人の世に ただ歌のみぞ美しけれ(3)

 

Peggy Lee – Love Song(1972)
同名異曲。
Composer: Lesley Duncan
from the album “Norma Deloris Egstrom From Jamestown North Dakota”(1972)
conducted by Artie Butler

produced by Tom Catalano
A/C Chart Peak: 34
Different from the same-titled 1973-74 Anne Murray hit, this “Love Song” was written by Lesley Duncan and included as a track in Peggy’s LP “Norma Deloris Egstrom From Jamestown North Dakota”

Wayne Newton – Can’t You Hear The Song?(1972/09 stereo 45)
ウェイン・ニュートン – 君にささげる歌

arranged by Mike Melvoin
produced by Wes Farrell
Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 27, Cash Box 38, Billboard 48 – A/C Peak: 3
The followup single release to Wayne’s Top 5 hit “Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast”

Rod McKuen – The Time To Sing My Song(1972/08)
3度目の引用。

Tommy James – Love Song(1972/07)
Composer, Producer: Tommy James, Bob King

Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box 50, Record World 51, Billboard 67 – A/C Peak: 40

Lynn Anderson – Listen To A Country Song(1972/05/05)
リン・アンダーソン – カントリー・ソングを聞こう
from the album “Listen To A Country Song”(1972)カントリー・ソングを聞こう

Neil Diamond – Song Sung Blue(1972/04/17 mono 45)
ニール・ダイアモンド – ソング・サング・ブルー

arranged & conducted by Lee Holdridge
produced by Tom Catalano & Neil Diamond
Pop Chart Peaks: #1 on Billboard, Cash Box & Record World – A/C Peak: 1 – UK Peak: 11 (NME)
Among Neil’s most popular hits, this was the second of his three national #1 singles, following “Cracklin’ Rosie” in 1970 and followed in 1978 by “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” with Barbra Streisand.

The New Seekers – Never Ending Song Of Love(UK:1971/06/18)
ザ・ニュー・シーカーズ – 愛の歌は永遠に
日本盤シングルのB面には同曲の日本語バージョンが収められている。
2度目の引用。

The Vogues – Love Song(1971/05)
Composer: T. Randazzo, V. Pike

Written by Teddy Randazzo and Victoria Pike. Arranged and produced by Teddy Randazzo,
This recording reached #118​ for the Vogues in the summer of 1971. It was their last hit. The b-side is “We’re On Our Way”, another Randazzo-Pike song and one with a northern soul following.

Jeannie C. Riley – Oh, Singer(1971/03)
ジェニー・C. ライリイ

produced by Shelby Singleton
Billboard C&W Peak: 4 – Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 54, Cash Box 61, Billboard 74
The fourth of Jeannie’s five Top 10 Country singles

Dawn – I Play And Sing(1971/03 mono 45)
ドーン – 拍手はいっぱい
SEの拍手が入る。ジャケ写では6人組。

arranged by Norman Bergen
produced by The Tokens & Dave Appel
Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 20, Cash Box 22, Billboard 25 – Easy Listening Peak: 15

Delaney & Bonnie & Friends – Never Ending Song Of Love(1971/03 mono 45)
デラニー&ボニー&フレンズ – 愛の歌は永遠に
日本盤シングルのジャケットには「多大な影響力をもつ南部サウンドのリーダー」と記されている。

arranged & produced by Delaney Bramlett
Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box 9, Record World 12, Billboard 13 – Easy Listening Peak: 8
The duo’s highest charting single.

The Bells – Sing a Song of Freedom(Canada:1971/01、US:1971/02)
ザ・ベルズ – 自由を歌おう
シングル “Stay Awhile”(恋はつかのま)のB面。

Marcene “Dimples” Harris – A Song To You(1971)
シングル “I Know How It Feels(To Grow Old)” のB面。

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Randolph Sutton Jnr. – (I’m A Song)Sing Me(UK:1978)
2度目の引用。

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Stuart Getz -(I’m A Song)Sing Me(UK:1976/06/04)
2度目の引用。

Chips – I’m A Song(Sing Me)(UK:1976/04/02)
Ireland レーベル。
2度目の引用。

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Asha Puthli – I Am a Song(sing Me)
アシャ・プトゥリ
from the album “Asha Puthli”(UK:1973)
インド出身の歌手、女優、プロデューサー。
2度目の引用。

