Mario Lanza: A Discography English Recordings (L-R) by Derek McGovern
"Mellow Mario" Montage (5:42)—-courtesy of Mike McAdam. This is a collection of snippets from some of Lanza's most tenderly sung English-language recordings—--from Cole Porter's 'Begin the Beguine' to Nicholas Brodszky and Sammy Cahn's 'Bayou Lullaby'—--masterfully compiled by Michael McAdam. (Click here for more of Mike's aural offerings.)
1951 two similarly (and sweetly) rendered versions for Coca-Cola Radio Show, both of which have been released (on the 1991 BMG CD Be My Love and 1995 BMG CD You'll Never Walk Alone, respectively)
The Lord’s Prayer
(Malotte)
1948 live radio broadcast Edgar Bergen Show
1951 three versions: one RCA rendition; one MGM take for Because You're Mine soundtrack; and one for Coca-Cola Radio Show
Love in a Home
(from Li'l Abner) (de Paul-Mercer)
1956 RCA
Love Is Music
(adapted from Tchaikovsky/Charles and Andre Previn/Katz)
1948 (with Kathryn Grayson, sop.) soundtrack recording for That Midnight Kiss
Love Is the Sweetest Thing
(Noble)
1952 two takes for Coca-Cola Radio Show, only one of which has been commercially released; the released version is superior
1951 two verions: one RCA recording and one for Coca-Cola Radio Show
1957 four versions: one incomplete rendition for the soundtrack of Seven Hills of Rome; one RCA recording; and two live performances at London Palladium
Lover Come Back To Me
(from New Moon) (Romberg-Hammerstein)
1956 Cavalcade of Show Tunes album
Lygia
(Rozsa-Webster)
1952 Coca-Cola Radio Show
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Make Believe
(from Show Boat) (Kern-Hammerstein)
1951 Coca-Cola Radio Show
Marcheta
(Schertzinger)
1952 Coca-Cola Radio Show
Memories
(Kahn-Van Alstyne)
1952 Coca-Cola Radio Show
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
(Martin Luther)
1952 soundtrack to The Student Prince
The Moon Was Yellow
(Ahlert-Leslie)
1952 Coca-Cola Radio Show
More Than You Know
(from Great Day) (Youmans-Rose-Eliscu)
1956 Lanza on Broadway album
My Buddy
(Donaldson-Kahn)
1952 Coca-Cola Radio Show
My Destiny
(Brodszky-Cahn)
1955 two versions: one with piano for the Serenade soundtrack, and not released commercially; the other with full orchestra for the RCA Serenade soundtrack album
My Heart Stood Still
(from A Connecticut Yankee) (Rodgers-Hart)
1951 Coca-Cola Radio Show
My Margo
(from The Desert Song) (Romberg-Harbach-Hammerstein-Mandel)
1959
My Romance
(from Jumbo) (Rodgers-Hart)
1952 two takes for Coca-Cola Radio Show: the superior version has been released on LP only (disc: "A Kiss and Other Love Songs"); the lesser take is available on the 2001 BMG CD of the same name
(Note: an inferior reprise version can be heard on The Mario Lanza Collection)
One Flower in Your Garden
(from The Desert Song) (Romberg-Harbach-Hammerstein-Mandel)
1959
One Good Boy Gone Wrong
(from The Desert Song) (Romberg-Harbach-Hammerstein-Mandel)
1959 RCA
One Love of Mine
(adapted from Tchaikovsky)
1948 (with Kathryn Grayson, sop): outtake from That Midnight Kiss, available on DVD That Midnight Kiss/The Toast of New Orleans
One Night of Love
(Schertzinger-Kahn)
1951 two versions for Coca-Cola Radio Show: one with an A-Flat ending (featured on the 1991 3-CD set The Mario Lanza Collection); the other with a high C ending (CD: When Day is Done)
Only a Rose
(from The Vagabond King) (Friml-Hooker)
1956Cavalcade of Show Tunes album
1959 two versions (full rendition with Judith Raskin, sop. and reprise with Raskin and chorus): The Vagabond King album
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Pineapple Pickers
(Stoll)
1958 soundtrack to For the First Time
Play Gypsies, Dance Gypsies
(from Countess Maritza) (Kalman)
1952 Coca-Cola Radio Show
A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody
(Berlin)
1946 live radio broadcast: Great Moments in Music
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The Riff Song
(from The Desert Song) (Romberg-Harbach-Hammerstein-Mandel)
