My Ideal: The Definitive Collection

~ Release by Margaret Whiting (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1It Might as Well Be Spring
recording of:
It Might as Well Be Spring (State Fair)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1945)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1945)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music, Inc. and 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 (holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 18)
part of:
State Fair
part of:
State Fair (1962 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair (1945 film soundtrack)
Margaret Whiting3:14
2Whirlwind
recording of:
Whirlwind
writer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”)
Margaret Whiting2:40
3The Story of My Life
Margaret Whiting2:57
4I Speak to the Stars
Margaret Whiting3:05
5Singing Bells
Margaret Whiting2:23
6Moonlight in VermontMargaret Whiting3:13
7Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk
recording of:
Let’s Take an Old-Fashioned Walk
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Margaret Whiting3:06
8True Love
Margaret Whiting2:31
9Bidin' My Time
Margaret Whiting2:48
10Sorry
recording of:
Sorry
writer:
Buddy Pepper and Richard A. Whiting
Margaret Whiting2:55
11I Just Love You
Margaret Whiting2:42
12Oops!
Margaret Whiting2:45
13All Through the Day
Margaret Whiting2:39
14In Love in Vain
recording of:
In Love in Vain
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Jerome Kern
Margaret Whiting3:01
15I Kiss You a Million Times
Margaret Whiting2:43
16C.O.D.
Margaret Whiting1:52
17Three Rivers
Margaret Whiting2:56
18Home Cookin'
recording of:
Home Cookin’
writer:
Jay Livingston and Raymond B. Evans (American songwriter)
Margaret Whiting & Bob Hope2:52
19Lucky Us
Margaret Whiting & Bob Hope2:53
20Ain't We Got FunMargaret Whiting & Bob Hope2:19
21Blind Date
Margaret Whiting & Bob Hope3:16
22April Showers
Margaret Whiting2:41
23Stowaway
Margaret Whiting3:00
24Come Rain or Come ShineMargaret Whiting3:00
25Stay With the Happy People
Margaret Whiting2:51
26While the Angelus Was Ringing
Margaret Whiting2:46
27My Son, My Son
Margaret Whiting2:57
28The Second Time in Love
Margaret Whiting2:26
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Heart Stood Still
Margaret Whiting2:44
2My Funny Valentine
Margaret Whiting2:45
3This Can't Be Love
recording of:
This Can’t Be Love
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell
Margaret Whiting2:37
4I Didn't Know What Time It Was
recording of:
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Pal Joey)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1939)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Lorenz Hart Publishing Co. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
Margaret Whiting3:12
5Lover
Margaret Whiting3:06
6Little Girl BlueMargaret Whiting3:14
7Thou Swell
recording of:
Thou Swell
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1927)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Marlin Enterprises and Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases)
Margaret Whiting2:45
8My Romance
Margaret Whiting2:50
9Take Care, My Love
Margaret Whiting2:58
10It's Nice to Have You Home
Margaret Whiting2:59
11It's a Most Unusual Day
Margaret Whiting3:12
12A Tree in the Meadow
recording of:
A Tree in the Meadow (1948 song)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
Margaret Whiting2:42
13Over and Over and Over
Margaret Whiting3:00
14My Future Just PassedMargaret Whiting2:53
15That's for Sure
Margaret Whiting2:11
16I've Forgotten You
Margaret Whiting3:11
17This Little Piggy Went to Market
Margaret Whiting2:53
18Hoppy, Topper and Me (Duet with William Boyd)
Margaret Whiting3:15
19So Far
Margaret Whiting3:09
20A Wonderful Guy
Margaret Whiting2:49
21Younger Than Springtime
recording of:
Younger Than Springtime
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Margaret Whiting2:56
22A Cock-Eyed Optimist
recording of:
A Cockeyed Optimist (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Margaret Whiting2:10
23Moonlight in VermontMargaret Whiting2:45
24Ask Me
Margaret Whiting2:01
25Old Enough
Margaret Whiting2:08
26Baby, It's Cold Outside
orchestra:
Paul Weston and His Orchestra
recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Neptune’s Daughter) (on 1949-03-18)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 22)
cover recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Neptune’s Daughter)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 22)
Margaret Whiting & Johnny Mercer2:50
27The Freedom Train
choir vocals:
The Pied Pipers (American vocal group, active 1930s-50s)
vocals:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader), Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist), Johnny Mercer and Margaret Whiting
orchestra:
Paul Weston and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
The Freedom Train (in 1947)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Margaret Whiting, Johnny Mercer, Peggy Lee, Benny Goodman & The Pied Pipers3:13
28God Bless America
Margaret Whiting2:46
CD 3
#TitleRatingLength
1My Own True Love
2:51
2I'll Walk Alone
2:39
3It Happened at the Festival of Roses
2:31
4How Deep Is the Ocean
3:06
5River Road Two Step
2:26
6Don't Tell Me
2:35
7If I Can Love You in the Morning
2:57
8Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
vocals:
Margaret Whiting
orchestra:
Frank De Vol and His Orchestra
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
writer:
Ralph Blane (in 1943) and Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
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 (holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
3:09
9The Mistletoe Kiss Polka
lead vocals:
Margaret Whiting
vocals:
The Mellomen (American singing quartet)
orchestra:
Frank De Vol and His Orchestra
recording of:
The Mistletoe Kiss Polka
writer:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter) and Constance Palmer
2:37
10Far Away Places
cover recording of:
Far Away Places
writer:
Alex Kramer (in 1948) and Joan Whitney (in 1948)
publisher:
Laurel Music Corp.
3:17
11My Dream Is Yours
recording of:
My Dream Is Yours
lyricist:
Ralph Blane
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
2:22
12I'm in Love With You
2:54
13Don't Rock the Boat, Dear
2:32
14When Is Sometime?
3:10
15Guilty
cover recording of:
Guilty
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Harry Akst and Richard A. Whiting
3:12
16Something Wonderful Happens
2:48
17Lover, Lover
2:45
18A Man
2:50
19Forever and Ever
recording of:
Forever and Ever
lyricist:
Malia Rosa and Franz Winkler (Austrian composer & musician)
composer:
Franz Winkler (Austrian composer & musician)
arranger:
Walter Baumgartner (Swiss composer and conductor)
is based on:
Fliege mit mir in die Heimat
3:13
20Look for the Silver Lining
recording of:
Look for the Silver Lining
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and T.B. Harms Co.
part of:
Sally (1920 musical)
2:59
21'round and 'round
2:10
22Faithful
3:08
23I've Told Every Little Star
2:02
24The Night Holds No Fear
2:54
25Friendly Star
2:22
26Once You Find Your Guy
2:34
27I Gotta Get Out of the Habit
2:58
28Day In - Day Out
3:17
CD 4