Deanna Durbin

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A hugely successful singer and actress, Deanna Durbin was primarily known for her musical comedies through the 1930s and 1940s - and her perceived rivalry with Judy Garland - and was described by film producer Joe Pasternak as "a genius". Durbin was born in Canada but she was just one when her English parents took her to live in Hollywood and by the age of 10 she was taking singing lessons and appearing in local shows. Considered a future opera star, she was signed to MGM in 1935 at the age of 14, making her first movie appearance the following year in Every Sunday alongside Judy Garland, thus beginning a long-running personal rivalry. After signing to Universal, Durbin found stardom in the 1936 film Three Smart Girls and the success of her subsequent movies reportedly saved Universal from bankruptcy. Her musical comedies remained massively popular with the public and she received much praise for her performance in the 1944 film Can't Help Singing - her only colour movie - singing songs by Jerome Kern and E.Y.Harburg. She also established a successful recording career, mostly based on tracks from her movies but other hits included standards like Annie Laurie, Poor Butterfly, Love's Old Sweet Song and God Bless America. Her attempts to be taken more seriously in dramatic roles were less successful and after a contractual dispute with Universal Durbin announced her retirement in 1949 while still in her twenties. Subsequently she consistently refused lucrative offers to return - turning down roles in the movies Kiss Me Kate and The Student Prince and the London stage production of My Fair Lady - because she hated the razzmatazz of Hollywood and fiercely protected her privacy until her death in Paris at 91 in 2013.

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14	Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year	Deanna Durbin	Hollywood Soprano			03:15
	Writer: Frank Loesser / Composers: Frank Loesser
10	Always	Deanna Durbin	Golden Girls			03:08
	Writer: Dr / Composers: Dr / Other contributors: Cop. Con. (Ascap)
11	The Turntable Song	Deanna Durbin	Kiss Me Again			02:20
12	Someone to Care for Me	Deanna Durbin	Hollywood Soprano			03:13
	Writer: Gus Kahn / Composers: Walter Donaldson
09	Night and Day	Deanna Durbin	An American Lady			03:21
	Composers: Porter
06	Blue Danube (Waltz Sung)	Deanna Durbin	Kiss Me Again			01:55

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Hollywood Soprano

2025 Pop Classics: 02-01-2026

Hollywood Soprano

01	Lover	Deanna Durbin	Hollywood Soprano			02:09
	Writer: Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers
02	Deanna Durbin - Its Raining Sunbeams	Deanna Durbin	Hollywood Soprano			02:07
	Writer: Sam Coslow / Composers: Frederick Hollander
03	Because	Deanna Durbin	Hollywood Soprano			02:26
	Writer: Edward Teschemacher / Composers: Helen Rhodes
04	Cielito Lindo (Beautiful Heaven)	Deanna Durbin	Hollywood Soprano			02:22
	Writer: Quirino Mendoza y Cortés / Composers: Quirino Mendoza y Cortés
05	Perhaps	Deanna Durbin	Hollywood Soprano			02:17
	Writer: Ernesto Lecuona / Composers: Ernesto Lecuona
06	Thank You, America	Deanna Durbin	Hollywood Soprano			02:24
	Writer: Lawrence Tibbett / Composers: Edward Ward
07	God Bless America	Deanna Durbin	Hollywood Soprano			02:32
	Writer: Irving Berlin / Composers: Irving Berlin

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Waltzing In The Clouds

℗ 2024 THEWEBENGINE: 31-10-2024

Waltzing In The Clouds

01	Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful)	Deanna Durbin	Waltzing In The Clouds			03:14
	Writer: Deanna Durbin / Composers: Deanna Durbin
02	Alleluja	Deanna Durbin	Waltzing In The Clouds			01:59
	Writer: Deanna Durbin / Composers: Deanna Durbin
03	Amapola	Deanna Durbin	Waltzing In The Clouds			02:37
	Writer: Deanna Durbin / Composers: Deanna Durbin
04	Any Moment Now	Deanna Durbin	Waltzing In The Clouds			03:12
	Writer: Deanna Durbin / Composers: Deanna Durbin
05	Ave Maria	Deanna Durbin	Waltzing In The Clouds			02:36
	Writer: Deanna Durbin / Composers: Deanna Durbin
06	Because	Deanna Durbin	Waltzing In The Clouds			02:29
	Writer: Deanna Durbin / Composers: Deanna Durbin
07	Beneath the Lights of Home	Deanna Durbin	Waltzing In The Clouds			03:07
	Writer: Deanna Durbin / Composers: Deanna Durbin

