Broadway’s Greatest Love Songs

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Tracklist

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1People Will Say We’re in Love
vocals:
Alfred Drake (actor, singer) and Joan Roberts
conductor:
Jay Blackton
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
People Will Say We’re in Love (from 1943-10-20 until 1944-05-24)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
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)
Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts3:10
2If I Loved You
vocals:
Jan Clayton and John Raitt
conductor:
Joseph Littau
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger) and Don Walker (orchestrator)
recording of:
If I Loved You (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)
Jan Clayton, John Raitt4:21
3They Say It’s Wonderful
recording of:
They Say It’s Wonderful (from “Annie Get Your Gun”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Co. and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
Ethel Merman, Ray Middleton3:02
4I’ve Never Been in Love Before
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-12-03)
vocals:
Robert Alda (actor) (on 1950-12-03) and Isabel Bigley (on 1950-12-03)
conductor:
Irving Actman (composer/conductor) (on 1950-12-03)
orchestrator:
George Bassman and Ted Royal
recording of:
I’ve Never Been in Love Before (on 1950-12-03)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp.
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) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
Guys and Dolls (Broadway musical)
Robert Alda, Isabel Bigley2:39
5Hello, Young Lovers
vocals:
Gertrude Lawrence
conductor:
Frederick Dvonch
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
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 Lawrence3:08
6A Little Bit in Love
vocals:
Edith Adams
conductor:
Lehman Engel (on 1953-03-08)
orchestrator:
Don Walker (orchestrator)
recording of:
Wonderful Town: Act I. A Little Bit in Love (on 1953-03-08)
lyricist:
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Wonderful Town
Edith Adams2:47
7There’s a Small Hotel
Bobby Van, Kay Coulter3:35
8I Say Hello
recording of:
I Say Hello
lyricist and composer:
Harold Rome
part of:
Destry Rides Again
Dolores Gray2:28
9Love Makes the World Go ’round
producer:
Arnold Maxin
conductor:
Saul Schechtman
orchestrator:
Philip J. Lang
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1989)
Anna Maria Alberghetti1:49
10She Loves Me
Daniel Massey2:54
11Dulcinea
vocals:
Richard Kiley (actor, singer)
conductor:
Neil Warner
recording of:
Dulcinea (Man of La Mancha) (in 1965)
lyricist:
Joe Darion
composer:
Mitch Leigh
part of:
Man of La Mancha (Mitch Leigh musical)
Richard Kiley2:48
12I Don’t Know How to Love Him
vocals:
Yvonne Elliman
recording of:
I Don’t Know How to Love Him (on 1971-10-20)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Leeds Music (MCA), Leeds Music Ltd., MCA Music Ltd., Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Jesus Christ Superstar (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Yvonne Elliman3:35
13Time Heals Everything
recording of:
Time Heals Everything (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Herman
part of:
Mack and Mabel
Bernadette Peters3:21
14Memory
producer:
Martin Levan (in 1982-10) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre) (in 1982-10)
vocals:
Betty Buckley
conductor:
Stanley Lebowsky
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Company Ltd. (The Really Useful Company Limited) (in 1983)
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)
Betty Buckley3:36
15Suddenly, Seymour
assistant engineer:
Mike Allaire, Alan Bushell and Larry Franke
engineer:
Bradshaw Leigh
producer:
Phil Ramone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records)
recording of:
Suddenly Seymour (Little Shop of Horrors)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman
composer:
Alan Menken
part of:
Little Shop of Horrors (1982 musical)
part of:
Little Shop of Horrors (2019 musical revival)
recording of:
Suddenly, Seymour
composer:
Alan Menken
Lee Wilkof, Ellen Green, Jennifer Leigh Warren, Sheila Kay Davis & Leilani Jones53:28
16I Know Him So Well
engineer and mixer:
Michael B. Tretow
lead vocals:
Barbara Dickson and Elaine Paige
vocals:
Barbara Dickson and Elaine Paige
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Anders Eljas
orchestrator:
Anders Eljas
recorded at and mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
I Know Him So Well (Chess)
lyricist:
Tim Rice and Björn Ulvaeus
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
part of:
Chess (full musical)
Elaine Paige54:13
17On My Own
vocals:
Frances Ruffelle
conductor:
Robert Billig
orchestrator:
John Cameron (British composer, arranger and conductor)
recording of:
On My Own (Éponine) (in 1987-03)
lyricist:
Herbert Kretzmer
composer:
Claude‐Michel Schönberg
publisher:
Alain Boublil Music Ltd. and Faber Music
part of:
Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg musical, English version)
Frances Ruffelle4:12
18Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
recording engineer:
Martin Levan
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
vocals:
Sarah Brightman
conductor:
Michael Reed (UK conductor/arranger for musicals)
orchestrator:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Group PLC (fka The Really Useful Record Company Ltd., renamed as The Really Useful Group Ltd. on 17 July 1991) (in 1987)
recording of:
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
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)
Sarah Brightman3:02
19The Last Night of the World
sound engineer:
David Hunt (UK engineer)
vocals:
Simon Bowman (British actor and singer) and Lea Salonga
conductor:
Martin Koch (British orchestrator, conductor, and composer)
orchestrator:
William D. Brohn (American arranger and orchestrator)
recorded at and mixed at:
CTS Studios in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Last Night of the World (Miss Saigon) (in 1989)
lyricist:
Alain Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr. (theatre director and producer, lyricist, and screenwriter)
composer:
Claude‐Michel Schönberg
publisher:
Alain Boublil Music Ltd.
part of:
Miss Saigon
Simon Bowman, Lea Salonga4:25
20Scene: Paris Hotel Suites: Almost a Love Song
lead vocals [King]:
Michael Nouri
lead vocals [Victoria]:
Julie Andrews (English actress/vocalist)
conductor:
Ian Fraser (English composer, conductor, orchestrator, arranger and music director)
recording of:
Scene: Paris Hotel Suites: Almost a Love Song (from Victor/Victoria) (from 1995-10-26 until 1995-11-06)
lyricist:
Leslie Bricusse
composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
part of:
Victor/Victoria (broadway musical)
Julie Andrews, Michael Nouri4:43

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