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Xavier Cugat
Xavier Cugat (Catalan pronunciation: [ʃəβiˈe kuˈɣat]) (1 January 1900 – 27 October 1990) was a Spanish-American bandleader who spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba. A trained violinist and arranger, he was a personality in the spread of Latin music in United States popular music. He was also a cartoonist. In New York, his was the leader of the resident orchestra at the Waldorf-Astoria before and after World War II.
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America's Greatest Hits: 1943 [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:47 |
The Roots of Popular Music: The Ralph S. Peer Story [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) | 2:48 |
Besame Mucho and More Golden Hits [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Begin the Beguine | 3:12 |
Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) | 2:48 |
Isle of Capri | 3:03 |
Amor | 3:21 |
Baila Simon | 2:59 |
Viva Cugat!/The Best of Cugat [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Isle of Capri | 2:38 |
Amor | 2:30 |
Misirlou | 2:28 |
It Happened In Monterey | 2:20 |
Chattanooga Choo Choo [*] | 2:34 |
100 Rockin' Oldies, Vol. 6 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Chica Chica Boom Chic! | 2:27 |
Temptation | 3:06 |
50 Rockin' Hits, Vol. 47 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Chica Chica Boom Chic! | 2:27 |
50 Rockin' Hits, Vol. 53 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Temptation | 3:06 |
50 Rockin' Hits, Vol. 67 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Yours (Quiereme Mucho) | 3:10 |
Canciones de Tiempos Pasados, Vol. 1 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Begin the Beguine | 3:12 |
Greatest Hits of the 1940s, Vol. 2 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:48 |
Jazz Night Deluxe [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:48 |
The Xavier Cugat Collection: 1933-1958 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Lady in Red | 3:15 |
Begin the Beguine | 3:13 |
Cuban Love Song | 3:22 |
Yours (Queireme Mucho) | 3:06 |
Chica Chica Boom Chic | 2:24 |
Misirlou | 3:08 |
Brazil | 2:41 |
Amor | 3:20 |
You Belong to My Heart | 2:27 |
My Shawl | 3:14 |
Alla En El Rancho Grande | 5:48 |
Temptation | 2:45 |
Greatest Hits of the 1940s [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:44 |
Big Band Jazz - The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:54 |
The Greatest Jazz Classics, Vol. 2 [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Begin the Beguine | 3:12 |
Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) | 2:48 |
Isle of Capri | 3:03 |
Lady in Red | 3:17 |
Amor | 3:20 |
Rumba Jazz: A History of Latin Jazz and Dance Music 1919-1945 [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Baia | 2:56 |
Lady In Red | 3:17 |
Chica Chica Boom Chic! [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Yours (Quiéreme Mucho) | 3:10 |
Temptation | 3:06 |
Chica Chica Boom Chic | 2:27 |
Essential Collection: The Song is You [2008]
Song | Duration |
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You Belong to My Heart | 2:25 |
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl [2008]
Song | Duration |
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My Shawl | 3:13 |
Latin-American Exotica! [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) | 2:50 |
Chica, Chica, Boom, Chic | 2:26 |
Amor | 3:21 |
My Shawl | 3:16 |
Misirlou | 3:10 |
Temptation | 2:47 |
More Spanish Dance: 1944-1945 [2008]
Song | Duration |
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La Cucaracha [Instrumental] | 2:17 |
Pri-Con-Con [Instrumental] | 2:41 |
My Shawl | 2:53 |
Rumba Rumba [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) | 2:49 |
Jalousie (Jealousy) | 3:10 |
Chica, Chica, Boom, Chic | 2:25 |
Amor | 3:20 |
Misirlou | 3:09 |
Brazil [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil (Aquarelo Do Brazil) | 2:47 |
Begin the Beguine | 3:12 |
The Lady in Red | 3:19 |
My Shawl | 3:14 |
Amor | 3:12 |
Chica, Chica Boom, Chic | 2:25 |
You Belong to My Heart | 2:26 |
Cugat's Favorite Rhumbas [Vocalion] [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Begin the Beguine | 3:08 |
Hit Parade 1943 [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil [Aquerela do Brazil] | 2:42 |
Hit Parade 1945 [2007]
Song | Duration |
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You Belong to My Heart | 2:25 |
Mambo Jambo [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil |
To Each His Own: Love Songs of World War II [2007]
Song | Duration |
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You Belong to My Heart | 2:27 |
Mambo Fever [2006]
Song | Duration |
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My Shawl | 3:10 |
Tequila | 3:02 |
Baia (Na Baia Do Sapateiro) | 2:31 |
I'm Old Fashioned | 3:22 |
This Is Ballroom Dancing [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Temptation | 2:47 |
Brazil | 2:27 |
75 Jaar Radiohits: 30-40 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:48 |
Carnival Procession [2005]
Song | Duration |
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My Shawl | 3:08 |
Begin the Beguine | 3:11 |
Cuban Love Song | 3:19 |
When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano | 2:58 |
Hasta Mañana [2005]
Latin Classics [Pazzaz 2 CD] [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:46 |
Latin Classics, Vol. 2 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:46 |
Latin Lounge: 41 Hot Latin Hits [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Stars in Your Eyes | 2:44 |
A Proper Introduction to Xavier Cugat: Say "Si Si" [2004]
Song | Duration |
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My Shawl (Theme Song) | 3:15 |
My Shawl | |
The Lady in Red | 3:21 |
Lady in Red | |
Brazil | 2:54 |
Amor | 3:14 |
Le Voyageur [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Bahia | 3:54 |
