Various Artists

Great Melodies of the 50's

Acrobat's Great Melodies of the 50s spotlights 25 of the era's top pop hits. Among the highlights are "Swedish Rhapsody" (Mantovani), "Bounce the Boogie" (Winifred Atwell), and "April in Portugal" (Les Baxter & His Orchestra & His Chorus), in addition to tracks by Leroy Anderson & His "Pops" Concert Orchestra, Ted Heath Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra, Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Buddy Morrow and Larry Adler. This is an interesting collection of orchestral pop music from the '50s that predates Elvis and rock & roll.

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Skin Deep Louie Bellson	Ted Heath & His Music	3:04
2	Blue Tango Leroy Anderson	Leroy Anderson	2:55
3	Delicardo	Percy Faith & His Orchestra	2:53
4	Skokiaan August Msarurgwa		2:53
5	Ebb Tide	Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra	3:04
6	Yakety Yak Polka	Liberace	2:07
7	Rose Marie Rudolf Friml	Billy May & His Orchestra	2:12
8	Oh Mein Papa		2:45
9	Theme from Limelight	Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra	2:25
10	Swedish Rhapsody Dag Alveng	Mantovani	2:49
11	The Type Writer Leroy Anderson	Leroy Anderson	1:36
12	Dragnet	Ted Heath & His Music	2:14
13	China Doll Leroy Anderson	Leroy Anderson	2:42
14	Song from Moulin Rouge William Engvick		2:32
15	Jamaican Rhumba	Mantovani	2:09
16	Tiger Rag Harry Da Costa / Eddie Edwards / Nick LaRocca / Henry W. Ragas / Tony Sbarbaro / Larry Shields	Les Paul	2:11
17	Genevieve Larry Adler	Larry Adler	2:58
18	Bounce the Boogie	Winifred Atwell	2:04
19	Hot Toddy	Ted Heath & His Music	2:50
20	Pretend Charlie LaVere		2:35
21	Call of the Faraway Hills Victor Young	Victor Young & His Orchestra	3:04
22	April in Portugal	Les Baxter	2:43
23	Vanessa	Ted Heath & His Music	3:09
24	Marching Strings Ray Martin	Ray Martin	2:42
25	Night Train	Buddy Morrow	3:06

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