The Best of America

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

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1American Song
London Promenade Orchestra2:40
2Glory, Glory, Hallelujah
National Philharmonic Orchestra & Chor, Charles Gerhardt5:33
3Rhapsody in Blue
Henry Mancini und Orchester3:24
4American Salute
National Philharmonic Orchestra, Morton Gould4:22
5Ol’ Man River
Romantic Strings Orchestra3:21
6America, the Beautiful
recorded in:
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (on 1962-05-20)
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir) (on 1962-05-20)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1962-05-20)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1962-05-20)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor) (on 1962-05-20)
arranger:
Frank W. Asper (American organist and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1963)
recording of:
America the Beautiful (on 1962-05-20)
lyricist:
Katharine Lee Bates
composer:
Samuel Augustus Ward
Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy3:37
7Oh, What a Beautiful Morning
Ronnie Price, Nick Ingman und sein Orchester2:14
8Yankee Doodle
Hill Bowen und sein Orchester3:33
9The Star Spangled Banner
Spirit of Freedom Singers, Roland Shaw Orchestra4:11
10The Stars and Stripes Forever
National Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt3:35
11Hello, Dolly
Arthur Greenslade und sein Orchester3:05
12Oklahoma!
Robert Mandell, Chor und Orchester2:41
13Big Spender
producer:
Kenneth Hume and Norman Newell
lead vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
orchestra:
Alyn Ainsworth and His Orchestra
conductor:
Ernest Freeman
arranger:
Ernest Freeman
recording of:
Big Spender
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Cy Coleman
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
Overture (Sweet Charity)
part of:
Sweet Charity
Shirley Bassey4.51:52
14With One Look
Lena Lucraft3:40
15Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
The Platters2:41
16Maria
The Romantic Strings3:01
17As If We Never Said Goodbye
Mary Carewe4:22
18New York, New York (from “Gay Divorce”)
Gordon Langford und sein Orchester2:40
19Night and Day
Ronnie Price und sein Orchester2:20
20Lullaby of Broadway
Douglas Gamley und sein Orchester3:13
21Aquarius
Joan Baxter, Broadway Musical Chorus and Orchestra3:29
22New York, New York
The Young World Singers, John Gregory und sein Orchester3:08
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