American Songbook Series: Oscar Hammerstein II

~ Release by Oscar Hammerstein II (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1People Will Say We're in Love
vocals:
Alfred Drake and Joan Roberts
conductor:
Jay Blackton
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
recording of:
People Will Say We’re in Love (from 1943-10-20 until 1944-05-24)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd., Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:12
2Soliloquy
vocals:
John Raitt
conductor:
Joseph Littau
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett and Don Walker (orchestrator)
recording of:
Soliloquy (Carousel) (in 1945)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
7:29
3Lover, Come Back to Me
vocals:
Billie Holiday
recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (The New Moon)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
3:21
4It Might as Well Be Spring
vocals:
Margaret Whiting (in 1945)
orchestra:
Paul Weston and His Orchestra (in 1945)
recording of:
It Might as Well Be Spring (State Fair) (in 1945)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1945)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1945)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music, Inc. and 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)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 18)
part of:
State Fair (1962 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair
part of:
State Fair (1945 film soundtrack)
3:15
5It's a Grand Night for Singing
vocals:
Dick Haymes
recording of:
It’s a Grand Night for Singing (State Fair)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
part of:
State Fair
part of:
State Fair (1945 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair (1962 film soundtrack)
2:34
6Who?
recorded in:
Culver City, California, United States (on 1945-10-09)
choir vocals:
MGM Studio Chorus (on 1945-10-09)
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1945-10-09)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (on 1945-10-09)
conductor:
Lennie Hayton (on 1945-10-09)
vocals arranger:
Kay Thompson
orchestrator:
Conrad Salinger
recording of:
Who? (on 1945-10-09)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
recording of:
Who? (in 1946)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
2:49
7If I Loved You
vocals:
Jo Stafford
cover recording of:
If I Loved You (Carousel) (in 1950)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:00
8The Gentleman Is a Dope
vocals:
Lisa Kirk
recording of:
The Gentleman Is a Dope (Allegro) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
part of:
Allegro (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:03
9Some Enchanted Evening
vocals:
Ezio Pinza (operatic bass)
conductor:
Salvatore Dell’Isola (in 1949-04)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
recording of:
Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific) (in 1949)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:02
10I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair
vocals:
Mary Martin (US film and musical actor/singer)
conductor:
Salvatore Dell’Isola (in 1949-04)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
cover recording of:
I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair (South Pacific) (in 1949)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:27
11A Kiss to Build a Dream On
vocals:
Louis Armstrong
recording of:
A Kiss to Build a Dream On
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1935) and Bert Kalmar (in 1935)
composer:
Harry Ruby (in 1935)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
part of:
The Strip (1951 film)
3:11
12No Other Love
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001)
recording of:
No Other Love (on 1953-05-19)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1953)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (from 1952 until 1953)
version of:
Beneath the Southern Cross (Victory at Sea)
3:10
13Everybody's Got a Home but Me
vocals:
Judy Tyler
recording of:
Everybody’s Got a Home but Me (Pipe Dream)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
part of:
Pipe Dream (1955 stage musical)
2:52
14When I Grow Too Old to Dream
vocals:
Teddi King
orchestra:
Al Cohn and His Orchestra
recording of:
When I Grow Too Old to Dream
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1934)
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music
2:26
15I've Told Ev'ry Little Star
vocals:
David Allyn
recording of:
I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Music in the Air
2:41
16I'm One of God's Children
vocals:
Judy Holliday
recording of:
I'm One of God's Children (in 1958)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Harry Ruskin
composer:
Louis Alter
3:13
17All in Fun
vocals:
Mabel Mercer
recording of:
All in Fun
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
3:07
18Love, Look Away
vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano) (in 1961)
conductor:
Alfred Newman (in 1961)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization (in 1978, in 2002)
recording of:
Love, Look Away (Flower Drum Song) (in 1961)
orchestrator:
Don Sebesky
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
part of:
Flower Drum Song (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
2:26
19Hello, Young Lovers
vocals:
Barbara Cook (American actress and singer)
recording of:
Hello, Young Lovers (The King and I)
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)
3:13
20The Folks Who Live on the Hill
vocals:
Mel Tormé ("The Velvet Fog")
recording of:
The Folks Who Live on the Hill
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
High, Wide and Handsome (1937 film)
3:38
21The Sound of Music
vocals:
Julie Andrews (English actress/vocalist)
recording of:
The Sound of Music (The Sound of Music)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
2:32