The Columbia Years 1943-1952: The Complete Recordings
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The Columbia Years 1943–1952: The Complete Recordings is a 1993 box set album by the American singer Frank Sinatra
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This twelve-disc set contains 285 songs Sinatra recorded during his nine-year career with Columbia Records
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Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
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This twelve-disc set contains 285 songs Sinatra recorded during his nine-year career with Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
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Disc one
- "Close To You"
- "You'll Never KnowYou'll Never Know"You'll Never Know" is a popular song. The music was written by Harry Warren and the lyrics by Mack Gordon, based on a poem written by a young Oklahoma war bride named Dorothy Fern Norris....
" - "Sunday, Monday or Always"
- "If You Please"
- "People Will Say We're In LovePeople Will Say We're in Love"People Will Say We're In Love" is a show tune from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! . In the original Broadway production, the song was introduced by Alfred Drake and Joan Roberts.-Plot context:...
" - "Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'"Oh What a Beautiful Mornin" is the opening song from the musical Oklahoma! written by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. It is sung by Curly McLain at the beginning of the first scene and was the first a cappella opening to a musical.*Joe Loss Orchestra recorded...
" - "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night"
- "A Lovely Way To Spend An EveningA Lovely Way to Spend an Evening"A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening" is a popular song with music by Jimmy McHugh and lyrics by Harold Adamson, published in 1943.The song is considered a pop standard, recorded by many artists.-Recorded versions:*The Angels*Shirley Bassey*Shocky...
" - "The Music Stopped"
- "If You Are But a DreamIf You Are but a Dream"If You Are But a Dream" is a popular song published in 1942 with words and music by Moe Jaffe, Jack Fulton and Nat Bonx. The melody is based on Anton Rubinstein's "Romance in E flat, Op. 44,No. 1," popularly known as "Rubenstein's Romance....
- "Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)"Saturday Night " is a popular song.The music was written by Jule Styne, the lyrics by Sammy Cahn. The song was published in 1944....
" - "There's No You"
- "White ChristmasWhite Christmas (song)"White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the version sung by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide.Accounts vary as...
" - "I Dream of You (More Than You Dream of Me)"
- "I Begged Her"
- "What Makes the Sunset?"
- "I Fall In Love Too EasilyI Fall in Love Too Easily"I Fall in Love Too Easily" is a 1944 song composed by Jule Styne with lyrics by Sammy Cahn. It was introduced by Frank Sinatra in the 1945 film Anchors Aweigh...
" - "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)Nancy (With the Laughing Face)"Nancy " is a song composed in 1942 by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Phil Silvers. It is commonly believed that the song was written for the birthday of Nancy Sinatra...
" - "Cradle Song"
- "Ol' Man RiverOl' Man River"Ol' Man River" is a song in the 1927 musical Show Boat that expresses the African American hardship and struggles of the time with the endless, uncaring flow of the Mississippi River; it is sung from the point-of-view of a dock worker on a showboat, and is the most famous song from the show...
" - "Stormy Weather"
- "The Charm of You"
Disc two
- "Embraceable YouEmbraceable You"Embraceable You" is a popular song, with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The song was originally written in 1928 for an unpublished operetta named East is West. It was eventually published in 1930 and included in the Broadway musical Girl Crazy. where it was performed by...
" - "When Your Lover Has GoneWhen Your Lover Has Gone"When Your Lover Has Gone" is a 1931 composition by Einar Aaron Swan which, after being featured in the James Cagney film Blonde Crazy that same year, has become a jazz standard. The song was used in the 1991 film, The Rocketeer during the part where Neville Sinclair takes Jenny to The South Seas...
" - "Kiss Me Again"
- "(I Got A Woman Crazy For Me) She's Funny That Way"
- "My Melancholy BabyMy Melancholy Baby"My Melancholy Baby" is a popular song published in 1912 and first sung publicly by William Frawley. The music was written by Ernie Burnett, the lyrics by George A...
" - "Where Or WhenWhere or When"Where or When" is a show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical Babes In Arms. It was first performed by Ray Heatherton and Mitzi Green. That same year, Hal Kemp recorded a popular version. It also appeared in the movie of the same title two years later...
" - "All The Things You AreAll the Things You Are"All the Things You Are" is a song composed by Jerome Kern, with lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II.It was written for the musical Very Warm for May , where it was introduced by Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollace Shaw, and Ralph Stuart...
