The Very Best of Disney

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Wan'na Be Like You
mixer:
Bruce Botnick
lead vocals:
Louis Prima
vocals:
Phil Harris (US singer, songwriter, jazz musician, actor and comedian) and Louis Prima
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Walt Disney Productions (in 1967)
mixed at:
Digital Magnetics in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)
lyricist and composer:
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (American songwriter)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1966)
part of:
The Jungle Book (1967 Disney film soundtrack)
Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman4.554:04
2Give a Little Whistle
vocals:
Cliff Edwards (actor/musician, best known as the voice of Jiminy Cricket) and Dickie Jones
conductor:
Paul J. Smith (film and television composer, Disney Legends honoree)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Walt Disney Productions (in 1940)
recording of:
Give a Little Whistle (Pinocchio, 1940 film)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Leigh Harline
part of:
Pinocchio (1940 Disney film soundtrack)
Leigh Harline2.51:40
3Little April Shower
editor:
Randy Thornton (Disney producer/engineer)
choir vocals:
Disney Studio Chorus
conductor:
Alexander Steinert
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Walt Disney Records
recording of:
Little April Shower (from "Bambi")
lyricist:
Larry Morey (in 1942)
composer:
Frank Churchill (in 1942)
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing)
Frank Churchill & Larry Morey2.53:52
4Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat
vocals:
Liz English, Phil Harris (US singer, songwriter, jazz musician, actor and comedian), Thurl Ravenscroft and Scatman Crothers
recording of:
Ev’rybody Wants to Be a Cat (The Aristocats)
lyricist:
Floyd Huddleston
composer:
Al Rinker
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label)
Floyd Huddleston & Al Rinker2:03
5Heigh-Ho
producer:
Michael Leon (producer of several Disney film soundtracks) and Randy Thornton (Disney producer/engineer)
conductor:
Frank Churchill
recording of:
Heigh‐Ho (The Dwarfs’ Marching Song)
lyricist:
Larry Morey
composer:
Frank Churchill
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
part of:
On est toutes Blanche-Neige
part of:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 Disney animated film, songs and musical score)
Frank Churchill & Larry Morey22:47
6Cruella De Vil
Mel Leven1:21
7A Whole New World
recording engineer:
Bruce Botnick and Michael Farrow
producer:
Alan Menken and Tim Rice
mixer:
Bruce Botnick
editor:
Kathleen Fogarty-Bennett
vocals:
Brad Kane (American singer, actor, producer and writer) and Lea Salonga
conductor:
David Friedman (film and theatre composer, songwriter, author, lyricist and conductor)
arranger:
Alan Menken and Danny Troob
vocals arranger:
David Friedman (film and theatre composer, songwriter, author, lyricist and conductor)
orchestrator:
Danny Troob
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. (briefly as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1987/03/06–1987/07/24), rights holders and distribution) (in 1992)
recording of:
A Whole New World (Aladdin)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Alan Menken
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1992) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1992)
part of:
The 65th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 65)
part of:
Aladdin (stage musical based on the 1992 Disney animated film)
part of:
Aladdin (1992 film soundtrack)
Alan Menken3.42:42
8A Spoonful of Sugar
lead vocals:
Julie Andrews (English actress/vocalist)
vocals:
Julie Andrews (English actress/vocalist)
orchestra:
Disney Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Irwin Kostal
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Walt Disney Productions (in 1964)
recording of:
A Spoonful of Sugar (Mary Poppins)
lyricist and composer:
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (American songwriter)
publisher:
Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1964)
part of:
Mary Poppins (stage version)
part of:
Mary Poppins (1964 film version)
Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman2.654:09
9Part of Your World
engineer:
John Richards (engineer)
producer:
Howard Ashman, Robert Kraft and Alan Menken
lead vocals and spoken vocals:
Jodi Benson
conductor:
J.A.C. Redford
arranger:
Alan Menken and Robbie Merkin
orchestrator:
Thomas Pasatieri
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. (briefly as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1987/03/06–1987/07/24), rights holders and distribution) (in 1989)
recording of:
Part of Your World (The Little Mermaid)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman
composer:
Alan Menken
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), 日音 Synch事業部, Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1988) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1988)
part of:
The Little Mermaid (2008 Broadway musical based on the 1989 Disney film)
part of:
The Little Mermaid (1989 film soundtrack)
Alan Menken3.253:15
10He's a Tramp
cover recording of:
He’s a Tramp (Lady and the Tramp)
lyricist:
Sonny Burke (producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) and Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
