The Greatest Hits of The Musicals

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Don't Cry for Me, Argentina (from "Evita")
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre) and Tim Rice
vocals:
Julie Covington
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 56)
recording of:
Don’t Cry for Me Argentina (Evita) (in 1976)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Evita Music, Evita Music Ltd., Leeds Music (MCA), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal Music Publishing (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Evita (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Julie Covington5:26
2Memory (from "Cats")
vocals:
Elaine Paige
recording of:
Memory (Cats)
lyricist:
T. S. Eliot and Trevor Nunn
additional writer:
Trevor Nunn
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Bike Music, Downtown DMP Songs, Faber Music, Faber Music Ltd., The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Elaine Paige4:09
3Summertime (from "Porgy & Bess")
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1949-12-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1949)
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1949-12-21)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Sarah Vaughan3:14
4Some Enchanted Evening (from "South Pacific")
recording of:
Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific)
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, Inc.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
South Pacific Cast3:01
5Day by Day (from "Godspell")
vocals:
Robin Lamont
recording of:
Day by Day (Godspell)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Schwartz (musical theatre lyricist/composer)
publisher:
New Cadenza Music Corp., Range Road Music Inc. and Valando Music, Inc.
part of:
Godspell (Stephen Schwartz musical)
Robin Lamont3:28
6Losing My Mind (from "Follies")
vocals:
Julia McKenzie (English actress, singer, presenter, and theatre director)
recording of:
Follies: Losing My Mind (Follies)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation (ended) and Herald Square Music, Inc.
part of:
Follies
Julia McKenzie4:04
776 Trombones (from "The Music Man")
recording of:
Seventy-Six Trombones (The Music Man)
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson
publisher:
MPL UK Publishing
part of:
The Music Man
Meredith Willson3:16
8If I Ruled the World (from "Pickwick")
recording of:
If I Ruled the World (Pickwick)
lyricist:
Leslie Bricusse
composer:
Cyril Ornadel
publisher:
Delfont Music
part of:
Pickwick
Harry Secombe2:35
9S'Wonderful (from "An American in Paris")
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)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
Gene Kelly2:49
10Make Believe (from "Showboat")
vocals:
Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel
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 & Howard Keel3:31
11Too Darn Hot (from "Kiss Me, Kate")
vocals:
Ann Miller
recording of:
Too Darn Hot (from Kiss Me, Kate) (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1948)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and T.B. Harms Co.
part of:
Kiss Me, Kate (musical)
Ann Miller2:45
12I Don't Know How to Love Him (from "Jesus Christ Superstar")
recorded in:
England, United Kingdom
recording engineer:
Jeremy Gee, Anton Matthews, Alan O’Duffy and Stephen Vaughan (engineer)
engineer:
Tony Bridge (mastering engineer) and Martin Rushent
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre) and Tim Rice
vocals:
Yvonne Elliman
conductor:
Alan Doggett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1976)
recording of:
I Don’t Know How to Love Him (in 1970)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Leeds Music (MCA), Leeds Music Ltd., MCA Music Ltd., Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Jesus Christ Superstar (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Yvonne Elliman33:36
13A Couple of Swells (from "Easter Parade")
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1947-11-13) and Judy Garland (on 1947-11-13)
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
arranger:
Roger Edens and Conrad Salinger
orchestrator:
Conrad Salinger
recording of:
A Couple of Swells (from Easter Parade) (on 1947-11-13)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1947)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Ltd.
part of:
Easter Parade (full musical)
Judy Garland & Fred Astaire4:26
14How Long Has This Been Going On? (from "Funny Face")
recording of:
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Funny Face, 1957 film)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Rosalie
Audrey Hepburn5:05
15One (Finale) (from "A Chorus Line")
recording of:
One (from “A Chorus Line”)
lyricist:
Edward Kleban
composer:
Marvin Hamlisch
part of:
A Chorus Line (Marvin Hamlisch musical)
Marvin Hamlisch3:42
16Send In the Clowns (from ''A Little Night Music'')Judy Collins4:04
17New York, New York (from "On the Town")Leonard Bernstein3:00
18Trolley Song (from "Meet Me in St. Louis")
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. 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 & MGM Studio Chorus4:04
19The Impossible Dream (from "Man of La Mancha")
vocals:
Gordon MacRae
recording of:
The Impossible Dream (Man of La Mancha)
lyricist:
Joe Darion
composer:
Mitch Leigh
publisher:
Andrew Scott Inc., Andrew Scott Music, Carlin Music Corporation and Helena Music Co.
part of:
Man of La Mancha (Mitch Leigh musical)
Gordon MacRae2:04
20I Know Him So Well (from "Chess")
engineer and mixer:
Michael B. Tretow
lead vocals:
Barbara Dickson and Elaine Paige
vocals:
Barbara Dickson and Elaine Paige
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Anders Eljas
orchestrator:
Anders Eljas
recorded at and mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
recording of:
I Know Him So Well (Chess)
lyricist:
Tim Rice and Björn Ulvaeus
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
part of:
Chess (full musical)
Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson54:13
21Any Dream Will Do (from "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat")
recording of:
Any Dream Will Do (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Finale: Any Dream Will Do (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
part of:
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Andrew Lloyd Webber2:20
22Over the Rainbow (from "The Wizard of Oz")
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 (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 (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
Judy Garland4.52:45

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