The Most Beautiful Songs Of The Century

3CD Set
Released 1994
Cat No.: RDCD781-4 (RDC92441-4)
RD Code: MOST 309 (Also MBSC)
Compiled by RD US

This collection was origianlly compiled in America. It was sold in the Reader's Digest Catalogue as imported from the US with the RD Code of MBSC. After a large number of sales, it was then reproduced in the UK with full RDUK numbering. It was known in the RD office as "The Lee Remick Pack", after the American actress the model resembled on the front cover, to differentiate it from the several other collections that used the words "Most Beautiful", "Songs", "Melodies", "Memories" in their titles.

CD1

1          Magical Moods And Moonlight Melodies

1 - Poor Butterfly - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 02:39

2 - Ramona - Roland Shaw & His Orchestra - 03:14

3 - Magic Is The Moonlight - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 02:26

4 - The White Cliffs Of Dover - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 04:05

5 - Autumn Leaves - Roger Williams with The Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 03:17

6 - Stella By Starlight - Douglas Gamley & His Orchestra - 05:14

7 - More - Hill Bowen & His Orchestra - 03:50

8 - In The Still Of The Night - Daniel Michaels & His Orchestra - 02:54

9 - Bewitched - Richard Alden & His Orchestra - 03:01

10 - Somewhere My Love Lara's Theme from Doctor Zhivago - Wally Stott & His Orchestra - 02:46

11 - Star Dust - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra - 03:01

12 - Stranger In Paradise - Robert Bentley & His Orchestra - 04:18

2          Melodic Beauty In Faraway Places

13 - Jalousie - London Promenade Orchestra - 03:46

14 - Baia - Wally Stott & His Orchestra - 03:48

15 - The Girl From Ipanema - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 03:05

16 - Edd Tide - London Promenade Orchestra - 03:49

17 - Arrivederci Roma - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 03:42

18 - April In Portugal - Ken Thorne & His Orchestra - 02:40

CD2

19 - Granada - London Promenade Orchestra - 03:55

20 - Fascination - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 02:25

21 - La Paloma - Len Stevens & His Orchestra - 03:14

22 - Tell Me That You Love Me - Don Scott & His Orchestra - 02:53

23 - I Love Paris - Ronnie Ogden & His Orchestra - 03:15

24 - Volare - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 03:06

3          Their Melodies Linger On

25 - The Sound Of Music - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 03:37

26 - Tea For Two - Roland Shaw & His Orchestra - 03:40

27 - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Henry Mancini, his Piano & Orchestra - 02:43

28 – Ol’ Man River - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 03:19

29 - Always - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 02:43

30 - Cheek To Cheek - Ken Thorne & His Orchestra - 02:52

31 - Falling In Love With Love - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 02:55

32 - I´ve Got You Under My Skin - Wally Stott & His Orchestra - 03:47

33 - Dancing In The Dark - Joe Reisman & His Orchestra - 02:41

34 - The Man I Love - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 03:34

35 - Embraceable You - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 02:55

36 - Begin The Beguine - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 03:32

4          All-Time Romantic Favorites

37 - The Glory Of Love - Frank De Vol & His Orchestra - 03:09

38 - Tenderly - Henry Mancini, his Piano & Orchestra - 02:33

39 - Mona Lisa - Johnny Gibbs & His Orchestra - 04:22

CD3

40 - What Now My Love - Pete King & His Orchestra - 02:55

41 - The Way You Look Tonight - Romantic Strings & Voices - 03:54

42 - A Dreamer´s Holiday - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra - 02:52

43 - Days Of Wine & Roses - Henry Mancini, his Piano & Orchestra - 03:19

44 - When I Fall In Love - Joe Reisman & His Orchestra - 03:40

45 - Deep Purple - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 02:43

46 - Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars - Paul Weston & His Orchestra - 03:16

47 - Because Of You - Douglas Gamley & His Orchestra - 03:49

5          Sentimental Beauty

48 - For Sentimental Reasons - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 05:08

49 - Strangers In The Night - Marty Paich & His Orchestra - 03:19

50 - Till The End Of Time - Gordon Langford, his Piano & Orchestra - 02:14

51 - Shenandoah - Johnny Gibbs & His Orchestra - 03:15

52 - Be My Love - Ken Thorne & His Orchestra - 03:15

53 - You´ll Never Know - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 03:05

54 - Memories Are Made Of This - Perry Botkin Jr & His Orchestra - 02:49

55 - Try To Remember - Paul Weston & His Orchestra - 03:00

56 - Sentimental Over You - Les Brown & His Orchestra - 02:23

57 - Danny Boy - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 04:36

58 - Stormy Weather - Paul Weston & His Orchestra - 03:38

59 - I´m Getting’ Sentimental Over You - Perry Botkin Jr & His Orchestra - 02:53

6          Magical Melodies From Movieland

60 - Moon River - Henry Mancini, his Piano & Orchestra - 02:21

61 - All The Things You Are - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 03:55

CD4

62 - As Time Goes by - Hill Bowen & His Orchestra - 03:27

63 - Singin' In The Rain - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 02:44

64 - The Way We Were - Roland Shaw & His Orchestra - 03:22

65 - Edelweiss - Douglas Gamley & His Orchestra - 03:32

66 – Terry’s Theme - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 03:08

67 - Theme From A Summer Place - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 02:15

68 - The Green Leaves Of Summer - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 03:09

69 - Where Do I Begin - Henry Mancini, his Piano & Orchestra - 02:53

70 - The Shadow Of Your Smile - London Promenade Orchestra - 02:41

71 - True Love - Wally Stott & His Orchestra - 03:09

72 - My Foolish Heart - Hill Bowen & His Orchestra - 04:33

7          Today's Most Beautiful Melodies

73 - Memory - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 05:33

74 - Close To You - Joe Reisman, his Orchestra & Chorus - 03:14

75 - And I Love Her - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 02:28

76 - A Time For Us - Henry Mancini, his Piano & Orchestra - 02:26

77 - Yesterday - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 02:29

78 - Michelle - Johnny Gibbs & His Orchestra - 03:28

79 - If I Fell - Romantic Strings & Orchestra - 02:42

80 - The Music Of The Night - London Promenade Orchestra - 03:45

81 - Alfie - Douglas Gamley & His Orchestra - 04:38

82 - The Long & Winding Road - Joe Reisman, his Orchestra & Chorus - 02:42