The Best of Broadway: The Early ’50s

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Tracklist

CD 1
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1Luck Be a Lady (from “Guys and Dolls”)
vocals:
Robert Alda
conductor:
Irving Actman (composer/conductor)
orchestrator:
George Bassman and Ted Royal
cover recording of:
Luck Be a Lady (from “Guys and Dolls”) (in 1950)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. and MPL UK Publishing
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
part of:
Guys and Dolls (full musical)
Robert Alda3:02
2Get Happy (from “Summer Stock”)
recorded in:
Culver City, California, United States (on 1950-03-15)
choir vocals:
MGM Studio Chorus (on 1950-03-15)
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1950-03-15)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (on 1950-03-15)
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (on 1950-03-15)
arranger:
Saul Chaplin and Skip Martin
orchestrator:
Skip Martin
recording of:
Get Happy (on 1950-03-15)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1929)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Remick Music Corp., S.A. Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Summer Stock
part of:
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue (1930)
Judy Garland2:49
3Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (from “Pal Joey”)
vocals:
Vivienne Segal
recording of:
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (Pal Joey)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1940)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1940)
publisher:
WB Music Group (ended), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Imagem CV, Lorenz Hart Publishing Co., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
Vivienne Segal3:11
4Hello, Young Lovers (from “The King and I”)
vocals:
Gertrude Lawrence
conductor:
Frederick Dvonch
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
recording of:
Hello, Young Lovers (The King and I) (in 1951)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd. and Williamson Music Ltd.
part of:
The King and I (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Gertrude Lawrence3:10
5We Kiss in a Shadow (from “The King and I”)
vocals:
Larry Douglas (vocalist) and Doretta Morrow (actress, singer, and dancer)
conductor:
Frederick Dvonch
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
recording of:
We Kiss in a Shadow (The King and I) (in 1951)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
part of:
The King and I (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Doretta Morrow & Larry Douglas3:27
6I Talk to the Trees (from “Paint Your Wagon”)
vocals:
Tony Bavaar
orchestra:
Paint Your Wagon Orchestra (Special Purpose Artist - Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Franz Allers (European-American conductor)
recording of:
I Talk to the Trees (Paint Your Wagon) (in 1951)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
part of:
Paint Your Wagon (full musical)
Tony Bavaar3:34
7Singin’ in the Rain (from “Singin’ in the Rain”)
lead vocals:
Gene Kelly (US dancer/actor)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Lennie Hayton
recording of:
Singin’ in the Rain (on 1951-06-05)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.), Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (stage musical)
part of:
The Hollywood Revue (1929 MGM musical film)
Gene Kelly4:00
8Hi‐Lili, Hi‐Lo (from “Lili”)
recording of:
Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo (from 1952-03-11 until 1952-03-28)
lyricist:
Helen Deutsch
composer:
Bronisław Kaper
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp. and Robbins Music Corp. Ltd.
Leslie Caron & Mel Ferrer1:59
9I Love Paris (from “Can‐Can”)
Lilo2:29
10Secret Love (from “Calamity Jane”)
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 Day3:42
11Stranger in Paradise (from “Kismet”)
lead vocals:
Richard Kiley and Doretta Morrow (actress, singer, and dancer)
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)
Doretta Morrow & Richard Kiley4:09
12The Ballad of Mack the Knife (from “The Threepenny Opera”)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1954)
vocals:
Gerald Price (in 1954)
conductor:
Samuel Matlovsky (in 1954)
recording of:
The Threepenny Opera: The Ballad of Mack the Knife (in 1954)
lyricist and librettist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein
part of:
The Threepenny Opera (Marc Blitzstein translation)
Gerald Price3:21
13Hey There (from “The Pajama Game”)
lead vocals:
John Raitt
recording of:
Hey There (The Pajama Game)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Frank Music (from 1954 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
part of:
The Pajama Game (musical)
John Raitt3:35
14Alexander’s Ragtime Band (from “There’s No Business Like Show Business”)
Johnnie Ray2:28
15Never Never Land (from “Peter Pan”)
lead vocals:
Mary Martin (US film and musical actor/singer)
conductor:
Louis Adrian (conductor)
recording of:
Never Never Land (Peter Pan, 1954 musical) (on 1954-11-04)
lyricist:
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Quaytor Productions LLC and WC Music Corp.
part of:
Peter Pan (1954 musical)
Mary Martin & Kathy Nolan3:24
16Make Believe (from “Show Boat”)
Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel4:23
17From This Moment On (from “Kiss Me Kate”)
recording of:
From This Moment On (Kiss Me, Kate, 1953 film & 1999 Broadway revival casts only) (on 1953-06-18)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1950)
part of:
Kiss Me, Kate (musical)
Tommy Rall, Ann Miller, Bobby Van & Bob Fosse3:50
18The Heather on the Hill (from “Brigadoon”)
recording of:
The Heather on the Hill (from "Brigadoon") (from 1954-01-04 until 1954-03-25)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
part of:
Brigadoon (complete musical)
Gene Kelly5:56
19The Man That Got Away (from “A Star Is Born”)
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1953-09-04)
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Orchestra (on 1953-09-04)
conductor:
Ray Heindorf (on 1953-09-04)
recording of:
The Man That Got Away (A Star Is Born) (on 1953-09-04)
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 Garland4:24
20That’s Entertainment (from “The Band Wagon”)
Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, Oscar Levant, Jack Buchanan & Cyd Charisse4:45

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ASIN:US: B000L0W0OS [info]