Greatest Duets of the 50’s & 60’s

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1A Bushel and a Peck
recording of:
A Bushel and a Peck
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
part of:
Guys and Dolls (full musical)
Perry Como & Betty Hutton2:50
2Shall We Dance
Deborah Kerr & Yul Brynner3:21
3Am I in Love?
Jane Russell & Bob Hope2:33
4Hey Good Lookin’
cover recording of:
Hey, Good Lookin’
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-03-16)
Tennessee Ernie Ford & Helen O’Connell2:08
5Gone Fishin’
recording of:
Gone Fishin’
writer:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong2:32
6That Old Black Magic
cover recording of:
That Old Black Magic
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Louis Prima & Keely Smith2:56
7Good Evening Friends
Frankie Laine & Johnny Ray2:17
8Settin’ the Woods on Fire
Johnny Mercer & Jo Stafford1:55
9Can’t We Be Friends?
cover recording of:
Can’t We Be Friends?
lyricist:
Paul James (Lyricist, aka James Warburg)
composer:
Kay Swift
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Corp.
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong3:48
10You’re Just in Love
Judy Garland & Bing Crosby2:36
11Two Lost Souls
Perry Como & Jaye P. Morgan2:29
12Hey Paula
Paul & Paula2:32
13You’re My Sugar
Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie Ford2:36
14No Two People (Have Ever Been So in Love)
vocals:
Danny Kaye (in 1952) and Jane Wyman (in 1952)
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins and His Chorus and Orchestra
recording of:
No Two People (in 1952)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
Danny Kaye & Jane Wyman2:24
15Sisters
cover recording of:
Sisters
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1954)
Peggy Lee & Trudy Stevens2:21
16Once-a-Year Day
Doris Day & John Raitt5:02
17I Love You
recording of:
I Love You
lyricist and composer:
Billy Barton (country/rockabilly)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Jim Reeves & Ginny Wright2:33
18My Heart Cries for You
cover recording of:
My Heart Cries for You
additional writer:
Percy Faith and Carl Sigman
is based on:
La Jardinière du roi
Gene Autry & Jo Stafford2:54
19Water Can’t Quench the Fire of Love
Helen O’Connell & Gisele MacKenzie1:59
20They Can’t Take That Away From Me
cover recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong4:40
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mr. & Mrs
Rosemary Clooney & José Ferrer1:25
2Passing Strangers
recording of:
Passing Strangers
writer:
Rita Mann (songwriter) (in 1957) and Mel Mitchell (songwriter) (in 1957)
Billy Eckstine & Sarah Vaughan2:40
3When You Wore a Tulip
Judy Garland & Gene Kelly2:38
4Hit the Road Jack
recording of:
Hit the Road Jack
lyricist and composer:
Percy Mayfield
publisher:
Tangerine Music, Tangerine Music Corp. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Ray Charles & Margie Hendrix1:57
5An Apple for My Teacher
vocals:
Connee Boswell (on 1939-06-22) and Bing Crosby (on 1939-06-22)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1939-06-22)
conductor:
John Scott Trotter (on 1939-06-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
An Apple for the Teacher (on 1939-06-22)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
Bing Crosby & Connie Boswell3:07
6The Alphabet Song
Petula Clark & Guy Mitchell2:23
7Deep Purple
Nino Tempo & April Stevens2:44
8I’m Leaving It All Up to You
Dale & Grace2:10
9A Penny a Kiss
Dinah Shore & Tony Martin2:39
10I’ll Never Be Free
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Be Free
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc. (in 1950, in 1977) and Claude A. Music Co. (in 1950, in 1977)
Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie Ford2:37
11Dream a Little Dream of Me
cover recording of:
Dream a Little Dream of Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1931)
composer:
Fabian André (in 1931) and Wilbur Schwandt (in 1931)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Essex Music, Inc., Étienne Marrix Music, Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Infoswan Publications, One Less Car Music, Words & Music, Inc. (US work publisher) and ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong3:04
12Sugarbush
recording of:
Sugarbush (Based on a the Afrikaans melody Suikerbossie)
arranger:
Josef Marais (South African singer, songwriter)
Doris Day & Frankie Laine2:01
13True Love
recording of:
True Love (High Society) (on 1956-02-22)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1956)
publisher:
Buxton Hill Music Corp., Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappel Music Belgium NV
part of:
The 29th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
High Society (1956 film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly3:04
14’s Wonderful
vocals:
Gene Kelly (US dancer/actor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Turner Entertainment (in 2015)
recording of:
’S Wonderful
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
Gene Kelly & Georges Guétary2:50
15When You and I Were Young, Maggie Blues
Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely2:13
16Tell Us Where the Good Times Are
Guy Mitchell & Mindy Carson2:34
17Too Old to Cut the Mustard
recording of:
Too Old to Cut the Mustard
lyricist and composer:
Bill Carlisle
Rosemary Clooney & Marlene Dietrich2:48
18Chee-Chee-Oo-Chee (Sang the Little Bird)
Perry Como & Jaye P. Morgan2:27
19Mountain High
Dick & Dee Dee2:14
20Love is Strange
Mickey & Sylvia2:57