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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. (also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, commonly shortened to MGM), is an American media company specializing in film and television production and distribution. Founded on April 17, 1924 and based in Beverly Hills, California, it is the primary asset of MGM Holdings, which has been owned by Amazon since March 17, 2022. MGM was formed by Marcus Loew by combining Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures and Louis B. Mayer Pictures into one company. It hired a number of well-known actors as contract players—its slogan was "more stars than there are in heaven"—and soon became Hollywood's most prestigious film studio, producing popular musical films and winning many Academy Awards. MGM also owned film studios, movie lots, movie theaters and technical production facilities. Its most prosperous era, from 1926 to 1959, was bracketed by two productions of Ben Hur. It divested itself of the Loews movie theater chain and, in 1956, expanded into television production. In 1969, businessman and investor Kirk Kerkorian bought 40% of MGM and dramatically changed the operation and direction of the studio. He hired new management, reduced the studio's output to about five films per year, and diversified its products, creating MGM Resorts International and a Las Vegas-based hotel and casino company (which it later divested in the 1980s). In 1980, the studio acquired United Artists. Kerkorian sold MGM to Ted Turner in 1986, who retained the rights to the MGM film library, sold the studio lot in Culver City to Lorimar, and sold the remnants of MGM back to Kerkorian a few months later. After Kerkorian sold and reacquired the company again in the 1990s, he expanded MGM by purchasing Orion Pictures and the Samuel Goldwyn Company, including both of their film libraries. Finally, in 2004, Kerkorian sold MGM to a consortium that included Sony Pictures. In 2010, MGM filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and reorganization. After reorganization, it emerged from bankruptcy later that year under its creditors' ownership. Two former executives at Spyglass Entertainment, Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum, became co-chairmen and co-CEOs of MGM's new holding company. After Barber's departure in 2018, the studio sought to be acquired by another company to pay its creditors. In May 2021, Amazon acquired MGM for $8.45 billion; the deal closed in March 2022. As of 2023, its major franchises include Rocky and James Bond and one of its most recent television productions is The Handmaid's Tale.
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The MGM Sound: A Lovely Afternoon/Hollywood Melodies [2018]
Song | Duration |
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Singin' in the Rain | 3:19 |
The Wizard of Oz [Original Soundtrack] [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Optimistic Voices |
The Wizard of Oz [Sepia Records] [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Over the Rainbow | 2:41 |
100 Cult Titles [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Singing In The Rain |
100 Tubes 2014 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Singing In the Rain | 2:53 |
Those Magnificent MGM Musicals: The Royal Wedding/Nancy Goes to Rio [2013]
Song | Duration |
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You're All the World to Me [From "Royal Wedding"] | 2:52 |
Magic Is the Moonlight [From "Nancy Goes to Rio"] | 3:06 |
Top Hat: Fred & Ginger in the Movies [2013]
Song | Duration |
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You're All the World to Me [From'' Royal Wedding''] | 2:51 |
The Roots of U2 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Singing In the Rain | 2:54 |
101 Hits from the Musical's [2011]
Song | Duration |
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They Say It's Wonderful[Annie Get Your Gun] | 3:29 |
Showstoppers [Dynamic] [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Singing in the Rain | 2:56 |
The Pop Years: The 50s [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Get Happy | 2:48 |
Two On One Musicals: Annie Get Your Gun and Gypsy [2011]
Song | Duration |
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They Say It's Wonderful | 3:29 |
Two On One Musicals: Oklahoma and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Bless Your Beautiful Hide | 2:02 |
Anything You Can Do | 3:10 |
The Touch of Your Hand | 2:03 |
You Are Love | 2:34 |
Make Believe | 3:30 |
Two On One Musicals: The Wizard of Oz and the Sound of Music [2011]
Song | Duration |
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If I Only Had a Brain | 3:45 |
We're Off to See the Wizard | 0:36 |
Cole Porter: The Essential [Selected by Chloé Van] [2010]
Song | Duration |
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I've Got You Under My Skin | 2:37 |
Over the Rainbow: The Very Best of Judy Garland [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Look For the Silver Lining | 3:18 |
Pure... Movies [Sony] [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Singin' in the Rain | 4:15 |
The Great Early American Musicals [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Singing in the Rain | 2:52 |
America's Greatest Hits, Vol. 8: 1957 [2008]
Song | Duration |