" - "Mighty Lak' a RoseMighty Lak' a RoseMighty Lak' a Rose is a 1901 song with lyrics by Frank Lebby Stanton and music by Ethelbert Nevin.The lyrics are written in an approximation of an African American accent; such "dialect songs" were common in the era. The title thus means "Mighty like a rose"; this assessment is addressed by a...
" - "I Should CareI Should Care"I Should Care" is a popular song by Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston and Sammy Cahn, published in 1944. The original recording by Ralph Flanagan and His Orchestra, with vocalists: Harry Prime and The Singing Winds was made at Manhattan Center, New York City, on July 18, 1952...
" - "Homesick-That's All"
- "Dream (When You're Feeling Blue)Dream (song)"Dream", sometimes referred to as "Dream ", is a jazz and pop standard with words and music written by Johnny Mercer in 1944...
" - "A Friend of Yours"
- "Put Your Dreams Away (For Another Day)Put Your Dreams Away (For Another Day)"Put Your Dreams Away " is a 1945 song written by Ruth Lowe, Paul Mann, and Stephen Weiss. The song was first recorded by Frank Sinatra on May 1, 1945 for Columbia Records. It was during this period that Sinatra used Put Your Dreams Away as the theme song for his radio series...
" - "Over The RainbowOver the Rainbow"Over the Rainbow" is a classic Academy Award-winning ballad song with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It was written for the movie The Wizard of Oz, and was sung by Judy Garland in the movie...
" - "You'll Never Walk AloneYou'll Never Walk Alone (song)"You'll Never Walk Alone" is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel.In the musical, in the second act, Nettie Fowler, the cousin of the female protagonist Julie Jordan, sings "You'll Never Walk Alone" to comfort and encourage Julie when her husband, Billy Bigelow, the...
" - "If I Loved YouIf I Loved You"If I Loved You" is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel.The song was introduced by John Raitt as "Billy Bigelow" and Jan Clayton as "Julie"...
" - "Lily Belle"
- "Don't Forget Tonight Tomorrow"
- "I've Got a Home In That Rock"
- "Jesus Is a Rock In That Weary Land"
- "Stars in Your Eyes"
- "My Shawl"
Disc three
- "Someone to Watch Over MeSomeone to Watch over Me (song)"Someone to Watch Over Me" is a song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin from the musical Oh, Kay! , where it was introduced by Gertrude Lawrence...
" - "You Go to My HeadYou Go to My Head"You Go to My Head" is a 1938 popular song composed by J. Fred Coots with lyrics by Haven Gillespie. The song is a unique conjunction of a sophisticated lyric and complex, lush harmonic structure by two songwriters who were not generally known for such elegance; nevertheless the song is highly...
" - "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)"These Foolish Things " is a standard with words by Eric Maschwitz and music by Jack Strachey. Harry Link, an American, sometimes appears as a co-writer, but his input was probably limited to changes to suit the U.S. market. It is one of a group of 'Mayfair Songs', like "A Nightingale Sang in...
" - "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)"I Don't Know Why " is a popular song.The music was written by Fred E. Ahlert, the lyrics by Roy Turk. The song was published in 1931. It had three periods of great popularity: in 1931, right after its publication; in 1946; and in 1961...
" - "The House I Live In (That's America To Me)The House I Live InThe House I Live In is a ten-minute short film written by Albert Maltz, produced by Frank Ross and Mervyn LeRoy, and starring Frank Sinatra...
" - "Day By DayDay by Day (song)"Day by Day" is a popular song with music by Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston and lyrics by Sammy Cahn.-Recorded versions:*Ernestine Anderson*Ray Anthony*Shirley Bassey*Les Brown & His Orchestra *Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Sextet...
" - "Nancy (With The Laughing Face)"
- "You Are Too Beautiful"
- "America The BeautifulAmerica the Beautiful"America the Beautiful" is an American patriotic song. The lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and the music composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward....
" - "Silent Night, Holy Night"
- "The Moon Was Yellow (And the Night Was Young)"
- "I Only Have Eyes For YouI Only Have Eyes for You"I Only Have Eyes for You" is a popular song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin, written in 1934 for the film Dames where it was introduced by Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler....
" - "The Old School Teacher"
- "Just An Old Stone House"
- "Full Moon And Empty ArmsFull Moon and Empty Arms"Full Moon and Empty Arms" is a 1945 popular song by Buddy Kaye and Ted Mossman, based on Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2.The best-known recording of the song was made by Frank Sinatra in 1945.Other recordings:Erroll Garner Trio -1946,...
