Somewhere Over the Rainbow: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals

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Tracklist

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1Over the Rainbow
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1938-10-07)
orchestra:
MGM Orchestra (on 1938-10-07)
conductor:
Georgie Stoll and Herbert Stothart (composer) (on 1938-10-07)
arranger:
Herbert Stothart (composer)
orchestrator:
Murray Cutter
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) (on 1938-10-07)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (Electric & Musical Industries 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:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan (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: 12)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
Judy Garland4.52:46
2It's a Most Unusual Day
vocals:
Jane Powell (American singer, dancer and actress) (on 1947-12-08)
recording of:
It’s a Most Unusual Day (on 1947-12-08)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
medley of:
En högst förunderlig dag
Jane Powell1:18
3Wunderbar
vocals:
Kathryn Grayson (in 1953) and Howard Keel (in 1953)
recording of:
Wunderbar (from Kiss Me, Kate) (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1948)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Kiss Me, Kate (musical)
Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel3:16
4Can't Help Lovn' Dat Man
vocals:
Ava Gardner
recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat) (in 1951)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Ava Gardner3:24
5Going Hollywood
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1933-09-15)
recording of:
Going Hollywood (Going Hollywood, 1933 film) (on 1933-09-15)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
part of:
Going Hollywood (1933 film)
Bing Crosby0:41
6The Trolley Song
choir vocals:
MGM Studio Chorus (on 1943-12-02)
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1943-12-02)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (on 1943-12-02)
conductor:
Georgie Stoll (on 1943-12-02)
recording of:
The Trolley Song (“‘Clang, Clang, Clang,’ Went the Trolley…”) (on 1943-12-02)
lyricist:
Ralph Blane
composer:
Hugh Martin
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
Judy Garland & the M-G-M Studio Chorus4:04
7Gigi
vocals:
Louis Jourdan (French actor) (from 1957-10-23 until 1958-02-13)
recording of:
Gigi (Gigi) (from 1957-10-23 until 1958-02-13)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
The 31st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 31)
part of:
Gigi (full musical)
Louis Jourdan3:03
8I Got Rhythm
mixer:
Ted Hall (of Pacific Ocean Post, Santa Monica, CA)
choir vocals:
MGM Studio Chorus (from 1942-12-29 until 1943-02-02)
vocals:
Bobbie Canvin (from 1942-12-29 until 1943-02-02), Trudy Erwin (from 1942-12-29 until 1943-02-02), Judy Garland (from 1942-12-29 until 1943-02-02), Hal Hopper (from 1942-12-29 until 1943-02-02), The Music Maids (from 1942-12-29 until 1943-02-02), Mickey Rooney (actor) (from 1942-12-29 until 1943-02-02) and Six Hits and a Miss (from 1942-12-29 until 1943-02-02)
orchestra:
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (from 1942-12-29 until 1943-02-02)
recording of:
I Got Rhythm (from 1942-12-29 until 1943-02-02)
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)
part of:
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)
Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney8:05
9Aba Daba Honeymoon
choir vocals:
MGM Studio Chorus (on 1950-04-22)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (on 1950-04-22)
conductor:
Georgie Stoll (on 1950-04-22)
recording of:
Aba Daba Honeymoon (on 1950-04-22)
lyricist:
Arthur Fields (in 1914)
composer:
Walter Donovan (in 1914)
publisher:
Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.
part of:
Two Weeks With Love (1950 film)
Debbie Reynolds, Carleton Carpenter & the M-G-M Studio Chorus3:14
10The Lady is a Tramp
vocals:
Lena Horne
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
Lena Horne2:57
11The Best Things in Life Are Free
vocals:
June Allyson and Peter Lawford
recording of:
The Best Things in Life Are Free (Good News)
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Good News (1947 film)
June Allyson & Peter Lawford3:18
12Cheek to Cheek
recording of:
Cheek to Cheek (from “Top Hat”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
publisher:
Irving Berlin (England) Music Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., 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)
part of:
The 8th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Fred Astaire5:02
13A Kiss to Build a Dream On
vocals:
Louis Armstrong
recording of:
A Kiss to Build a Dream On
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1935) and Bert Kalmar (in 1935)
composer:
Harry Ruby (in 1935)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
part of:
The 24th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The Strip (1951 film)
Louis Armstrong2:56
14Put 'Em in a Box
vocals:
Doris Day
performer:
The Page Cavanaugh Trio
recording of:
Put ’em in a Box, Tie ’em With a Ribbon (and Throw ’em in the Deep Blue Sea)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
part of:
Romance on the High Seas
Doris Day & the Page Cavanaugh Trio3:30
15If Swing Goes, I Go Too
vocals:
Fred Astaire
recording of:
If Swing Goes, I Go Too (Outtake from “Ziegfeld Follies”, 1946)
lyricist:
Fred Astaire (in 1944)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1944)
Fred Astaire5:51
16Almost Like Being in Love
vocals:
Gene Kelly (US dancer/actor) (from 1954-01-11 until 1954-03-25)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (from 1954-01-11 until 1954-03-25)
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (from 1954-01-11 until 1954-03-25)
arranger:
Conrad Salinger
orchestrator:
Bob Franklyn
recording of:
Almost Like Being in Love (from “Brigadoon”) (from 1954-01-11 until 1954-03-25)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
EMI Music (Electric & Musical Industries Music, do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Co. (London) Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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)
part of:
Brigadoon (complete musical)
Gene Kelly4:22
17Let's Face the Music and Dance
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1936)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1936)
conductor:
Max Steiner (in 1936)
recording of:
Let’s Face the Music and Dance (from “Follow the Fleet”) (in 1936)
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)
Fred Astaire4:35
18Be a Clown
vocals:
Judy Garland (in 1948) and Gene Kelly (US dancer/actor) (in 1948)
recording of:
Be a Clown (The Pirate film) (in 1948)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1946)
part of:
The Pirate (1948 film)
Gene Kelly & Judy Garland2:52
19Embraceable You
vocals:
Connie Francis (American former actress and chart-topping singer)
recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Connie Francis2:15
20On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
choir vocals:
MGM Studio Chorus
vocals:
Judy Garland
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra
edit of:
On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe (Rhino's 1995 version, stereo) by Judy Garland & the Cast of The Harvey Girls
recording of:
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe (The Harvey Girls, 1946 film)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
The 19th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 19)
part of:
The Harvey Girls (1946 film)
Judy Garland & Co.3:29
21One for my Baby (And One More for the Road)
vocals:
Fred Astaire
recording of:
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1943)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Harwin Music
part of:
The Sky’s the Limit (1943 film)
Fred Astaire4:58