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True Love | 3:06 |
You Belong to My Heart [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Magic Is the Moonlight | 2:38 |
Collection [Red Box] [2007]
Song | Duration |
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A Couple of Swells | 2:37 |
Easter Parade | 2:41 |
Look for the Silver Lining | 3:18 |
George Gershwin: Original Recordings [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Somebody Loves Me |
The Movies: 108 Great Screen Hits! [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Singing in the Rain | 2:56 |
The Wizard of Oz [ASWAS] [2007]
Song | Duration |
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If I Only Had a Brain | 3:45 |
We're Off to See the Wizard | 0:36 |
If I Only Had a Heart | 3:13 |
Classic Soundtracks [Snapper] [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Something to Remember You By [From The Band Wagon] | |
Anything You Can Do [From Annie Get Your Gun] |
Essential Collection [2006]
Song | Duration |
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A Couple of Swells [From Easter Parade] | 2:47 |
You're All the World to Me [From Wedding Bells/Royal Wedding] | 3:02 |
Over the Rainbow/Till the Clouds Roll By [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Over the Rainbow | 2:47 |
That's Entertainment! The Ultimate Anthology of M-G-M Musicals [Rhino Box Set] [2006]
Song | Duration |
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The Heather on the Hill, song (from "Brigadoon") [From Brigadoon] | 5:55 |
Annie Get Your Gun [Naxos] [2005]
Song | Duration |
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They Say It's Wonderful | 2:58 |
Bless Yore Beautiful Hide [2005]
Gene Kelly [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Singing in the Rain | 2:57 |
Showtime [K-Tel] [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Singing in the Rain [From Singing in the Rain] | 2:58 |
Born to Dance [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [2004]
Song | Duration |
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I've Got You Under My Skin [#] | 2:39 |
Du Barry Was A Lady [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Medley: Friendship / Do I Love You? / But in the Morning, No (for the f | 2:51 |
Song & Dance: The Musical Stars Of Hollywood [2004]
Song | Duration |
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The Lady Is a Tramp | 3:00 |
Who's Sorry Now | 2:22 |
Too Late Now | 3:04 |
You Were Meant for Me | 3:14 |
Star of Stage and Screen [2004]
Song | Duration |
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There's a Small Hotel [From Words and Music] | 2:32 |
Artist's Choice: Tony Bennett [2003]
Song | Duration |
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I Love You, Samantha [From High Society] | 4:29 |
The Essential George Gershwin [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Love Is Here to Stay [Goldwyn Follies] | 4:08 |
Somebody Loves Me [From George White's Scandals of 1922] | 2:55 |
Two's Company [2003]
Song | Duration |
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My One and Only Highland Fling | 3:18 |
A Couple of Swells | 2:42 |
How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've ... | 3:09 |
Hollywood Award Songs [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Singing in the Rain | 3:57 |
Sentimental Journey: Legend at Her Best [2002]
Song | Duration |
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My Romance | 2:52 |
Silk Stockings [Original Soundtrack] [Rhino Bonus Tracks] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Paris Montage | 1:44 |
Easy To Love | 1:19 |
Medley: Love Of My Life/You Can Do No Wrong | 4:09 |
I Feel Better Now | 2:09 |
The Original Pop Idols [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Get Happy | 2:50 |
Top Hat, White Tie & Tails [ASV/Living Era] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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A Couple of Swells [From Easter Parade] | 2:41 |
Summer Stock/In the Good Old Summertime (Soundtracks) [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Friendly Star | 3:08 |
You, Wonderful You (Newspaper Dance Reprise) | 4:22 |
Summer Stock: In the Good Old Summertime [2001]
Song | Duration |
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You Wonderful You [Newspaper Dance Reprise] | 2:44 |
100 Years of Cinema: 40 Classic Performances [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Singing in the Rain | 2:56 |
8 CD Box Set [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Somebody Loves Me [Broadway Rhythm] | 3:14 |
Somebody Loves Me [From George White's Scandals of 1922] | 2:47 |
Somebody Loves Me [George White's Scandals of 1924] | 2:50 |
A Nostalgic Collection [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Somebody Loves Me | 3:04 |
A Salute to Broadway [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Somebody Loves Me | 2:49 |
A Song in the Air: The Debut Recordings [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Magic Is the Moonlight | 2:40 |
George Gershwin [Box Set] [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Somebody Loves Me | 3:13 |
Kelly's Heroes/The Cincinnati Kid [2000]
Song | Duration |
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All for the Love of Sunshine | 3:51 |