" - "Oh, What It Seemed To Be"
- "I Have But One HeartI Have But One Heart"I Have But One Heart" is a popular song composed by Johnny Farrow, with lyrics by Marty Symes. The song was published in 1945. The recording by Vic Damone, his first release, reached #7 on the Billboard chart....
" - "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with YouI Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You"I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You" is a 1932 song composed by Victor Young, with lyrics written by Ned Washington and Bing Crosby, recorded on October 14, 1932 by Bing Crosby in New York. Bing Crosby was accompanied by the ARC Brunswick Studio Orchestra with Lennie Hayton on piano. Two...
" - "Why Shouldn't I?"
- "Try a Little TendernessTry a Little Tenderness"Try a Little Tenderness" is a love song written by Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly and Harry M. Woods, and recorded initially on December 8, 1932 by the Ray Noble Orchestra followed by both Ruth Etting and Bing Crosby in 1933...
" - "Paradise"
- "All Through the Day"
- "One Love"
- "Two Hearts Are Better Than One"
- "How Cute Can You Be?"
Disc four
- "From This Day Forward"
- "Where Is My Bess?"
- "Begin The BeguineBegin the Beguine"Begin the Beguine" is a song written by Cole Porter . Porter composed the song at the piano in the bar of the Ritz Hotel in Paris. In October 1935, it was introduced by June Knight in the Broadway musical Jubilee produced at the Imperial Theatre in New York City.-Music:The beguine music and dance...
" - "Something Old, Something New"
- "They Say It's WonderfulThey Say It's Wonderful"They Say It's Wonderful" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the musical Annie Get Your Gun , where it was introduced by Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton.It was sung by Kirsten Dunst in Spider-Man 3 .-Notable recordings:...
" - "That Old Black MagicThat Old Black Magic (song)"That Old Black Magic" is a popular song. The music was written by Harold Arlen, with the lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The song was published in 1942 and has become an often-recorded standard with versions by Glenn Miller, the singers Margaret Whiting, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Mercer himself,...
" - "The Girl That I MarryThe Girl That I Marry"The Girl That I Marry" is a song from the 1946 musical Annie Get Your Gun, written by Irving Berlin.It was originally performed by Ray Middleton on stage and on record.Other hit versions in 1946 were by Frank Sinatra and Eddy Howard ....
" - "I Fall In Love with You Ev'ry Day"
- "How Deep Is the Ocean (How Blue Is the Sky)"
- "Home on the RangeHome on the Range"Home on the Range" is the state song of Kansas, U.S.Home on the Range may also refer to:* Home on the Range , a drama directed by Arthur Jacobson* Home on the Range , a Disney animated feature film...
" - "The Song Is YouThe Song Is You (song)"The Song Is You" is a popular song composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It was written for their musical Music in the Air and sung in that show by Tullio Carminati. In later years the song became often associated with Frank Sinatra."The Song Is You" is the recurring...
" - "SoliloquySoliloquyA soliloquy is a device often used in drama whereby a character relates his or her thoughts and feelings to him/herself and to the audience without addressing any of the other characters, and is delivered often when they are alone or think they are alone. Soliloquy is distinct from monologue and...
(Parts 1 & 2)" - "Somewhere In The Night"
- "Could'ja?"
- "Five Minutes MoreFive Minutes More"Five Minutes More" is a 1946 American pop song written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne , originally recorded by the Ross Sisters and later recorded by Frank Sinatra. The song was often referred to as "Give Me Five Minutes More"....
" - "The Things We Did Last SummerThe Things We Did Last Summer"The Things We Did Last Summer" is a popular song from 1946. The words were written by Sammy Cahn, with the composition by Jule Styne. Several recordings have been made, the most well known of which include versions by Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford and Vaughn Monroe...
" - "You'll Know When It Happens"
- "This Is The Night"
- "The Coffee Song (They've Got An Awful Lot Of Coffee In Brazil)The Coffee Song"The Coffee Song" is a novelty song written by Bob Hilliard and Dick Miles, first recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1946....
" - "Among My Souvenirs"
- "I Love You"
- "September SongSeptember Song"September Song" is an American pop standard composed by Kurt Weill, with lyrics by Maxwell Anderson, introduced by Walter Huston in the 1938 Broadway musical Knickerbocker Holiday. It has since been recorded by numerous singers and instrumentalists...
" - "Blue SkiesBlue Skies (song)-History:The song was composed in 1926 as a last minute addition to the Rodgers and Hart musical, Betsy. Although the show only ran for 39 performances, "Blue Skies" was an instant success, with audiences on opening night demanding 24 encores of the piece from star, Belle Baker. During the final...
" - "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to DryGuess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry"Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" is a 1945 song, with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Sammy Cahn. It was introduced on stage by film star Jane Withers in the 1944 flop, Glad to See You, which closed in Philadelphia and never made it to Broadway...
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Disc five
- "Adeste Fideles (O, Come All Ye Faithful)Adeste Fideles"Adeste Fideles" is a hymn tune attributed to English hymnist John Francis Wade . The text itself has unclear beginnings, and may have been written in the 13th century by John of Reading, though it has been concluded that Wade was probably the author.The original four verses of the hymn were...
" - "Lost in the StarsLost in the StarsLost in the Stars is a musical with book and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson and music by Kurt Weill, based on the novel Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton...
" - "Jingle BellsJingle Bells"Jingle Bells" is one of the best-known and commonly sung winter songs in the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont and published under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh" in the autumn of 1857...
" - "Falling In Love With LoveFalling in Love with LoveFalling in Love with Love is a show tune from the Rodgers and Hart musical The Boys from Syracuse, where it was introduced by Muriel Angelus. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1938...
" - "Hush-A-Bye Island"
- "So They Tell Me"
- "There's No Business Like Show Business"
- "(Once Upon) A Moonlight Night"
- "Strange Music"
- "Poinciana (Song Of The Tree)"
- "The Music Stopped"
- "Why Shouldn't It Happen to Us?"
- "Time After TimeTime after Time (1947 song)"Time After Time" is a jazz standard written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne in 1947.It was introduced by Frank Sinatra in the film It Happened in Brooklyn.-Cover versions:...
" - "It's the Same Old Dream"
- "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry"
- "None But the Lonely Heart"
- "The Brooklyn Bridge"
- "I BelieveI Believe (1953 song)"I Believe" is the name of a popular song written by Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl and Al Stillman in 1953.I Believe was commissioned and introduced by Jane Froman on her television show, and became the first hit song ever introduced on TV...
" - "I Got A Gal I Love (In North & South Dakota)"
- "The Dum-Dot Song (I Put a Penny In the Gum Slot)"
- "All of MeAll of Me (song)"All of Me" is a popular song and jazz standard written by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons in 1931.First performed by Belle Baker over the radio and recorded in December 1931 by Ruth Etting, it has become one of the most recorded songs of its era, with notable versions by Russ Columbo, Bing Crosby,...
" - "It's Up to You"
- "My RomanceMy Romance (song)"My Romance" is a popular song, with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, written for Billy Rose's musical, Jumbo . In the 1962 movie version of Jumbo, Doris Day performed the song....
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Disc six
- "Always"
- "I Want To Thank Your Folks"
- "That's How Much I Love You"
- "You Can Take My Word For It Baby"
- "Sweet Lorraine"
- "Always"
- "I Concentrate On You"
- "My Love For You"
- "Mam'selle"
- "Ain'tcha Ever Comin' Back"
- "Stella By Starlight"
- "There But For You Go I"
- "Almost Like Being In Love"
- "Tea For TwoTea for Two (song)"Tea for Two" is a song from the 1925 musical No, No, Nanette with music by Vincent Youmans and lyrics by Irving Caesar. It is a duet sung by Nanette and Tom in Act II as they imagine their future.-Analysis:...
" - "My RomanceMy Romance (song)"My Romance" is a popular song, with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, written for Billy Rose's musical, Jumbo . In the 1962 movie version of Jumbo, Doris Day performed the song....
" - "Have Yourself A Merry Little ChristmasHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a song introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis. Frank Sinatra later recorded a version with modified lyrics, which has become more common than the original. The song was written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane...
" - "Christmas Dreaming (A Little Early This Year)"
- "The Stars Will Remember (So Will I)"
- "It All Came True"
- "That Old FeelingThat Old Feeling (song)"That Old Feeling" is a popular song.The music was written by Sammy Fain, the lyrics by Lew Brown. The song was published in 1937.The song first appeared in the movie Vogues of 1938, actually released in 1937. It was immediately a hit in a version recorded by Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm...
