Henri Rene

Henri Rene

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Henri René was an American musician, producer, and conductor who was born as Harold Manfred Kirchstein in 1906. He studied at the Royal Berlin Academy of Music and performed with various orchestras in the United States during the mid-1920s. René was appointed musical director for RCA Victor in 1936 and established his own orchestra in 1941. He was responsible for the original recording of “Beer Barrel Polka” and achieved commercial success with the tracks “Cuckoo Waltz” and “Waltzing on the Kalamazoo”. His recordings include the studio albums Music for Bachelors (1955), Music for the Weaker Sex (1955), and Compulsion to Swing (1958). René also composed the closing theme for the television program What's My Line?. For his work in the recording industry, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He died in 1993. 

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Le Danseur de Charleston (Remastered 2001)
Eartha Kitt
Heavenly Eartha
02:34
Writer: Jean Pierre Moulin / Composers: Jean Pierre Moulin
20
The Heel
Eartha Kitt
The Essential Eartha Kitt
02:45
Writer: Ferre - Wilson - Robinson / Composers: Ferre - Wilson - Robinson
03
Sleep Walk (1996 Digital Remaster)
Henri Rene
Ultra-Lounge: Rhapsodesia (Volume Six)
02:34
Composers: Ann Farina - John Farina - Santo Farina
03
Dinner for One Please, James
Eartha Kitt
The Essential Eartha Kitt
02:57
Writer: Michael Carr / Composers: Michael Carr

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The Dinner Party, Vol. 8 - Smooth Sounds for Elegant Evenings
2025 The Dinner Party
16-05-2025
The Dinner Party, Vol. 8 - Smooth Sounds for Elegant Evenings
01
Baubles, Bangles and Beads
Henri Rene
The Dinner Party, Vol. 8 - Smooth Sounds for Elegant Evenings
03:07
Composers: Robert Wright - George Forrest
02
Nature Boy
Henri Rene
The Dinner Party, Vol. 8 - Smooth Sounds for Elegant Evenings
03:51
Composers: Eden Ahbez
03
Blah-Blah-Blah
Henri Rene
The Dinner Party, Vol. 8 - Smooth Sounds for Elegant Evenings
02:25
Composers: George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin
04
Just a Gigolo
Henri Rene
The Dinner Party, Vol. 8 - Smooth Sounds for Elegant Evenings
02:07
Composers: Julius Brammer - Leonello Casucci
05
Without a Song
Henri Rene
The Dinner Party, Vol. 8 - Smooth Sounds for Elegant Evenings
02:21
Composers: Edward Eliscu - Billy Rose - Vincent Youmans
06
Blue Chartreuse
Henri Rene
The Dinner Party, Vol. 8 - Smooth Sounds for Elegant Evenings
02:53
Composers: Duke Ellington - Don George
07
Compulsion to Swing
Henri Rene
The Dinner Party, Vol. 8 - Smooth Sounds for Elegant Evenings
03:32
Composers: Buddy Collette
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The Essential Eartha Kitt
(P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment. All rights reserved.
