The Fabulous Fifties

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Tracklist

1▶Cassette: 1950 – 1951
2▶Cassette: 1952 – 1953
3▼Cassette: 1954 -1955
#TitleArtistRatingLength
E1Blowing Wild (The Ballad of Black Gold)
recording of:
Blowing Wild (The Ballad of Black Gold)
writer:
Dimitri Tiomkin and Paul Francis Webster
Frankie Laine2:41
E2Cloud Lucky Seven
recording of:
Cloud Lucky Seven
writer:
Peter de Rose and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Guy Mitchell with Mitch Miller & His Orchestra2:31
E3Let’s Have Another Party (medley 1)
partial recording of:
Let's Have Another Party (Winifred Atwell medley)
arranger:
Winifred Atwell (pianist)
medley of:
Somebody Stole My Gal
medley of:
I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight
medley of:
When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along
medley of:
Bye Bye Blackbird
medley of:
The Sheik of Araby
medley of:
Another Little Drink
medley of:
Lily of Laguna
medley of:
The Honeysuckle and the Bee
medley of:
A Broken Doll
medley of:
Nellie Dean
Winifred Atwell2:52
E4Let’s Have Another Party (medley 2)
partial recording of:
Let's Have Another Party (Winifred Atwell medley)
arranger:
Winifred Atwell (pianist)
medley of:
Somebody Stole My Gal
medley of:
I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight
medley of:
When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along
medley of:
Bye Bye Blackbird
medley of:
The Sheik of Araby
medley of:
Another Little Drink
medley of:
Lily of Laguna
medley of:
The Honeysuckle and the Bee
medley of:
A Broken Doll
medley of:
Nellie Dean
Winifred Atwell2:40
E5I See the Moon
cover recording of:
I See the Moon
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. and Meredith Willson Music
The Stargazers22:41
E6Skin Deep
recording of:
Skin Deep
composer:
Louie Bellson
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra7:00
E7Secret Love (From ‘Calamity Jane’)
recording of:
Secret Love (song from “Calamity Jane”)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Chappell, Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell North America and Warner Chappell North America Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
part of:
The 26th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1953 winner)
part of:
Calamity Jane (stage musical)
Doris Day3:45
E8Such a Night
cover recording of:
Such a Night
lyricist and composer:
Lincoln Chase (songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Elvis Presley Music, Embassy Music Corporation and Raleigh Music, Inc.
Johnnie Ray2:16
E9The Kid’s Last Fight
recording of:
The Kid's Last Fight
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
Frankie Laine3:24
E10Friends and Neighbours
recording of:
Friends and Neighbours
lyricist:
Marvin Scott (soul/funk)
composer:
Malcolm Lockyer
Billy Cotton & His Band2:29
E11Cara Mia
recording of:
Cara mia (in 1954)
writer:
Lee Lange and Tulio Trapani
David Whitfield33:11
E12The Little Shoemaker
recording of:
The Little Shoemaker
lyricist:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist)
composer:
Rudi Revil (aka "Cadix")
translated version of:
Le Petit Cordonnier
Petula Clark2:22
E13This Ole House
cover recording of:
This Ole House
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Rosemary Clooney2:26
E14Oh, Mein Papa
recording of:
Oh! My Pa-Pa (English version of O mein Papa)
composer:
Paul Burkhard (Swiss composer)
translator:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd. and Peter Maurice Music Co.
translated version of:
O mein Papa (… war eine wunderbare Clown)
Eddie Fisher3:21
E15Make Love to Me
cover recording of:
Make Love to Me
lyricist:
Allan Copeland, George Brunies, Paul Mares, Walter Melrose, Ben Pollack, Leon Roppolo and Mel Stitzel
composer:
William H. Norvas
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
Jo Stafford2:48
E16Finger of Suspicion
recording of:
Finger of Suspicion
writer:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Paul Mann (German/American pianist and composer)
Dickie Valentine2:53
F1I Need You Now
cover recording of:
I Need You Now
writer:
Jimmie Crane and Al Jacobs
Eddie Fisher2:37
F2Mambo Italiano
recording of:
Mambo Italiano (original english version) (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
Rosemary Clooney2:34
F3Tomorrow
recording of:
Tomorrow
writer:
John Geraldson (Songwriter) and Peter Hart (songwriter)
Johnny Brandon2:59
F4Earth Angel
cover recording of:
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)
writer:
Jesse Belvin, Gaynel Hodge (doo-wop singer and songwriter), Curtis Williams (1950s doo-wop singer, member of The Penguins) and Dootsie Williams (band leader, record producer and record label owne)
publisher:
Dootsie Williams Music (publisher) (in 1986)
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
The Crew-Cuts32:54
F5Ready, Willing and Able
recording of:
Ready, Willing and Able
writer:
Dick Gleason, Floyd Huddleston and Al Rinker
Doris Day2:30
F6I Wonder
recording of:
I Wonder (1954 song)
writer:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist), George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) and Pete Wendling (American composer)
Dickie Valentine2:42
F7Everywhere
recording of:
Everywhere (1955 song)
lyricist:
Larry Kahn (Lyricist)
composer:
Tolchard Evans
David Whitfield2:44
F8Stranger in Paradise
cover recording of:
Stranger in Paradise (popular song from the 1953 musical “Kismet”)
lyricist:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
Alexander Borodin (Russian composer), George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Scheffel Music Corp, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Frank Music Co. Ltd. (from 1953 to present)
is based on:
Polovtsian Dances no. 17, “Polovtsian Dance with Chorus”: II. Gliding Dance of the Maidens: Andantino, 4/4, A major
part of:
Kismet (full musical)
Tony Bennett3:21
F9Cool Water
recording of:
Cool Water
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Frankie Laine2:53
F10Blue Star
recording of:
Blue Star (1955 song)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
version of:
Blue Star ("The Medic Theme")
The Cyril Stapleton Orchestra3:13
F11The Yellow Rose of Texas
recording of:
The Yellow Rose of Texas (on 1955-06-10)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music
Mitch Miller3:01
F12Hey There (From ‘The Pajama Game’)
recording of:
Hey There (The Pajama Game)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Frank Music (from 1954 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
part of:
The Pajama Game (musical)
Johnnie Ray2:58
F13The Man From Laramie
recording of:
The Man From Laramie (Song from the 1955 western)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Lester Lee
Jimmy Young42:24
F14Hernando’s Hideaway (From ‘The Pajama Game’)
cover recording of:
Hernando’s Hideaway (The Pajama Game)
writer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (from 1954 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
part of:
The Pajama Game (musical)
The Johnston Brothers2:35
F15Twenty Tiny Fingers
recording of:
Twenty Tiny Fingers (1955 song)
writer:
Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
The Stargazers2:29
F16Suddenly There’s a Valley
cover recording of:
Suddenly There's a Valley
lyricist:
Chuck Meyer
writer:
Biff Jones (in 1955) and Chuck Meyer (in 1955)
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Hill & Range Songs (publisher)
Petula Clark2:42
4▶Cassette: 1956 – 1957
5▶Cassette: 1958 – 1959