100 Hits Legends: Mario Lanza

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▼CD 1
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1Be My Love
choir vocals:
The Jeff Alexander Chorus (in 1951)
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra and Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1950)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1950)
recording of:
Be My Love (in 1951)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Nicholas Brodzsky
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
3:31
2The Loveliest Night of the Year
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1951)
recording of:
Loveliest Night of the Year
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Irving Aaronson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
3:36
3Younger Than Springtime
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1952)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1952)
recording of:
Younger Than Springtime
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:30
4If I Loved You
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1952)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1952)
recording of:
If I Loved You (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:29
5More Than You Know
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1956)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1956)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1956)
recording of:
More Than You Know
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Intersong Music, LSQ Music Co., Miller Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Great Day!
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
3:45
6For You Alone
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1951)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1951)
recording of:
For You Alone
lyricist:
P. J. O'Reilly
composer:
Henry Ernest Geehl (pianist, conductor and composer)
2:40
7I Love Thee
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1950)
recording of:
I Love Thee (op. 5, no. 3) (for voice and orchestra)
lyricist:
Hans Christian Andersen
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
translator:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
is based on:
Jeg elsker dig, op. 5 nr. 3
2:29
8If
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1951)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1951)
recording of:
If (Song, popular in the 1950s)
lyricist:
Stanley J. Damerell and Robert Hargreaves (songwriter)
composer:
Tolchard Evans
2:58
9I’m Falling in Love With Someone
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1952)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1952)
recording of:
Naughty Marietta: Act II. I'm Falling in Love With Someone (Captain Dick)
lyricist:
Rida Johnson Young
composer:
Victor Herbert (composer)
part of:
Naughty Marietta: Act II
3:11
10They Didn’t Believe Me
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1949)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1949)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1949)
recording of:
They Didn’t Believe Me
lyricist:
Herbert Reynolds
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
part of:
The Girl From Utah
5:11
11Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1958)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1958)
recording of:
Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise (The New Moon)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Chappell Music Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
part of:
The New Moon: Act I
3:33
12Look for the Silver Lining
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1951)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1951)
recording of:
Look for the Silver Lining
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and T.B. Harms Co.
part of:
Sally (1920 musical)
2:20
13Song of Songs
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1951)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1951)
recording of:
Song of Songs
lyricist:
Clarence Lewis (in 1914)
composer:
Moya
3:45
14The Donkey Serenade
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1956)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1956)
recording of:
The Donkey Serenade
writer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart (composer)
part of:
The Firefly (Rudolf Friml operetta)
3:03
15Temptation
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1952)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1952)
live recording of:
Temptation
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
part of:
Going Hollywood (1933 film)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film)
2:18
16The Song Is You
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1951)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1951)
recording of:
The Song Is You
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co.
3:19
17Trees
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1952)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1952)
recording of:
Trees
lyricist:
Joyce Kilmer (lyricist) (in 1913)
composer:
Oscar Rasbach (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
2:37
18Roses of Picardy
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1952)
recording of:
Roses of Picardy
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly
composer:
Haydn Wood (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
4:34
19You Are Love
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1952)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1952)
recording of:
You Are Love (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
3:12
20You’ll Never Walk Alone
choir vocals:
The Jeff Alexander Choir (in 1956)
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1956)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1956)
recording of:
You’ll Never Walk Alone (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), T.B. Harms Co., Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
2:56
▼CD 2
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1Because
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1951)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1951)
recording of:
Because
lyricist:
Edward F. Lockton and Frank Teschemacher
composer:
Guy d’Hardelot
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music
2:10
2Drink, Drink, Drink
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza with chorus (tenor)
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1959)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1959)
recording of:
The Student Prince: Act I. Drinking Song (Drink! Drink! Drink!) (Detlef, Students)
lyricist:
Dorothy Donnelly
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
part of:
The Student Prince: Act I
3:16
3Serenade (from ‘The Student Prince’)
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1952)
recording of:
The Student Prince: Act I. Serenade (Overhead the Moon is Beaming) (Karl Franz, Detlef, Lucas, Von Asterberg, Students)
lyricist:
Dorothy Donnelly
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
part of:
The Student Prince: Act I
3:44
4The Desert Song
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1951)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1951)
recording of:
