Mario Lanza: A Discography
English Recordings (L-R)
by Derek McGovern
The above video, expertly compiled by Lanza aficionado Vince Di Placido, showcases some of Mario Lanza's most exquisite phrasing, including many of his recordings of English love songs.
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Lady of Spain
(Hargreaves-Evans-Damerell-Tilsley)Lee-Ah-Loo
(Sinatra-Lehmann)A Little Love, a Little Kiss
(Silesu-Ross)Long Ago and Far Away
(Kern-Ira Gershwin)Look For the Silver Lining
(from Sally) (Kern-De Sylva)- 1951 two similarly (and sweetly) rendered versions for Coca-Cola Radio Show, both of which have been released (on the 2022 Sepia Records CD The Electrifying Mario Lanza and 1995 BMG CD You'll Never Walk Alone, respectively)
The Lord’s Prayer
(Malotte)- 1951 three versions: and one for Coca-Cola Radio Show
Love in a Home
(from Li'l Abner) (de Paul-Mercer)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;
Love Me Tonight
(from The Vagabond King) (Friml-Hooker)The Loveliest Night of the Year
(adapted from Rosas/Aaronson-Webster)- 1951 two verions: and a much lesser version for Coca-Cola Radio Show (featured on the 2004 BMG UK CD The Definitive Collection)
- 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)Lygia
(Rozsa-Webster)M
Make Believe
(from Show Boat) (Kern-Hammerstein)Marcheta
(Schertzinger)Margot
(from The Desert Song) (Romberg-Harbach-Hammerstein-Mandel)- 1959 RCA (unreleased)
Memories
(Kahn-Van Alstyne)A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
(Martin Luther)- 1952 soundtrack to The Student Prince (available on the 2025 2-CD set Mario Lanza: Night and Day)
The Moon Was Yellow
(Ahlert-Leslie)More Than You Know
(from Great Day) (Youmans-Rose-Eliscu)- 1956 Lanza on Broadway album
My Buddy
(Donaldson-Kahn)My Destiny
(Brodszky-Cahn)- 1955 three versions: one with piano and overlaid orchestra for the Serenade soundtrack; a superior outtake for the film with piano only (released by Sepia Records on the 2022 CD The Undiscovered Mario Lanza: Rare Recordings and Hidden Gems); 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 Romance
(from Jumbo) (Rodgers-Hart)- 1956 Lanza on Broadway album
My Song, My Love
(Beelby-Beilenson)- 1951 Coca-Cola Radio Show
My Wild Irish Rose
(Wolcott)N
Never Till Now
(Green-Webster)Night and Day
(from Gay Divorce) (Porter)The Night Is Young
(Suesse-Rose-Kahal)A Night To Remember
(Segal-Kalmanoff)Nocturne
(from The Vagabond King) (Friml-Hooker)- 1959 RCA: two versions:
None But the Lonely Heart
(Tchaikovsky-David-Hoffmann-Livingston)O
O Christmas Tree
(Trad.)- 1959 RCA
O Come All Ye Faithful
(Oakley)- 1951 two versions: the other for Coca-Cola Radio Show
- 1959 RCA
O Holy Night
(Adam)O Little Town of Bethlehem
(Brooks-Redner)- 1951 two versions: the other for Coca-Cola Radio Show
- 1959
Oh, Nights of Splendor
(aka Neapolitan Nights) (Zamecnik-Kerr)On the Street Where You Live
(from My Fair Lady) (Loewe-Lerner)One Alone
(from The Desert Song) (Romberg-Harbach-Hammerstein-Mandel)- 1952 Coca-Cola Radio Show
- (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)One Good Boy Gone Wrong
(from The Desert Song) (Romberg-Harbach-Hammerstein-Mandel)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)- 1959 two versions: full rendition with Judith Raskin, soprano, and a from the album The Vagabond King