01-01-2011
The Essential Eartha Kitt
01
Monotonous
Eartha Kitt
The Essential Eartha Kitt
03:45
Writer: Ronny Graham / Composers: Arthur Siegel - June Carroll
02
Bal Petit Bal
Robert Clary
The Essential Eartha Kitt
02:57
Composers: Francis Lemarque
03
Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Eartha Kitt
The Essential Eartha Kitt
02:50
Writer: Harold Spina - Joe Young - Johnny Burke / Composers: Harold Spina - Joe Young - Johnny Burke
04
Two Lovers (with Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra)
Eartha Kitt
The Essential Eartha Kitt
02:44
Composers: J. Rox
05
I Want to Be Evil
Eartha Kitt
The Essential Eartha Kitt
03:29
Writer: Raymond Taylor / Composers: Lester Judson
06
C'est si bon
Eartha Kitt
The Essential Eartha Kitt
02:57
Writer: Jerry Seelen - André Hornez - Betti / Composers: Jerry Seelen - André Hornez - Betti
07
Uska Dara - A Turkish Tale
Eartha Kitt
The Essential Eartha Kitt
03:06
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
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Greatest Hits
(P) 2000 BMG Entertainment
25-07-2000
Greatest Hits
01
A-Roving
Harry Belafonte
Greatest Hits
03:21
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
02
Chiminey Smoke
Harry Belafonte
Greatest Hits
02:04
Writer: Larry Coleman - Norman Gimbel / Composers: Larry Coleman - Norman Gimbel
03
Shenandoah
Harry Belafonte
Greatest Hits
03:17
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
04
Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
Harry Belafonte
Greatest Hits
02:30
Writer: Norman Span / Composers: Norman Span
05
Jerry (This Timber Got to Roll)
Harry Belafonte
Greatest Hits
02:17
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
06
Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
Harry Belafonte
Greatest Hits
02:41
Writer: Jack D. Segal - Evelyn Levine / Composers: Jack D. Segal - Evelyn Levine
07
Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)
Harry Belafonte
Greatest Hits
02:31
Writer: Ryoichi Hattori - Dr. Benedict Mayers / Composers: Ryoichi Hattori - Dr. Benedict Mayers
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Heavenly Eartha
(P) 2002 BMG Entertainment
04-03-2002
Heavenly Eartha
01
I Want to Be Evil
Eartha Kitt
Heavenly Eartha
03:29
Writer: Raymond Taylor / Composers: Lester Judson
02
Mountain High, Valley Low (Remastered 2001)
Eartha Kitt
Heavenly Eartha
02:37
Writer: Bernie Hanighen / Composers: Raymond Scott
03
Just An Old-Fashioned Girl
Eartha Kitt
Heavenly Eartha
02:51
Writer: Marve Fisher / Composers: Marve Fisher
04
Long Gone (from Bowlin' Green) (Remastered 2001)
Shorty Rogers
Heavenly Eartha
03:47
Writer: Chris Smith / Composers: W.C. Handy
05
Jonny (Remastered 2001)
Eartha Kitt
Heavenly Eartha
02:51
Writer: Friedrich Hollaender / Composers: Edward Heyman
06
The Heel (Remastered 2001)
Eartha Kitt
Heavenly Eartha
02:48
Writer: Albert Askew Beach - Léo Ferré / Composers: Willard Robison
07
Dinner For One Please, James (Remastered 2001)
Eartha Kitt
Heavenly Eartha
02:56
Writer: Michael Carr / Composers: Michael Carr
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Purrfect - The Ultimate Collection
(P) 2003 BMG UK & Ireland Ltd.
29-11-2003
Purrfect - The Ultimate Collection
01
Just An Old-Fashioned Girl
Eartha Kitt
Purrfect - The Ultimate Collection
02:51
Writer: Marve Fisher / Composers: Marve Fisher
02
I Want to Be Evil
Eartha Kitt
Purrfect - The Ultimate Collection
03:29
Writer: Raymond Taylor / Composers: Lester Judson
03
Santa Baby (with Henri René & His Orchestra)
Eartha Kitt
Purrfect - The Ultimate Collection
03:26
Writer: Tony Springer - Phil Springer - Joan Javits / Composers: Tony Springer - Phil Springer - Joan Javits
04
Let's Do It
Eartha Kitt
