The Great American Songbook

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Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Funny Valentine
Chet Baker2:18
2Get Happy
recording of:
Get Happy
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1929)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Remick Music Corp., S.A. Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Summer Stock
part of:
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue (1930)
Frank Sinatra2:25
3Cheek to Cheek
Fred Astaire5:01
4April in Paris
cover recording of:
April in Paris
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Ella Fitzgerald4:42
5Over the Rainbow
Judy Garland2:46
6When You’re Smiling
Patti Page1:43
7Georgia on My Mind
cover recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Ray Charles3:35
8Lush Life
cover recording of:
Lush Life
lyricist and composer:
Billy Strayhorn (from 1933 until 1938)
publisher:
Billy Strayhorn Songs, Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chrysalis One Music, Reservoir Media Music, ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment) and Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company) (from 1949 to present)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Sarah Vaughan4:02
9Love Is Here to Stay
Blossom Dearie3:11
10I Only Have Eyes for You
The Flamingos3:19
11My Baby Just Cares for MeNina Simone3.93:36
12Manhattan
Lee Wiley3:24
13Let’s Face the Music and Dance
cover recording of:
Let’s Face the Music and Dance (from “Follow the Fleet”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Follow the Fleet (1936 film)
Tony Bennett2:48
14September in the Rain
Julie London1:39
15A Foggy Day (In London Town)
recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
Billie Holiday3:46
16Sentimental Journey
Doris Day & Les Brown3:11
17Good Morning
Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney1:56
18Some Enchanted Evening
Jo Stafford3:11
19Begin the Beguine
Mario Lanza3:16
20(I Love You) For Sentimental ReasonsNat King Cole2:53
21Three Coins in the FountainThe Four Aces3:01
22That’s Amore
recording of:
That’s Amore
lyricist:
Jack Brooks (English–American lyricist)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Four Jays Music Co., Paramount Music Corp., Peermusic Pty. Ltd. (Australia) and Universal Songs (publisher)
sub-publisher:
BMG Ariola Belgium (do not use this as an imprint!) and BMG Unisongs Music Publishers BV
part of:
The 26th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Dean Martin3:06
23Young at Heart
recording of:
Young at Heart (Frank Sinatra song)
lyricist:
Carolyn Leigh
composer:
Johnny Richards
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Cherio Corp., June's Tunes, Moncur Street Music Ltd., Ocheri Publishing Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Frank Sinatra2:50
24Have You Met Miss Jones?
cover recording of:
Have You Met Miss Jones? (I’d Rather Be Right)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
I’d Rather Be Right
Ella Fitzgerald3:41
25Stella by Starlight
Billy Eckstine2:46
26April Love
recording of:
April Love
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
The 30th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Pat Boone2:42
27This Can’t Be Love
cover recording of:
This Can’t Be Love
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Dinah Washington3:02
28Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
Judy Garland3:38
29Stardust
Nat King Cole3:14
30Singin’ in the Rain
Gene Kelly4:53
31I Could Write a Book
cover recording of:
I Could Write a Book
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Pal Joey
Ella Fitzgerald3:38
32Nevertheless
Frankie Laine2:47
33Fascinating Rhythm
cover recording of:
Fascinatin’ Rhythm
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (renewed) (1929–2019) and Harms, Inc. (in 1924)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Tony Bennett1:27
34Climb Every Mountain
producer:
Norman Newell (task: recording supervised by)
background vocals:
The Williams Singers
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
orchestra:
Geoff Love & His Orchestra
conductor:
Geoff Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recording of:
Climb Ev’ry Mountain (The Sound of Music)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI United Partnership Ltd., The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization and Williamson Music Company
part of:
MJ: The Musical
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Shirley Bassey3:10
35Taking a Chance on LoveHelen Forrest3:09
36Love Is a Many‐Splendored Thing
The Four Aces2:59
37I’ll See You in My Dreams
Anita O’Day2:49
38At Last
producer:
Leonard Chess, Phil Chess and Leonard and Phil Chess (legendary US production duo)
lead vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 115) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 356)
cover recording of:
At Last (in 1960-10)
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Etta James4.53:01
39My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Mary Martin2:52
40They 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) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 nominee)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
Sarah Vaughan2:41
41Swinging Medley (Yes Indeed/Amen/AC‐Cent‐Tchu‐Ate the Positive/Lonesome Road)
Connie Francis3:08
42Love Letters
lead vocals:
Ketty Lester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1962)
cover recording of:
Love Letters
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
recording of:
Love Letters
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Ketty Lester2:40
43The More I See You
cover recording of:
The More I See You
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., Four Jays Music Co., Peermusic (UK) Limited, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd.