My Heart Sings [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Yesterdays | 3:09 |
You Are Love | 3:22 |
Sound of the Movies [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Meet Me In St. Louis [Main Title] | 3:02 |
The Sound of the Movies: Porter & Freed [2000]
Song | Duration |
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I've Got My Eyes on You [From Broadway Melody of 1940] | 4:04 |
At the Movies [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Just Imagine [outtake][Outtake] | 1:20 |
Blue Moon [MGM 1948] | 2:08 |
Warm Hands, Cold Heart [outtake][Outtake] | 2:24 |
Early Recordings of the 20's [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Somebody Loves Me [Broadway Rhythm] | 3:14 |
Somebody Loves Me [From George White's Scandals of 1922] | 2:47 |
Envocation [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Singin' in the Rain | 2:57 |
Great Moments with Friends [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Easter Parade | 1:50 |
Great Songs Presented By Great Stars [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Somebody Loves Me [George White's Scandals of 1924] | 2:50 |
The Lion's Roar: Classic MGM Film Scores 1935-1965 [1999]
Song | Duration |
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The Shadow of Your Smile | 4:18 |
Be My Love: Mario Lanza's Greatest Performances at MGM [1998]
From Gershwin's Time: 1920-1945 [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Somebody Loves Me | 3:05 |
Golden Age of Hollywood [1998]
Song | Duration |
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The Donkey Serenade | 3:28 |
Temptation | 1:46 |
Over the Rainbow | 2:44 |
This Heart of Mine | 7:53 |
It's a Most Unusual Day | 1:16 |
Singing in the Rain | 3:57 |
All of You [Extended Version] | 6:05 |
Easy to Love [#] | 1:39 |
Judy Garland in Hollywood: Her Greatest Movie Hits [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Easter Parade | 2:43 |
Story & Songs of the Wizard of Oz [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Optimistic Voices | 3:09 |
Academy Award Winning Music from MGM: 1939-1965 [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Over the Rainbow | 2:44 |
What Makes the Sunset? | 3:30 |
Easter Parade | 2:40 |
Anything You Can Do | 3:09 |
Love Is Here to Stay | 3:56 |
Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo | 1:55 |
Gigi | 2:48 |
George and Ira Gershwin in Hollywood [Rhino] [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Somebody Loves Me | 3:11 |
Love Is Here to Stay | 4:06 |
I've Got a Crush on You [Outtake] | 2:46 |
Hollywood's Best: The Fifties [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Singin' in the Rain | 3:57 |
Gigi | 6:10 |
All of You [Extended Version] | 6:05 |
Easy to Love [#] | 1:39 |
True Love | 3:04 |
Hollywood's Best: The Forties [1997]
Song | Duration |
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The Trolley Song [From Meet Me in St. Louis] | 4:03 |
This Heart of Mine [From Ziegfeld Follies] | 7:53 |
It's a Most Unusual Day [From A Date with Judy] | 1:16 |
Hollywood's Best: The Sixties [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Sunday in New York | 2:30 |
Looking for Love [Studio Album Version] | 2:29 |
Emily [Theme from The Americanization of Emily] | 5:14 |
The Shadow of Your Smile [Love Theme from The Sandpiper] | 3:24 |
Hollywood's Best: The Thirties [1997]
Song | Duration |
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The Donkey Serenade [#] | 3:28 |
Temptation | 1:46 |
Easy to Love [Alternate Version] | 2:49 |
San Francisco [#] | 2:59 |
Over the Rainbow | 2:44 |
Melody Lingers On: 25 Songs (Recorded 1924-1946) [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Easter Parade | 2:47 |
Move Over Darling [1997]
Romantic Duets from MGM Classics [1997]
Song | Duration |
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I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me | 2:51 |
Where the Boys Are: Connie Francis in Hollywood [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Where the Boys Are (Main Title) | 2:36 |
Let's Have a Party | 2:14 |
I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me [#] | 2:17 |
Embraceable You | 2:13 |
I Got Rhythm | 6:38 |
American Legends: George Gershwin [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Somebody Loves Me |
Bachelor in Paradise: Cocktail Classics from MGM Films [1996]
Song | Duration |
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How About You? | 2:17 |
I've Got You Under My Skin | 2:28 |
Collector's Gems from MGM Films [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Tom Tom the Piper's Son | 2:40 |
Gigi [Rhino] [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Main Title | 2:10 |
Opening | 1:53 |
Lessons | 6:58 |
Gigi | 3:05 |
I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore (Reprise) | 1:14 |
Harvey Girls [1996]
Song | Duration |
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It's a Great Big World | 6:19 |
Platinum Collection [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Somebody Loves Me | 2:50 |
Easter Parade [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Main Title | 1:20 |
Everybody's Doin'it Now | 1:10 |
Great American Songwriters, Vols. 1-5 [Box] [1995]
Song | Duration |
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I Wish I Were in Love Again | |
Easter Parade |
Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney Collection [1995]