Purrfect - The Ultimate Collection
03:02
Writer: Cole Porter / Composers: Cole Porter
05
Under the Bridges of Paris
Eartha Kitt
Purrfect - The Ultimate Collection
02:39
Writer: Cochran - Scotto - Rodor / Composers: Cochran - Scotto - Rodor
06
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Eartha Kitt
Purrfect - The Ultimate Collection
03:02
Writer: Jerome Kern / Composers: Otto Harbach
07
Lullaby Of Birdland
Eartha Kitt
Purrfect - The Ultimate Collection
02:54
Writer: George Shearing / Composers: George Shearing
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Mario Lanza - The Best of Everything
This compilation (P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
10-03-2017
Mario Lanza - The Best of Everything
01
Be My Love (From "The Toast of New Orleans")
Mario Lanza
Mario Lanza - The Best of Everything
03:29
Writer: Sammy Cahn / Composers: Nicholas Brodszky
02
La bohème: Act I: Che gelida manina
Mario Lanza
Mario Lanza - The Best of Everything
04:59
Composers: Giacomo Puccini
03
Some Day
Mario Lanza
Mario Lanza - The Best of Everything
02:49
Writer: Brian Hooker / Composers: Rudolf Friml
04
Bésame mucho
Mario Lanza
Mario Lanza - The Best of Everything
03:19
Writer: Consuelo Torres Ortiz Velazquez - Sunny Skylar / Composers: Consuelo Torres Ortiz Velazquez
05
Guardian Angels (1995 Remastered)
Mario Lanza
Mario Lanza - The Best of Everything
03:32
Writer: Harpo Marx - Gerda M. Beilenson / Composers: Harpo Marx
06
Rigoletto: Act I: Questa o quella
Mario Lanza
Mario Lanza - The Best of Everything
01:45
Writer: Francesco Maria Piave / Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
07
Sadko: Song of India
Mario Lanza
Mario Lanza - The Best of Everything
03:59
Writer: Johnny Mercer / Composers: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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Ultra-Lounge: Rhapsodesia (Volume Six)
This Compilation ℗ 1996 Capitol Records Inc.
01-01-1996
Ultra-Lounge: Rhapsodesia (Volume Six)
01
Girl Talk (Remastered 2009)
The Howard Roberts Quartet
Ultra-Lounge: Rhapsodesia (Volume Six)
02:51
Writer: N. Hefti - Bobby Troup / Composers: N. Hefti - Bobby Troup
02
Serenata (1996 Digital Remaster)
Jonah Jones
Ultra-Lounge: Rhapsodesia (Volume Six)
02:46
Composers: Leroy Anderson - Dave Wolpe
03
Sleep Walk (1996 Digital Remaster)
Henri Rene
Ultra-Lounge: Rhapsodesia (Volume Six)
02:34
Composers: Ann Farina - John Farina - Santo Farina
04
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (1996 Digital Remaster)
Mallet Men
Ultra-Lounge: Rhapsodesia (Volume Six)
02:25
Writer: Jerome Kern - Otto Harbach / Composers: Jerome Kern - Otto Harbach
05
Go Slow (Remastered)
Julie London
Ultra-Lounge: Rhapsodesia (Volume Six)
02:13
Writer: Russell Garcia - Ned Cronk / Composers: Russell Garcia - Ned Cronk
06
Ebb Tide (1996 Digital Remaster)
Al Anthony
Ultra-Lounge: Rhapsodesia (Volume Six)
03:37
Writer: Robert Maxwell - Carl Sigman / Composers: Robert Maxwell - Carl Sigman
07
If I Should Lose You (1996 Digital Remaster)
George Shearing
Ultra-Lounge: Rhapsodesia (Volume Six)
02:37
Composers: Ralph Rainger - Leo Robin
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Heavenly Eartha
(P) 2002 BMG Entertainment
05-03-2002
Heavenly Eartha
01
I Want to Be Evil
Eartha Kitt
Heavenly Eartha
03:29
Writer: Raymond Taylor / Composers: Lester Judson
02
Mountain High, Valley Low (Remastered 2001)
Eartha Kitt
Heavenly Eartha
02:37
Writer: Bernie Hanighen / Composers: Raymond Scott
03
Just An Old-Fashioned Girl
Eartha Kitt
Heavenly Eartha
02:51
Writer: Marve Fisher / Composers: Marve Fisher
04
Long Gone (from Bowlin' Green) (Remastered 2001)
Shorty Rogers
Heavenly Eartha
03:47
Writer: Chris Smith / Composers: W.C. Handy