The Desert Song: Act I. Romance (Margot, Chorus)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein), Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
part of:
The Desert Song: Act I
6:05
5Wanting You
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1952)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1952)
recording of:
The New Moon: Act I. Wanting You
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein), Frank Mandel and Laurence Schwab
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
part of:
The New Moon: Act I
2:28
6One Alone
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1952)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1952)
recording of:
The Desert Song: Act II. One Alone (Pierre, Men)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein), Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
part of:
The Desert Song: Act II. Eastern and Western Love
3:37
7Only a Rose
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1956)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1956)
recording of:
The Vagabond King: Act I. Only a Rose
composer:
Rudolf Friml
librettist:
Brian Hooker and William H. Post
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
part of:
The Vagabond King: Act I
3:54
8Golden Days
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1952)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1952)
recording of:
The Student Prince: Prologue. Golden Days
lyricist:
Dorothy Donnelly
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
part of:
The Student Prince: Prologue
1:28
9Memories
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1951)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1951)
recording of:
Memories (1915 song)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Egbert Van Alstyne
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
2:50
10One Night of Love
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1952)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1952)
recording of:
One Night of Love: "One Night of Love"
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Victor Schertzinger
3:05
11All the Things You Are
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1951)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1951)
recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
3:19
12The Thrill Is Gone
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1952)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1952)
recording of:
The Thrill Is Gone (Henderson/Brown song, first performed in 1931)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Ray Henderson
publisher:
DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
2:50
13Lady of Spain
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1952)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1952)
recording of:
Lady of Spain
writer:
Stanley J. Damerell, Robert Hargreaves (songwriter) and Henry B. Tilsley
composer:
Tolchard Evans (in 1931)
2:02
14My Song, My Love
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1950)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1950)
recording of:
My Song, My Love
writer:
Malcolm Beelby and Gerda M. Beilenson
3:26
15Yours Is My Heart Alone
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra and Constantine Callinicos (in 1951)
recording of:
Yours Is My Heart Alone (from “The Land of Smiles”, Harry B. Smith translation, 1940)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
librettist:
Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda
translator:
Harry B. Smith
publisher:
Glocken Verlag Ltd.
translated version of:
Das Land des Lächelns: Akt II. Nr. 11 „Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” (Sou-Chong)
part of:
The Land of Smiles
3:02
16Strange Music
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1951)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1951)
recording of:
Song of Norway: Strange Music
lyricist:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist), Edvard Grieg (composer) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
is based on:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54: No. 4: Notturno
is based on:
Lyriske stykker, hefte VIII, op. 65: No. 6: Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (for piano)
part of:
Song of Norway
2:51
17My Heart Stood Still
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1951)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1951)
recording of:
My Heart Stood Still
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1927)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Lauerence Harms Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
One Dam Thing After Another
3:17
18Someday
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1951)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1951)
recording of:
Some Day
writer:
Rudolf Friml and Brian Hooker
3:17
19The Touch of Your Hand
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1951)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1951)
recording of:
The Touch of Your Hand
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Roberta
3:24
20I’ll See You Again
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1952)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1952)
recording of:
I’ll See You Again (adapted from Bitter Sweet)
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
arranger:
Saint-Granier
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
arrangement of:
Bitter Sweet, Act I: I’ll See You Again
part of:
Bitter Sweet (Noel Coward operetta)
3:02
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1O sole mio
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1958)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1958)
recording of:
’O sole mio
lyricist:
Giovanni Capurro (in 1898)
composer:
Eduardo Di Capua (in 1898) and Alfredo Mazzucchi (in 1898)
publisher:
Bideri CEVEL, Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain) and Gennarelli Casa Editrice
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
4:22
2Torna a Surriento
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1955)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1955)
recording of:
Torna a Surriento
lyricist:
Giambattista De Curtis
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer) (in 1902)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
3:20
3Santa Lucia
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1952)
recording of:
Santa Lucia (Italian version)
lyricist and composer:
Teodoro Cottrau (composer)
translator:
Enrico Cossovich (Italian poet) (in 1849)
translated version of:
Santa Lucia (original traditional Neapolitan song)
3:00
4Fenesta che lucive
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1959)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1959)
recording of:
Fenesta ca lucive
lyricist:
Giulio Genoino
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) and Guglielmo Cottrau
publisher:
PD (refers to works that are in the public domain)
2:59
5Dicitencello vuie
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1958)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1958)
recording of:
Dicitencello vuje
lyricist:
Enzo Fusco
composer:
Rodolfo Falvo (in 1930)
2:45
6Maria Mari
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1958)
orchestra:
Orchestral Accompaniment (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1958)
recording of:
Maria, Marì!