That's Entertainment! The Ultimate Anthology of M-G-M Musicals [TCM] [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Love Is Here to Stay [From An American in Paris] | 3:51 |
The Wizard of Oz [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Optimistic Voices | 1:11 |
The Wizard of Oz [Rhino Original Soundtrack Deluxe Edition] [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Munchkinland | 2:27 |
Optimistic Voices | 1:09 |
Follow the Yellow Brick Road/You're off to See the Wizard [Orchestral] | 0:50 |
The Merry Old Land of Oz [Orchestral Angles] | 1:51 |
The Wizard of Oz [Rhino Selections from the Original Soundtrack] [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Optimistic Voices |
Wizard of Oz [Rhino Original Soundtrack] [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Optimistic Voices | 1:09 |
Bing! His Legendary Years, 1931 to 1957 [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Easter Parade | 2:50 |
Easy to Love: Cole Porter in the 1930s, Disc Two 1934-1936 [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Easy to Love | 1:54 |
French Cuisine [Sony] [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Thank Heaven for Little Girls | 2:43 |
Great American Songwriters, Vol. 3: Rodgers & Hart [1994]
Song | Duration |
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I Wish I Were in Love Again | 2:27 |
At the Movies [1993]
Song | Duration |
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The Song of Raintree County | 2:39 |
Bing Crosby Sings Irving Berlin and Rodgers & Hart [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Easter Parade | 2:50 |
Naughty but Nice: Bad Girls of Movie Musicals [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Honey in the Honeycomb | 1:27 |
From This Moment On: The Songs of Cole Porter [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Be a Clown | 2:37 |
You're the Top: Cole Porter in the 1930's [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Easy to Love | 1:54 |
Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 30's, Vol. 2 [1991]
Song | Duration |
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Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life | 3:29 |
Royal Wedding [Expanded Edition] [1991]
Song | Duration |
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Dune's Café (How About You) [#] | 1:11 |
The Great Singing Screen Stars [1991]
Song | Duration |
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Ol' Man River | 3:49 |
Brigadoon [Original Soundtrack] [CBS Special Products Bonus Tracks] [1988]
Song | Duration |
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The Heather on the Hill (Reprise) | 3:19 |
The All-Time Best of Bing Crosby [1975]
Song | Duration |
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Easter Parade | 2:49 |
Two Weeks in Another Town [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [1962]
Song | Duration |
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Don't Blame Me | 3:30 |
Don't Blame Me (alternate) [Alternate Take] | 2:51 |
Hit the Deck [1955 Original Soundtrack] [Bonus Tracks] [1955]
Song | Duration |
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Hallelujah | 3:47 |
I Know That You Know | 3:47 |
The Lady from the Bayou | 3:52 |
More Than You Know | 2:46 |
Singin' in the Rain [Original Soundtrack] [1952]
Song | Duration |
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Fit as a Fiddle (And Ready for Love) | 1:41 |
Tango (Temptation) | 1:05 |
Singin' in the Rain [Radio Broadcast][*] | 2:26 |
Singin' in the Rain [Original Soundtrack] [1952]
Song | Duration |
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Main Title/Singin’ in the Rain |
Singin' in the Rain [Rhino Deluxe Edition] [1952]
The Bad and the Beautiful [1952]
Song | Duration |
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Don't Blame Me [Extended Version] | 2:05 |
An American in Paris [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [1951]
Song | Duration |
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Embraceable You | 2:48 |
I Got Rhythm (Extended Version) | 1:15 |
An American in Paris [Sony] [1951]
Song | Duration |
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Embraceable You | |
I Got Rhythm |
Annie Get Your Gun [Original Soundtrack] [Bonus Tracks] [1950]
Song | Duration |
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Anything You Can Do | 3:10 |
They Say It's Wonderful (Reprise) [#] | 1:04 |
Holiday Inn [1950]
Song | Duration |
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Easter Parade | 2:52 |
Till the Clouds Roll By [Prism] [1950]
Song | Duration |
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Ol' Man River | 3:00 |
Cabin in the Sky [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [1942]
Song | Duration |
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Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe / Addenda To Happiness (Edens) | 3:02 |
Life's Full O' Consequence / Addenda To Consequence (Edens) | 1:50 |
I Think of You: The Early Years
Song | Duration |
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Magic Is the Moonlight [From the Soundtrack of Nancy Goes to Rio] | 2:38 |
The Sound of Musical
Song | Duration |
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Singing in the Rain |
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