The Best Musicals in the World …Ever!

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Singin’ in the Rain vocals: Gene Kelly (US dancer/actor), Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds (US actress & singer) orchestra: MGM Studio Orchestra conductor: Lennie Hayton phonographic copyright (℗) by: Loew’s Incorporated (in 1952) and Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, Inc. (pre‐MGM/UA Entertainment Co. era, 1924–1981) (in 1979) recording of: Main Title (Singin’ in the Rain) lyricist: Arthur Freed composer: Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter) part of: Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film) recording of: Singin’ in the Rain lyricist: Arthur Freed composer: Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter) publisher: Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.), Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.) sub-publisher: 香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch) part of: Singin’ in the Rain (stage musical) part of: Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film) part of: The Hollywood Revue (1929 MGM musical film)	Gene Kelly		2:57
2	On the Street Where You Live cover recording of: On the Street Where You Live (My Fair Lady) lyricist: Alan Jay Lerner composer: Frederick Loewe publisher: Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) part of: My Fair Lady (full musical)	Nat ‘King’ Cole		3:10
3	Oh What a Beautiful Mornin’ recording of: Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ (Oklahoma!) orchestrator: Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger) lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) composer: Richard Rodgers (composer) publisher: EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd., Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music Ltd. and Williamson Music, Inc. part of: Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)	Gordon McRae		2:33
4	Bless Your Beautiful Hide vocals: Howard Keel recording of: Bless Yore Beautiful Hide (“Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”) lyricist: Johnny Mercer composer: Gene de Paul publisher: EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Robbins Music Corp. Ltd. part of: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (musical)	Howard Keel		1:59
5	I Got Rhythm phonographic copyright (℗) by: Turner Entertainment (in 2015) recording of: I Got Rhythm (on 1950-10-18) lyricist: Ira Gershwin (in 1930) composer: George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930) publisher: Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930) included in: An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical) part of: Crazy for You (1992 musical) part of: Girl Crazy (1930 Musical) part of: When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)	Gene Kelly		3:46
6	Lullaby of Broadway vocals: Winifred Shaw recording of: Lullaby of Broadway (from “Gold Diggers of 1935”) lyricist: Al Dubin composer: Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1935) publisher: Henrees Music co., M. Witmark & Sons, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), 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) part of: Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1935 winner) part of: 42nd Street (full musical)	Winifred Shaw		3:36
7	Top Hat, White Tie & Tails vocals: Fred Astaire (in 1935) orchestra: The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1935) conductor: Max Steiner (in 1935) recording of: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (from “Top Hat”) (in 1935) lyricist and composer: Irving Berlin (in 1935) part of: Top Hat (1935 film)	Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers		4:29
8	Anything You Can Do vocals: Betty Hutton and Howard Keel recording of: Anything You Can Do (from “Annie Get Your Gun”) (on 1949-10-05) lyricist and composer: Irving Berlin publisher: Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (ended) and Irving Berlin Music Corp. part of: Annie Get Your Gun	Howard Keel & Betty Hutton		3:11
9	We’re in the Money recording of: We’re in the Money (The Gold Digger’s Song) (in 1933) lyricist: Al Dubin composer: Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) part of: 42nd Street (full musical)	Ginger Rogers		2:34
10	They All Laughed recording of: They All Laughed (from “Shall We Dance”) lyricist: Ira Gershwin (in 1937) composer: George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937) publisher: Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937) part of: Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)	Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers		4:22
11	s’Wonderful vocals: Gene Kelly (US dancer/actor) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Turner Entertainment (in 2015) recording of: ’S Wonderful lyricist: Ira Gershwin (in 1927) composer: George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927) publisher: Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music Company Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) included in: An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical) part of: Funny Face (1927 musical) part of: My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)	Gene Kelly & Georges Centary		2:50
12	Thank Heaven for Little Girls vocals: Maurice Chevalier orchestra: MGM Studio Orchestra conductor: André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Arthur Freed Production Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1958, in 1986), Loew’s Incorporated (in 1958) and MGM/UA Entertainment Co. (in 1986) recording of: Thank Heaven for Little Girls (Gigi) lyricist: Alan Jay Lerner composer: Frederick Loewe publisher: Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) part of: Gigi (full musical)	Maurice Chevalier		2:19
13	If I Were a Rich Man recording of: If I Were a Rich Man (Fiddler on the Roof) lyricist: Sheldon Harnick composer: Jerry Bock publisher: Chappell & Co. and Sunbeam Music Corp. part of: Fiddler on the Roof	Topol		3:47
