40 Famous Records

~ Release by The Platters (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Harbor Lights
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1959-08-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elap Music Ltd. (a division of Pickwick Group Ltd. / a division of Carlton Home Entertainment (UK) Ltd.)
cover recording of:
Harbour Lights (on 1959-08-11)
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Hugh Williams (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
3:12
2Sentimental Journey
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
Sentimental Journey
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1944)
composer:
Les Brown (American big band & jazz musician) (in 1944) and Ben Homer (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Holliday Publishing, Morley Music Co. Inc. and Morley Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
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))
2:55
3Sleepy Time Gal
cover recording of:
Sleepy Time Gal
lyricist:
Joseph R. Alden and Raymond B. Egan
composer:
Ange Lorenzo and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
2:28
4September Song
cover recording of:
September Song (catch-all for versions outside the theatrical context)
lyricist:
Maxwell Anderson
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc., 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)
arrangement of:
Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song
2:59
5Blues in the Night
cover recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
3:10
6Try a Little Tenderness
cover recording of:
Try a Little Tenderness
lyricist:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher) and Reginald Connelly
composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Recordi ex Recordi G.&C., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Warner Chappell and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (on 1932-11-04)
2:47
7Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1958-09-24)
producer:
Buck Ram
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
performer:
The Platters
cover recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (on 1958-09-24)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
3.752:41
8If I Didn’t Care
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1958-09-24)
cover recording of:
If I Didn’t Care (on 1958-09-24)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Range Road Music Inc.
53:12
9I’ll See You in My Dreams
cover recording of:
I’ll See You in My Dreams
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., Gilbert Keyes Music Company and Leo Feist, Inc. (on 1924-12-19)
2:27
10Sincerely
cover recording of:
Sincerely
writer:
Alan Freed (American disc jockey) (until 1954-10) and Harvey Fuqua (until 1954-10)
publisher:
Alan Freed Music, Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Irving Music (BMI), Quazical Music, Regent Music Corp. (BMI) and ロックンロール ミュージック (Rock ’n’ Roll Music)
3:05
11I’ll Never Smile Again
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1958-09-25)
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Smile Again (on 1958-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Ruth Lowe
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Pickwick Music (publisher), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
42:56
12I’m Sorry
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1956-04)
cover recording of:
I’m Sorry (in 1956-04)
writer:
Buck Ram, Peter Tinturin and William White (Composer, "I'm Sorry")
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
2:55
13Twilight Time
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1958-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elap Music Ltd. (a division of Pickwick Group Ltd. / a division of Carlton Home Entertainment (UK) Ltd.) and PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1956)
cover recording of:
Twilight Time (in 1958-01)
lyricist:
Buck Ram
composer:
Artie Dunn, Al Nevins and Morty Nevins
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Devon Music Inc., EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited, Porgie Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
translated version of:
Al caer la noche
4.52:49
14Oh, How I Miss You Tonight
cover recording of:
Oh, How I Miss You Tonight
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter)
writer:
Mark Fisher (early 20th century songwriter)
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer)
publisher:
Benny Davis Music, Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
2:59
15To Each His Own
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-12)
recording of:
To Each His Own (on 1959-02-12)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
2:50
16Enchanted
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-12-29) and New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-12)
recording of:
Enchanted (The Platters song) (on 1958-12-29)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
2:54
17Remember When
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1958-09-25)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
Remember When (The Platters song) (on 1958-09-25)
lyricist:
Buck Ram
composer:
Mickey J. Addy
42:52
18I Wish
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-12-04)
recording of:
I Wish
writer:
Tito Madi and Buck Ram
2:43