Instrumental Favorites: Pop Classics

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1A Taste of Honey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Herb Alpert Presents (Herb Alpert label) (in 2015)
instrumental cover recording of:
A Taste of Honey
lyricist:
Ric Marlow (in 1960)
composer:
Bobby Scott (vocals, piano, US musician & producer) (in 1960)
publisher:
Ambassador Music Ltd. and Songfest Music Corp.
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass3.52:45
2A Man and a Woman
instrumental cover recording of:
A Man and a Woman (English version of “Un homme et une femme”)
writer:
Pierre Barouh
composer:
Francis Lai (French composer)
translator:
Jerry Keller
is based on:
Un homme et une femme (sans lyrics)
version of:
Un homme et une femme (French lyrics)
part of:
A Man and a Woman (1966 film by Claude Lelouch)
Francis Lai2:45
3Lara’a Theme From Doctor Zhivago
cover recording of:
Lara’s Theme (original without lyrics)
composer:
Maurice Jarre (composer and conductor)
publisher:
Big 3 Music Ltd. and EMI United Publishers
part of:
Doctor Zhivago
Roger Williams2:41
4Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head
conductor:
Burt Bacharach
instrumental recording of:
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use! see annotation), Casa David, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), New Hidden Valley Music Co., PW Arrangements, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
part of:
The 42nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1969 winner)
Burt Bacharach2:34
5Theme From a Summer Place
performer:
Percy Faith & His Orchestra (Faith’s orchestra before his death in 1976)
cover recording of:
Theme from “A Summer Place” (original instrumental version)
composer:
Max Steiner (in 1959)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America
recording of:
Theme from “A Summer Place” (original instrumental version)
composer:
Max Steiner (in 1959)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America
Percy Faith3.652:24
6Wonderland by Night
recording of:
Wunderland bei Nacht (Wonderland by Night, original instrumental version)
composer:
Klaus-Günther Neumann (German songwriter, arranger) and Willi Stanke
Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra3:17
7More
instrumental cover recording of:
More (English translation)
lyricist:
Marcello Ciorciolini (Italian screenwriter, director, playwright, television/radio author & lyricist)
composer:
Nino Oliviero (Italian musician and composer) and Riz Ortolani (songwriter, film music composer and music director)
translator:
Norman Newell
publisher:
C.A.M. Creazioni Artistiche Musicali (company, do not use as label), Ortolani Creative Team Inc. and Sugar Song Publications, Inc.
part of:
The 36th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
translated version of:
Ti guarderò nel cuore
Kai Winding & His Orchestra2:04
8Tonight
instrumental cover recording of:
Tonight
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
translator:
林振強 (Richard Lam)
translated version of:
West Side Story: Tonight (Maria, Tony)
Ferrante and Teicher3:03
9Yesterday
instrumental cover recording of:
Yesterday (original by The Beatles)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney) (from 1965 to present)
The Hollyridge Strings2:51
10Theme From Love Story
recording of:
Theme From Love Story (Instrumental)
composer:
Francis Lai (French composer)
Francis Lai3:23
11Love Is Blue
instrumental cover recording of:
Love Is Blue
lyricist:
Pierre Cour
composer:
André Popp
translator:
Bryan Blackburn
publisher:
Intersong U.S.A. (publisher), Radio-Tele-Music GmbH and Radmus Publishing Inc.
translated version of:
El amor es triste
translated version of:
L’amour est bleu
Paul Mauriat2:36
12Feels So Good
recording of:
Feels So Good (instrumental)
composer:
Chuck Mangione
publisher:
Gates Music and Primary Wave Music (management, publishing and marketing company)
Chuck Mangione3:33
13Music Box Dancer
recording of:
Music Box Dancer
composer:
Frank Mills (pianist)
Frank Mills3:19
14A Walk in the Black Forest
recording of:
A Walk in the Black Forest
composer:
Horst Jankowski
publisher:
Flamingo Music and Intersong Music Ltd.
Horst Jankowski2:52
15The Entertainer
cover recording of:
The Entertainer
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1902)
publisher:
Chappell, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Multimood Music (publisher)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 25)
Marvin Hamlisch3:05
16Stranger on the Shore
recording of:
Stranger on the Shore (original instrumental version)
composer:
Acker Bilk
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Acker Bilk2:57
17Around the World
instrumental cover recording of:
Around the World (Around the World in 80 Days)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson and Stella Unger
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
part of:
Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film soundtrack, main theme)
Mantovani2:06
18Last Date
producer:
Chet Atkins
recording of:
Last Date (original instrumental version) (on 1960-07-12)
composer:
Floyd Cramer
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. (in 2016)
Floyd Cramer42:30
19Sail Along Silv’ry Moon
instrumental cover recording of:
Sail Along Silv’ry Moon (1930s song)
lyricist:
Harry Tobias
composer:
Percy Wenrich (American composer)
Billy Vaughn2:10
20Moonglow and Theme From “Picnic”
recording of:
Moonglow and Theme from "Picnic"
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
George Duning, Will Hudson and Irving Mills
medley of:
Moonglow
medley of:
Love Theme (from the 1955 film "Picnic")
Morris Stoloff2:50