These Were Our Songs: The Early ’50s

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Golden Showcase of the 1950s
2▶CD: All‐Time Great Ballad Hits
3▶CD: 1950/51
4▶CD: 1951/52
5▶CD: 1952/53
6▼CD: 1953/54
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Theme From ‘Moulin Rouge’ (Where Is Your Heart)
Percy Faith3:21
2In a Golden Coach
Billy Cotton & His Band3:20
3Call of the Far Away Hills
Victor Young & His Orchestra3:06
4Pretty Little Black‐Eyed Susie
Guy Mitchell2:40
5The Happy Wanderer
The Stargazers2:29
6The Deadwood Stage
Doris Day3:17
7Blowing Wild
Frankie Laine2:39
8No One but You
cover recording of:
No One but You
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Nicholas Brodzsky
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Billy Eckstine3:13
9Heartbeat
Ruby Murray2:12
10Bell Bottom Blues
vocals:
Alma Cogan
cover recording of:
Bell Bottom Blues
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Leon Carr
Alma Cogan2:37
11Heart of My Heart
Max Bygraves2:50
12Tenderly
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1953-01-27)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1953-01-27)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle (on 1953-01-27)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-01-27)
recording of:
Tenderly (on 1953-01-27)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (American composer) (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
Nat King Cole2:59
13Granada
Frankie Laine2:58
14Make Love to Me
Jo Stafford2:47
15Story of Tina
Ronnie Harris2:56
16If I Give My Heart to You
recording of:
If I Give My Heart to You
writer:
Jimmie Crane, Al Jacobs and Milton Gabler
Doris Day2:52
17Sh‐Boom
cover recording of:
Sh‐Boom
writer:
William Edwards (The Chords), Carl Feaster, Claude Feaster, James Keyes and Floyd McRae
premiered by:
The Chords (50s US doo-wop group "Sh-Boom")
The Crew-Cuts52:48
18Such a Night
Johnnie Ray2:13