Hollywood’s Best: The Fifties

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Aba 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)
Carleton Carpenter & Debbie Reynolds3:14
2A 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 Armstrong2:57
3Singin’ in the Rain
Gene Kelly3:59
4The Tender Trap
Debbie Reynolds2:02
5Baubles, Bangles, and Beads
Ann Blyth4:21
6From This Moment On
recording of:
From This Moment On (Kiss Me, Kate, 1953 film & 1999 Broadway revival casts only) (on 1953-06-18)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1950)
part of:
Kiss Me, Kate (musical)
Tommy Rall, Ann Miller, Bobby Van & Bob Fosse3:49
7Gigi
Louis Jourdan6:12
8Get Happy
recorded in:
Culver City, California, United States (on 1950-03-15)
choir vocals:
MGM Studio Chorus (on 1950-03-15)
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1950-03-15)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (on 1950-03-15)
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (on 1950-03-15)
arranger:
Saul Chaplin and Skip Martin
orchestrator:
Skip Martin
recording of:
Get Happy (on 1950-03-15)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1929)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Remick Music Corp., S.A. Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Summer Stock
part of:
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue (1930)
Judy Garland2:48
9All of You (extended version)
vocals:
Fred Astaire
recording of:
All of You (Silk Stockings musical)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Chappell Music (UK)
part of:
Silk Stockings (1957 musical film)
Fred Astaire6:07
10If You Can Dream
cover recording of:
If You Can Dream (Meet Me in Las Vegas, 1956 film) (on 1955-09-19)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Nicholas Brodzsky
Lena Horne1:46
11When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along
Susan Hayward1:52
12Love Can Change the Stars
Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Jacqueline Allen, Betty Allan, Marie Vernon & Gloria Wood3:25
13The Opposite Sex
recording of:
The Opposite Sex (The Opposite Sex, 1956 film) (from 1956-05-04 until 1956-05-11)
Dolores Gray3:06
14Easy to Love
Tony Martin1:41
15What Good Is a Gal Without a Guy?
The DeMarco Sisters2:10
16True Love
vocals:
Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly (US film actress)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
recording of:
True Love (High Society) (on 1956-02-02)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1956)
publisher:
Buxton Hill Music Corp., Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappel Music Belgium NV
part of:
The 29th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
High Society (1956 film)
Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly3:05

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part of:Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology (number: 72909) (order: 8)