Original American Songbook: 50 of the Greats / Var - Original American Songbook

Is it the singer or is it the song? This triple CD set just might help solve this frequently asked question. Original American Songbook is packed with classic songs by some of the finest vocalists of the 20th Century. 50 tracks including Nat King Cole's 'Unforgettable', Dionne Warwick's 'Alfie', Billie Holiday's 'God Bless the Child', Johnny Mathis' 'Misty', Bobby Vinton's 'Blue Velvet', Mel Torme's 'Putting on the Ritz', Gene Kelly's 'Singing in the Rain', Dean Martin's 'That's Amore', Frank Sinatra's 'Stormy Weather', Judy Garland's 'Over the Rainbow, Al Martino's 'Spanish Eyes' and many others. So, is it the singer or the song? in this case, it's both and the combination is magical! Warner.

1) Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
2) I Left My Heart in San Francisco - Tony Bennett
3) True Love (From 'High Society') - Bing Crosby ; Grace Kelly
4) What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
5) Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin
6) The Lady Is a Tramp (From 'Words ; Music') - Lena Horne
7) Magic Moments - Perry Como
8) Stormy Weather - Frank Sinatra
9) Let There Be Love - Sammy Davis JR
10) Makin' Whoopee - Esther Williams
11) Spanish Eyes - Al Martino
12) S Wonderful (From 'An American in Paris') - Gene Kelly ; Georges Guetary
13) They Can't Take That Away from Me (From 'The Barkleys of Broadway') - Fred Astair
14) Over the Rainbow (From 'The Wizard of Oz') - Judy Garland
15) On the Street Where You Live - Vic Damone
16) Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Ava Gardner
17) Moon River - Andy Williams
18) Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin
19) Tahat's Amore - Dean Martin
20) Mambo Italiano - Rosemary Clooney
21) Buona Sera - Louis Prima
22) Get Happy (From 'Summer Stock') - Judy Garland
23) Let's Face the Music and Dance (From 'Follow the Fleet') - Fred Astair
24) Honeysuckle Rose (From 'Thousands Cheer') - Lena Horne
25) Lullaby of Birdland - Mel Torme
26) Now You Has Jazz (From 'High Society') - Bing Crosby ; Louis Armstrong
27) Bye Bye Blackbird - Sammy Davis JR
28) A Fine Romance - Ella Fitzgeralr
29) Passing Strangers - Sarah Vaughan ; Billy Eckstine
30) Memories Are Made of This - Dave King
31) Baby It's Cold Outside (From 'Neptune's Daughter') - Esther Williams ; Ricardo Montalban
32) Embraceable You (From 'When the Boys Meet the Girls') - Connie Francis
33) Day By Day - Jimy Scott
34) As Time Goes By - Bing Crosby
35) Sentimental Journey - Doris Day
36) Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly
37) Putting on the Ritz - Mel Torme
38) I Wana Be Loved By You - Marilyn Monroe
39) For Me and My Gal (From 'For Me and My Gal') - Gene Kelly ; Judy Garland
40) Make Belive - Kathryn Grayson ; Howard Keel
41) Someone to Watch Over Me - Rosemary Clooney
42) Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying - Ray Charles
43) God Bless the Child - Billie Holiday
44) Sweet Dreams (Of You) - Patsy Cline
45) Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton
46) I'll Never Fall in Love Again - Dionne Warwick
47) I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free - Nina Simone
48) Misty - Johnny Mathis
49) Alfie - Dionne Warwick
50) Unchained Melody - the Righteous Brothers