Various - Fifty #1 Hits Of The 50s (2-Disc Set)

We've done #1 hits collections of the `20s, `30s and `40s, so how could we not take on the `50s?! Each of these was a certified chart-topper: 'Be My Love' Mario Lanza; 'My Heart Cries for You'; 'Singing the Blues'; 'Heartaches by the Number' Guy Mitchell; 'Come On-A My House'; 'Half as Much'; 'Hey There'; 'This Ole House' Rosemary Clooney; 'Sweet Violets' Dinah Shore; 'Cry' Johnnie Ray; 'Slow Poke' Pee Wee King; 'Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes'; 'No Other Love'; 'Wanted'; 'Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)'; 'Catch a Falling Star' Perry Como; plus hits from Sammy Kaye, Phil Harris, Doris Day, Eddie Fisher, Percy Faith, Ames Brothers, Joan Weber, Perez Prado, Roy Hamilton, Mitch Miller, Kay Starr, Marty Robbins, Johnny Mathis, Johnny Horton, Della Reese and many more.

Album: Fifty #1 Hits Of The 50s (Disc 1)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:51
Size: 166.8 MB
Styles: Pop, Easy Listening
Year: 2006

[2:52] 1. Perry Como - Hoop-Dee-Doo
[2:58] 2. Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys - Slow Poke
[2:39] 3. Doris Day - A Guy Is A Guy
[2:48] 4. Percy Faith & His Orchestra - Delicado
[2:45] 5. Rosemary Clooney - Half As Much
[2:54] 6. Eddie Fisher - Wish You Were Here
[2:29] 7. Jimmy Boyd - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
[2:39] 8. Perry Como - Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes
[3:17] 9. Felicia Sanders - Where Is Your Heart (From Moulin Rouge )
[3:04] 10. Eddie Fisher - I'm Walking Behind You
[3:13] 11. Perry Como - No Other Love
[3:20] 12. Sammy Kaye With vocals by Tony Alamo - Harbor Lights
[2:52] 13. The Ames Brothers - You, You, You
[2:43] 14. June Valli - Crying In The Chapel
[3:04] 15. Eddie Fisher - Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)
[3:37] 16. Doris Day - Secret Love
[3:04] 17. Perry Como - Wanted
[2:58] 18. Rosemary Clooney - Hey There
[2:19] 19. Phil Harris and His Orchestra - The Thing
[2:45] 20. Guy Mitchell - My Heart Cries For You
[3:04] 21. Perry Como - If
[3:27] 22. Mario Lanza - Be My Love (From The Toast Of New Orleans)
[1:59] 23. Rosemary Clooney - Come On-A My House
[2:47] 24. Dinah Shore - Sweet Violets
[3:02] 25. Johnnie Ray - Cry

Fifty #1 Hits Of The 50s (Disc 1)

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Album: Fifty #1 Hits Of The 50s (Disc 2)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:15
Size: 151.7 MB
Styles: Pop, Easy Listening
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[2:21] 1. Rosemary Clooney - This Ole House
[2:56] 2. Mickey & Sylvia - Love Is Strange
[2:28] 3. Marty Robbins - A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)
[3:01] 4. Johnny Mathis - Chances Are
[2:44] 5. The Silhouettes - Get A Job
[2:27] 6. Perry Como - Catch A Falling Star
[2:28] 7. Don Gibson - Oh, Lonesome Me
[2:19] 8. Pérez Prado Y Su Orquesta - Patricia
[2:01] 9. Dave 'Baby' Cortez - The Happy Organ
[2:25] 10. Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City
[2:30] 11. Johnny Horton - The Battle Of New Orleans
[2:28] 12. Eddie Fisher - I Need You Now
[2:26] 13. Stonewall Jackson - Waterloo
[2:51] 14. The Browns - The Three Bells
[2:19] 15. Santo & Johnny - Sleepwalk
[2:30] 16. Della Reese - Don't You Know
[2:37] 17. Guy Mitchell - Heartaches By The Number
[4:19] 18. Marty Robbins - El Paso
[2:22] 19. Joan Weber - Let Me Go Lover
[2:58] 20. Pérez Prado Y Su Orquesta - Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
[2:56] 21. Roy Hamilton - Unchained Melody
[2:58] 22. Mitch Miller & The Gang & Orchestra - The Yellow Rose Of Texas
[2:55] 23. Kay Starr - Rock And Roll Waltz
[2:20] 24. Perry Como - Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)
[2:24] 25. Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues

Fifty #1 Hits Of The 50s (Disc 2)

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Various - 16 Most Requested Songs: The 1950s Vols. 1 & 2

Album: 16 Most Requested Songs: The 1950s Vol. 1
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:19
Size: 99.2 MB
Styles: Easy Listening, Vocal pop
Year: 1989
Art: Front

[2:45] 1. Guy Mitchell - My Heart Cries For You
[2:58] 2. Tony Bennett - Because Of You
[3:08] 3. Frankie Laine - Jezebel
[2:15] 4. Johnnie Ray - The Little White Cloud That Cried
[2:50] 5. Percy Faith & His Orchestra - Delicado
[2:19] 6. The Four Lads - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
[3:39] 7. Doris Day - Secret Love (78rpm Version)
[2:22] 8. Joan Weber - Let Me Go Lover
[2:30] 9. Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano
[1:39] 10. Fess Parker - The Ballad Of Davy Crockett
[3:01] 11. Mitch Miller & The Gang - The Yellow Rose Of Texas
[3:17] 12. The Four Lads - Moments To Remember
[2:36] 13. Johnnie Ray - Just Walking In The Rain
[2:25] 14. Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues
[2:25] 15. Ray Conniff - 's Wonderful
[3:00] 16. Johnny Mathis - Chances Are