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An American Lady

2023 Stardom Records: 17-03-2023

An American Lady

01	Cielito Lindo	Deanna Durbin	An American Lady			02:17
	Composers: Fernández
02	God Bless America	Deanna Durbin	An American Lady			02:28
	Composers: Berlin
03	Waltz with a Swing, Americana	Deanna Durbin	An American Lady			04:10
	Composers: Garland
04	One Fine Day	Deanna Durbin	An American Lady			04:13
	Composers: Puccini
05	Spring in My Heart	Deanna Durbin	An American Lady			03:08
	Composers: Strauss
06	Brindisi, Libiamo, Libiamo	Deanna Durbin	An American Lady			01:59
	Composers: Verdi
07	When April Sings	Deanna Durbin	An American Lady			02:50
	Composers: Kahn - Stoltz

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Kiss Me Again

: 21-10-2013

Kiss Me Again

01	Always	Deanna Durbin	Kiss Me Again			02:57
02	Kiss Me Again	Deanna Durbin	Kiss Me Again			02:34
03	Musetta's Waltz Song	Deanna Durbin	Kiss Me Again			02:16
04	Amapola	Deanna Durbin	Kiss Me Again			02:19
05	Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year	Deanna Durbin	Kiss Me Again			03:00
06	Blue Danube (Waltz Sung)	Deanna Durbin	Kiss Me Again			01:55
07	Because	Deanna Durbin	Kiss Me Again			02:15

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Ave Maria

: 01-05-2011

Ave Maria

01	The Last Rose Of Summer	Deanna Durbin	Ave Maria			02:25
02	Love'S Old Sweet Song	Deanna Durbin	Ave Maria			03:03
03	Can'T Help Singing	Deanna Durbin	Ave Maria			03:36
04	Love Is All	Deanna Durbin	Ave Maria			03:05
05	Always	Deanna Durbin	Ave Maria			03:08
06	It'S Foolish But It'S Fun	Deanna Durbin	Ave Maria			02:48
07	Spring In My Heart	Deanna Durbin	Ave Maria			03:05

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Splits

Music From Films

: 01-05-2010

Music From Films

01	Someone To Care For Me (from Three Smart Girls)	Deanna Durbin	Music From Films			03:08
02	Can't Help Singing (from Can't Help Singing)	Deanna Durbin	Music From Films			03:38
03	Perhaps (from Nice Girl?)	Deanna Durbin	Music From Films			01:50
04	Blue Danube Dream (from Spring Parade)	Deanna Durbin	Music From Films			03:49
05	Californ-I-Ay (from Can't Help Singing)	Deanna Durbin	Music From Films			02:46
06	Gimme A Little Kiss, Will Ya, Huh? (from Lady On A Train)	Deanna Durbin	Music From Films			02:34
07	When April Sings (from Spring Parade)	Deanna Durbin	Music From Films			03:23

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Great Voices Of Canada, Vol. 5: Sing Christmas (Les Grandes Voix Du Canada, Vol. 5: Chantent Noël)

: 01-01-2004

Great Voices Of Canada, Vol. 5: Sing Christmas (Les Grandes Voix Du Canada, Vol. 5: Chantent Noël)

01	I Wonder As I Wander (American Folk Hymn)	Portia White	Great Voices Of Canada, Vol. 5: Sing Christmas (Les Grandes Voix Du Canada, Vol. 5: Chantent Noël)			03:13
02	Joy To The World (Haendel / Watts)	Trinity Quartet	Great Voices Of Canada, Vol. 5: Sing Christmas (Les Grandes Voix Du Canada, Vol. 5: Chantent Noël)			03:13
03	O Holy Night (Adam / Dwight)	Florence Easton	Great Voices Of Canada, Vol. 5: Sing Christmas (Les Grandes Voix Du Canada, Vol. 5: Chantent Noël)			02:59
04	Oh Come, All Ye Faithful (Wade / Oakeley)	Columbia Stellar Quartette	Great Voices Of Canada, Vol. 5: Sing Christmas (Les Grandes Voix Du Canada, Vol. 5: Chantent Noël)			02:58
05	Bells of St. Mary's (Adams / Furber)	Henri's Orchestra	Great Voices Of Canada, Vol. 5: Sing Christmas (Les Grandes Voix Du Canada, Vol. 5: Chantent Noël)			02:47
06	Christmas Eve (Kiddies' Patrol) (Rogers)	Miro's Band, Herbert Berliner	Great Voices Of Canada, Vol. 5: Sing Christmas (Les Grandes Voix Du Canada, Vol. 5: Chantent Noël)			02:56
07	Jingle Bells (Pierpont)	Shannon Quartet	Great Voices Of Canada, Vol. 5: Sing Christmas (Les Grandes Voix Du Canada, Vol. 5: Chantent Noël)			02:32