05
Jonny (Remastered 2001)
Eartha Kitt
Heavenly Eartha
02:51
Writer: Friedrich Hollaender / Composers: Edward Heyman
06
The Heel (Remastered 2001)
Eartha Kitt
Heavenly Eartha
02:48
Writer: Albert Askew Beach - Léo Ferré / Composers: Willard Robison
07
Dinner For One Please, James (Remastered 2001)
Eartha Kitt
Heavenly Eartha
02:56
Writer: Michael Carr / Composers: Michael Carr
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Platinum & Gold Collection
(P) 2003 BMG Music
01-01-1988
Platinum & Gold Collection
01
I Want to Be Evil
Eartha Kitt
Platinum & Gold Collection
03:29
Writer: Raymond Taylor / Composers: Lester Judson
02
Mountain High, Valley Low (Remastered 2001)
Eartha Kitt
Platinum & Gold Collection
02:37
Writer: Bernie Hanighen / Composers: Raymond Scott
03
Just An Old-Fashioned Girl
Eartha Kitt
Platinum & Gold Collection
02:51
Writer: Marve Fisher / Composers: Marve Fisher
04
Long Gone (from Bowlin' Green) (Remastered 2001)
Shorty Rogers
Platinum & Gold Collection
03:47
Writer: Chris Smith / Composers: W.C. Handy
05
The Heel (Remastered 2001)
Eartha Kitt
Platinum & Gold Collection
02:48
Writer: Albert Askew Beach - Léo Ferré / Composers: Willard Robison
06
Dinner For One Please, James (Remastered 2001)
Eartha Kitt
Platinum & Gold Collection
02:56
Writer: Michael Carr / Composers: Michael Carr
07
Beale Street Blues (Remastered 2001)
Eartha Kitt
Platinum & Gold Collection
03:13
Writer: W.C. Handy / Composers: W.C. Handy
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人生是苦杯★天邊一顆星
℗ 2005 迪雅歌音樂
16-12-2025
人生是苦杯★天邊一顆星
01
蘇州河邊
陈歌辛
人生是苦杯★天邊一顆星
03:58
Composers: 陈歌辛
02
秋詞
阿部武雄
人生是苦杯★天邊一顆星
02:21
Composers: 阿部武雄
03
蘋果花
米山正夫
人生是苦杯★天邊一顆星
03:26
Composers: 米山正夫
04
馬蘭山歌
赖国祥
人生是苦杯★天邊一顆星
02:33
Composers: 赖国祥
05
相思河畔
佚名
人生是苦杯★天邊一顆星
02:28
Composers: 佚名
06
人生是苦杯
林礼涵
人生是苦杯★天邊一顆星
02:54
Composers: 林礼涵
07
天邊一顆星
牧童心
人生是苦杯★天邊一顆星
03:19
Composers: 牧童心
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Folk Collection - Lost & Found
(P) 2012 Goldenlane Records
01-11-2012
Folk Collection - Lost & Found
01
Hearse Song
Oscar Brand
Folk Collection - Lost & Found
01:30
Composers: Will provide later
02
They Call the Wind Maria
John Raitt
Folk Collection - Lost & Found
02:33
Composers: Will provide later
03
Banish Misfortune
Malcolm Dalglish
Folk Collection - Lost & Found
03:17
Composers: Will provide later
04
House of the Rising Sun
Glenn Yarbrough
Folk Collection - Lost & Found
03:26
Composers: Will provide later
05
Cotton Eyed Joe
Joe Pancerzewski
Folk Collection - Lost & Found
02:19
Composers: Will provide later
06
There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea
Lonzo & Oscar
Folk Collection - Lost & Found
02:52
Composers: Will provide later
07
Black Is the Color (Of My True Love's Hair)
Jim Helms
Folk Collection - Lost & Found
03:07
Composers: Will provide later
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The Essential Mario Lanza
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT / Originally Recorded 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959. All rights reserved by BMG Music/(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT / Originally Re
03-04-2007
The Essential Mario Lanza
01
Be My Love (From "The Toast of New Orleans")
Mario Lanza
The Essential Mario Lanza
03:29
Writer: Sammy Cahn / Composers: Nicholas Brodszky
02
Drink, Drink, Drink (From "The Student Prince")
Mario Lanza
The Essential Mario Lanza
03:15
Writer: Dorothy Donnelly / Composers: Sigmund Romberg
03
Rigoletto: Act IV: La donna è mobile
Mario Lanza
The Essential Mario Lanza
02:03
Writer: Francesco Maria Piave / Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
04
Danny Boy
Mario Lanza
The Essential Mario Lanza
02:57
