Songs of Joy

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

Tracklist

▶ Cassette 1: Timeless Favourites / The Power and the Glory
▶ Cassette 2: The Beauty and the Joy / Reflective Moments
▼ Cassette 3: Hymns to Follow the Sunset / Golden Memories
#TitleArtistRatingLength
E1Whispering Hope
recording of:
Whispering Hope
lyricist and composer:
Septimus Winner (in 1868)
Vera Lynn4:05
E2Now the Day Is Over
recording of:
Now the Day Is Over (Hymn)
lyricist:
Sabine Baring‐Gould
composer:
Sir Joseph Barnby (Composer and conductor) (in 1868)
Pat Boone2:16
E3Beautiful Isle of Somewhere
recording of:
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere (Hymn)
lyricist:
Jessie Pounds (American librettist)
composer:
John Fearis (American composer)
Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae3:02
E4Bless This House
recording of:
Bless This House
lyricist:
Helen Taylor (poet / lyricist)
composer:
May Brahe (composer)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Pub. Ltd.
Harry Secombe2:41
E5When You Come to the End of the Day
recording of:
When You Come to the End of the Day (Religious song)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Frank Westphal (American pianist, dance band leader and composer)
Perry Como3:13
E6An Evening Prayer
recording of:
An Evening Prayer
lyricist:
C. Maude Battersby (Gospel songwriter)
composer:
C. Maude Battersby (Gospel songwriter) and Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1911)
Jim Reeves2:35
E7Lullaby
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arrangement of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied "Guten Abend, gute Nacht" (for voice and piano)
National Philharmonic Orchestra & Douglas Gamley2:27
E8Beyond the Sunset
recording of:
Beyond the Sunset (Religious song)
lyricist:
Virgil Brock (American minister)
composer:
Blanche Brock (American composer)
Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae2:53
E9Lead Kindly Light
recording of:
Lead, Kindly Light
lyricist:
John Henry Newman
composer:
C H Purdy (composer & professor of music)
The Fireside Singers3:44
E10Precious Memories
recording of:
Precious Memories
writer:
J.B.F. Wright (Hymn songwriter)
Jim Reeves2:45
E11One Little Candle
recording of:
One Little Candle (Religious song)
lyricist:
J. Maloy Roach
composer:
George Mysels (composer)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
Harry Secombe2:23
E12The Children's Prayer From "Hansel and Gretel"
orchestra:
The Sunset Strings
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1981)
instrumental recording of:
Hänsel und Gretel: “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn” (Evening Prayer, Nachtgebet) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Engelbert Humperdinck (German composer) (from 1891 until 1892)
librettist:
Adelheid Wette (German lyricist)
arrangement of:
Hänsel und Gretel: Akt II, 2. Szene. “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn” (Hänsel, Gretel) (Nachtgebet / Evening Prayer / Prière du soir)
Sunset Strings3:39
E13A Perfect Day
recording of:
A Perfect Day (Parlor song)
lyricist and composer:
Carrie Jacobs-Bond
Moira Anderson2:59
E14At the End of the Day
recording of:
At the End of the Day
writer:
Donald O'Keefe
John Hanson2:26
F1I Believe
cover recording of:
I Believe
writer:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter), Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl (Songwriter) and Al Stillman
publisher:
Adaken Music, Cromwell Music, Inc., Gentlemen Jim Music Corp., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., L and S Freedom Music, Lindabet Music Corporation, Tadzio Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, The Stillman Song Company and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
The Bachelors2:08
F2The Village of St. Bernadette
recording of:
The Village of Saint Bernadette
lyricist and composer:
Eula Parker
Vera Lynn3:20
F3Crying in the Chapel
recording of:
Crying in the Chapel
lyricist and composer:
Artie Glenn (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Morris Ltd., Hill & Range Songs, Inc. and Mijac Music
Mike Sammes Male Quartet4:03
F4Somebody Bigger Than You and I
recording of:
Somebody Bigger Than You and I
writer:
Sonny Burke (producer, songwriter and Big Band leader), Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
publisher:
Bulls-Eye Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae3:10
F5If I Can Help Somebody
recording of:
If I Can Help Somebody
lyricist and composer:
Alma Bazel Androzzo (composer)
John Hanson3:26
F6The Bells of St. Mary's
recording of:
The Bells of St. Mary’s
lyricist:
Douglas Furber (in 1917)
composer:
A. Emmett Adams (in 1917)
Vera Lynn3:37
F7There'II Be Peace in the Valley
cover recording of:
There’ll Be Peace in the Valley for Me
publisher:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1939-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
publisher:
Rightsong Music, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:24
F8Scarlet Ribbons
recording of:
Scarlet Ribbons (for Her Hair)
lyricist:
Jack O. Segal (US songwriter) (in 1949)
composer:
Evelyn Danzig (in 1949)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Helton Music and Mills Music Limited
Allan Bruce2:38
F9It Is No Secret
engineer:
Bob Farris (recording engineer)
producer:
Chet Atkins
performer:
Jim Reeves (US country & pop singer)
cover recording of:
It Is No Secret (in 1958-09)
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Hamblen Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Songs of Universal, Inc.
Jim Reeves2:58
F10Vaya Con Dios
recording of:
Vaya con Dios (original)
writer:
Inez James, Buddy Pepper and Larry Russell (Film composer)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Chappell Music Ltd. and Manuskript (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Carmen Alexander2:43
F11The Three Bells
cover recording of:
The Three Bells
lyricist and composer:
Gilles (Swiss composer/vocalist/actor Jean Villard Gilles) (in 1939)
translator:
Bert Reisfeld (in 1948)
publisher:
Southern Music ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
translated version of:
Les Trois Cloches
The King’s Singers4:23
F12May the Good Lord Keep and Bless You
recording of:
May the Good Lord Keep and Bless You (Religious song)
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson
Perry Como2:52
F13You'll Never Walk Alone
recording of:
You’ll Never Walk Alone (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), T.B. Harms Co., Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
The Bachelors2:49
▶ Cassette 4: Hope and Inspiration / Our Faith and Heritage