Greatest Pop Hits of the '40s & '50s

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

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Crying in the Chapel
June Valli2:47
2You You You
recording of:
You, You, You
lyricist:
Robert Mellin
composer:
Lotar Olias
version of:
You You You
The Ames Brothers2:55
3Gimme a Little Kiss, Will Ya Huh?
vocals:
April Stevens
conductor:
Henri René
arranger:
Henri René
April Stevens2:59
4Slow Poke
Pee Wee King3:02
5The Thing
vocals:
Phil Harris (US singer, songwriter, jazz musician, actor and comedian)
orchestra:
Walter Scharf's Orchestra
conductor:
Walter Scharf (on 1950-10-13)
recording of:
The Thing (on 1950-10-13)
lyricist and composer:
Charles R. Grean
Phil Harris2:21
6Darktown Strutters Ball
Lou Monte2:42
7Orange Colored Sky
recording of:
Orange Colored Sky
writer:
Milton DeLugg and William Stein
publisher:
Amy Dee Music Corp.
Betty Hutton2:42
8I Need You Now
Eddie Fisher2:31
9The Loveliest Night of the Year
recording of:
Loveliest Night of the Year
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Irving Aaronson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Mario Lanza3:38
10Day-O
producer:
Herman Diaz, Jr.
congas:
Alexander Cambrelen (on 1955-10-20) and Mario Castillo (on 1955-10-20)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1955-10-20)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1955-10-20)
flute:
Herbert Levy (on 1955-10-20)
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1955-10-20)
choir vocals:
Charles Colman (on 1955-10-20), J. Hamilton Grandison (on 1955-10-20), Herbert L. Stubbs (on 1955-10-20), Joseph Lewis (on 1955-10-20), Lord Burgess (on 1955-10-20), Brock Peters (on 1955-10-20), Sherman Sneed (on 1955-10-20), John White (50s US vocalist) (on 1955-10-20) and Gloria Wynder (on 1955-10-20)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-10-20)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
orchestra:
Tony Scott's Orchestra & Chorus (on 1955-10-20)
conductor:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1955-10-20)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1955-10-20)
recording of:
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (Burgess/Attaway version made famous by Harry Belafonte) (on 1955-10-20)
additional lyricist:
William Attaway (in 1955) and Irving Burgie (in 1955)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Caribe Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Publishing Ltd and Lord Burgess Music Publishing Co.
version of:
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (Original folk song)
Harry Belafonte4.753:05
11Love Me or Leave Me
cover recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Donaldson Publishing Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
Lena Horne3:12
12Catch a Falling Star
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1957) and The Ray Charles Singers (in 1957)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1957)
performer:
The Ray Charles Singers and Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1957)
arranger:
Joe Reisman
recording of:
Catch a Falling Star (in 1957)
writer:
Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance (US songwriter and producer)
Perry Como42:30
13Hard to Get
Gisele MacKenzie3:02
14That's All I Want From You
recording of:
That’s All I Want From You
lyricist and composer:
M. Rotha (Austrian composer and lyricist)
Jaye P. Morgan42:40
15Scarlett Ribbons
The Browns2:37
16Don't You Know
Della Reese2:34
17Rock and Roll Waltz
orchestra:
Hugo Winterhalter’s Orchestra and Chorus
performer:
Hugo Winterhalter
recording of:
Rock and Roll Waltz (1955 song)
lyricist:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer)
composer:
Shorty Allen (jazz musician and songwriter)
publisher:
SBK United Partnership Ltd.
Kay Starr2:58
18The Diary
Neil Sedaka2:13