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Great Legends of Nostalgia

2020 Blue Pie Publishing USA: 01-01-2020

Great Legends of Nostalgia

01	White Cliffs Of Dover	Vera Lynn	Great Legends of Nostalgia			03:17
	Composers: Walter Kent
02	Stately Homes Of England	Noël Coward	Great Legends of Nostalgia			03:24
	Composers: Noel Coward
03	Aint Misbehaven	Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra	Great Legends of Nostalgia			02:46
	Composers: Thomas Waller, Harry Brooks
04	In The Mood	Glenn Miller	Great Legends of Nostalgia			03:39
05	Lullaby Of Broadway	Dick Powell	Great Legends of Nostalgia			03:15
	Composers: Harry Warren
06	Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend	Marilyn Monroe	Great Legends of Nostalgia			03:30
07	Some Of Those Days	Sophie Tucker	Great Legends of Nostalgia			02:21
	Composers: Shelton Brooks

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It's Been a Long, Long Time

Horgi Music Digital Productions: 07-06-2019

It's Been a Long, Long Time

01	It's Been a Long, Long Time	Harry James & His Orchestra	It's Been a Long, Long Time			03:23
	Writer: STYNE, CAHN / Composers: STYNE, CAHN
02	I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart	Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra	It's Been a Long, Long Time			02:57
	Writer: Ellington, Mills / Composers: Ellington, Mills
03	I Don't Want to Walk Without You	Harry James & His Orchestra	It's Been a Long, Long Time			02:51
	Writer: Styne, Loesser / Composers: Styne, Loesser
04	On the Sunny Side of the Street	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	It's Been a Long, Long Time			03:52
	Writer: Fields, McHugh / Composers: Fields, McHugh
05	I Want to Be Happy	Harry James & His Orchestra	It's Been a Long, Long Time			02:38
	Writer: Youmans, Caesar / Composers: Youmans, Caesar
06	One for My Baby	Lena Horne	It's Been a Long, Long Time			03:20
	Writer: Arlen, Mercer / Composers: Arlen, Mercer
07	Exactly Like You	Harry James & His Orchestra	It's Been a Long, Long Time			03:00
	Writer: Mchugh, Fields / Composers: Mchugh, Fields

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Oldies But Goldies Vol. 11

Horgi Music Digital Productions: 14-12-2018

Oldies But Goldies Vol. 11

01	I'll Never Smile Again	Anne Shelton	Oldies But Goldies Vol. 11			03:02
	Writer: Lowe / Composers: Lowe
02	Sweet Lorraine	Art Tatum	Oldies But Goldies Vol. 11			03:00
	Writer: Bunwell, Parrish / Composers: Bunwell, Parrish
03	I Didn't Know What Time It Was	Artie Shaw And His Orchestra	Oldies But Goldies Vol. 11			02:55
	Writer: Rodgers, Hart / Composers: Rodgers, Hart
04	Yesterdays	Billie Holiday	Oldies But Goldies Vol. 11			03:18
	Writer: Kern, Harback / Composers: Kern, Harbach
05	Sunday, Monday Or Always	Bing Crosby	Oldies But Goldies Vol. 11			02:38
	Writer: Van Heusen, Burke / Composers: Van Heusen, Burke
06	Embraceable You	Bobby Hackett & His Orchestra	Oldies But Goldies Vol. 11			02:55
	Writer: Gershwin, Gershwin / Composers: Gershwin, Gershwin
07	Always	Deanna Durbin	Oldies But Goldies Vol. 11			03:06
	Writer: Berlin / Composers: Berlin

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Vintage Hollywood Classics

: 01-09-2013

Vintage Hollywood Classics

01	Sweet Georgia Brown	Jack Lemmon	Vintage Hollywood Classics			02:16
02	You're My Little Pin-Up Girl	Betty Grable	Vintage Hollywood Classics			02:41
03	Spring Came Back to Vienna	Jane Powell	Vintage Hollywood Classics			01:50
04	Georgia on My Mind	Ann Richards	Vintage Hollywood Classics			04:01
05	Close as Pages in a Book	Robert Merrill	Vintage Hollywood Classics			03:05
06	Wo Ist Der Mann?	Marlene Dietrich	Vintage Hollywood Classics			03:15
07	The Birthday of a King	Gordon MacRae	Vintage Hollywood Classics			02:51

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Best CHARLES LAUGHTON Movie Themes

