The Happy Beat

~ Release by Ray Conniff, His Orchestra and Chorus (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1Volare
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo
conductor:
Ray Conniff
cover recording of:
Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu) (English lyrics)
lyricist:
Franco Migliacci and Domenico Modugno
composer:
Domenico Modugno
translator:
Mitchell Parish
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
translated version of:
Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)
2:47
A2Gigi
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo
conductor:
Ray Conniff
recording of:
Gigi (Gigi)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
part of:
The 31st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 31)
part of:
Gigi (full musical)
3:06
A3Yellow Rose
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo
conductor:
Ray Conniff
2:40
A4Wheel of Fortune
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo
conductor:
Ray Conniff
cover recording of:
Wheel of Fortune (1951 song)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
2:37
A5The Song From Moulin Rouge
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo
conductor:
Ray Conniff
cover recording of:
The Song From Moulin Rouge (aka “Where Is Your Heart”)
lyricist:
William Engvick
composer:
Georges Auric (composer)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
part of:
Moulin Rouge (1952 film)
2:57
A6Mack the Knife
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo
conductor:
Ray Conniff
cover recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
2:52
B1I'll Walk Alone
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo
conductor:
Ray Conniff
cover recording of:
I’ll Walk Alone
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:17
B2Never on Sunday
melodica:
Ray Conniff
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo
conductor:
Ray Conniff
cover recording of:
Never on Sunday
lyricist:
Manos Hadjidakis (Greek composer) and Billy Towne (movie/musical composer)
composer:
Manos Hadjidakis (Greek composer)
translator:
Billy Towne (movie/musical composer)
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
The 33rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 33)
arrangement of:
Τα παιδιά του Πειραιά
translated version of:
Τα παιδιά του Πειραιά
2:34
B3Chanson d'amour
melodica:
Ray Conniff
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo
conductor:
Ray Conniff
cover recording of:
Chanson d’amour (1958 song)
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Shanklin
publisher:
Carlin Music and Intersong (publisher) (in 1982)
2:47
B4Blueberry Hill
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo
conductor:
Ray Conniff
cover recording of:
Blueberry Hill
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Larry Stock
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Larry Stock Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Sovereign Music Company and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
3:06
B5Cry
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo
conductor:
Ray Conniff
cover recording of:
Cry
lyricist and composer:
Churchill Kohlman
2:18
B6My Prayer
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo
conductor:
Ray Conniff
cover recording of:
My Prayer
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Georges Boulanger (Romani-Romanian violinist, conductor, composer)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music, Skidmore Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
is based on:
Avant de mourir
2:47