The Best of Broadway: The Early ’50s: Encore!

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Aba Daba Honeymoon (“Two Weeks With Love”)
Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter3:16
2Too Late Now (“Royal Wedding”)
recording of:
Too Late Now (Royal Wedding / On a Clear Day) (on 1952-08-02)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
The 24th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Jane Powell3:38
3I Could Write a Book (“Pal Joey”)
Harold Lang and Beverly Fite3:47
4I Got Rhythm (“An American in Paris”)
Gene Kelly and Children3:45
5It’s a Lovely Day Today (“Call Me Madam”)
Russell Nype and Galina Talva4:33
6If I Were a Bell (“Guys and Dolls”)
Isabel Bigley2:55
7Getting to Know You (“The King and I”)
Gertrude Lawrence and Children3:28
8Love Is the Reason (“A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”)
Shirley Booth and Chorus3:00
9Good Morning (“Singin’ in the Rain”)
recording of:
Good Morning (Singin’ in the Rain) (on 1951-06-08)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
part of:
Babes in Arms (stage musical and film)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (stage musical)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film)
Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor3:20
10They Call the Wind Maria (“Paint Your Wagon”)
Rufus Smith and Chorus3:20
11Of Thee I Sing (“Of Thee I Sing”)
Jack Carson2:06
12Wonderful Copenhagen (“Hans‐Christian Andersen”)
Danny Kaye2:06
13A Shine on Your Shoes (“The Bandwagon”)
Fred Astaire4:55
14C’est magnifique (“Can‐Can”)
Lilo and Peter Cookson3:23
15Bye, Bye Baby (“Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”)
recording of:
Bye Bye Baby (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
part of:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949 musical based on novel of the same name by Anita Loos)
Marilyn Monroe3:30
16Baubles, Bangles and Beads (“Kismet”)
Doretta Morrow and Richard Oneto4:13
17Hernando’s Hideaway (“The Pajama Game”)
Carol Haney and Ensemble3:50
18I’ve Gotta Crow (“Peter Pan”)
Mary Martin and Kathy Nolan3:30
19Sobbin’ Women (“Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”)
Howard Keel, Tommy Rall, Russ Tamblyn, Matt Mattox, Alan Davies, Robert Wacker, Gene Lanham4:08
20Love Me or Leave Me (“Love Me or Leave Me”)
recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Donaldson Publishing Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
Doris Day2:33

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