composer:
Oliver Wallace (English composer and conductor, Walt Disney Studios)
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label)
Sonny Burke & Peggy Lee1:39
11Once Upon a Dream
vocals:
Mary Costa (soprano) and Bill Shirley (actor/singer)
recording of:
Once Upon a Dream (from Disney’s 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty)
lyricist:
Sammy Fain and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
additional composer:
George Bruns
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label)
is based on:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Acte I, no. 6. Valse
Sammy Fain & Jack Lawrence2.52:47
12Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
vocals:
James Baskett
recording of:
Zip‐a‐Dee‐Doo‐Dah (Song of the South)
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Allie Wrubel (US composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Joy Music Inc. and Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1945)
part of:
The 20th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 20)
part of:
Song of the South (1946 live action/animated film)
Allie Wrubel & Ray Gilbert42:20
13Beauty and the Beast
producer:
Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
lead vocals:
Angela Lansbury
conductor:
David Friedman (film and theatre composer, songwriter, author, lyricist and conductor)
recording of:
Beauty and the Beast (song from Beauty and the Beast)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman (in 1991)
composer:
Alan Menken (in 1991)
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), 日音 Synch事業部, Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1991) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1991)
part of:
The 64th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 64)
part of:
Beauty and the Beast (2017 Disney film soundtrack)
part of:
Beauty and the Beast (1991 Disney animated film soundtrack and score)
part of:
Beauty and the Beast (stage musical)
Alan Menken3.52:47
14Following the Leader
vocals:
Paul Collins (actor, starred as John Darling in Disney’s Peter Pan) and Bobby Driscoll
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Walt Disney Productions (in 1953)
recording of:
Following the Leader (Peter Pan, 1953 animated film)
lyricist:
Winston Hibler and Ted Sears
composer:
Oliver Wallace (English composer and conductor, Walt Disney Studios)
part of:
Peter Pan (1953 Disney animated film soundtrack and score)
Oliver Wallace1:37
15The Bare Necessities
vocals:
Phil Harris (US singer, songwriter, jazz musician, actor and comedian)
recording of:
The Bare Necessities (From "The Jungle Book")
lyricist and composer:
Terry Gilkyson
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1964)
part of:
The 40th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The Jungle Book (1967 Disney film soundtrack)
Terry Gilkyson24:10
16I've Got No Strings
vocals:
Dickie Jones
conductor:
Paul J. Smith (film and television composer, Disney Legends honoree)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Walt Disney Productions (in 1940)
recording of:
I’ve Got No Strings (Pinocchio, 1940 film)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Leigh Harline
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
part of:
Pinocchio (1940 Disney film soundtrack)
Leigh Harline3.52:23
17Whistle While You Work
producer:
Michael Leon (producer of several Disney film soundtracks) and Randy Thornton (Disney producer/engineer)
vocals:
Adriana Caselotti
conductor:
Frank Churchill
recording of:
Whistle While You Work (from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs")
lyricist:
Larry Morey
composer:
Frank Churchill
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
part of:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 Disney animated film, songs and musical score)
Frank Churchill & Larry Morey3.53:27
18Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
choir vocals:
Pearlies (fictional characters from Mary Poppins) (from 1963-04-12 until 1963-12-20)
spoken vocals:
J. Pat O’Malley (from 1963-04-12 until 1963-12-20)
vocals:
Julie Andrews (English actress/vocalist) (from 1963-04-12 until 1963-12-20) and Dick Van Dyke (US actor) (from 1963-04-12 until 1963-12-20)
orchestra:
Disney Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Irwin Kostal (from 1963-04-12 until 1963-12-20)
arranger:
Irwin Kostal
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Walt Disney Records (in 1997)
recording of:
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Mary Poppins) (from 1963-04-12 until 1963-12-20)
additional lyricist:
Anthony Drewe
lyricist and composer:
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (American songwriter)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1963)
part of:
Mary Poppins (1964 film version)
part of:
Mary Poppins (stage version)
Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman3.152:03
19The Second Star to the Right
recording of:
The Second Star to the Right (Peter Pan, 1953 animated film)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Co. Ltd. and Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label)
part of:
Peter Pan (1953 Disney animated film soundtrack and score)
Sammy Cahn & Sammy Fain1:51
20Love Is a Song
recording of:
Love Is a Song (Bambi)