Liz Damon’s Orient Express – Sing Me(I’m A Song)(1973)
2度目の引用。

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Milkwood – I’m A Song(Sing Me)(UK:1973/06/19)
2度目の引用。

Lou Christie – I’m A Song, Sing Me(1972/01/14)
2度目の引用。

Christmas – I’m A Song(Sing Me)(Canada:1971)
2度目の引用。

Sedaka – I’m A Song(Sing Me)(US:1971/12, UK:1972:01/14)
from the album Sedaka “Emergence”(1971)
ニール・セダカ – アイム・ア・ソング(シング・ミー)
2度目の引用。

from the album “Steppin’ Out”(1976)
Remake of 1971 composition, “I’m A Song (Sing Me)”.

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Elton John – Your Song(US:1970/10/28, UK:1971/01/08 mono 45)
エルトン・ジョン – 僕の歌は君の歌
from the album “Elton John”(1970/04/10)
arranged & conducted by Paul Buckmaster

produced by Gus Dudgeon
(debuted late’70) 1971 Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 6, Billboard & Cash Box 8 – Easy Listening Peak: 9 – UK Peaks: 3 (MN), 5 (MM), 6 (NME), 7 (BMRB)
Elton’s memorable first major record hit.

Brenda & The Tabulations – And My Heart Sang(Tra La La)(1970/03/13)
Composer: Cobb, McCoy
roducer, Arranger: Van McCoy

The Archies – Jingle Jangle(1969/11 stereo 45)
アーチーズ – ジングル・ジャングル
from the album “Jingle Jangle”(1969)

produced by Jeff Barry
(debuted late’69) 1970 Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 4, Cash Box 8, Billboard 10 – Easy Listening Peak: 37
Follow-up single to “Sugar, Sugar.”

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Jimmy Dean – Sing Along(1959/05/11)
orchestra conducted by Jimmy Carroll

Composer: Robert Allen
Pop Chart Peaks: Music Vendor 43, Cash Box 59, Billboard 106

Mitch Miller & The Gang – Sing Along(1959)
ミッチ・ミラー合唱団 – みんなで歌おう
from the album “Saturday Night Sing Along With Mitch”(1960)

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Bob DiLeo – Sing To Me(1969/08/05)
シングル “Jessica” のB面。

Oxfords – Sung At Harvest Time(1969/01)
from the album “Flying Up Through The Sky”(1970)

Raymond Lefevre Et Son Grand Orchestre – 100 000 Chansons
レイモン・ルフェーヴル – 戦士の休息
from the album “Raymond Lefevre Et Son Grand Orchestre N°7″(France:1968)哀愁のアダージョ

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Petula Clark – This Is My Song(1967/02 U.S. 45 single version)
ペトゥラ・クラーク – 愛のセレナーデ
Time: 2:16
チャールズ・チャップリン監督『伯爵夫人』の主題歌。

arranged & conducted by Ernie Freeman
produced by Sonny Burke
Pop Chart Peaks: Billboard 3, Record World 4, Cash Box 5 – Billboard Easy Listening Peak: 2 – UK Peak: 1
The complete LP version includes an introductory verse which takes it a full minute longer than the hit 45 to reach the main melody. Composed by Charlie Chaplin for his movie “A Countess In Hong Kong” (but heard only instrumentally in the film), “This Is My Song” was notable for having been recorded by Clark in Los Angeles with Ernie Freeman and The Wrecking Crew as opposed to her usual UK writer-conductor Tony Hatch. For the interesting back-story on the song & Petula’s reluctant role,

Petula Clark – This Is My Song(1967 LP version)
Time: 3:15
from the album “Colour My World”(1967)

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Lainie Kazan – Song Without Words
from the album “Love Is Lainie”(1968)
Guitar: Tommy Tedesco
ギターソロをBGMにした朗読。
2度目の引用。

Penny Wise – Wrong Song(Netherlands:1968)

Stanley Turrentine – Song For Bonnie
from the album “Always Something There”(1968)

The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – A Dance, A Kiss And A Song(1968/11)
ワッツ・リズム・バンド – ダンス・キッス・アンド・ソング
シングル “Do Your Thing” のB面。

The Voyagers – I Feel Like Singing(1963/06)

Bill Anderson – Mama Sang A Song(1962/06)
コーラスと演奏をバックにした語り。
再録盤あり。
2度目の引用。

C&W Chart Peak: 1 – Billboard Hot 100 Peak: 89
Written by Bill and enhanced by The Anita Kerr Singers, this was the original recorded version of the narrative which was covered for the’pop’ market by both Walter Brennan and Stan Kenton.

