Magic Moments: The Best of '50s Pop [Box] (CD, Aug-2004, 3 Discs, Shout! Factory)

Album Features
UPC:	826663018028
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2004
Record Label:	Shout! Factory
Genre:	Classic Pop Vocals, Pop Vocal
Number Of Discs:	3

Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Moments to Remember - The Four Lads
2. Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) - Doris Day
3. Catch a Falling Star - Perry Como
4. You Belong to Me - Jo Stafford
5. Butterfly - Andy Williams
6. Wheel of Fortune - Kay Starr
7. Cry - Johnnie Ray
8. Hey There - Rosemary Clooney
9. That's All I Want From You - Jaye P. Morgan
10. Innamorata (Sweetheart) - Jerry Vale
11. Mr. Sandman - The Chordettes
12. Band of Gold - Don Cherry
13. Standing on the Corner - The Four Lads
14. Graduation Day - The Four Freshmen
15. Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) - Perry Como
16. Wonderful! Wonderful! - Johnny Mathis
17. Love Letters in the Sand - Pat Boone
18. Don't You Know - Della Reese
19. 26 Miles (Santa Catalina) - The Four Preps
20. Theme From a Summer Place, The - Percy Faith & His Orchestra

DISC 2:
1. Remember When - The Platters
2. Magic Moments - Perry Como
3. Kiss to Build a Dream On, A - Louis Armstrong
4. Tammy - Debbie Reynolds
5. Here in My Heart - Al Martino
6. Vaya con Dios (May God Be With You) - Les Paul & Mary Ford
7. Glow Worm, The - The Mills Brothers
8. I Went to Your Wedding - Patti Page
9. Canadian Sunset - Hugo Winterhalter/Eddie Heywood
10. I Believe - Frankie Laine
11. Music! Music! Music! - Teresa Brewer
12. Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) - The Crew Cuts
13. Sincerely - The McGuire Sisters
14. Unchained Melody - Al Hibbler
15. Singing the Blues - Guy Mitchell
16. Jamaica Farewell - Harry Belafonte
17. Cry Me a River - Julie London
18. It's All in the Game - Tommy Edwards
19. Alright, Okay, You Win - Peggy Lee
20. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - Pérez Prado

DISC 3:
1. Memories Are Made of This - Dean Martin
2. Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
3. Tennessee Waltz, The - Patti Page
4. That's My Desire - Frankie Laine
5. Keep It a Secret - Jo Stafford
6. Moonglow and Theme From Picnic - Morris Stoloff
7. Let Me Go Lover - Joan Weber
8. Mambo Italiano - Rosemary Clooney
9. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing - The Four Aces/Al Alberts
10. Little Things Mean a Lot - Kitty Kallen
11. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - The Four Lads
12. Secret Love - Doris Day
13. You Don't Know Me - Jerry Vale
14. Autumn Leaves - Roger Williams
15. On the Street Where You Live - Vic Damone
16. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford
17. Wayward Wind, The - Gogi Grant
18. Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin
19. Twilight Time - The Platters
20. End, The - Earl Grant

Details
Distributor:	Sony Music Distribution (
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Mixed
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Shout Factory's Magic Moments: The Best of '50s Pop isn't a flashy box set -- apart from an introduction from Billy Vera, there's little in the way of liner notes, nor does it boast any rare or unexpected material. But that's it's charm. Over the course of three discs and 60 tracks, Magic Moments serves up many of the biggest vocal pop hits of the '50s -- songs like Doris Day's "Whatever Will Be, Will Be," Perry Como's "Catch a Falling Star," Johnnie Ray's "Cry," Johnny Mathis' "Wonderful! Wonderful!," Pat Boone's "Love Letters in the Sand," Guy Mitchell's "Singing the Blues," Julie London's "Cry Me a River," Pérez Prado's "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White," Dean Martin's "Memories Are Made of This," Nat King Cole's "Unforgettable," and Bobby Darin's "Mack the Knife." This doesn't have all the big hits of the '50s or all the big stars -- Frank Sinatra is noticeably missing -- but it does have an excellent, representative cross-section of the decade's biggest mainstream pop hits, making this is a terrific nostalgia trip (even if it would have been nice to have better liner notes to place this music in a greater perspective). ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine