The Hits of the Year 1955

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley & His Comets2:11
2The Yellow Rose of Texas
Mitch Miller3:01
3Mambo Italiano
Dean Martin2:19
4Softly, Softly
recording of:
Softly Softly
lyricist:
Pierre Dudan and Paddy Roberts (singer/songwriter)
composer:
Mark Paul (1950s song composer)
Ruby Murray2:28
5Stranger in Paradise
cover recording of:
Stranger in Paradise (popular song from the 1953 musical “Kismet”)
lyricist:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
Alexander Borodin (Russian composer), George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Scheffel Music Corp, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Frank Music Co. Ltd. (from 1953 to present)
is based on:
Polovtsian Dances no. 17, “Polovtsian Dance with Chorus”: II. Gliding Dance of the Maidens: Andantino, 4/4, A major
part of:
Kismet (full musical)
Tony Bennett3:07
6Mister Sandman
The Four Aces2:37
7Rock and Roll Waltz
Kay Starr2:55
8Dreamboat
Alma Cogan1:47
9Give Me Your Word
recording of:
Give Me Your Word
writer:
Irving Taylor and George Wyle
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:09
10Unchained Melody
cover recording of:
Unchained Melody
publisher:
Hy Zaret
lyricist:
Hy Zaret
composer:
Alex North (US composer)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL Communications Australia, MPL Musik Verlags GmbH (do not use as a release label! this is a music publisher), North Melody Publishing and Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
part of:
The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Jimmy Young2:35
11Cool Water
Frankie Laine2:56
12Hey There
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-05-22)
producer:
Al Ham and Mitch Miller
vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1954-05-22)
orchestra:
Buddy Cole and His Orchestra (on 1954-05-22)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor)
recording of:
Hey There (The Pajama Game) (on 1954-05-22)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Frank Music (from 1954 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
part of:
The Pajama Game (musical)
Rosemary Clooney4.53:00
13Melody of Love
The Ink Spots2:54
14I’ll Never Stop Loving You
conductor:
Percy Faith (on 1955-04-05)
recording of:
I’ll Never Stop Loving You (on 1955-04-05)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Nicholas Brodzsky
part of:
The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Doris Day3:04
15Learnin’ the Blues
recording of:
Learnin’ the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Dolores Vicki Silvers
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
Frank Sinatra3:02
16Happy Days and Lonely Nights
Ruby Murray2:42
17The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane
The Ames Brothers2:51
18Suddenly There’s a Valley
conductor:
Tony Osborne
recording of:
Suddenly There's a Valley
lyricist:
Chuck Meyer
writer:
Biff Jones (in 1955) and Chuck Meyer (in 1955)
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Hill & Range Songs (publisher)
Petula Clark2:37
19I Wonder
Dickie Valentine2:40
20Tina Marie
Perry Como2:34
21Under the Bridges of Paris
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (in 1954)
orchestra:
Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (in 1954)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1954)
cover recording of:
Under the Bridges of Paris (on 1954-04-22)
lyricist:
Jean Rodor
composer:
Vincent Scotto
translator:
Dorcas Cochran
publisher:
Fortin Euromusic, Unichappell Music and Zodiac Music Corp.
translated version of:
Sous les ponts de Paris
Dean Martin52:47
22Mambo Rock
recording of:
Mambo Rock
writer:
Jimmy Ayre, Mildred Phillips and Bickley Reichner
Bill Haley & His Comets2:38
23My One Sin
Nat King Cole2:58
24If Anyone Finds This, I Love You
Ruby Murray2:59
25Indian Love Call
Slim Whitman3:10
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Release

distributed by:AL!VE (German distribution and marketing company)
Major Babies Entertainment GmbH
TBA (Swiss record company and distributor)
ASIN:DE: B07ZWBD2P4 [info]

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part of:The Hits of the Year (number: 1955) (order: 2)