The Essential Recordings

~ Release by Marilyn Monroe (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1I Wanna Be Loved by You
cover recording of:
I Wanna Be Loved by You (Good Boy/Some Like It Hot)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar
composer:
Harry Ruby and Herbert Stothart (composer)
publisher:
BMG Firefly, Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Harry Ruby Music Co., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
recording of:
I Wanna Be Loved by You (Good Boy/Some Like It Hot)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar
composer:
Harry Ruby and Herbert Stothart (composer)
publisher:
BMG Firefly, Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Harry Ruby Music Co., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:01
2Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
recording of:
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) and Jule Styne
publisher:
Dorsey Bros Music Ltd. (Angel Eyes - Dennis/Brent) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
part of:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949 musical based on novel of the same name by Anita Loos)
3:33
3I'm Gonna File My Claim
recording of:
I'm Gonna File My Claim
2:38
4You'd Be Surprised
recording of:
You’d Be Surprised
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
3:05
5She Acts Like a Woman Should
cover recording of:
She Acts Like a Woman Should
writer:
Jim Scott
publisher:
Vidor Publications Inc.
recording of:
She Acts Like a Woman Should
writer:
Jim Scott
publisher:
Vidor Publications Inc.
2:47
6(This Is) A Fine Romance
lead vocals:
Marilyn Monroe (US actress, model & singer)
cover recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
2:21
7Bye Bye Baby
performer:
Jane Russell
recording of:
Bye Bye Baby (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
part of:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949 musical based on novel of the same name by Anita Loos)
5:31
8Do It Again
recording of:
Do It Again
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1922)
3:14
9Running Wild
recording of:
Runnin’ Wild
lyricist:
Joe Grey (in 1922) and Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929) (in 1922)
composer:
Arthur Harrington Gibbs (in 1922)
1:07
10When Love Goes Wrong
performer:
Jane Russell
recording of:
When Love Goes Wrong
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
3:29
11Lazy
recording of:
Lazy
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1924)
3:35
12I'm Through With Love
cover recording of:
I’m Through With Love
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Fud Livingston and Matty Malneck
2:32
13River of No Return
cover recording of:
River of No Return
writer:
Ken Darby and Lionel Newman
2:15
14Heatwave
cover recording of:
Heat Wave (from the 1933 musical “As Thousands Cheer”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1933)
recording of:
Heat Wave (from the 1933 musical “As Thousands Cheer”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1933)
4:23
15Kiss
recording of:
Kiss (in 1953)
writer:
Haven Gillespie and Lionel Newman
3:02
16My Heart Belongs to Daddy
recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
5:02
17A Little Girl From Little Rock
performer:
Jane Russell
recording of:
A Little Girl From Little Rock (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
lyricist and writer:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Jule Styne
part of:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949 musical based on novel of the same name by Anita Loos)
3:06
18Happy Birthday Mr. President
cover recording of:
Happy Birthday to You
writer:
Mildred J. Hill and Patty Hill
publisher:
Keith Prowse Music and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
is based on:
Good Morning to All
0:45