Your Hit Parade: The ’50s

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The House of Blue Lights
recording of:
The House of Blue Lights
writer:
Don Raye and Freddie Slack
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) and Robbins Music Corp.
Chuck Miller2:27
2Tina Marie
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1955) and The Ray Charles Singers (in 1955)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1955)
recording of:
Tina Marie
writer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
Perry Como2:35
3Botch‐A‐Me (Ba ba baciami piccina)
producer:
Al Ham and Mitch Miller
double bass:
Frank Carroll (US bass player) (on 1952-04-18)
drums (drum set):
Terry Snyder (on 1952-04-18)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1952-04-18) and Sal Salvador (on 1952-04-18)
harpsichord:
Stan Freeman (on 1952-04-18)
vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1952-04-18)
recording of:
Botch‐a‐Me (Ba‐ba‐baciami piccina)
lyricist:
Riccardo Morbelli
composer:
Luigi Astore
translator:
Eddie Stanley
translated version of:
Ba ba baciami piccina
Rosemary Clooney2:19
4Till We Two Are One
Georgie Shaw2:46
5In the Chapel in the Moonlight
conductor:
Jack Pleis (on 1953-12-30)
arranger:
Jack Pleis
cover recording of:
In the Chapel in the Moonlight (on 1953-12-30)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill (US songwriter) (in 1936)
Kitty Kallen2:53
6Till Then
The Hilltoppers2:50
7Tzena Tzena Tzena
Gordon Jenkins2:46
8Takes Two to Tango
Pearl Bailey2:59
9Play Me Hearts and Flowers (I Wanna Cry)
Johnny Desmond2:48
10The Great Pretender
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-09)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (1928 - 1992, USA, lead singer of the Platters, Samuel E. Williams)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elap Music Ltd. (a division of Pickwick Group Ltd. / a division of Carlton Home Entertainment (UK) Ltd.)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 352)
recording of:
The Great Pretender (in 1955-09)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
Panther Music Corp, Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
The Platters52:41
11Please, Mr. Sun
Johnnie Ray3:01
12Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1956-07)
executive producer:
Bruce Kimmel
producer:
Randy Wood (producer)
lead vocals:
Pat Boone
vocals:
Pat Boone (in 1956-07)
conductor:
Dimitri Tiomkin and Billy Vaughn (in 1956-07)
arranger:
Billy Vaughn
recording of:
Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) (on 1956-07-27)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
The 29th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Pat Boone2:59
13Sound Off
Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra2:46
14Hot Toddy
Ralph Flanagan and His Orchestra3:02
15The Tijuana Jail
The Kingston Trio2:51
16Mama From the Train
Patti Page2:54
17Unforgettable
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-08-17)
double bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1951-08-17)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1951-08-17)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1951-08-17)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1951-08-17)
orchestra and performer:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1951-08-17)
recording of:
Unforgettable (on 1951-08-17)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Bourne Music Ltd.
Nat King Cole43:12
18I Believe
cover recording of:
I Believe
writer:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter), Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl (Songwriter) and Al Stillman
publisher:
Adaken Music, Cromwell Music, Inc., Gentlemen Jim Music Corp., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., L and S Freedom Music, Lindabet Music Corporation, Tadzio Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, The Stillman Song Company and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
recording of:
I Believe
writer:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter), Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl (Songwriter) and Al Stillman
publisher:
Adaken Music, Cromwell Music, Inc., Gentlemen Jim Music Corp., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., L and S Freedom Music, Lindabet Music Corporation, Tadzio Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, The Stillman Song Company and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
Frankie Laine2:13
19Love Me to Pieces
Jill Corey1:53
20Nola
Les Paul2:37
21Forgive Me
Eddie Fisher2:56
22If Dreams Came True
Pat Boone2:43
23My Happiness
vocals:
Connie Francis (American former actress and chart-topping singer)
orchestra:
David Rose and His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1959)
cover recording of:
My Happiness
lyricist:
Borney Bergantine (in 1933) and Betty Peterson (in 1948)
composer:
Borney Bergantine (in 1933)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) and Happiness Music Corp.
Connie Francis2:31
24Cara Mia
recording of:
Cara mia (in 1954)
writer:
Lee Lange and Tulio Trapani
David Whitfield33:10

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part of:Your Hit Parade (Time-Life Music) (number: 25) (order: 24)