Songs of the Fabulous Fifties is a double album by Roger Williams. It was released in 1957 on the Kapp label (catalog no. KXL-5000).[1][2]
Songs of the Fabulous Fifties | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | 1957 |
Genre | Easy listening |
Label | Kapp |
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's popular albums chart on March 23, 1957, reached the No. 6 spot, and remained on that chart for 57 weeks. It was certified as a gold record by the RIAA.[3]
AllMusic gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars.[2]
Track listing
editSide A
- "Blue Tango" (Leroy Anderson)
- "Vaya con Dios" (Pepper*, James*, Russell)
- "High Noon" (Dmitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington)
- "Too Young" (Sid Lippman, Sylvia Dee)
- "Because of You" (Arthur Hammerstein, Dudley Wilkinson)
- Song from "The Moulin Rouge" (Georges Auric, William Engvick)
Side B
- "Mister Sandman" (Pat Ballard)
- "Wish You Were Here" (Harold Rome)
- "Mona Lisa" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)
- "Goodnight Irene" (Alan Lomax, Ledbetter)
- "Secret Love" (Paul F. Webster, Sammy Fain)
- "Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing" (Paul F. Webster, Sammy Fain)
Side C
- "Moonglow" (DeLange, Mills, Hudson)
- Theme From "Picnic" (George Duning, Steve Allen)
- "Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret)
- "Tennessee Waltz" (Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart)
- "Hey There" (Jerry Ross, Richard Adler
- "April In Portugal" (Larue, Kennedy, Galhardo, Ferrao)
- "My Heart Cries For You" (Carl Sigman, Percy Faith)
Side D
- "True Love" (Cole Porter)
- "La Vie En Rose" (Louiguy, Mack David)
- "Three Coins In The Fountain" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn)
- "Young At Heart" (Carolyn Leigh, Johnny Richards)
- "I Believe" (Stillman, Drake, Graham, Shirl)
- "Autumn Leaves" (Prevert, Mercer, Kosma)
References
edit- ^ "Roger Williams – Songs Of The Fabulous Fifties". Discogs. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Songs of the Fabulous Fifties". AllMusic. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 334. ISBN 0823076318.