℗ 2025 Disques Cinémusique: 25-06-2021

Best CHARLES LAUGHTON Movie Themes

01	Suite - From Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)	Charles Laughton	Best CHARLES LAUGHTON Movie Themes			03:58
	Composers: Herbert Stothart
02	Main Title - From The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1939)	Charles Laughton	Best CHARLES LAUGHTON Movie Themes			01:39
	Composers: Alfred Newman
03	Main Title & Opening - From The Canterville Ghost (1944)	Charles Laughton	Best CHARLES LAUGHTON Movie Themes			02:10
	Composers: George Bassman
04	Suite - From The Suspect (1944)	Charles Laughton	Best CHARLES LAUGHTON Movie Themes			03:28
	Composers: Frank Skinner
05	Main Title / Opening Scene - From Captain Kidd (1945)	Charles Laughton	Best CHARLES LAUGHTON Movie Themes			02:10
	Composers: Werner Janssen
06	Danny Boy - From Because of Him (1946)	Charles Laughton	Best CHARLES LAUGHTON Movie Themes			04:20
	Writer: Frederick Weatherly / Composers: Trad Trad
07	Main Title - From The Paradine Case (1946)	Charles Laughton	Best CHARLES LAUGHTON Movie Themes			01:32
	Composers: Franz Waxman

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Pennies from Heaven

Horgi Music Digital Productions: 25-03-2022

Pennies from Heaven

01	Pennies from Heaven	Billie Holiday	Pennies from Heaven			03:13
	Writer: Johnston, Burke / Composers: Johnston, Burke
02	I Don't Like It (MD Ukraine Mix)	WHY NOT	Pennies from Heaven			02:55
	Writer: G. F. Horgan / Composers: G. F. Horgan
03	I Can't Give You Anthing But Love	Billie Holiday	Pennies from Heaven			03:24
	Writer: Mchugh, Fields / Composers: Mchugh, Fields
04	A Long Time Ago	The Merlons	Pennies from Heaven			03:51
	Writer: The Merlons / Composers: The Merlons
05	Until the Real Thing Comes Along (It Will Have to Do)	Billie Holiday	Pennies from Heaven			03:06
	Writer: Cahn, Chaplin, Freeman, Holiner, Nichols / Composers: Cahn, Chaplin, Free,am, Holiner, Nichols
06	Deepest Blue	Slowburner	Pennies from Heaven			03:12
	Writer: Bridgwater / Composers: Bridgwater
07	I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)	Billie Holiday	Pennies from Heaven			01:27
	Writer: Ahlert, TURK / Composers: Ahlert, TURK

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Various Artists - Xmas Inspiration: Merry Christmas Greetings (MP3 Compilation)

: 23-10-2014

Various Artists - Xmas Inspiration: Merry Christmas Greetings (MP3 Compilation)

01	Merry Christmas	Anne Shelton	Various Artists - Xmas Inspiration: Merry Christmas Greetings (MP3 Compilation)			02:19
02	Silver Bells	Margaret Whiting	Various Artists - Xmas Inspiration: Merry Christmas Greetings (MP3 Compilation)			02:55
03	C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S	Eddy Arnold	Various Artists - Xmas Inspiration: Merry Christmas Greetings (MP3 Compilation)			02:30
04	It's Gonna Be A - Lonely Christmas	The Orioles	Various Artists - Xmas Inspiration: Merry Christmas Greetings (MP3 Compilation)			03:21
05	Mele Kalikimaka-Hawaiian Christmas Song	Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters	Various Artists - Xmas Inspiration: Merry Christmas Greetings (MP3 Compilation)			02:57
06	The Star of the East	Judy Garland	Various Artists - Xmas Inspiration: Merry Christmas Greetings (MP3 Compilation)			03:06
07	O Come All Ye Faithful	Deanna Durbin	Various Artists - Xmas Inspiration: Merry Christmas Greetings (MP3 Compilation)			03:08

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Female Singers Only

Horgi Music Digital Productions: 26-11-2021

Female Singers Only

01	I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart	Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra	Female Singers Only			02:57
	Writer: Ellington, Mills, Nemo, Redmond / Composers: Ellington, Mills, Nemo, Redmond
02	That Old Feeling	Adelaide Hall	Female Singers Only			03:06
	Writer: Fain, Brown / Composers: Fain, Brown
03	I'll Never Smile Again	Anne Shelton	Female Singers Only			03:02
	Writer: Lowe / Composers: Lowe
04	One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)	Lena Horne	Female Singers Only			03:19
	Writer: Arlen, Mercer / Composers: Arlen, Mercer
05	My Fate Is in Your Hands	Josephine Baker	Female Singers Only			02:14
	Writer: Waller, Razaf / Composers: Waller, Razaf
06	Imagination	Ella Fitzgerald	Female Singers Only			02:59
	Writer: Van Heusen, Burke / Composers: Van Heusen, Burke
07	Yesterdays	Billie Holiday	Female Singers Only			03:18
	Writer: Harbach, Kern / Composers: Harbach, Kern

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