14	Big Spender producer: Kenneth Hume and Norman Newell lead vocals: Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer) vocals: Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer) orchestra: Alyn Ainsworth and His Orchestra conductor: Ernest Freeman arranger: Ernest Freeman recording of: Big Spender lyricist: Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) composer: Cy Coleman publisher: Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) part of: Overture (Sweet Charity) part of: Sweet Charity	Shirley Bassey	4.5	1:50
15	Cabaret vocals: Liza Minnelli recording of: Cabaret (title song from the Kander & Ebb musical) lyricist: Fred Ebb (lyricist) composer: John Kander (composer) publisher: Carlin Music Corp. part of: Cabaret (musical)	Liza Minnelli		3:34
16	Mack the Knife producer: Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer), Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler vocals: Bobby Darin conductor: Richard Wess arranger: Richard Wess part of: Grammy Award: Record of the Year nominees (number: 1960 winner), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 4), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 40) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 251) cover recording of: Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation) lyricist: Bertolt Brecht composer: Kurt Weill (composer) translator: Marc Blitzstein (American composer) (in 1954) publisher: Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) translated version of: Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer	Bobby Darin	4	3:05
17	Tonight vocals: Jimmy Bryant (singer) and Marni Nixon conductor: Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1961) recording of: West Side Story: Tonight (Maria, Tony) (in 1961) lyricist: Stephen Sondheim (in 1956) composer: Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1956) publisher: Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC part of: West Side Story	Natalie Wood & Richard Beymer	4	3:35
18	Over the Rainbow recording of: Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) (in 1955) lyricist: Yip Harburg (in 1938) composer: Harold Arlen (in 1938) premiered by: Judy Garland (in 1939) publisher: EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) sub-publisher: 香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present) part of: The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1939 winner) part of: The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical) part of: The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)	Judy Garland	4	3:39
19	Edelweiss vocals: Vince Hill cover recording of: Edelweiss (The Sound of Music) lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) composer: Richard Rodgers (composer) publisher: EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music Ltd. part of: The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)	Vince Hill		3:05
20	I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face vocals: Rex Harrison (actor) conductor: Franz Allers (European-American conductor) recording of: I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face (My Fair Lady) lyricist: Alan Jay Lerner composer: Frederick Loewe (in 1956) publisher: Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) part of: My Fair Lady (full musical)	Rex Harrison		4:54
21	As Long as He Needs Me producer: Norman Newell background vocals: The Rita Williams Singers vocals: Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer) orchestra: Geoff Love and 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 1960) cover recording of: As Long as He Needs Me (Oliver!) lyricist and composer: Lionel Bart publisher: Lakeview Music Publishing Company Ltd. and TRO-Hollis, Inc. part of: Oliver! (Lionel Bart musical)	Shirley Bassey		3:01
22	It’s the Hard-Knock Life recording of: It’s the Hard‐Knock Life (Annie) lyricist: Martin Charnin composer: Charles Strouse part of: Annie (Charles Strouse musical)	[theatre]		2:21
23	Baby It’s Cold Outside recording of: Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1948 song by Frank Loesser) (on 1948-05-24) lyricist and composer: Frank Loesser publisher: Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, 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)) part of: The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1949 winner)	Esther Williams & Ricardo Montalbán		2:03
24	True Love recording of: True Love (High Society) (on 1956-02-22) lyricist and composer: Cole Porter (composer) (in 1956) publisher: Buxton Hill Music Corp., Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) sub-publisher: Warner Chappel Music Belgium NV part of: The 29th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) part of: High Society (stage musical) part of: High Society (1956 film)	Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly		3:06
25	You’ll Never Walk Alone performer: Gerry and the Pacemakers phonographic copyright (℗) by: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. (in 1963) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963) cover recording of: You’ll Never Walk Alone (Carousel) lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) composer: Richard Rodgers (composer) publisher: Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), T.B. Harms Company, The Welk Music Group, Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc. part of: Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)	Gerry & the Pacemakers		2:39

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manufactured in:	the EU (Europe)
printed in:	the EU (Europe)

compiler:	Ashley Abram

copyrighted (©) by:	Circa Records Ltd. (not an imprint; for ©/℗ rights use only) (in 1999) Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1999)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Circa Records Ltd. (not an imprint; for ©/℗ rights use only) (in 1999)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/2655402 [info]
ASIN:	UK: B00002MG2E [info]

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