The World’s Most Beautiful Melodies: Elegant Voices: Legendary Vocalists Sing Legendary Songs

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’ll Be Seeing You
Jo Stafford with Paul Weston & His Orchestra3:00
2All of Me
Frankie Laine with Carl Fisher & His Orchestra2:18
3I Get a Kick Out of You
Rosemary Clooney2:48
4Love Walked In
Mel Tormé3:33
5The Glory of Love
Patti Page with Lou Stein’s Music2:06
6A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody
Ed Ames with Roland Shaw & His Orchestra3:30
7Swanee
The King Sisters with Frank Devol & His Orchestra2:03
8God 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 Holiday2:38
9My Buddy
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1939-08-17)
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-08-17)
brass:
Claude Lakey (on 1939-08-17)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1939-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Hawkins (jazz drummer) (on 1939-08-17)
guitar:
Red Kent (on 1939-08-17)
piano:
Jack Gardner (piano) (on 1939-08-17)
saxophone:
Bill Luther (Jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-08-17) and Drew Page (on 1939-08-17)
trombone:
Russell Brown (Swing trombonist) (on 1939-08-17), Truett Jones (Jazz trombonist) (on 1939-08-17) and Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1939-08-17)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1939-08-17), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-08-17), Jack Palmer (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1939-08-17) and Jack Schaeffer (on 1939-08-17)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1939-08-17)
conductor:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-08-17)
recording of:
My Buddy (on 1939-08-17)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1922)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1922)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Frank Sinatra with Harry James & His Orchestra2:58
10What a Difference a Day Makes
cover recording of:
What a Diff’rence a Day Made
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
María Grever
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Estate of Stanley Adams, Maurice Music, Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Stanley Adams Music, Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Golden Sands Enterprises, Inc.
is based on:
Cuando vuelva a tu lado
Sarah Vaughan2:52
11September in the Rain
Julie London with Les Brown & His Orchestra1:37
12Silver Threads Among the Gold
Jo Stafford & The Gaslight Singers with Paul Weston & His Orchestra3:48
13You Go to My Head
cover recording of:
You Go to My Head
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
Helen Forrest with Harry James & His Orchestra3:14
14Mean to Me
recording of:
Mean to Me
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
Vic Damone with Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra3:14
15I’ve Got the World on a String
cover recording of:
I’ve Got the World on a String
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Mills Music, Inc., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and S.A. Music Co.
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)
Peggy Lee2:42
16You’ll Never Know
Dick Haymes2:58
17What a Wonderful World
recording of:
What a Wonderful World
writer:
George Douglas (producer & songwriter) and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Memory Lane Music (publishing company), Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc. and Valando Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
BMC Publishing NV, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), 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), 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:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
part of:
Freaky Friday (2003)
Louis Armstrong2:22
18God Be With You Till We Meet Again
Kate Smith2:51

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printed in:U.S.A.