16 Most Requested Songs of the 1950s, Vol. 1 contains a selection of traditional pop, vocal pop and easy-listening hits from the Columbia Records vaults, including performances from Tony Bennett ("Because of You"), Percy Faith ("Delicado"), Guy Mitchell ("Singing the Blues," "My Heart Cries for You"), Mitch Miller ("Yellow Rose of Texas"), Ray Conniff ("'S Wonderful"), Frankie Laine ("Jezebel"), the Four Lads ("Istanbul (Not Constantinople)," "Moments to Remember"), Johnnie Ray ("Just Walking in the Rain"), Fess Parker ("The Ballad of Davy Crockett") and Johnny Mathis ("Chances Are"). It's not a definitive overview of pop hits of the era, but it's still a nice sampler of some highlights from one of the most popular and successful labels of the decade. ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine

16 Most Requested Songs: The 1950s Vol. 1

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Album: 16 Most Requested Songs: The 1950s Vol 2
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:15
Size: 101.3 MB
Styles: Easy Listening, Vocal pop
Year: 1989
Art: Front

[3:19] 1. Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra - Harbor Lights
[2:48] 2. Guy Mitchell - My Truly, Truly Fair
[3:02] 3. Johnnie Ray - Cry
[2:07] 4. Frankie Laine - I Believe
[3:15] 5. Percy Faith & His Orchestra - Song From Moulin Rouge
[3:03] 6. Tony Bennett - Stranger In Paradise
[2:23] 7. Rosemary Clooney - This Ole House
[2:14] 8. The Four Lads - Skokiaan (South African Song)
[3:06] 9. Doris Day - I'll Never Stop Loving You (78rpm Version)
[3:18] 10. Louis Armstrong - Mack The Knife
[2:50] 11. The Four Lads - Standing On The Corner
[2:03] 12. Doris Day - Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) (Single Version)
[2:23] 13. Terry Gilkyson - Marianne (Single Version)
[3:03] 14. Johnny Mathis - It's Not For Me To Say
[2:28] 15. Marty Robbins - A White Sportcar (And A Pink Carnation)
[2:45] 16. Vic Damone - An Affair To Remember

16 Most Requested Songs of the 1950s, Vol. 2 contains a selection of traditional pop, vocal pop and easy-listening hits from the Columbia Records vaults, including performances from Sammy Kaye ("Harbor Lights"), Guy Mitchell ("My Truly, Truly Fair"), Frankie Laine ("I Believe"), Tony Bennett ("Stranger in Paradise"), Vic Damone ("An Affair to Remember"), Doris Day ("I'll Never Stop Loving You," "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"), Rosemary Clooney ("This Ole House") and Marty Robbins ("A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)"). It's not a definitive overview of pop hits of the era, but it's still a nice sampler of some highlights from one of the most popular and successful labels of the decade. ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine

16 Most Requested Songs: The 1950s Vol 2

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Marty Robbins - Love Songs

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:26
Size: 85.7 MB
Styles: Country, Ballads
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[3:08] 1. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
[2:03] 2. Half As Much
[2:40] 3. Too Young
[2:31] 4. My Happiness
[3:02] 5. Love Me Tender
[2:11] 6. Can't Help Falling In Love
[2:18] 7. Unchained Melody
[3:25] 8. I'm In The Mood For Love
[3:22] 9. Misty
[2:56] 10. All The Way
[1:51] 11. To Each His Own
[2:22] 12. I Don't Know Why (I Just Do It)
[2:52] 13. Return To Me
[2:38] 14. Yours (Quiereme Mucho)

Outside of country music, Robbins is mostly recalled these days for his Western throw-back hit "El Paso," and for the occasional spin of 1957's "White Sports Coat." But this is the prototypical tip of his catalog's iceberg. As a Columbia artist for over 30 years, this collection has a tremendous range of material to draw upon, and sampling tracks from 1957 through 1977, it is a concise showcase of the variety that Robbins' brought to one of his strongest suits: ballads.

Robbins' was equally comfortable on a twangy, Hank Williams-styled remake of Gene Autry ("Have I Told You Lately That I Love You") as he was crooning a song actually covered by Williams ("Half as Much"). He covered pop hits ("Unchained Melody") and standards ("I'm in the Mood for Love" "Misty") that had strong associations with their hit versions and lent them an original feel. His cover of "All the Way" may not make you forget Sinatra's, but it will certainly command your attention. His 1970s takes on songs associated with Elvis ("My Happiness" "Love Me Tender" "Can't Help Falling in Love") show off a voice that's still strong, even if the arrangements are a bit soft. More successful is a lush Billy Sherrill production of "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)" and the South of the border "Return to Me." Additional highlights including the Western harmonies of 1961's "To Each His Own" and Mexicali style of 1962's "Yours (Quiereme Mucho)." A recording career as vast as Robbins' could hardly be captured in 14 tracks; even his ballad singing is broader than a single disc. Still, this collection provides a nice sample of 20 years of work. ~Hyperbolium

Love Songs

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