Great American Songbook: The Crooners

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

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1If
Perry Como3:06
2There! I’ve Said It Again
Vaughn Monroe3:10
3Linda
Buddy Clark3:16
4It Isn’t Fair
Don Cornell3:19
5All Or Nothing at All
recording of:
All or Nothing at All
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Range Road Music Inc. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) 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)
Frank Sinatra2:54
6The Way You Look Tonight
Fred Astaire3:05
7Besame Mucho
Andy Russell3:08
8To Each His Own
Eddy Howard3:02
9(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
recording of:
(I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons
lyricist:
Ivory “Deek” Watson (Singer, guitarist, and songwriter)
composer:
William “Pat” Best
publisher:
MCA Duchess Music Corporation and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Nat King Cole2:52
10Moonlight Becomes You
Bing Crosby3:10
11My Foolish Heart
cover recording of:
My Foolish Heart
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
arranger:
Les Harris (Sr., arranger)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music, Catharine Hinen Music, Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Joy Music, Inc., Largo Music and Patti Washington Music
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Billy Eckstine3:01
12The Loveliest Night of the Year
Mario Lanza3:34
13My Heart Cries for You
Vic Damone2:33
14It Can’t Be Wrong
Dick Haymes3:17
15Lady of Spain
Eddie Fisher3:12
16Blue Velvet
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
orchestra:
Percy Faith & His Orchestra (Faith’s orchestra before his death in 1976)
cover recording of:
Blue Velvet (on 1951-07-17)
writer:
Lee Morris (US songwriter) and Bernie Wayne
publisher:
Bernie Wayne Music Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) 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)
Tony Bennett3:00
17Amor
recording of:
Amor (More and More Amor)
lyricist:
Ricardo López Méndez (Mexican poet, lyricist and radio host)
composer:
Gabriel Ruiz (Mexican composer)
translator:
Sunny Skylar
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
Andy Russell32:53
18Paradise
Russ Columbo3:14
19There’s No Tomorrow
Tony Martin3:16
20Again
Mel Tormé3:08
21You Belong to Me
cover recording of:
You Belong to Me
writer:
Pee Wee King, Chilton Price and Redd Stewart
publisher:
Hill & Range Inc. (publisher) and Ridgeway Music Co, Inc.
Dean Martin3:01
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Because of You
cover recording of:
Because of You
writer:
Arthur Hammerstein and Dudley Wilkinson
publisher:
Julian Stearns Arena Music, Inc
Tony Bennett3:00
2My Darling, My Darling
Buddy Clark2:31
3Night and Day
Fred Astaire3:18
4That Lucky Old Sun
Frankie Laine2:55
5I Hear a Rhapsody
Bob Eberly2:59
6Love Somebody
Buddy Clark with Doris Day2:59
7Till the End of Time
Perry Como3:08
8A Cottage for Sale
cover recording of:
A Cottage for Sale
lyricist:
Larry Conley (jazz bandleader/songwriter/trombonist)
composer:
Willard Robison
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
Billy Eckstine2:49
9Kiss of Fire
Tony Martin2:38
10If You Are But a Dream
recording of:
If You Are But a Dream
lyricist and composer:
Nat Bonx, Jack Fulton (US jazz trombonist, composer & vocalist) and Moe Jaffe (songwriter / bandleader)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
Frank Sinatra3:02
11Room Full of Roses
Don Cornell3:20
12Just One More Chance
Bing Crosby3:16
13Little White Lies
Dick Haymes3:13
14That’s Amore
recording of:
That’s Amore
lyricist:
Jack Brooks (English–American lyricist)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Four Jays Music Co., Paramount Music Corp., Peermusic Pty. Ltd. (Australia) and Universal Songs (publisher)
sub-publisher:
BMG Ariola Belgium (do not use this as an imprint!) and BMG Unisongs Music Publishers BV
part of:
The 26th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Dean Martin3:07
15Because You’re Mine
Mario Lanza3:29
16You Call It Madness, But I Call It Love
Russ Columbo3:39
17Jealousy
Frankie Laine3:12
18Mona Lisa
Nat King Cole3:25
19You’re Breaking My Heart
Vic Damone3:13
20My Devotion
Vaughn Monroe3:05
21Day by Day
Mel Tormé with Bing Crosby2:50
22Any Time
cover recording of:
Any Time
lyricist and composer:
Herbert Happy Lawson (in 1921)
publisher:
Adams-Lawson Music Publishers (on 1921-12-22) and Herbert Happy Lawson Music Publishing Co. (on 1921-12-27)
Eddie Fisher2:36
3▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Be My Love
Mario Lanza3:32
2Too Young
Nat King Cole3:12
3Out of Nowhere
Bing Crosby3:08
4Just Say I Love Her
Vic Damone3:17
5I Apologize
cover recording of:
I Apologize
writer:
Ed G. Nelson (Popular music songwriter and bandleader), Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp. and DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc.
Billy Eckstine2:54
6I Get Ideas
Tony Martin2:41
7Mam’selle
recording of:
Mam’selle
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Edmund Goulding
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
Frank Sinatra3:26
8Cheek to Cheek
Fred Astaire3:21
9I’ll Always Love You (Day After Day)
cover recording of:
I’ll Always Love You
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
Dean Martin2:33
10I’m Yours
Don Cornell2:54
11The Breeze and I
Bob Eberly2:59
12I Get Along Without You Well
Bob Eberly3:20
13Peg O’ My Heart
Buddy Clark3:23
14You’ll Never Know
Dick Haymes2:47
15Prisoner of Love
Perry Como3:29
16(It’s No) Sin
Eddy Howard2:49
17The Very Thought of You
Vaughn Monroe3:17
18Wish You Were Here
Eddie Fisher2:58
19Careless Hands
Mel Tormé3:14
20Cold, Cold Heart
cover recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
Tony Bennett2:41
21That’s My Desire
Frankie Laine2:48