The Essential Recordings

~ Release by Marilyn Monroe (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Wanna Be Loved by You
cover recording of:
I Wanna Be Loved by You (Good Boy/Some Like It Hot)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar
composer:
Harry Ruby and Herbert Stothart (composer)
publisher:
BMG Firefly, Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Harry Ruby Music Co., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Marilyn Monroe3:00
2Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
recording of:
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) and Jule Styne
publisher:
Dorsey Bros Music Ltd. (Angel Eyes - Dennis/Brent)
part of:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949 musical based on novel of the same name by Anita Loos)
Marilyn Monroe3:32
3Some Like It Hot
Marilyn Monroe1:22
4I'm Gonna File My Claim
recording of:
I'm Gonna File My Claim
Marilyn Monroe2:38
5You'd Be Surprised
recording of:
You’d Be Surprised
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Marilyn Monroe3:04
6She Acts Like a Woman Should
cover recording of:
She Acts Like a Woman Should
writer:
Jim Scott
publisher:
Vidor Publications Inc.
recording of:
She Acts Like a Woman Should
writer:
Jim Scott
publisher:
Vidor Publications Inc.
Marilyn Monroe2:47
7(This Is) A Fine Romance
lead vocals:
Marilyn Monroe (US actress, model & singer)
cover recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Marilyn Monroe2:21
8Bye Bye Baby
performer:
Jane Russell
recording of:
Bye Bye Baby (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Jule Styne
part of:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949 musical based on novel of the same name by Anita Loos)
Marilyn Monroe feat. Jane Russell5:33
9Do It Again
recording of:
Do It Again
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1922)
Marilyn Monroe3:13
10Running Wild
recording of:
Runnin’ Wild
lyricist:
Joe Grey (in 1922) and Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929) (in 1922)
composer:
Arthur Harrington Gibbs (in 1922)
Marilyn Monroe1:07
11When Love Goes Wrong
performer:
Jane Russell
recording of:
When Love Goes Wrong
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
Marilyn Monroe feat. Jane Russell3:29
12Lazy
recording of:
Lazy
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1924)
Marilyn Monroe3:35
13I'm Through With Love
cover recording of:
I’m Through With Love
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Fud Livingston and Matty Malneck
Marilyn Monroe2:33
14River of No Return
Marilyn Monroe2:16
15Heatwave
recording of:
Heat Wave (from the 1933 musical “As Thousands Cheer”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1933)
cover recording of:
Heat Wave (from the 1933 musical “As Thousands Cheer”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1933)
Marilyn Monroe4:23
16Kiss
Marilyn Monroe3:01
17My Heart Belongs to Daddy
recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Marilyn Monroe5:04
18A Little Girl From Little Rock
performer:
Jane Russell
recording of:
A Little Girl From Little Rock (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
lyricist and writer:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Jule Styne
part of:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949 musical based on novel of the same name by Anita Loos)
Marilyn Monroe feat. Jane Russell3:07
19Happy Birthday, Mr. President (live)
Marilyn Monroe0:44