translated version of:
The More I See You (Valli’s version with french lyrics)
Nancy Wilson2:10
44Ain’t That a Kick in the HeadDean Martin2:24
45The Lady Is a Tramp
cover recording of:
The Lady Is a Tramp (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
Pal Joey
Ella Fitzgerald3:22
46The Man I Love
cover recording of:
The Man I Love
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Peggy Lee3:44
47I Wanna Be Around
engineer:
Ted Brosnan and Frank Laico
producer:
Ernest Altschuler
piano:
Ralph Sharon (on 1962-10-19)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 1962-10-19)
conductor:
Marty Manning (on 1962-10-19)
arranger:
Ralph Burns and Marty Manning
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-10-19)
cover recording of:
I Wanna Be Around (on 1962-10-19)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer and Sadie Vimmerstedt
composer:
Johnny Mercer
publisher:
Commander Publications
Tony Bennett2:11
48It’s Only a Paper Moon
The Nat King Cole Trio2:53
49Body and Soul
recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Frank Sinatra3:19
50All the WayBrenda Lee3:03
51Blues in the Night
Rosemary Clooney3:32
52It Had to Be You
Bobby Darin2:12
53I Thought About You
Billie Holiday2:47
54A Ship Without a Sail
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1956-08-30)
cello:
Robert La Marchina (US cellist and conductor) (on 1956-08-30) and Edgar Lustgarten (on 1956-08-30)
cor anglais [English horn] and oboe:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-08-30)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1956-08-30)
flute:
Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1956-08-30)
French horn:
Vince DeRosa (on 1956-08-30)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-08-30)
harp:
Corky Hale (on 1956-08-30)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1956-08-30)
viola and violin:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1956-08-30)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1956-08-30)
conductor:
Buddy Bregman (on 1956-08-30)
arranger:
Buddy Bregman
recorded at:
Capitol Studios, Studio B in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-08-30)
cover recording of:
A Ship Without a Sail (on 1956-08-30)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1929)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Williamson Music Company
Ella Fitzgerald4:08
55Makin’ WhoopeeDinah Washington2:27
56When I Fall in Love
Nat King Cole3:10
57Come Fly With Me
recording of:
Come Fly With Me
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1957)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1957)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Maraville Music Corp., PW Arrangements, The International Music Network, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Van Heusen Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
Frank Sinatra3:19
58Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1963-02-20)
alto saxophone and flute:
Arthur Gleghorn and Harry Klee
bass:
Peter Mercurio and Meyer "Mike" Rubin (US bassist 1930s - 1960s)
bass clarinet:
Charles Butler and Chuck Gentry
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone)
bassoon:
Lloyd Hildebrand (Woodwind, Bassoon, Clarinet player) and Ray Nowlin (Bassoon)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Buddy DeFranco and Mitchell Lurie (clarinetist)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer)
French horn:
John Cave (french horn), Vincent DeRosa, William Hinshaw (American horn player) and Richard Perissi
harp:
Kathryn Julye
oboe:
Gordon Schoneberg and Champ Webb
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
saxophone:
Charles Butler, Chuck Gentry, Gordon Schoneberg and Champ Webb
trombone:
Dick Nash and Thomas Shepard
trumpet:
Manny Klein, Cappy Lewis and Uan Rasey
violin:
Israel Baker (American violinist), Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Arnold Belnick, Emo Neufeld, Jacques Gasselin, James Getzoff (American concertmaster and violinist), Davida Jackson (Violinist), Anatol Kaminsky (Violinist), Leonard Malarsky, Nathan Ross, Paul Shure, Marshall Sosson, Joseph Stepansky, Victor Amo and Gerald Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1963-02-20)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (Pal Joey) (on 1963-02-20)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1940)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1940)
publisher:
WB Music Group (ended), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Imagem CV, Lorenz Hart Publishing Co., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
Frank Sinatra22:58
59Stormy Weather
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Lena Horne2:20
60The Song Is You
June Christy4:21

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part of:The Great American Songbook (number: 1) (order: 1)