lyricist:
Larry Morey (in 1942)
composer:
Frank Churchill (in 1942)
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1942) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1942)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Frank Churchill & Larry Morey1:28
21Under the Sea
engineer:
John Richards (engineer)
producer:
Howard Ashman, Robert Kraft and Alan Menken
mixer:
Bruce Botnick
additional editor:
Neil Bulk
vocals:
Samuel E. Wright (US actor, voice actor & singer)
conductor:
J.A.C. Redford
arranger:
Alan Menken and Robbie Merkin
orchestrator:
Thomas Pasatieri
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. (briefly as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1987/03/06–1987/07/24), rights holders and distribution) (in 1989)
mixed at:
Uniteye in California, United States
recording of:
Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman
composer:
Alan Menken
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), 日音 Synch事業部, Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1988) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1988)
part of:
The 62nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 62)
part of:
The Little Mermaid (1989 film soundtrack)
Alan Menken3.33:14
22A Friend Like Me
recording engineer:
Bruce Botnick and Michael Farrow
producer:
Alan Menken
mixer:
Bruce Botnick
editor:
Kathleen Fogarty-Bennett
vocals:
Robin Williams (US actor & comedian)
conductor:
David Friedman (film and theatre composer, songwriter, author, lyricist and conductor)
arranger:
Alan Menken and Danny Troob
vocals arranger:
David Friedman (film and theatre composer, songwriter, author, lyricist and conductor)
orchestrator:
Danny Troob
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. (briefly as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1987/03/06–1987/07/24), rights holders and distribution) (in 1992)
recording of:
Friend Like Me (Aladdin)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman
composer:
Alan Menken
part of:
The 65th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Aladdin (stage musical based on the 1992 Disney animated film)
part of:
Aladdin (1992 film soundtrack)
Alan Menken32:29
23When I See an Elephant Fly
Ned Washington & Oliver Wallace1:52
24You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly!
choir vocals:
The Jud Conlon Chorus
spoken vocals:
Kathryn Beaumont, Paul Collins (actor, starred as John Darling in Disney’s Peter Pan), Bobby Driscoll and Tommy Luske
vocals:
The Mellomen (American singing quartet)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Walt Disney Productions (in 1953)
edit of:
You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly! (Peter Pan, 1953 animated film, song) by Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Paul Collins (actor, starred as John Darling in Disney’s Peter Pan), Tommy Luske, The Jud Conlon Chorus and The Mellomen (American singing quartet)
recording of:
You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly! (Peter Pan, 1953 animated film)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1953) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1953)
part of:
Peter Pan (1953 Disney animated film soundtrack and score)
Sammy Cahn & Sammy Fain4:07
25Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo
performer:
Verna Felton
recording of:
Bibbidi‐Bobbidi‐Boo (Cinderella, 1950 animated film)
writer:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1948), Al Hoffman (in 1948) and Jerry Livingston (songwriter) (in 1948)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1948)
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Cinderella (1950 Disney animated film)
Mack David, Jerry Livingston & Al Hoffman1:42
26Bella Notte
lead vocals:
George Givot and Bill Thompson (American voice actor of MGM and Disney fame)
recording of:
Bella Notte (Lady and the Tramp)
writer:
Sonny Burke (producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) and Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(P+CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Sonny Burke & Peggy Lee2:37
27Be Our Guest
additional vocals and lead vocals:
Angela Lansbury and Jerry Orbach
conductor:
David Friedman (film and theatre composer, songwriter, author, lyricist and conductor)
recording of:
Be Our Guest (Beauty and the Beast)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman (in 1991)
composer:
Alan Menken (in 1991)
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), 日音 Synch事業部, Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1991) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1991)
part of:
The 64th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Beauty and the Beast (1991 Disney animated film soundtrack and score)
part of:
Beauty and the Beast (stage musical)
part of:
Beauty and the Beast (2017 Disney film soundtrack)
Alan Menken2.953:45
28When You Wish Upon a Star
recording of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Leigh Harline
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 13)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
Little Wooden Head (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
part of:
Celebrate the Future Hand in Hand
part of:
Pinocchio (1940 Disney film soundtrack)
Leigh Harline2:01

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