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September Song
(from
Knickerbocker Holiday) (Weill-Anderson)
- 1956 Lanza on Broadway album
Serenade
(Brodszky-Cahn)
- 1955 three versions for the soundtrack of Serenade, the best of which (by far) is sung softly in one of the "Mexican" scenes in the film and has not been released commercially.
Serenade
(Brodszky-Cahn) – different song
- 1955 two versions recorded for the film of the same name, but never used. One of these was released on the 2004 BMG UK CD Serenade/A Cavalcade of Show Tunes. The unreleased take is better in some respects (though the ending is superior on the released version).
Serenade
(from
The Student Prince) (Romberg-Donnelly) (partially updated lyrics by P.F. Webster on 1952 MGM Version)
- 1946 live radio broadcast on Great Moments in Music
- 1952 two versions: one (immortal) rendition for the other a much inferior Coca-Cola Radio rendition
- 1959 RCA
The Seven Hills of Rome
(Young-Adamson)
- 1957 two versions: Seven Hills of Rome and an unreleased poorly sung outtake
- 1958 Royal Albert Hall recital
Siboney
(Lecuona-Morse)
Silent Night
(Mohr-Gruber)
So In Love
(from
Kiss Me Kate) (Porter)
- 1956 Lanza on Broadway album
Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
(from
New Moon) (Romberg-Hammerstein-Mandel-Schwab)
- 1951 Coca-Cola Radio Show (unreleased on CD),
- 1958 two live versions: Royal Albert Hall and Saturday Spectacular TV Show
Somebody Bigger Than You And I
(Lange-Heath-Burke)
Some Day
(from
The Vagabond King) (Friml-Hooker)
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- 1954 Shower of Stars (CBS TV special): two renditions: an afternoon rehearsal (available on the 2021 Sepia Records CD The Immortal Voice of Mario Lanza: A Centennial Celebration) and a live performance in the evening (see our Multimedia section to watch the latter)
- 1959 RCA: The Vagabond King (with soprano Judith Raskin)
Someday I’ll Find You
(from
Private Lives) (Coward)
- 1952 two (released) versions for Coca-Cola Radio Show; the rendition first released on the 1993 CD Don't Forget Me is marginally superior
Somewhere a Voice Is Calling
(Tate-Newton)
The Song Angels Sing
(adapted from Brahms/Aaronson-Webster)
- 1951 soundtrack recording for Because You're Mine
The Song Is You
(from
Music in the Air) (Kern-Hammerstein)
Song of India
(adapted from Rimsky-Korsakov/new lyrics by J. Mercer)
Song of Songs
(Moya-Lucas)
Song of the Vagabonds
(from
The Vagabond King) (Friml-Hooker)
Speak Low
(from
One Touch of Venus) (Weill-Nash)
- 1956 Lanza on Broadway album
Strange Music
(from
Song of Norway) (adapted from Grieg/Wright-Forrest)
Summertime in Heidelberg
(Brodszky-Webster)
- Note: On the RCA/BMG releases of this recording, Ann Blyth's voice is substituted by soprano Elizabeth Doubleday's vocals.
- (Lanza's vocal only)
Sylvia
(Speaks-Scollard)
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Tell Me, Oh Blue Blue Sky
(Giannini-Flaster)
Tell Me That You Love Me Tonight
(Bixio-English lyricist unknown)
Tell Me Tonight
(Spoliansky-Eyton)
Temptation
(from
Going Hollywood) (Brown-Freed)
Then You Will Know
(from
The Desert Song) (Romberg-Harbach-Hammerstein-Mandel)
There’s Gonna Be a Party Tonight
(Stoll)
- 1957 soundtrack recording for Seven Hills of Rome
They Didn’t Believe Me
(from
The Girl from Utah) (Kern-Reynolds)
- 1948 (with Kathryn Grayson, sop.) soundtrack recording for That Midnight Kiss
- 1949 two versions: the other a radio broadcast
- 1951 Coca-Cola Radio Show
Thine Alone
(from
Eileen) (Herbert-Blossom)
- 1948 two versions: one a radio performance, the other a Hollywood Bowl performance with Kathryn Grayson, sop.
- 1951 Coca-Cola radio version
This Land
(from
The Lord Don't Play Favorites) (Stanley-Taylor)
This Nearly Was Mine
(from
South Pacific) (Rodgers-Hammerstein)
- 1956 Lanza on Broadway album (arguably Lanza's worst recording)
Thoughts Will Come To Me
(from
The Student Prince) (Romberg-Donnelly)
- 1959 RCA The Student Prince (stereo remake album)