Composers: Traditional
05
Granada
Mario Lanza
The Essential Mario Lanza
03:55
Writer: Agustín Lara / Composers: Agustín Lara
06
Because You're Mine (From "Because You're Mine")
Mario Lanza
The Essential Mario Lanza
03:29
Writer: Sammy Cahn / Composers: Nicholas Brodszky
07
Ave Maria
Mario Lanza
The Essential Mario Lanza
04:27
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach - Charles Gounod
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Ave Maria, Christmas Favorites
(P) 1993 BMG
01-01-1990
Ave Maria, Christmas Favorites
01
Adeste fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
Plácido Domingo
Ave Maria, Christmas Favorites
02:57
Writer: Traditional - Frederick Oakeley / Composers: Traditional
02
English Christmas Carols: I Saw Three Ships
Wiener Sängerknaben
Ave Maria, Christmas Favorites
02:56
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
03
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Robert Shaw Chorale
Ave Maria, Christmas Favorites
01:15
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
04
English Christmas Carols: Deck The Hall
Wiener Sängerknaben
Ave Maria, Christmas Favorites
02:40
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
05
O Christmas Tree (with Henri René & His Orchestra)
Mario Lanza
Ave Maria, Christmas Favorites
02:00
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
06
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Wiener Sängerknaben
Ave Maria, Christmas Favorites
03:31
Composers: Franz Xaver Gruber - Joseph Mohr
07
O Holy Night
Benita Valente
Ave Maria, Christmas Favorites
05:39
Writer: Adolphe Adam / Composers: Adolphe Adam
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Music de Film - Golden Collection, Vol. 5
2025 Boumqueur Edition
05-09-2025
Music de Film - Golden Collection, Vol. 5
01
Elaine
Henri Rene
Music de Film - Golden Collection, Vol. 5
02:45
Writer: Hugo Winterhalter / Composers: Hugo Winterhalter
02
The Elegant Captain Hook
The Sandpipers
Music de Film - Golden Collection, Vol. 5
01:29
Writer: Sammy Cahn / Composers: Sammy Fain
03
Empty Saddles
Chick Bullock
Music de Film - Golden Collection, Vol. 5
03:14
Writer: Chick Bullock / Composers: Chick Bullock
04
Every Time We Say Goodbye
Vera Barton
Music de Film - Golden Collection, Vol. 5
02:52
Writer: Cole Porter / Composers: Cole Porter
05
Everybody Sing
Teddy Stauffer
Music de Film - Golden Collection, Vol. 5
02:27
Writer: A. Freed - N. Brown / Composers: A. Freed - N. Brown
06
Everything Stops For Tea
Billy Scott Coomber
Music de Film - Golden Collection, Vol. 5
03:19
Writer: Jack Payne / Composers: Jack Payne
07
Ev'ry Day
Will Osborne
Music de Film - Golden Collection, Vol. 5
03:06
Writer: Irving Kahal / Composers: Sammy Fain
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Opera for Christmas: Songs and Carols
(P) 2016 Sony Music Odyssey
04-11-2016
Opera for Christmas: Songs and Carols
01
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Mario Lanza
Opera for Christmas: Songs and Carols
02:34
Composers: Charles Wesley
02
I Wonder as I Wander
Leontyne Price
Opera for Christmas: Songs and Carols
03:57
Composers: John Jacob Niles
03
I Saw Three Ships
Mario Lanza
Opera for Christmas: Songs and Carols
01:35
Composers: Traditional
04
Sleep, Holy Babe
Eileen Farrell
Opera for Christmas: Songs and Carols
02:42
Composers: Traditional
05
The Bethlehem Babe
Marilyn Horne
Opera for Christmas: Songs and Carols
05:23
Composers: Traditional
06
This Endris Night
Benita Valente
Opera for Christmas: Songs and Carols
03:41
Composers: Traditional
07
What Child is This?
Eileen Farrell
Opera for Christmas: Songs and Carols
02:50
Composers: Traditional
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