1954 British Hit Parade: Britain’s Greatest Hits, Volume 3

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blowing Wild
Frankie Laine2:43
2The Creep
Ken Mackintosh3:04
3Oh Mein Papa
Eddie Fisher3:07
4The Happy Wanderer
Obernkirchen Children's Choir3:00
5That’s Amore
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (on 1953-08-13)
orchestra:
Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (on 1953-08-13)
conductor:
Dick Stabile (on 1953-08-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1953)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-08-13)
recording of:
That’s Amore (on 1953-08-13)
lyricist:
Jack Brooks (English–American lyricist)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Four Jays Music Co., Paramount Music Corp., Peermusic Pty. Ltd. (Australia) and Universal Songs (publisher)
sub-publisher:
BMG Ariola Belgium (do not use this as an imprint!) and BMG Unisongs Music Publishers BV
part of:
The 26th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Dean Martin4.353:08
6Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Frankie Vaughan2:26
7Tennessee Wig Walk
Bonnie Lou2:40
8Woman (Uh‐Huh)
José Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney2:29
9Man (Uh‐Huh)
Rosemary Clooney and José Ferrer2:34
10Ebb Tibe
Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra3:04
11Skin Deep
Ted Heath3:04
12Don’t Laugh at Me
Norman Wisdom3:36
13Cuff of My Shirt
Guy Mitchell2:47
14The Book
David Whitfield2:21
15I See the Moon
cover recording of:
I See the Moon
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. and Meredith Willson Music
The Stargazers22:42
16Sippin’ Soda
Guy Mitchell2:37
17Skin Deep
recording of:
Skin Deep
composer:
Louie Bellson
Duke Ellington6:53
18Moonlight Serenade
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version)
composer and arranger:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
publisher:
Big 3 Music Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
Glenn Miller3:26
19Changing Partners
Kay Starr2:57
20Bell Bottom Blues
Alma Cogan2:38
21Changing Partners
vocals:
Bing Crosby (in 1953)
orchestra:
Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires
recording of:
Changing Partners (1953 song)
writer:
Larry Coleman and Joe Darion
Bing Crosby2:46
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Secret Love
recording of:
Secret Love (song from “Calamity Jane”)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Chappell, Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell North America and Warner Chappell North America Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
part of:
The 26th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1953 winner)
part of:
Calamity Jane (stage musical)
Doris Day3:43
2Granada
Frankie Laine3:02
3Such a Night
Johnnie Ray2:20
4The Happy Wanderer
The Stargazers2:26
5The Kid’s Last Fight
recording of:
The Kid's Last Fight
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
Frankie Laine3:27
6Tenderley
recording of:
Tenderly
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (American composer) (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
Nat King Cole3:01
7Bimbo
cover recording of:
Bimbo (1953 song)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Morris
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
Ruby Wright2:42
8Dime and a Dollar
Guy Mitchell2:30
9Friends and Neighbours
Billy Cotton & His Band2:32
10Make Love to Me!
cover recording of:
Make Love to Me
lyricist:
Allan Copeland, George Brunies, Paul Mares, Walter Melrose, Ben Pollack, Leon Roppolo and Mel Stitzel
composer:
William H. Norvas
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
Jo Stafford2:44
11Someone Else’s Roses
Joan Regan2:21
12(The Gang That Sang) Heart of My Heart
Max Bygraves2:47
13Oh Baby Mine, I Get So Lonely
The Four Knights2:05
14Wanted
Perry Como3:08
15The Little Shoemaker
recording of:
The Little Shoemaker
lyricist:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist)
composer:
Rudi Revil (aka "Cadix")
translated version of:
Le Petit Cordonnier
Petula Clark2:20
16Cara Mia
recording of:
Cara mia (in 1954)
writer:
Lee Lange and Tulio Trapani
David Whitfield with Mantovani & His Orchestra33:12
17Idle Gossip
Perry Como3:03
18Little Things Mean a Lot
recording of:
Little Things Mean a Lot
lyricist:
Edith Lindeman
composer:
Carl Stutz
Kitty Kallen3:04
19Wanted
Al Martino3:01
20Young at Heart
recording of:
Young at Heart (Frank Sinatra song)
lyricist:
Carolyn Leigh
composer:
Johnny Richards
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Cherio Corp., June's Tunes, Moncur Street Music Ltd., Ocheri Publishing Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Frank Sinatra2:51
21Three Coins in the Fountain
recording of:
Three Coins in the Fountain
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Robbins Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 27th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1954 winner)
Frank Sinatra3:10
