1954 British Hit Parade: Britain’s Greatest Hits, Volume 3

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blowing Wild
Frankie Laine2:43
2The Creep
Ken Mackintosh3:04
3Oh Mein Papa
Eddie Fisher3:07
4The Happy Wanderer
Obernkirchen Children's Choir3:00
5That’s Amore
recording of:
That’s Amore
lyricist:
Jack Brooks (English–American lyricist)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Four Jays Music Co., Paramount Music Corp. and Universal Songs (publisher)
sub-publisher:
BMG Ariola Belgium (do not use this as an imprint!) and BMG Unisongs Music Publishers BV
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Dean Martin3:08
6Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Frankie Vaughan2:26
7Tennessee Wig Walk
Bonnie Lou2:40
8Woman (Uh‐Huh)
José Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney2:29
9Man (Uh‐Huh)
Rosemary Clooney and José Ferrer2:34
10Ebb Tibe
Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra3:04
11Skin Deep
Ted Heath3:04
12Don’t Laugh at Me
Norman Wisdom3:36
13Cuff of My Shirt
Guy Mitchell2:47
14The Book
David Whitfield2:21
15I See the Moon
cover recording of:
I See the Moon
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. and Meredith Willson Music
The Stargazers22:42
16Sippin’ Soda
Guy Mitchell2:37
17Skin Deep
recording of:
Skin Deep
composer:
Louie Bellson
Duke Ellington6:53
18Moonlight Serenade
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version)
composer and arranger:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
publisher:
Big 3 Music Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP)
Glenn Miller3:26
19Changing Partners
Kay Starr2:57
20Bell Bottom Blues
Alma Cogan2:38
21Changing Partners
vocals:
Bing Crosby (in 1953)
orchestra:
Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires
recording of:
Changing Partners (1953 song)
writer:
Larry Coleman and Joe Darion
Bing Crosby2:46
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Secret Love
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!) and Warner Chappell North America
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:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 26)
part of:
Calamity Jane (stage musical)
Doris Day3:43
2Granada
Frankie Laine3:02
3Such a Night
Johnnie Ray2:20
4The Happy Wanderer
The Stargazers2:26
5The 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 Laine3:27
6Tenderley
recording of:
Tenderly
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (American composer) (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
Nat King Cole3:01
7Bimbo
cover recording of:
Bimbo (1953 song)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Morris
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
Ruby Wright2:42
8Dime and a Dollar
Guy Mitchell2:30
9Friends and Neighbours
Billy Cotton & His Band2:32
10Make 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 Stafford2:44
11Someone Else’s Roses
Joan Regan2:21
12(The Gang That Sang) Heart of My Heart
Max Bygraves2:47
13Oh Baby Mine, I Get So Lonely
The Four Knights2:05
14Wanted
Perry Como3:08
15The Little Shoemaker
recording of:
The Little Shoemaker
lyricist:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist)
composer:
Rudi Revil (aka "Cadix")
translated version of:
Le Petit Cordonnier
Petula Clark2:20
16Cara Mia
recording of:
Cara mia (in 1954)
writer:
Lee Lange and Tulio Trapani
David Whitfield with Mantovani & His Orchestra33:12
17Idle Gossip
Perry Como3:03
18Little Things Mean a Lot
recording of:
Little Things Mean a Lot
lyricist:
Edith Lindeman
composer:
Carl Stutz
Kitty Kallen3:04
19Wanted
Al Martino3:01
20Young at Heart
recording of:
Young at Heart
lyricist:
Carolyn Leigh
composer:
Johnny Richards
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Cherio Corp., June's Tunes, Moncur Street Music Ltd., Ocheri Publishing Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
Frank Sinatra2:51
21Three Coins in the Fountain
recording of:
Three Coins in the Fountain
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Robbins Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 27)
Frank Sinatra3:10
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Story of Three Loves (Rachmaninoff’s 18th Variation)
Winifred Atwell3:16
2My Friend
Frankie Laine2:32
3Black Hills of Dakota
recording of:
The Black Hills of Dakota (from "Calamity Jane")
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Sammy Fain
part of:
Calamity Jane (stage musical)
Doris Day3:07
4Little Things Mean a Lot
Alma Cogan3:20
5Hold My Hand
recording of:
Hold My Hand
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1950) and Richard Myers (in 1950)
Don Cornell2:51
6Smile
recording of:
Smile
lyricist:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
composer:
Charlie Chaplin (filmmaker)
publisher:
Bourne France Éditions Musicale, Bourne Music Ltd. and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (in 1954)
sub-publisher:
Editions Vedette Sprl and 日音 Synch事業部
is based on:
Smile (Modern Times; original instrumental version)
part of:
Chaplin
Nat King Cole2:54
7Three Coins in the Fountain
cover recording of:
Three Coins in the Fountain
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Robbins Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 27)
The Four Aces3:07
8Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea
recording of:
Gilly, Gilly, Ossenfeffer, Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea
writer:
Al Hoffman (in 1954) and Dick Manning (American songwriter) (in 1954)
Max Bygraves2:58
9West of Zanzibar
Anthony Steel & The Radio Revellers2:57
10The Story of Tina
Ronnie Harris2:54
11Sway
cover recording of:
Sway
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Pablo Beltrán Ruiz
publisher:
Latin-American Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
version of:
¿Quién será?