" - "If I Had You"
- "The Nearness Of YouThe Nearness of You"The Nearness of You" is a popular song, written in 1938 by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Ned Washington.The biggest selling 1938 version was recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, with a vocal by Ray Eberle...
" - "One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)"One for My Baby " is a popular song written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer for the musical The Sky's the Limit and first performed in the film by Fred Astaire. It was popularized by the American singer Frank Sinatra...
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Disc seven
- "But Beautiful"
- "A Fellow Needs A GirlA Fellow Needs a Girl"A Fellow Needs a Girl" is a show tune written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II for their 1947 musical Allegro. It has since become a standard, with recordings by many vocalists including Perry Como, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra and Bryn Terfel....
" - "So FarSo Far (song)"So Far" is a show tune from the 1947 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Allegro.On July 28, 1947 , the song was recorded by Perry Como, and released by RCA Victor Records as a 78rpm single, catalog number 20-2402-A, with the flip side "A Fellow Needs a Girl". The song reached #11 on the Billboard...
" - "It All Came True"
- "Can't You Just See Yourself"
- "You're My Girl"
- "All Of Me"
- "I'll Make Up For Ev'rything"
- "Strange Music"
- "Laura"
- "Night And DayNight and Day (song)"Night and Day" is a popular song by Cole Porter. It was written for the 1932 musical play Gay Divorce. It is perhaps Porter's most popular contribution to the Great American Songbook and has been recorded by dozens of artists....
" - "My Cousin Louella"
- "We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye"
- "S'posin'"
- "Just For Now"
- "None But The Lonely Heart"
- "The Night We Called It A DayThe Night We Called It a Day (song)"The Night We Called It a Day" is a popular song and jazz standard.The music was written by Matt Dennis, the lyrics by Tom Adair. The song was published in 1941....
" - "The Song Is YouThe Song Is You (song)"The Song Is You" is a popular song composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It was written for their musical Music in the Air and sung in that show by Tullio Carminati. In later years the song became often associated with Frank Sinatra."The Song Is You" is the recurring...
" - "What'll I Do?"
- "Poinciana (Song Of The Tree)"
- "(I Offer You The Moon) Senorita"
- "The Music Stopped"
Disc eight
- "Mean To Me"
- "Spring Is Here"
- "Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)"Fools Rush In" is a popular song. The lyrics were written by Johnny Mercer with music by Rube Bloom. The major hits at the time of introduction were Glenn Miller with Ray Eberle and Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra. It was also recorded by Billy Eckstine...
" - "When You Wake"
- "It Never Entered My Mind"
- "I've Got a Crush on YouI've Got a Crush on You"I've Got a Crush on You" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.It is unique among Gershwin compositions in that it was used for two different Broadway productions, Treasure Girl , and Strike Up the Band ....
" - "Body And Soul"
- "I'm Glad There Is YouI'm Glad There Is YouI'm Glad There Is You is a song written by Jimmy Dorsey and Paul Madeira first published in 1941...
" - "I Went Down To Virginia"
- "If I Only Had A Match"
- "If I Steal A Kiss"
- "Autumn In New YorkAutumn in New York (song)"Autumn in New York" is a jazz standard composed by Vernon Duke in 1934 for the Broadway musical Thumbs Up! which opened on December 27, 1934, performed by J. Harold Murray...
" - "Everybody Loves SomebodyEverybody Loves Somebody"Everybody Loves Somebody" is a song written in 1947 by Sam Coslow, Irving Taylor and Ken Lane. By 1964, the song had already been recorded by several artists , but without much success...
" - "A Little Learnin' Is A Dangerous Thing, Part 1"
- "A Little Learnin' Is A Dangerous Thing, Part 2"
- "Ever Homeward"
- "But None Like You"
- "Catana"
- "Why Was I Born?"
- "It Came Upon A Midnight ClearIt Came upon a Midnight Clear"It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" is a poem and Christmas carol written by Edmund Sears, pastor of the Unitarian Church in Lancaster, Massachusetts...
" - "O Little Town Of BethlehemO Little Town of Bethlehem"O Little Town of Bethlehem" is a popular Christmas carol. The text was written by Phillips Brooks , an Episcopal priest, Rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia. He was inspired by visiting the Palestinian city of Bethlehem in 1865. Three years later, he wrote the poem for his...
" - "White ChristmasWhite Christmas (song)"White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the version sung by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide.Accounts vary as...
