100 Years of Cinema: 40 Classic Performances (2000)

About this title: This collection of 40 songs used in the movies consists largely of recordings taken directly from soundtracks, although there are occasional studio recordings, notably the first track, Al Jolson's "My Mammy," which he sang in the first talkie, The Jazz Singer, in 1927. The performers include most of the major musical film stars of Hollywood's golden era, among them Louis Armstrong, Fred Astaire, Maurice Chevalier, Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Judy Garland, and Gene Kelly, and the selections include such standards as "Cheek to Cheek," "I'm in the Mood for Love," "Over the Rainbow," "Puttin' on the ... read more

Tracks:

1. My Mammy [Donaldson/Lewis/You]
2. Kashmiri Love Song [Woodfordel/Finden]
3. Ramona [Gilbert/Wayne]
4. Reckless [Kern]
5. Cheek to Cheek [Berlin]
6. Lola [Liebmann/Hollander]
7. I'm in the Mood for Love [McHugh/Fields]
8. Trail of the Lonesom Pine [Carroll/Macdonald]
9. If You Haven't Got Love [DeSylva/Brown/Hende]
10. Over the Rainbow [Arlen/Harburg]
11. Day After Day [Levey]
12. Puttin' on the Ritz [Berlin]
13. I Never Knew Heaven Could Speak [Revel]
14. Chica Chica Bum Chic [Gordon/Warren]
15. Singing in the Rain [Brown/Freed]
16. Yankee Doodle Dandy [Cohan]
17. Road to Morocco [VanHeusen/Burke]
18. Lovely Hula Hands [Anderson]
19. Put the Blame on Mame [Fisher/Roberts]
20. A Couple of Swells [Berlin]
21. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend [Styne/Robin]
22. Chattanooga Choo Choo [Gordon/Warren]
23. White Christmas [Berlin]
24. Thery're Either Too Young or Too Old [Davis]
25. Foolish Pride [Webb/Salt]
26. Too Darn Hot [Porter]
27. Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo [Kaper/Deutsch]
28. Stranger in Paradise [Borodin/Forrest/Wri]
29. Thank Heaven for Little Girls [Lerner/Loewe]
30. Hello, Dolly! [Herman]
31. Move Over Darling [Kanter/Lubin/Melche]
32. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man [Kern/Hammerstein]
33. Pillow Talk [Pepper/James]
34. A Woman in Love [Loesser]
35. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) [Porter]
36. Mambo Bacan [Giordano/Vatro]
37. Stardust [Carmichael/Parish]
38. Who's Sorry Now? [Kalmar/Ruby/Snyder]
39. Did I Remember? [Adamson/Donaldson]
40. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever [Lane/Lerner]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.