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Dotty Daniels – Play Me A Sad Song(Amy;1963/05)
Composer: Eddie Simon, Jerry Landis
Producer: Jerry Landis
シングル “I Wrote You A Letter” のB面。

Jerry Landis – Play Me A Sad Song(Warwick:1961/02)
“Jerry Landis” aka Paul Simon
Composer: Landis, Simon
Producer: Morty Craft
イントロが『ヤング・ラブ』風。

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Chuck Blevins – Singing For You(1961/12)
シングル “Sleighbell Rock” のB面。

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Johnny O’Keefe – Sing!(Australia:1962/01)
“Sing(And Tell The Blues So Long)”

Jackie Wilson – Sing(And Tell The Blues So Long)(1962/03)
Composer: S. Wyche, A. Kasha, J. Wilson

Al Kasha – Sing(And Tell The Blues “So Long”)(1960/11)
Composer: Sid Wyche, Al Kasha

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Billy Deaton – Haunted By A Song(1960/05)
タイトルは「歌に悩まされ」の意。

The Barrons – Song Of Songs(1959/11)
シングル “Brigitte” のB面。

Dick Caruso – I’ll Tell You In This Song(1959/06)

Don Cornell – Play Some Music For Broken Hearts(Basta Un Poco Di Musica)(1958/09)
シングル “Just One More Chance” のB面。
2度目の引用。

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Gino Latilla – La Più Bella Canzone Del Mondo(Italy:1957)

Claudio Villa – La Più Bella Canzone Del Mondo(Italy:1957)
タイトルはイタリア語で「世界で最も美しい歌」の意。

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Marty Wilde And His Wildcats – Sing, Boy, Sing(UK:1958/03)
シングル “Oh-Oh, I’m Falling In Love Again” のB面。

Tommy Sands – Sing Boy Sing(1957/12)
orchestra and chorus conducted by Bob Bain

Pop Chart Peaks: Billboard 24, Cash Box 52, Music Vendor 77
Rod McKuen co-wrote this title song to Sands’ starring big-screen debut.

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Patti Page – This Is My Song(Patti’s Theme)(1953/07)
orchestra conducted by Jack Rael
シングル “Butterflies” のB面。

Pop Chart Peak: Billboard 20 (radio play)
Not the Petula Clark song, this was Patti’s 1950s television theme, released on a single with the #10 juke box hit “Butterflies” on the flip side.

Johnny Ace with The Beale Streeters – My Song(1952/07)

Billboard “Rhythm & Blues Records” chart peaks: 1 (sales), 2 (juke box)

Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman – Zing A Little Zong(1952)
with Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires
冒頭、カウントから入る。

Director Frank Capra’s romantic comedy followed by one year his “Here Comes The Groom,” in which Bing and Jane had introduced the Oscar-winning tune “In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening.”
Movie: “Just For You” (Paramount), starring Bing Crosby, Jane Wyman, Ethel Barrymore, Robert Arthur, and Natalie Wood.
1952 OSCAR-NOMINATED SONG
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1952 BEST ORIGINAL SONG NOMINEES (5)
High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) (”High Noon”) (winner)
Because You’re Mine (”Because You’re Mine”)
Thumbelina (”Hans Christian Andersen”)
Zing A Little Zong (”Just For You”)
Am I In Love? (”Son Of Paleface”)
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OTHER SONGS & THEMES FROM 1952 FILMS
Anywhere I Wander (”Hans Christian Andersen”)
No Two People (”Hans Christian Andersen”)
Ruby (”Ruby Gentry”) (heard only instrumentally in the movie)
Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart?) (”Moulin Rouge”) (heard only instrumentally in the movie)
Terry’s Theme (aka Eternally) (”Limelight”) (heard only instrumentally in the movie)
When I Fall In Love (”One Minute To Zero”) (heard only instrumentally in the movie)
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The Overtones fearturing Marian Caruso – My Favorite Song(1952)
Overtones aka Overtures

orchestra conducted by Don Costa
This was an early hit that featured future arranging & conducting great Don Costa. 78rpm releases of this track showed the vocal group name as “Overtones,” while the 45 issues showed “Overtures.” The Ames Brothers version of the song is also posted. Chart Peak” Billboard #28 (sales)