" - "For Every Man There's A Woman"
Disc nine
- "Help Yourself To My Heart"
- "Santa Claus Is Coming to TownSanta Claus Is Coming to Town"Santa Claus is Coming to Town" is a Christmas song. It was written by John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie, and was first sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934....
" - "If I Forget You"
- "Where Is The One?"
- "When Is Sometime?"
- "It Only Happens When I Dance With You"
- "A Fella With An Umbrella"
- "Nature BoyNature Boy (song)"Nature Boy" is a song by eden ahbez, published in 1947. The song tells a fantasy of a "strange enchanted boy... who wandered very far" only to learn that "the greatest thing... was just to love and be loved in return"...
" - "Sunflower"
- "Once In Love With Amy"
- "Once In Love With Amy"
- "Why Can't You Behave?"
- "Bop! Goes My Heart"
- "Comme Ci Comme Ca"
- "No Orchids For My Lady"
- "While The Angelus Was Ringing (Les Trois Cloches)"
- "If You Stub Your Toe On The Moon"
- "Kisses And Tears"
- "Some Enchanted Evening"
- "Bali Ha'i"
- "The Right Girl For Me"
- "Night After Night"
- "The Huckle-Buck"
- "It Happens Every Spring"
Disc ten
- "Let's Take An Old-Fashioned Walk"
- "(Just One Way To Say) I Love You"
- "It All Depends On You"
- "Bye Bye Baby"
- "Don't Cry Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go)"
- "Every Man Should Marry"
- "If I Ever Love Again"
- "We're Just A Kiss Apart"
- "Every Man Should Marry"
- "The Wedding Of Lili Marlene"
- "That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)"
- "Mad About You"
- "(On The Island Of) Stromboli"
- "The Old Master Painter"
- "Why Remind Me"
- "Sorry"
- "Sunshine Cake"
- "(We've Got A) Sure Thing"
- "God's Country"
- "Sheila"
- "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine BoyChattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" is a popular song written by Harry Stone and Jack Stapp and published in 1950.Many versions of the song charted in 1950, but the biggest was by Red Foley. His recording, produced by Owen Bradley, was released by Decca Records as catalog number 46205...
" - "Kisses And Tears"
- "When the Sun Goes Down"
- "American Beauty Rose"
Disc eleven
- "Peachtree Street"
- "Should I (Reveal)"
- "You Do Something To Me"
- "Lover"
- "When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)"
- "It's Only A Paper Moon"
- "My Blue HeavenMy Blue Heaven (song)"My Blue Heaven" is a popular song written by Walter Donaldson with lyrics by George A. Whiting. It has become part of various fake book collections....
" - "The Continental"
- "Goodnight Irene"
- "Dear Little Boy Of Mine"
- "Life Is So Peculiar"
- "Accidents Will Happen"
- "One Finger Melody"
- "Remember Me In Your Dreams"
- "If Only She'd Look My Way"
- "London By Night"
- "Meet Me At The Copa"
- "Come Back To Sorrento (Torna A Surriento)"
- "April In ParisApril in Paris (song)"April in Paris" is a song composed by Vernon Duke with lyrics by E. Y. Harburg in 1932 for the Broadway musical, Walk A Little Faster. The original 1933 hit was performed by Freddy Martin, and the 1952 remake was by the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, whose version made the Cashbox Top 50.Composer Alec...
" - "I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest"
- "Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)"
- "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!Let It Snow"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", also known as "Let It Snow", is a song written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in 1945. The song was written in July 1945 in Hollywood, California during one of the hottest days on record. First recorded by Vaughn Monroe, it became a popular...
" - "Take My Love"
- "I Am Loved"
- "You Don't Remind Me"
- "Love Means Love"
- "Cherry Pies Ought To Be You"
Disc twelve
- "Faithful"
- "You're The One"
- "There's Something Missing"
- "Hello, Young Lovers"
- "We Kiss In A Shadow"
- "I Whistle A Happy Tune"
- "I'm A Fool To Want You"
- "Love Me"
- "Mama Will BarkMama Will Bark"Mama Will Bark" is a novelty song written by Dick Manning and recorded as a duet between Frank Sinatra and Dagmar in 1951.When buxom hostess Dagmar appeared on Sinatra's CBS-TV show on April 7, 1951, Columbia Records A&R head Mitch Miller became intrigued by the comic chemistry he perceived...
" - "It's A Long Way (From Your House To My House)"
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