The Top Ten Collection: The Greatest Hits of the Early ’50s

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Music, Music, Music
cover recording of:
Music! Music! Music!
writer:
Bernie Baum and Stephan Weiss
Teresa Brewer2:48
2Mona Lisa
producer:
Lee Gillette
bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1950-03-11)
bongos:
Jack Costanzo (on 1950-03-11)
cello:
Cy Bernard (on 1950-03-11) and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller) (on 1950-03-11)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1950-03-11)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1950-03-11)
piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1950-03-11)
viola:
Allan Harshman (violist) (on 1950-03-11) and Dave Sterkin (on 1950-03-11)
violin:
Sam Cytron (on 1950-03-11), David Frisina (on 1950-03-11), Murray Kellner (on 1950-03-11), Mark Levant (on 1950-03-11), Dan Lube (on 1950-03-11), Lou Raderman (on 1950-03-11), Paul Shure (on 1950-03-11) and Felix Slatkin (on 1950-03-11)
choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1950-03-11)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1950-03-11)
orchestra:
Les Baxter and His Orchestra (on 1950-03-11)
conductor:
Les Baxter (on 1950-03-11)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle (on 1950-03-11)
cover recording of:
Mona Lisa (on 1950-03-11)
lyricist:
Raymond B. Evans (American songwriter)
writer:
Livingston & Evans (songwriting duo)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
sub-publisher:
BMG Unisong Music Publishers BV
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1950 winner)
Nat King Cole43:14
3Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
guitar:
with instrumental accompaniment (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1949-11-08)
solo vocals:
Red Foley (US country music musician) (on 1949-11-08)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1949-11-08)
recording of:
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy (Jack Stap didn't actually write "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" but is credited for it.) (on 1949-11-07)
writer:
Jack Stapp and Harry Stone (US songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1950-01-11)
Red Foley2:47
4The Tennessee Waltz
orchestra:
Jack Rael & his Orchestra (in 1950-11)
conductor:
Jack Rael (in 1950-11)
cover recording of:
Tennessee Waltz (on 1950-10-14)
lyricist:
Redd Stewart (in 1946)
composer:
Pee Wee King (in 1946)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Patti Page3:03
5If I Knew You Were Coming
Eileen Barton2:39
6The Thing
Phil Harris2:19
7Harbor Lights
Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra3:20
8Goodnight Irene
The Weavers3:22
9I Can Dream, Can’t I?
solo vocals:
Patti Andrews (on 1949-07-15)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (on 1949-07-15)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1949-07-15)
cover recording of:
I Can Dream, Can’t I (on 1949-07-15)
orchestrator:
Billy May
lyricist:
Irving Kahal
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Fain Music Company, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), The New Irving Kahal Music Company (Different publisher then "New Irving Kahal Music") and Mario Music Corp. (on 1937-11-13)
The Andrews Sisters2:42
10The Third Man Theme
recording of:
Harry Lime Theme (The Third Man Theme)
composer:
Anton Karas
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Anton Karas2:37
11Too Young
recording of:
Too Young
lyricist:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist)
composer:
Sidney Lippman (American songwriter)
publisher:
Aria Music Co.
Nat King Cole3:12
12Jezebel
recording of:
Jezebel
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Shanklin
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Domino Publishing Co. Ltd.
Frankie Laine3:09
13If
producer:
Charles R. Grean
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (on 1950-11-28)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (on 1950-11-28)
cover recording of:
If (Song, popular in the 1950s)
lyricist:
Stanley J. Damerell and Robert Hargreaves (songwriter)
writer:
H. Tilsley
composer:
Tolchard Evans
Perry Como3:06
14On Top of Old Smoky
The Weavers2:44
15Cry
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-10-16)
performer:
The Four Lads (on 1951-10-16)
cover recording of:
Cry (on 1951-10-16)
lyricist and composer:
Churchill Kohlman
Johnnie Ray43:03
16Come On‐A My House
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-06-06)
producer:
Al Ham and Mitch Miller
double bass:
Frank Carroll (US bass player) (on 1951-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1951-06-06)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1951-06-06)
harpsichord:
Stan Freeman (on 1951-06-06)
vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1951-06-06)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor)
cover recording of:
Come On‐a My House (on 1951-06-06)
writer:
Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.; creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks) and William Saroyan
publisher:
Adam Bagdasarian Music, Bagdasarian Productions, Carol Bagdasarian Music, EMI Music Publishing France, Peter Maurice Music, Ross Bagdasarian Music, Stanford University Library for Saroyan, The Saroyan Company, Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal MCA Music Publishing (France), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.)
Rosemary Clooney41:58
17Be My Love
Mario Lanza3:31
18How High the Moon
cover recording of:
How High the Moon
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
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)
Les Paul & Mary Ford2:08
19(It’s No) Sin
Eddy Howard2:47
20Anytime
Eddie Fisher2:34

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ASIN:US: B000L1OEHI [info]