Great Jukebox Favourites

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20 disc box set.

Annotation last modified on 2011-07-08 16:35 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Top 20 Hits of the 50’s
▶ CD 2: Top 20 Hits of the 50’s
▼ CD 3: Top 20 Hits of the 50’s
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Cry of the Wild Goose
cover recording of:
The Cry of the Wild Goose
lyricist and composer:
Terry Gilkyson
Frankie Laine2:41
2Too Young
recording of:
Too Young
lyricist:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist)
composer:
Sidney Lippman (American songwriter)
publisher:
Aria Music Co.
Nat King Cole3:24
3I Went to Your Wedding
Patti Page3:16
4A Guy Is a Guy
vocals:
Doris Day (on 1952-02-07)
orchestra:
Paul Weston Orchestra (on 1952-02-07)
conductor:
Paul Weston (on 1952-02-07)
recording of:
A Guy Is a Guy (on 1952-02-07)
lyricist and composer:
Oscar Brand
publisher:
Ludlow Music
Doris Day2:39
5Here in My Heart
recording of:
Here in My Heart
writer:
Bill Borrelli (writer “Here in My Heart”), Pat Genaro (Songwriter) and Lou Levinson (writer “Here in My Heart”)
publisher:
Algonquin Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Mellin Music
Al Martino3:12
6Half as Much
producer:
Al Ham and Mitch Miller
vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1951-08-23)
conductor:
Percy Faith (on 1951-08-23)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor)
cover recording of:
Half as Much (on 1951-08-23)
lyricist and composer:
Curley Williams (in 1951)
publisher:
Fred Rose Music, Inc. (in 1951) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-10-17)
Rosemary Clooney2:46
7Gone Fishin’
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player) (on 1951-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1951-04-27)
guitar:
Perry Botkin (on 1951-04-27)
piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1951-04-27) and Mel Henke (on 1951-04-27)
saxophone:
Warren Baker (on 1951-04-27), Matty Matlock (on 1951-04-27), Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1951-04-27) and Philip Shuken (on 1951-04-27)
trombone:
Bill Atkinson (on 1950-04-27), Wendell Mayhew (on 1950-04-27) and Dick Taylor (jazz trombonist) (on 1950-04-27)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1950-04-27), Bobby Guy (on 1950-04-27) and Red Nichols (on 1950-04-27)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1950-04-27) and Bing Crosby (on 1950-04-27)
conductor:
John Scott Trotter (on 1950-04-27)
arranger:
John Scott Trotter (on 1950-04-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Music Ltd. (in 1951)
recording of:
Gone Fishin’ (on 1951-04-27)
writer:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong2:30
8Wish You Were Here
recording of:
Wish You Were Here (1952 song from the musical “Wish You Were Here”)
lyricist and composer:
Harold Rome
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), 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 (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Wish You Were Here (1952 musical)
Eddie Fisher2:55
9Bye Bye Blues
cover recording of:
Bye Bye Blues
composer:
Dave Bennett (Songwriter) (until 1925), Chauncey Gray (until 1925), Fred F. Hamm (until 1925) and Bert Lown (until 1925)
Les Paul & Mary Ford2:03
10Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes
The Ramblers2:41
11My Heart Cries for You
Guy Mitchell2:46
12Cold, Cold Heart
piano:
John Bunch (jazz pianist)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
cover recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
Tony Bennett2:39
13The Third Man Theme (Harry Lime)
recording of:
Harry Lime Theme
composer:
Anton Karas
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Anton Karas2:11
14Sam’s Song
recording of:
Sam’s Song
lyricist:
John Elliot (1914-1972 US film songwriter mostly Westerns, aka Jack Ellott)
composer:
Lew Quadling
Bing Crosby & Gary Crosby2:52
15Why Don’t You Believe Me?
recording of:
Why Don't You Believe Me
writer:
Lew Douglas, Luther King Laney and Roy Rodde
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Joni James2:53
16Rose, Rose I Love You
recording of:
Rose Rose I Love You
lyricist:
Wilfrid Thomas
composer:
陳歌辛
translated version of:
玫瑰玫瑰我愛你
Frankie Laine2:31
17Walking My Baby Back Home
Johnnie Ray2:21
18Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
The Weavers3:00
19The Tennessee Waltz
orchestra:
Jack Rael & his Orchestra (in 1950-11)
conductor:
Jack Rael (in 1950-11)
cover recording of:
Tennessee Waltz (on 1950-10-14)
lyricist:
Redd Stewart (in 1946)
composer:
Pee Wee King (in 1946)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Patti Page3:02
20Rag Mop
vocals:
The Ames Brothers (on 1949-05-12)
orchestra:
Roy Ross & his Orchestra (on 1949-05-12)
conductor:
Roy Ross (on 1949-05-12)
recording of:
Rag Mop (on 1949-05-12)
writer:
Deacon Anderson (songwriter, vocalist, steel guitarist) and Johnnie Lee Wills
The Ames Brothers2:38
21If
producer:
Charles R. Grean
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1950, on 1950-11-28)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (on 1950-11-28)
performer:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1950)
cover recording of:
If (Song, popular in the 1950s)
lyricist:
Stanley J. Damerell and Robert Hargreaves (songwriter)
composer:
Tolchard Evans
Perry Como3:06
22Be My Love
choir vocals:
The Jeff Alexander Chorus (in 1951)
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra and Ray Sinatra’s Orchestra (in 1950)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1950)
recording of:
Be My Love (in 1951)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Nicholas Brodzsky
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Mario Lanza3:30
23Auf Weiderseh’n Sweetheart
recording of:
Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart
lyricist and composer:
Eberhard Storch
translator:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
publisher:
Corso Editions
arrangement of:
Auf Wiederseh’n
Vera Lynn2:36
▶ CD 4: Top 20 Hits of the 50’s
▶ CD 5: Top 20 Hits of the 50’s
▶ CD 6: Rolling Back the Years: ’56‐’57
▶ CD 7: Rolling Back the Years: ’58‐’59
▶ CD 8: Rolling Back the Years: ’60‐’61
▶ CD 9: Rolling Back the Years: ’62‐’63
▶ CD 10: Doo Wop Classics: Earth Angel
▶ CD 11: Doo Wop Classics: The Glory of Love
▶ CD 12: Good Rockin’ Tonight
▶ CD 13: Rock Around the Clock
▶ CD 14: Rocket 88: Rock ’n’ Roll Pioneers
▶ CD 15: Tutti Frutti: Rock ’n’ Roll Classics
▶ CD 16: Sun Records: The Collection
▶ CD 17: Buddy Holly & The Picks: The Very Best
▶ CD 18: Jerry Lee Lewis: Breathless
▶ CD 19: The Everly Brothers: The Best of live
▶ CD 20: The Coasters: The Golden Greats