These Were Our Songs - The Early 50s

Tracklist

Record 1 - The Unforgettable No. 1s
A1	–Rosemary Clooney	Come On-a My House
A2	–Teresa Brewer	Till I Waltz Again With You
A3	–David Whitfield	Cara Mia
A4	–Eddie Fisher	Outside Of Heaven
A5	–Jo Stafford	You Belong To Me
A6	–Don Cornell	Hold My Hand
A7	–Guy Mitchell	She Wears Red Feathers
B1	–Johnnie Ray	Cry
B2	–Kay Starr	Come A-Long A-Love
B3	–Nat King Cole	Mona Lisa
B4	–Les Paul & Mary Ford	Vaya Con Dios
B5	–Tony Bennett	Cold, Cold Heart
B6	–Eddie Fisher	I Need You Now
B7	–Vera Lynn	My Son, My Son
Record 2 - All-Time Great Ballad Hits
C1	–Eddie Fisher	With These Hands
C2	–Anne Shelton	The Loveliest Night Of The Year
C3	–Lee Lawrence	Crying In The Chapel
C4	–Frankie Laine	Answer Me, My Love
C5	–Joseph Locke*	If I Can Help Somebody
C6	–Teddy Johnson	May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You
C7	–Gracie Fields	At The End Of The Day
D1	–Mario Lanza	Be My Love
D2	–David Whitfield	Bridge Of Sighs
D3	–Lita Roza	Allentown Jail
D4	–Steve Conway	My Thanks To You
D5	–Eddie Fisher	Wish You Were Here
D6	–Petula Clark	Smile
D7	–Jimmy Young	Be Anything But Be Mine
Record 3 - 1950
E1	–Patti Page	Tennessee Waltz
E2	–Anne Shelton	I Remember The Cornfields
E3	–Bing Crosby	Dear Hearts And Gentle People
E4	–The Ames Brothers	Rag Mop
E5	–Anton Karas	The Harry Lime Theme From "The Third Man"
E6	–Billy Eckstine	My Foolish Heart
E7	–Bing Crosby And The Andrews Sisters	Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
F1	–Nat King Cole	Orange Coloured Sky
F2	–The Beverley Sisters	Ferryboat Inn
F3	–The Three Suns	The Petite Waltz
F4	–Flanagan And Allen	Hey, Neighbour!
F5	–Perry Como	You'll Never Walk Alone
F6	–Doris Day	Bewitched
F7	–Les Compagnons De La Chanson	The Three Bells
Record 4 - 1951
G1	–Guy Mitchell	My Heart Cries Out For You
G2	–Mantovani And His Orchestra	Carmaine
G3	–The Four Aces	A Garden In The Rain
G4	–The Weavers	So Long (It's Been Good To Know You)
G5	–The Ames Brothers	Undecided
G6	–The Weavers	Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
G7	–Guy Mitchell	Sparrow In The Tree Top
H1	–Bing Crosby And Jane Wyman	In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening
H2	–Teddy Johnson	Mademoiselle De Paree
H3	–Mantovani And His Orchestra	La Ronde
H4	–Jimmy Young	Too Young
H5	–Bing Crosby And Louis Armstrong	Gone Fishin'
H6	–Patti Page	Mockin' Bird Hill
H7	–The Weavers	On Top Of Old Smoky
Record 5 - 1952
I1	–Eve Boswell	Sugar Bush
I2	–Danny Kaye	Anywhere I Wander
I3	–Frankie Lane*	High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
I4	–Percy Faith	Delicado
I5	–Lita Roza	The Blacksmith Blues
I6	–The Mills Brothers	Glow Worm
I7	–Eddie Fisher	Lady Of Spain
J1	–Georgia Gibbs	Kiss Of Fire
J2	–Nat King Cole	Because You're Mine
J3	–Lee Lawrence	At Last, At Last
J4	–Rosemary Clooney	Half As Much
J5	–Eddie Fisher	I'm Yours
J6	–Jimmy Young	We Won't Live In A Castle
J7	–Ray Martin	Marching Strings
Record 6 - 1953
K1	–Doris Day And Johnnie Ray	Let's Walk That-a-way
K2	–Joan Regan	Ricochet
K3	–Dickie Valentine	All The Time And Everywhere
K4	–Patti Page	(How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window?
K5	–Frank Chacksfield And His Orchestra*	Ebb Tide
K6	–The Johnston Brothers	Oh Happy Day
K7	–The Beverley Sisters	I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
L1	–Diana Decker	Poppa Piccolino
L2	–Nat King Cole	Can't I
L3	–Vera Lynn	If You Love Me
L4	–Percy Faith	Theme From `Moulin Rouge' (Where Is Your Heart)
L5	–Billy Cotton And His Band	In A Golden Coach
L6	–Victor Young And His Singing Strings	The Call Of The Far Away Hills
L7	–Guy Mitchell	Pretty Little Black-Eyed Susie
Record 7 - 1954
M1	–The Stargazers	The Happy Wanderer
M2	–Doris Day	The Deadwood Stage
M3	–Frankie Laine	Blowing Wild
M4	–Billy Eckstine	No One But You
M5	–Ruby Murray	Heartbeat
M6	–Alma Cogan	Bell Bottom Blues
M7	–Max Bygraves	Heart Of My Heart
N1	–Nat King Cole	Tenderly
N2	–Frankie Laine	Granada
N3	–Jo Stafford	Make Love To Me
N4	–Ronnie Harris	The Story Of Tina
N5	–Doris Day	If I Give My Heart To You
N6	–The Crew Cuts	Sh-Boom
N7	–Johnnie Ray	Such A Night
Record 8 - 1950s' Hall Of Fame
O1	–Frank Chacksfield And His Orchestra*	`Limelight' - Theme
O2	–Eddie Fisher	Any Time
O3	–Norman Wisdom	Don't Laugh At Me
O4	–Tony Martin	Domino
O5	–Vera Lynn	Forget Me Not
O6	–Nat King Cole	Faith Can Move Mountains
O7	–Petula Clark	The Little Shoemaker
P1	–Mantovani And His Orchestra	Swedish Rhapsody
P2	–Dean Martin	Sway
P3	–Guy Mitchell	The Roving Kind
P4	–Frankie Laine	Jezebel
P5	–Winifred Atwell	Britannia Rag
P6	–Dickie Valentine	The Finger Of Suspicion
P7	–Rosemary Clooney	This Ole House

Companies, etc.

• Licensed From – BMG Records
• Licensed From – Castle Communications Plc
• Licensed From – CBS Records Ltd.
• Licensed From – Corinthian Records
• Licensed From – EMI Records Ltd.
• Licensed From – MCA Records Ltd.
• Licensed From – Polygram Special Products
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• Copyright (c) – The Reader's Digest Association Limited

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