Greatest Hits

~ Release by James Galway (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1The Pink Panther
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
cover recording of:
The Pink Panther Theme
orchestrator and composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Northridge Music, Inc. and 香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S E Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 61)
3:20
2Angel of Music
conductor:
James Galway (flautist)
arranger:
Julian Lee (arranger, director, works with James Galway)
cover recording of:
Angel of Music
additional lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
lyricist:
Charles Hart (British lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd (not for release label use!)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
2:43
3Dreamers
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
David Measham (conductor)
recording of:
Dreamers (from Jean)
composer:
Marvin Hamlisch
arranger:
Gordon Langford (English composer, arranger and pianist)
2:32
4Sabre Dance
flute:
James Galway (flautist) (on 1985-05-17)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1985-05-17)
conductor:
Myung‐Whun Chung (Myung-Whun Chung, pianist and conductor) (on 1985-05-17)
arranger:
James Galway (flautist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1985)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (London, 1972–1989) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1985-05-17)
recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions) (on 1985-05-17)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
2:32
5"The Thorn Birds" Theme
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
recording of:
Theme from The Thorn Birds (The Thornbirds)
composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
3:10
6Clair de Lune
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
harp:
Marisa Robles (Spanish harpist)
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
arranger:
James Galway (flautist)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque : III. Clair de lune (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
arrangement of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
4:44
7Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
orchestra:
The Shelly Kurland Strings and Nashville String Machine
strings arranger:
D. Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
instrumental cover recording of:
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
lyricist and composer:
Richard Leigh (American country music songwriter and singer)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
3:02
8Memory
arranger:
Julian Lee (arranger, director, works with James Galway)
instrumental cover recording of:
Memory (Cats)
lyricist:
T. S. Eliot and Trevor Nunn
additional writer:
Trevor Nunn
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Bike Music, Downtown DMP Songs, Faber Music, Faber Music Ltd., The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
3:36
9I Know Now
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Measham (conductor)
performer:
James Galway (flautist)
instrumental cover recording of:
I Know Now
composer:
Ron Grainer (score composer)
arranger:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
2:43
10Belfast Hornpipe
bodhrán:
Kevin Conneff
flute and tin whistle:
James Galway (flautist)
arranger:
James Galway (flautist)
recording of:
The Belfast Hornpipe
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:40
11Danny Boy
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
performer:
The Chieftains
arranger:
James Galway (flautist) and Paddy Moloney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1987)
instrumental cover recording of:
Danny Boy
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Public Music AB
is based on:
Londonderry Air
instrumental recording of:
Danny Boy
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Public Music AB
is based on:
Londonderry Air
3:26
12Annie's Song
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1978)
recording of:
Annie’s Song (John Denver song)
lyricist:
John Denver (in 1973-01)
composer:
John Denver
dedicated to:
Annie Denver (ex-wife and friend of John Denver)
publisher:
Winter Hill Music
lyrics written at:
Aspen Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, United States (in 1973-01)
instrumental recording of:
Annie’s Song (John Denver song)
lyricist:
John Denver (in 1973-01)
composer:
John Denver
dedicated to:
Annie Denver (ex-wife and friend of John Denver)
publisher:
Winter Hill Music
lyrics written at:
Aspen Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, United States (in 1973-01)
instrumental cover recording of:
Annie’s Song (John Denver song)
lyricist:
John Denver (in 1973-01)
composer:
John Denver
dedicated to:
Annie Denver (ex-wife and friend of John Denver)
publisher:
Winter Hill Music
lyrics written at:
Aspen Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, United States (in 1973-01)
3:16
13The Flight of the Bumblebee
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
arranger:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimski‐Korsakov work, catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
publisher:
Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
1:18
14Shenandoah
orchestra:
The Shelly Kurland Strings and Nashville String Machine
instrumental recording of:
Shenandoah (arrangement for flute & strings)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Tommy Collins (American country singer, songwriter and guitarist), James Galway (flautist) and John C. Knowles (fingerstyle guitarist)
arrangement of:
Shenandoah
4:11
15Perhaps Love
conductor:
James Galway (flautist)
arranger:
Julian Lee (arranger, director, works with James Galway)
instrumental cover recording of:
Perhaps Love
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs and Chrysalis One Publishing
3:20
16Greensleeves
choir vocals:
BBC Singers (professional chamber choir of the BBC)
arranger:
Robert Overson
recording of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:41
17I Started a Joke
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Measham (conductor)
arranger:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
instrumental cover recording of:
I Started a Joke
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Gibb Brothers Music
3:37
18The Pachelbel Cannon
conductor:
Glen Spreen (Arranger, keyboardist, producer, conductor, and songwriter)
arranger:
James Galway (flautist) and Glen Spreen (Arranger, keyboardist, producer, conductor, and songwriter)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
arrangement of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon (Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 377: I. Canon)
3:27
19Pennywhistle Jig
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
arranger:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
recording of:
Pennywhistle Jig (from The Molly Maguires)
composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
2:16
20Brian Boru's March
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
conductor:
Marisa Robles (Spanish harpist)
arranger:
James Galway (flautist)
recording of:
Brian Boru’s March
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:17