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Great Melodies Of The 50s
Great Melodies Of The 50s

Various Artists
Styles: Easy Listening
Catalogue Number: ACRCD211
25 of the greatest instrumental melodies of the Fifties featuring British and American chart hits alongside Movie, TV and Radio themes performed by the era?s best-remembered artists. The early Fifties was the golden age of light orchestral music. Movie themes charted with incredible ease compared to today. This collection features themes from such movies as ?Shane?,? Rose Marie? , ?Genevieve? and early pioneering TV shows like ?Dragnet?. The detailed sleeve notes in the fully illustrated booklet tell the story of the origin of each of the songs featured.

Disk 1:
Track Title Artist
1 Skin Deep Ted Heath And His Music
2 Blue Tango Leroy Anderson And His Pops Concert Orchestra
3 Delicardo Percy Faith & His Orchestra
4 Skokiaan Ralph Materie And His Orchestra
5 Ebb Tide Frank Chacksfield And His Orchestra
6 Yakety Yak Polka Liberace
7 Rose Marie Billy May And His Orchestra
8 Oh Mein Papa Eddie Clavert
9 Theme From Limelight Frank Chacksfield And His Orchestra
10 Swedish Rhapsody Mantovani And His Orchestra
11 The Type Writer Leroy Anderson And His Pops Concert Orchestra
12 Dragnet Ted Heath And His Music
13 China Doll Leroy Anderson And His Pops Concert Orchestra
14 Song From "Moulin Rouge" Ron Goodwin And His Orchestra
15 Jamaican Rhumba Mantovani And His Orchestra
16 Tiger Rag Les Paul
17 Genevieve Larry Adler
18 Bounce The Boogie Winifred Atwell
19 Hot Toddy Ted Heath And His Music
20 Pretend Ralph Materie And His Orchestra
21 Call Of The Faraway Hills Victor Young And His Orchestra
22 April In Portugal Les Baxter, His Chorus And Orchestra
23 Vanessa Ted Heath And His Music
24 Marching Strings Ray Martin And His Orchestra
25 Night Train Buddy Morrow
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