1955 British Hit Parade: Britain’s Greatest Hits, Volume 4 Part 1

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mr. Sandman
cover recording of:
Mr. Sandman
lyricist and composer:
Pat Ballard
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts?:??
2Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley & His Comets?:??
3Count Your Blessing (Instead of Sheep)
recording of:
Count Your Blessings
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Bing Crosby?:??
4Happy Days and Lonely Nights
Suzi Miller and The Johnston Brothers?:??
5Give Me Your Word
recording of:
Give Me Your Word
writer:
Irving Taylor and George Wyle
Tennessee Ernie Ford?:??
6Mr. Sandman
recording of:
Mr. Sandman
lyricist and composer:
Pat Ballard
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
Max Bygraves?:??
7Softly Softly
recording of:
Softly Softly
lyricist:
Pierre Dudan and Paddy Roberts (singer/songwriter)
composer:
Mark Paul (1950s song composer)
Ruby Murray?:??
8Happy Days and Lonely Night
Frankie Vaughan?:??
9The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane
The Ames Brothers?:??
10Drink Drink Drink (The Drinking Song)
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
recording of:
The Student Prince: Act I. Drinking Song (Drink! Drink! Drink!) (Detlef, Students)
lyricist:
Dorothy Donnelly
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
part of:
The Student Prince: Act I
Mario Lanza?:??
11Mambo Italiano
recording of:
Mambo Italiano (original english version)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
Dean Martin?:??
12Happy Days and Lonely Nights
Ruby Murray?:??
13Let Me Go Lover
vocals:
Teresa Brewer
conductor:
Jack Pleis
cover recording of:
Let Me Go, Lover
lyricist:
Al Hill (Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Kay Twomey)
composer:
Jenny Lou Carson
is based on:
Let Me Go, Devil
Teresa Brewer?:??
14Beyond the Stars
David Whitfield?:??
15The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane
cover recording of:
The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane
writer:
Roy Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
Dean Martin?:??
16Mobile
recording of:
Mobile
writer:
David Jack Holt and Robert Wells (songwriter)
Ray Burns?:??
17Lonely Ballerina
Mantovani?:??
18Teach Me Tonight
The DeCastro Sisters?:??
19Let Me Go Love
Joan Weber?:??
20Majorca
Petula Clark?:??
21I’ll Walk With God
Mario Lanza?:??
22A Blossom Fell
Dickie Valentine?:??
23Let Me Go Lover
producer:
Lee Gillette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1995)
cover recording of:
Let Me Go, Lover
lyricist:
Al Hill (Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Kay Twomey)
composer:
Jenny Lou Carson
is based on:
Let Me Go, Devil
Dean Martin5?:??
24Somebody
The Stargazers?:??
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Let Me Go Lover
Ruby Murray?:??
2A Blossom Fell
recording of:
A Blossom Fell
writer and composer:
Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius and Dominic John (songwriter, aka Dominic John)
Nat King Cole?:??
3Tomorrow
Johnny Brandon and The Phantoms?:??
4In the Beginning
recording of:
In the Beginning
lyricist:
Benjamin Weisman and Fred Wise
composer:
Dorcas Cochran and Kathleen Twomey
Frankie Laine?:??
5(I’m Always Hearing) Wedding Bells
Eddie Fisher?:??
6If Anyone Finds This I Love You
Ruby Murray and Anne Warren?:??
7Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
Pérez Prado and His Orchestra?:??
8Prize of Gold
Joan Regan?:??
9Under the Bridges of Paris
cover recording of:
Under the Bridges of Paris
lyricist:
Jean Rodor
composer:
Vincent Scotto
translator:
Dorcas Cochran
publisher:
Fortin Euromusic, Unichappell Music and Zodiac Music Corp.
translated version of:
Sous les ponts de Paris
Eartha Kitt?:??
10Stranger in Paradise
Don Cornell?:??
11No More
The McGuire Sisters?:??
12Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
recording of:
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White (1951 song, version of "Cerisier rose et pommier blanc")
composer:
Louiguy (French composer Louis Guglielmi)
translator:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
