World Hits 1956

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1The Great Pretender
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-09)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elap Music Ltd. (a division of Pickwick Group Ltd. / a division of Carlton Home Entertainment (UK) Ltd.)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 352)
recording of:
The Great Pretender (in 1955-09)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
Panther Music Corp, Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Southern Music (publisher), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
The Platters52:39
2Blueberry Hill
recording of:
Blueberry Hill
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Larry Stock
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Larry Stock Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Sovereign Music Company and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
Fats Domino2:28
3Poor People of Paris
instrumental cover recording of:
The Poor People of Paris (English adaption of "La Goualante du pauvre Jean")
lyricist:
René Gustave Rouzaud (lyricist)
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
translator:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
version of:
La Goualante du pauvre Jean
Winifred Atwell1:58
4My September Love
David Whitfield2:47
5Green Door
Frankie Vaughan2:48
6The Faithful Hussar
recording of:
Der treue Husar
lyricist:
Joseph Frantzen
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Heinrich Frantzen
is based on:
Der treue Husar
Ted Heath2:47
7Lay Down Your Arms
recording of:
Lay Down Your Arms (1926 song based on the Swedish Anne-Caroline)
lyricist:
Paddy Roberts (singer/songwriter)
Anne Shelton2:57
8Walk Hand in Hand
Ronnie Carroll3:11
9When the White Lilacs Bloom Again
Helmut Zacharias2:18
10Rock Island Line
recording of:
Rock Island Line
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
Lonnie Donegan2:29
11Willie Can
The Beverley Sisters1:52
12In Old Lisbon
recording of:
In Old Lisbon (English lyric version of "Lisboa antiga")
lyricist:
Amadeu Augusto dos Santos (in 1937) and José Galhardo (in 1937)
composer:
Raul Portela (in 1937)
translator:
Harry Dupree (lyric translator of "In Old Lisbon")
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
translated version of:
Lisboa antiga
Frank Chacksfield2:30
13Who Are We
recording of:
Who Are We?
writer:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter) and Paul Francis Webster
Vera Lynn3:06
14My Prayer
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1956-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1956)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 20)
cover recording of:
My Prayer (in 1956-04)
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Georges Boulanger (Romani-Romanian violinist, conductor, composer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Peter Maurice Music, Skidmore Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
is based on:
Avant de mourir
The Platters2:47
15Fiesta Cubana
recording of:
Fiesta Cubana
lyricist:
Kurt Feltz
composer:
Heinz Gietz
publisher:
Ed. Rialto Hans Gerig KG
Caterina Valente2:24
16Why Do Fools Fall in Love
cover recording of:
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
additional writer:
George Goldner, Jimmy Merchant (US singer, member of The Teenagers) and Herman Santiago (singer for Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers)
writer:
Morris Levy and Frankie Lymon
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Patricia Music, Warner Chappell, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Diamonds2:27
17Verdammt in alle Ewigkeit
Heinz Schachtner3:29
18Kiss Me Another
Georgia Gibbs2:15

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part of:World Hits (number: 1956) (order: 2)