lyricist:
Vincenzo Russo
composer:
Eduardo Di Capua
3:18
7Senza nisciuno
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1959)
conductor:
Paul Baron (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Senza nisciuno
lyricist:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist)
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer)
2:21
8Musica proibita
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1959)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1959)
recording of:
Musica proibita
lyricist:
Flick‐Flock (in 1881)
composer:
Stanislao Gastaldon (in 1881)
2:57
9La Spagnola
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1952)
recording of:
La spagnola
lyricist and composer:
Vincenzo di Chiara (in 1906)
3:22
10Santa Lucia luntana
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1952)
recording of:
Santa Lucia luntana
lyricist and composer:
E.A. Mario (in 1919)
3:04
11Mattinata
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1949)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1949)
recording of:
Mattinata
lyricist and composer:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
3:44
12Lolita
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1949)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1949)
recording of:
Lolita
lyricist and composer:
Arturo Buzzi‐Peccia
3:37
13Funiculì Funiculà
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1951)
recording of:
Funiculì, funiculà
composed in:
Castellammare di Stabia, Napoli, Campania, Italy (in 1880)
lyricist:
Peppino Turco
composer:
Luigi Denza (composer) (in 1880)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Robbins Music Corp.
2:32
14La danza
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1951)
recording of:
Soirées musicales: No. 8. La danza “Già la luna è in mezzo al mare”
lyricist:
Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
part of:
Soirées musicales
1:26
15A vucchella
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1950)
recording of:
’A vucchella
lyricist:
Gabriele D'Annunzio (in 1892)
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (composer) (in 1904)
2:50
16Marechiare
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1950)
recording of:
Marechiare
lyricist:
Salvatore Di Giacomo
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (composer)
2:33
17Ciribiribin
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1951)
recording of:
Ciribiribin (original Italian version)
lyricist:
Carlo Tiochet
composer:
Alberto Pestalozza (in 1898)
2:20
18Core n’grato
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1951)
recording of:
Core ’ngrato (Catari, Catari) (for voice & orchestra)
lyricist:
Riccardo Cordiferro (in 1911)
composer:
Salvatore Cardillo (Italian-American composer) (in 1911)
publisher:
Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
3:20
19Parlami d'amore Mariù
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1952)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1952)
recording of:
Parlami d’amore Mariù
lyricist:
Ennio Neri
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio
2:38
20Non ti scordar di me
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1952)
recording of:
Non ti scordar di me
lyricist:
Domenico Furnò
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer)
2:53
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1Questa o quella - Rigoletto
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1950)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
1:47
2Parmi veder le lagrime - Rigoletto
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1950)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. "Parmi veder le lagrime" (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
4:38
3La donna è mobile - Rigoletto
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1950)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
2:11
4Libiamo ne’ lieti calici - La traviata
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1950)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I
3:01
5Una furtiva lagrima - L’elisir d’amore
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1950)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
4:11
6Che gelida manina - La boheme
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1950)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
5:00
7Recondita armonia - Tosca
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1950)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I
2:09
8E lucevan le stelle - Tosca
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1950)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III
3:04
9Cielo e mar - La gioconda
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1950)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto II. “Cielo e mar!” (Enzo)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto II. Il rosario
4:00
10O paradiso - L’Africana
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1950)
partial recording of:
L’africana: Atto IV. “Mi batte il cor” … “O Paradiso”
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
translated version of:
L'Africaine: Acte IV. "Pays merveilleux" ... "Ô Paradis"
3:12
11La fleur que tu m'avais jetée - Carmen
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1950)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
3:38
12O tu che in seno agli angeli - La forza del destino
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1950)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “O tu che in seno agli angeli” (Alvaro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
4:47
13M'appari - Martha
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1950)
recording of:
Martha: Atto II. “M’apparì tutt'amor” (Lionel)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer) (in 1849)
librettist:
Friedrich Wilhelm Riese
translated version of:
Martha: Akt II. "Ach so fromm" (Lyonel)
3:33
14Un dì all’azzurro spazio - Andrea Chenier
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1950)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto I. “Colpito qui m’avete” … “Un dì all’azzurro spazio” (Improvviso) (Chénier)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (until 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Musicale Sonzogno di Piero Ostali, Milano
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto I
5:04
15Come un bel di di maggio - Andrea Chenier
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1950)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto IV. “Come un bel dì di maggio” (Chénier)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1896)
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto IV
2:59
16Lamento di Federico (è la solita storia) - L’arlesiana
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1952)
recording of:
L’arlesiana: Atto II. “È la solita storia del pastore” (Lamento di Federico)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer) (in 1897)
librettist:
Leopoldo Marenco (librettist)
publisher:
Casa Musicale Sonzogno di Piero Ostali, Milano
part of:
L’arlesiana: Atto II
3:51
17Amor ti vieta - Fedora
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1952)
recording of:
Fedora: Atto II. “Amor ti vieta” (Loris, Borov, Fedora, Olga)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (in 1898)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Fedora: Atto II