is based on:
Cerisier rose et pommier blanc (1950 song)
Eddie Calvert?:??
13Ready Willing and Able
recording of:
Ready, Willing and Able
writer:
Dick Gleason, Floyd Huddleston and Al Rinker
Doris Day?:??
14If You Believe
Johnnie Ray?:??
15Under the Bridges of Paris
cover recording of:
Under the Bridges of Paris
lyricist:
Jean Rodor
composer:
Vincent Scotto
translator:
Dorcas Cochran
publisher:
Fortin Euromusic, Unichappell Music and Zodiac Music Corp.
translated version of:
Sous les ponts de Paris
Dean Martin?:??
16Stranger in Paradise
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 (Alexander Borodin), 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 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 Bennett?:??
17Mambo Rock
Bill Haley & His Comets?:??
18Earth Angel
The Crew-Cuts?:??
19Stranger in Paradise
Tony Martin?:??
20Tweedle Dee
Frankie Vaughan?:??
21Serenade
Mario Lanza?:??
22Melody of Love
The Ink Spots?:??
23Open Up Your Heart
Joan & Rusty Regan?:??
24A Blossom Fell
recording of:
A Blossom Fell
writer and composer:
Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius and Dominic John (songwriter, aka Dominic John)
Ronnie Hilton?:??
25Dreamboat
vocals:
Alma Cogan
recording of:
Dreamboat (1955 song)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Hoffman
Alma Cogan?:??
26Unchained Melody
Jimmy Young?:??
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tweedle Dee
Georgia Gibbs?:??
2Stranger in Paradise
Bing Crosby?:??
3Unchained Melody
Al Hibbler?:??
4Where Will the Dimple Be
Rosemary Clooney?:??
5Paths of Paradise
Johnnie Ray?:??
6Stranger 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 (Alexander Borodin), 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 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)
The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts?:??
7Elephant Tango
Cyril Stapleton & His Orchestra?:??
8Mama
recording of:
Mama (UK English version, Parsons/Turner)
lyricist:
Bixio Cherubini (in 1940)
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio (in 1940)
arranger:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
translator:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) (in 1955) and John Turner (lyricist) (in 1955)
David Whitfield?:??
9Sing It With Joe (medley)
Joe Henderson?:??
10Stranger in Paradise
Eddie Calvert?:??
11I 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 Valentine?:??
12Unchained Melody
recording of:
Unchained Melody
publisher:
Hy Zaret
lyricist:
Hy Zaret
composer:
Alex North (US composer)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing and Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
Les Baxter and His Orchestra4?:??
13Crazy Otto Rag
The Stargazers?:??
14You, My Love
recording of:
You, My Love
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
Frank Sinatra?:??
15The Man That Got Away
recording of:
The Man That Got Away (A Star Is Born)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1953)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Harwin Music Corporation and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
Judy Garland?:??
16I Wonder
Jane Froman?:??
17Unchained Melody
Liberace?:??
18Cool Water
recording of:
Cool Water
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter) (in 1936)
Frankie Laine?:??
19Stowaway
Barbara Lyon?:??
20Evermore
Ruby Murray?:??
21Every Day of My Life
Malcolm Vaughan?:??
22Don’t Worry
Johnny Brandon?:??
23Ev’rywhere
David Whitfield?:??
24Rose Marie
recording of:
Rose-Marie (title song of the 1924 operetta)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Otto Harbach
composer:
Rudolf Friml
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Rose-Marie (1924 operetta-style musical)
Slim Whitman?:??
25Sincerely
The McGuire Sisters?:??

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Release

manufactured in:England, United Kingdom
rights society:MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Acrobat Music Ltd (in 2006)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4133974 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000EMSUQ0 [info]