The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection

~ Release by Johnny Mathis (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1When Sunny Gets Blue
2:41
2Street of Dreams
cover recording of:
Street of Dreams
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) (in 1932)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
2:16
3In Other Words (Fly Me to the Moon)
3:54
4Star Eyes
recording of:
Star Eyes
composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and Red Cape Songs
2:49
5A Handful of Stars
cover recording of:
A Handful of Stars
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Ted Shapiro
3:21
6Easy to Love
recording of:
Easy to Love
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Anything Goes
part of:
Born to Dance
2:28
7Wild Is the Wind
2:27
8Then I’ll Be Tired of You
recording of:
Then I’ll Be Tired of You
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
4:07
9Prelude to a Kiss
cover recording of:
Prelude to a Kiss
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1938) and Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
publisher:
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
4:27
10All Through the Night
recording of:
All Through the Night
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
Anything Goes
2:57
11Cabin in the Sky
cover recording of:
Cabin in the Sky (from 1940 musical Cabin in the Sky)
lyricist:
John Latouche (in 1940)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1940)
part of:
Cabin in the Sky
2:57
12While We’re Young
recording of:
While We’re Young
lyricist:
William Engvick
composer:
Morty Palitz and Alec Wilder
publisher:
Ludlow Music, Inc., Regent Music (BMI) and ロックンロール ミュージック (Rock ’n’ Roll Music)
2:42
13Year After Year
3:15
14Too Close for Comfort
2:35
15Come to Me
3:05
16By Myself
recording of:
By Myself
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Round Hill Songs III
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
4:09
17It Could Happen to You
recording of:
It Could Happen to You
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Sony/ATV Harmony and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
sub-publisher:
Gehrmans Musikförlag, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
3:48
18The Twelfth of Never
2:28
19That Old Black Magic
cover recording of:
That Old Black Magic
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:50
20It’s Not for Me to Say
3:02
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