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Story of Three Loves (Rachmaninoff’s 18th Variation)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Winifred Atwell3:16
2My Friend
Frankie Laine2:32
3Black Hills of Dakota
recording of:
The Black Hills of Dakota (from "Calamity Jane")
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Calamity Jane (stage musical)
Doris Day3:07
4Little Things Mean a Lot
Alma Cogan3:20
5Hold My Hand
recording of:
Hold My Hand
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1950) and Richard Myers (in 1950)
part of:
The 27th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Don Cornell2:51
6Smile
recording of:
Smile (song version w/ lyrics)
lyricist:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
composer:
Charlie Chaplin (filmmaker)
publisher:
Bourne France Éditions Musicale, Bourne Music Ltd., Bourne, Inc. and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (in 1954)
sub-publisher:
Editions Vedette Sprl and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
is based on:
Smile (Modern Times; original instrumental version)
part of:
Chaplin
Nat King Cole2:54
7Three Coins in the Fountain
cover recording of:
Three Coins in the Fountain
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Robbins Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 27th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1954 winner)
The Four Aces3:07
8Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea
recording of:
Gilly, Gilly, Ossenfeffer, Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea
writer:
Al Hoffman (in 1954) and Dick Manning (American songwriter) (in 1954)
Max Bygraves2:58
9West of Zanzibar
Anthony Steel & The Radio Revellers2:57
10The Story of Tina
Ronnie Harris2:54
11Sway
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (in 1952)
orchestra:
Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (in 1952)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1952)
cover recording of:
Sway (on 1954-04-22)
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Pablo Beltrán Ruiz
publisher:
Latin-American Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
version of:
¿Quién será?
Dean Martin42:43
12If I Gave My Heart to You
recording of:
If I Give My Heart to You
writer:
Jimmie Crane, Al Jacobs and Milton Gabler
Doris Day with The Mellomen2:54
13Sh‐Boom
cover recording of:
Sh‐Boom
writer:
William Edwards (The Chords), Carl Feaster, Claude Feaster, James Keyes and Floyd McRae
premiered by:
The Chords (50s US doo-wop group "Sh-Boom")
The Crew-Cuts2:51
14If I Gave My Heart to You
Joan Regan2:49
15The Story of Tina
cover recording of:
The Story of Tina
writer:
Christopher Hassall and Mimis Katrivanos
Al Martino2:54
16Make Her Mine
recording of:
Make Her Mine
writer:
Chester Conn and Sammy Gallop
Nat King Cole2:58
17There Must Be a Reason
Frankie Laine3:17
18This Ole House
Rosemary Clooney2:31
19My Son My Son
vocals:
Vera Lynn (in 1954)
recording of:
My Son, My Son
writer:
Eddie Calvert, Bob Howard (songwriter) and Gordon Melville Rees (songwriter)
Vera Lynn2:43
20Am I a Toy or a Treasure?
Kay Starr2:34
21How Do You Speak to an Angel
cover recording of:
How Do You Speak to an Angel?
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Jule Styne
Dean Martin3:08
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rain Rain Rain
Frankie Laine & The Four Lads2:59
2I Need You Now
Eddie Fisher32:34
3This Ole House
Billie Anthony with Eric Jupp & His Orchestra2:24
4Wait for Me Darling
Joan Regan & The Johnston Brothers2:03
5Endless
Dickie Valentine2:44
6Santo Matale (Merry Christmas)
David Whitfield2:54
7No One but You
cover recording of:
No One but You
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Nicholas Brodzsky
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Billy Eckstine3:08
8A Sky Blue Shirt and a Rainbow Tie
Norman Brooks2:22
9Sh‐Boom
Stan Freberg with The Toads3:38
10Let’s Have Another Party
Winifred Atwell4:42
11I Still Believe
Ronnie Hilton2:34
12Heartbeat
Ruby Murray2:11
13I Can’t Tell a Waltz From a Tango
Alma Cogan2:28
14Let’s Get Together No. 1
The Big Ben Banjo Band5:59
15Papa Loves Mambo
recording of:
Papa Loves Mambo
writer:
Al Hoffman, Dick Manning (American songwriter) and Bickley Reichner
Perry Como2:44
16Veni Vidi Vici
Ronnie Hilton2:30
17Finger of Suspicion
recording of:
Finger of Suspicion
writer:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Paul Mann (German/American pianist and composer)
Dickie Valentine2:54
18Shake Rattle and Roll
Bill Haley & His Comets2:32
19Mr. Sandman
The Chordettes2:27
20Mambo Italiano
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-09-23)
vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1954-09-23) and The Mellomen (American singing quartet) (on 1954-09-23)
orchestra:
Buddy Cole and His Orchestra (on 1954-09-23)
conductor:
Paul Weston (on 1954-09-23)
recording of:
Mambo Italiano (original english version) (on 1954-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen4.352:38
21Piano Medley No 114
Charlie Kunz6:49
22Mr. Sandman
Dickie Valentine2:19