Armchair Melodies: 20 Operetta Favourites

~ Release by David Gray, Tommy Tycho (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1One Day When We Were Young
tenor vocals:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
conductor:
Tommy Tycho
recording of:
One Day When We Were Young (song from “The Great Waltz”)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
additional composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
The Great Waltz (1938 film)
3:25
A2Ma Belle Marguerite
tenor vocals:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
conductor:
Tommy Tycho
recording of:
Ma Belle Marguerite (from “Bless the Bride”)
lyricist:
A. P. Herbert (English novelist and playwright)
composer:
Vivian Ellis (composer)
part of:
Bless the Bride
2:39
A3Oh Maiden, My Maiden
tenor vocals:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
conductor:
Tommy Tycho
recording of:
Friederike: Akt II. “O Mädchen, mein Mädchen”
lyricist and librettist:
Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda (librettist, lyricist, writer)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
part of:
Friederike: Akt II
3:08
A4A Pair of Sparkling Eyes
tenor vocals:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
conductor:
Tommy Tycho
recording of:
The Gondoliers: Act II, no. 13, Song: “Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes” (Marco)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Gondoliers: Act II
2:47
A5Girls Were Made to Love and Kiss
tenor vocals:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
conductor:
Tommy Tycho
recording of:
Paganini: “Girls were Made to Love and Kiss”
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
translator:
A.P. Herbert (librettist and politician)
translated version of:
Paganini: Akt II. Nr. 9 “Gern hab’ ich die Frau’n geküsst” (Paganini)
3:16
A6Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
tenor vocals:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
conductor:
Tommy Tycho
recording of:
Naughty Marietta: Act I. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (Captain Dick, Followers)
lyricist:
Rida Johnson Young
composer:
Victor Herbert (American composer)
part of:
Naughty Marietta: Act I
1:27
A7Serenade
tenor vocals:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
conductor:
Tommy Tycho
recording of:
The Student Prince: Act I. Serenade (Overhead the Moon is Beaming) (Karl Franz, Detlef, Lucas, Von Asterberg, Students)
lyricist:
Dorothy Donnelly
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
part of:
The Student Prince: Act I
3:10
A8Song of the Vagabonds
tenor vocals:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
conductor:
Tommy Tycho
recording of:
The Vagabond King, Act I: Song of the Vagabonds (Villon, Chorus)
composer:
Rudolf Friml
librettist:
Brian Hooker and William H. Post
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
translated version of:
蒲田行進曲
part of:
The Vagabond King: Act I
1:50
A9Desert Song
tenor vocals:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
conductor:
Tommy Tycho
recording of:
The Desert Song: Act I. The Desert Song (Pierre, Margot)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein), Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
part of:
The Desert Song: Act I
2:38
A10Goodbye
tenor vocals:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
conductor:
Tommy Tycho
recording of:
Goodbye (English version of “Adieu, mein kleiner Gardeoffizier”)
lyricist:
Harry Graham
composer:
Robert Stolz (Viennese operetta composer, songwriter and conductor)
translated version of:
Adieu, mein kleiner Gardeoffizier! (aus "Die lustigen Weiber von Wien")
2:04
B1My Heart and I
tenor vocals:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
conductor:
Tommy Tycho
recording of:
My Heart and I (Old Chelsea)
lyricist:
Bernard Grun and Fred S. Tysh (Lyricist)
composer:
Bernard Grun and Richard Tauber (tenor)
3:50
B2Stout Hearted Man
tenor vocals:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
conductor:
Tommy Tycho
recording of:
The New Moon: Act I. Stout‐Hearted Men (Robert, Phillipe, Men)
lyricist:
Frank Mandel, Laurence Schwab and Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1927)
librettist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
part of:
The New Moon: Act I
2:13
B3Ah Sweet Mystery of Life
tenor vocals:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
conductor:
Tommy Tycho
recording of:
Naughty Marietta: Act II. Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life (aka The Dream Melody)
lyricist:
Rida Johnson Young
composer:
Victor Herbert (American composer)
part of:
Naughty Marietta: Act II
2:09
B4Riff Song
tenor vocals:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
conductor:
Tommy Tycho
recording of:
The Desert Song: Act I. The Riff Song (Pierre, Sid and Riffs)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein), Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
part of:
The Desert Song: Act I
1:52
B5Donkey Serenade
tenor vocals:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
conductor:
Tommy Tycho
recording of:
The Donkey Serenade
writer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart (composer)
part of:
The Firefly (Rudolf Friml operetta)
2:29
B6A Bachelor Gay
tenor vocals:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
conductor:
Tommy Tycho
recording of:
The Maid of the Mountains: Act II: Song 'A Bachelor Gay'
lyricist:
Harry Graham
additional composer:
James W. Tate (UK Songwriter)
composer:
Harold Fraser‐Simson (English composer)
part of:
The Maid of the Mountains: Act II
2:09
B7The White Dove
tenor vocals:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
conductor:
Tommy Tycho
recording of:
The White Dove (from “The Rogue Song”)
lyricist:
Clifford Grey
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
3:02
B8Drinking Song
tenor vocals:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
conductor:
Tommy Tycho
recording of:
The Student Prince: Act I. Drinking Song (Drink! Drink! Drink!) (Detlef, Students)
lyricist:
Dorothy Donnelly
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
part of:
The Student Prince: Act I
1:50
B9We'll Gather Lilacs
tenor vocals:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
conductor:
Tommy Tycho
recording of:
We’ll Gather Lilacs (Perchance to Dream)
lyricist and composer:
Ivor Novello (in 1945)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Perchance to Dream
3:34
B10You Are My Hearts Delight
tenor vocals:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
conductor:
Tommy Tycho
recording of:
The Land of Smiles: “You Are My Heart’s Delight”
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
translator:
Harry Graham
translated version of:
Das Land des Lächelns: Akt II. Nr. 11 „Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” (Sou-Chong)
part of:
The Land of Smiles
3:16