1:14
18Serenade
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1959)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1959)
recording of:
Toselli's Serenade (Dreams and Memories)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Enrico Toselli (Italian pianist & composer; Count of Montignoso)
is based on:
Serenade, op. 6
3:28
19Vesti la giubba - I Pagliacci
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1950)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” - “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I
3:34
20Mamma, quel vino è generoso (Addio alla madre) - Cavalleria Rusticana
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1950)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Mamma, quel vino è generoso, è certo” (Turiddu, Lucia, Donne) (Addio alla madre)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1890)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
3:30
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1Because You’re Mine
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1952)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1952)
recording of:
Because You’re Mine (Because You’re Mine)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Nicholas Brodzsky
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
3:31
2I’ll Never Love You
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1950)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1950)
recording of:
I’ll Never Love You
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Nikolaus Brodszky
3:29
3Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1951)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1951)
recording of:
Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life (aka The Dream Melody)
lyricist:
Rida Johnson Young
composer:
Victor Herbert (composer)
part of:
Naughty Marietta: Act II
2:52
4Danny Boy
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1951)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1951)
recording of:
Danny Boy
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Londonderry Air
32:57
5Sylvia
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1951)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1951)
recording of:
Sylvia (1914 song)
lyricist:
Clinton Scollard (American poet)
composer:
Oley Speaks
2:39
6Siboney
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1951)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1951)
recording of:
Siboney (English version)
lyricist:
Theodora Morse (née Strandberg)
composer:
Ernesto Lecuona Casado
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Songs España S.R.L. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
translated version of:
Siboney (original Spanish version)
2:22
7The Tina-Lina
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1950)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1950)
recording of:
The Tina-Lina
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Nikolaus Brodszky
3:15
8Night and Day
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1951)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1951)
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
3:43
9Begin the Beguine
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1952)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1952)
recording of:
Begin the Beguine
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., 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
part of:
Jubilee
3:17
10My Romance
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1952)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1952)
recording of:
My Romance
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1935)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Lorenz Hart Publishing Co., T.B. Harms, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Williamson Music Company, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント 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:
Jumbo
3:44
11Così cosà
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1951)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1951)
recording of:
Cosi Cosa
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Walter Jurmann and Bronisław Kaper
1:29
12Arrivederci, Roma
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1958)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1958)
recording of:
Arrivederci Roma (English version)
lyricist:
Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini
composer:
Renato Rascel (Italian singer)
translator:
Carl Sigman
translated version of:
Arrivederci Roma (italian original)
3:23
13Come prima
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1958)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1958)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1958)
cover recording of:
Come prima (in 1958)
lyricist:
Mario Panzeri (Italian Composer and “paroliere”)
composer:
Enzo Di Paola (Italian pianist and composer Vincenzo Di Paola) and Alessandro Taccani
publisher:
La Cicala
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
3:27
14Granada
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1951)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1951)
recording of:
Granada (English version, lyrics by Dorothy Dodd)
lyricist:
Dorothy Dodd
composer:
Agustín Lara
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
translated version of:
Granada (original Spanish version)
3:55
15Valencia
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Ray Sinatra's Orchestra (in 1951)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra (in 1951)
recording of:
Valencia (Mario Lanza version, english lyrics)
lyricist:
Lucien Boyer (French cabaret artist), Jacques Charles (French librettist and theatre producer) and Clifford Grey
composer:
José Padilla Sánchez (composer)
translated version of:
Valencia (French lyrics, Lucien Boyer & Jacques Charles version)
2:36
16Ay-Ay-Ay
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1951)
recording of:
Ay, ay, ay
lyricist and composer:
Osmán Pérez Freire
2:45
17The Lord’s Prayer
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1951)
recording of:
The Lord’s Prayer
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Albert Hay Malotte (composer) (in 1935)
3:19
18The Rosary
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1951)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1951)
recording of:
The Rosary
lyricist:
Robert Cameron Rogers (songwriter)
composer:
Ethelbert Nevin
2:33
19Ave Maria
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1950)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
music quoted on:
Weiss Heim
2:37
20I’ll Walk With God
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (in 1952)
recording of:
I’ll Walk With God (written for 1954 film “The Student Prince”)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Nicholas Brodzsky
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music
part of:
The Student Prince (1954 film)
2:52

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liner notes:Phil Graham (liner note writer)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use "Demon Music Group"; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2010)
ASIN:UK: B003QLEDU8 [info]

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part of:100 Hits Legends (number: 15) (order: 13)