Great Songs From MGM Classic Films Volume One

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Annotation

Track 1 from "The Wizard of Oz" (1939)
Track 2 from "Singin' in the Rain" (1952)
Track 3 from "Lili" (1953)
Track 4 from "Gigi" (1958)
Track 5 from "Kismet" (1955)
Track 6 from "Casablanca" (1943)
Track 7 from "Hit the Deck" (1955)
Track 8 from "Show Boat" (1951)
Track 9 from "The Barkleys of Broadway" (1949)
Track 10 from "The Band Wagon" (1953)

Matrix / Runout: MCAD31056 B7708M
Matrix / Runout: MANUFACTURED BY SANYO

Annotation last modified on 2023-10-03 10:00 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Over the Rainbow
orchestra:
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 886 (1))
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
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., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (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 (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 Garland2:43
2Singin' 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
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan
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 Kelly2:57
3Hi Lili Hi Lo
Leslie Caron2:11
4Thank 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 Chavalier2:19
5Stranger in Paradise
recording of:
Stranger in Paradise (popular song from the 1953 musical “Kismet”)
lyricist:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
Alexander Borodin (Russian composer), George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Scheffel Music Corp, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell and Frank Music Co. Ltd. (from 1953 to present)
is based on:
Polovtsian Dances no. 17, “Polovtsian Dance with Chorus”: II. Gliding Dance of the Maidens: Andantino, 4/4, A major
part of:
Kismet (full musical)
Ann Blyth and Vic Damone5:28
6As Time Goes By
recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”)
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Redwood Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1931)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Taiwan Ltd.
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
Dooley Wilson3:01
7Hallelujah!
Tony Martin and Vic Damone2:38
8Make Believe
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (in 1951)
conductor:
Adolph Deutsch (in 1951)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loew’s Incorporated (in 1951) and Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, Inc. (pre‐MGM/UA Entertainment Co. era, 1924–1981) (in 1979)
recording of:
Make Believe (Show Boat) (in 1951)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co. (in 1927)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel3:32
9They Can't Take That Away From Me
Fred Astaire2:34
10That's Entertainment
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (in 1953)
conductor:
Adolph Deutsch (in 1953)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loew’s Incorporated (in 1953) and Metro‐Goldwyn‐Mayer Film Co. (in 1981)
recording of:
That’s Entertainment! (in 1953)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
part of:
That’s Entertainment (1974 film)
part of:
That’s Entertainment, Part 2 (1976 film)
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, Jack Buchanan, and India Adams3:06