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)- 1951 soundtrack to Because You're Mine
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 1991 BMG CD Be My Love 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 (inexplicably selected for 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 (not on CD)
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 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 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
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Pineapple Pickers
(Stoll)Play Gypsies, Dance Gypsies
(from Countess Maritza) (Kalman-Smith)A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody
(Berlin)- 1946 live radio broadcast: Great Moments in Music