Dean Martin2:43
12If I Gave My Heart to You
recording of:
If I Give My Heart to You
writer:
Jimmie Crane, Al Jacobs and Milton Gabler
Doris Day with The Mellomen2:54
13Sh‐Boom
cover recording of:
Sh‐Boom
writer:
William Edwards (The Chords), Carl Feaster, Claude Feaster, James Keyes and Floyd McRae
premiered by:
The Chords (50s US doo-wop group "Sh-Boom")
The Crew-Cuts2:51
14If I Gave My Heart to You
Joan Regan2:49
15The Story of Tina
cover recording of:
The Story of Tina
writer:
Christopher Hassall and Mimis Katrivanos
Al Martino2:54
16Make Her Mine
recording of:
Make Her Mine
writer:
Chester Conn and Sammy Gallop
Nat King Cole2:58
17There Must Be a Reason
Frankie Laine3:17
18This Ole House
Rosemary Clooney2:31
19My Son My Son
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1954)
recording of:
My Son, My Son
writer:
Eddie Calvert, Bob Howard (songwriter) and Gordon Melville Rees (songwriter)
Vera Lynn2:43
20Am I a Toy or a Treasure?
Kay Starr2:34
21How Do You Speak to an Angel
cover recording of:
How Do You Speak to an Angel?
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Jule Styne
Dean Martin3:08
▼ CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rain Rain Rain
Frankie Laine & The Four Lads2:59
2I Need You Now
Eddie Fisher2:34
3This Ole House
Billie Anthony with Eric Jupp & His Orchestra2:24
4Wait for Me Darling
Joan Regan & The Johnson Brothers2:03
5Endless
Dickie Valentine2:44
6Santo Matale (Merry Christmas)
David Whitfield2:54
7No One but You
cover recording of:
No One but You
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Nicholas Brodzsky
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Billy Eckstine3:08
8A Sky Blue Shirt and a Rainbow Tie
Norman Brooks2:22
9Sh‐Boom
Stan Freberg with The Toads3:38
10Let’s Have Another Party
Winifred Atwell4:42
11I Still Believe
Ronnie Hilton2:34
12Heartbeat
Ruby Murray2:11
13I Can’t Tell a Waltz From a Tango
Alma Cogan2:28
14Let’s Get Together No. 1
The Big Ben Banjo Band5:59
15Papa Loves Mambo
recording of:
Papa Loves Mambo
writer:
Al Hoffman, Dick Manning (American songwriter) and Bickley Reichner
Perry Como2:44
16Veni Vidi Vici
Ronnie Hilton2:30
17Finger of Suspicion
recording of:
Finger of Suspicion
writer:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Paul Mann (German/American pianist and composer)
Dickie Valentine2:54
18Shake Rattle and Roll
Bill Haley & His Comets2:32
19Mr. Sandman
The Chordettes2:27
20Mambo Italiano
vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (in 1954) and The Mellomen (American singing quartet) (in 1954)
orchestra:
Buddy Cole and His Orchestra
recording of:
Mambo Italiano (original english version) (on 1954-09-28)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen4.352:38
21Piano Medley No 114
Charlie Kunz6:49
22Mr. Sandman
Dickie Valentine2:19