The Very Best of Roger Whittaker

~ Release by Roger Whittaker (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▼Cassette
#TitleRatingLength
1Durham Town (The Leavin')
recording of:
Durham Town (1969 song)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Whittaker
3:12
2The Book
recording of:
The Book
writer:
Egberto Gismonti and Roger Whittaker
3:31
3Skye Boat Song
recording of:
Skye Boat Song (Speed, bonnie boat)
lyricist:
Harold Boulton
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Cuchag nan craobh
52:45
4Storm
recording of:
A Storm
writer:
Glenn Phillips (guitarist and founder of the Hampton Grease Band)
2:06
5San Miguel
recording of:
San Miguel
lyricist and composer:
Jane Bowers
2:38
6Streets of London
live cover recording of:
Streets of London
lyricist and composer:
Ralph McTell
publisher:
Essex Music International and ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
3:43
7Good Morning Starshine
recording of:
Good Morning Starshine (from “Hair”)
lyricist:
James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership
part of:
Hair (1967 musical)
2:23
8This Moment
recording of:
This Moment
lyricist and composer:
Roger Whittaker
2:50
9The Impossible Dream
recording of:
The Impossible Dream (Man of La Mancha)
lyricist:
Joe Darion
composer:
Mitch Leigh
publisher:
Andrew Scott Inc., Andrew Scott Music, Carlin Music Corporation and Helena Music Co.
part of:
Man of La Mancha (Mitch Leigh musical)
2:06
10Mexican Whistler
performer:
Roger Whittaker
recording of:
Mexican Whistler
composer:
Roger Whittaker (in 1966)
1:59
11Dirty Old Town
vocals:
Roger Whittaker
cover recording of:
Dirty Old Town
lyricist and composer:
Ewan MacColl (folksinger, songwriter, actor) (in 1949)
publisher:
Albert Music Publishing, Cooking Vinyl Ltd. (use “Cooking Vinyl” for release label), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Francis, Day & Hunter (publisher) and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
3:49
12The Last Farewell
recording of:
The Last Farewell (1971 song)
lyricist:
Ron Webster (silversmith)
composer:
Roger Whittaker
3:41
13If I Were a Rich Man
recording of:
If I Were a Rich Man (Fiddler on the Roof)
lyricist:
Sheldon Harnick
composer:
Jerry Bock
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Sunbeam Music Corp.
part of:
Fiddler on the Roof
2:46
14Swaggy (Whistling Swagman)
recording of:
Australian Whistler (aka Swaggy or Whistling Swagman)
2:44
15Candy Cloud
recording of:
Candy Cloud
lyricist:
Kenneth Edwin Pritchett
composer:
Roger Whittaker
3:40
16New World in the Morning
recording of:
New World in the Morning
lyricist and composer:
Roger Whittaker
translated version of:
Morgen wordt het beter
2:25

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