaine (in 1951)
lyricist:
Louis Leazer
composer:
Ernö Rapée
arranger:
Roy Campbell (trumpeter)
publisher:
Lew Pollack Music, Miller Music Corp., Rapee Music Corp. and Belwin, Inc. (on 1926-12-31)
Mantovani32:59
23Come’s A‐Long A‐Love
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-08-19)
vocals:
Kay Starr
orchestra:
Hal Mooney & His Orchestra
conductor:
Hal Mooney
recording of:
Comes A‐Long A‐Love (on 1952-08-19)
lyricist:
Al Sherman (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
composer:
Al Sherman (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) (in 1952)
Kay Starr42:25
24On Top of Old Smoky
The Weavers2:43
25In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
vocals:
Bing Crosby, Four Hits and a Miss and Jane Wyman
orchestra:
Matty Matlock’s All Stars
conductor:
Matty Matlock
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening (from “Here Comes the Groom”) (on 1951-06-20)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 24th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1951 winner)
Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman3:25
26Shanghai
Doris Day2:22
27Harbour Lights
Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra3:23
2▶CD: Top 20 Hits of the 50’s
3▶CD: Top 20 Hits of the 50’s
4▶CD: Top 20 Hits of the 50’s
5▶CD: Top 20 Hits of the 50’s
6▶CD: Rolling Back the Years: ’56‐’57
7▶CD: Rolling Back the Years: ’58‐’59
8▶CD: Rolling Back the Years: ’60‐’61
9▶CD: Rolling Back the Years: ’62‐’63
10▶CD: Doo Wop Classics: Earth Angel
11▶CD: Doo Wop Classics: The Glory of Love
12▶CD: Good Rockin’ Tonight
13▶CD: Rock Around the Clock
14▶CD: Rocket 88: Rock ’n’ Roll Pioneers
15▶CD: Tutti Frutti: Rock ’n’ Roll Classics
16▶CD: Sun Records: The Collection
17▶CD: Buddy Holly & The Picks: The Very Best
18▶CD: Jerry Lee Lewis: Breathless
19▶CD: The Everly Brothers: The Best of live
20▶CD: The Coasters: The Golden Greats