Perfidia [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Stars in Your Eyes | 2:43 |
I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Musch) | 3:03 |
The Lady in Red | 3:18 |
South America, Take It Away! [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Cuban Love Song | 3:20 |
Begin the Beguine | 3:12 |
Brazil | 2:48 |
Yours | 3:10 |
The Lady in Red | 3:19 |
The Best of Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Tequila | 2:53 |
Brazil | 2:16 |
Yours | 3:09 |
Amor | 2:29 |
It Happened In Monterey | 2:19 |
The Latino Festival Collection [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:46 |
Unforgettable Instrumental Hits [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:46 |
Begin the Beguine [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Begin the Beguine | 3:12 |
Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) | 2:48 |
Isle of Capri | 3:03 |
Lady in Red | 3:17 |
Amor | 3:20 |
Invitacion Al Mambo y Cha-Cha-Cha [2003]
Song | Duration |
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La Sombra de Tu Sonrisa (The Shadow of Your Smile) | 2:52 |
King Plays Some Aces/Cugat in Spain [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Baia | 3:01 |
Triple Value: Forties [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil |
Ultimate Big Bands, Vol. 1 [2003]
Song | Duration |
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My Shawl (Theme Song) | 3:14 |
Among His Earliest 1932-35 [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Lady in Red | 2:52 |
Cocktail Hour: Latin Swing Time [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Amor | 3:15 |
Fiesta Latino: Edition Speciale [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:46 |
Let's Dance: Themes of the Big Bands 1934-1947 [2002]
Song | Duration |
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My Shawl | 2:58 |
One, Two, Three Kick 1933-1942 [2002]
Song | Duration |
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The Lady in Red [Rhumba] | 3:20 |
Begin the Beguine [Rhumba] | 3:15 |
My Shawl (Omba) (Theme Song) [Rhumba] | 3:18 |
Isle of Capri [Tango] | 3:05 |
Yours (Quiereme Mucho) [Bolero] | 3:11 |
The Golden Age of American Sweet Bands: Happy Days [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Yours | 3:05 |
Wartime Memories [Lifestyles] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Amor | 3:14 |
Bread, Love and Cha-Cha-Cha/Cugat Calvalcade [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:43 |
My Shawl | 2:37 |
Yours | 2:29 |
Cugat's Favorite Rumbas/Mambo at the Waldorf [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Begin the Beguine | 3:15 |
Latin Lounge: 25 Hot Hispanic Originals [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Stars in Your Eyes | 2:45 |
Latin Lounge: A Nostalgic Collection [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:27 |
Amor | 3:12 |
Selection of Xavier Cugat [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Yours (Quiereme Mucho) | 3:10 |
The Lady in Red | 3:19 |
Begin the Beguine | 3:13 |
Isle of Capri | 3:04 |
Songs for Latin Lovers [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Begin the Beguine | 3:14 |
Swing with Big Band [2001]
Song | Duration |
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My Shawl | 2:59 |
The Breeze and I [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:52 |
Baia | 2:57 |
Yours (Quiereme Mucho) | 3:11 |
Begin the Beguine | 3:13 |
The History of Pop Radio, Vol. 14: 1943 [TIM] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:46 |
The History of Pop Radio, Vol. 2: 1940-1951 [TIM] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:46 |
The Very Best of Xavier Cugat [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Chica, Chica, Boom, Chic | 2:27 |
Amor | 3:22 |
My Shawl | 3:17 |
Isle of Capri | 3:05 |
The Lady in Red | 3:21 |
I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much) | 3:06 |
Brazil | 2:47 |
The War Years: 1941-1945 [2001]
Song | Duration |
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I'm Old-Fashioned | 3:23 |
Isle of Capri | 2:29 |
Brazil | 3:46 |
Very Best of Xavier Cugat: 40 Tracks [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Isle of Capri - Xavier Cugat (Disc 1) |
Blues in the Night [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Yours (Quiereme Mucho) | 3:11 |
Latin for Lovers [2000]
Song | Duration |
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The Lady in Red | 3:21 |
My Shawl | 3:15 |
Live from the Statler-Hilton & Roseland Hotels 1950s [2000]
Song | Duration |
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My Shawl | 1:12 |
Tango & Mambo Caliente! [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Begin the Beguine | 3:10 |
The Greatest RCA Sides [2000]
Song | Duration |
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My Shawl | 3:14 |
Isle of Capri | 3:02 |
The Lady in Red | 3:17 |
Begin the Beguine | 3:12 |
The History of Pop Radio, Vol. 11: 1943-1944 [OSA/Radio History] [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:49 |
The History of Pop Radio: 1920-1951 [OSA/Radio History] [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:49 |
The Unheard: 1934-37 Transcription Discs and Broadcasts [2000]
Song | Duration |
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I've Got You Under My Skin | 2:27 |
Weekend in Havana [Mastersong] [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Begin the Beguine | |
Cuban Love Song | |
Isle of Capri |
Woman on Top [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:47 |
Absolute Best [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Tequila | 2:25 |
Brazil | 2:33 |
Begin the Beguine | 3:08 |
Cocktail Hour [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Amor | 3:12 |
Brazil | 2:25 |
Misirlou | 3:09 |
Temptation | 2:46 |
El Rey del Mambo [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:33 |
Tequila | 2:23 |
Mambo [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Tequila | 2:25 |
Brazil | 2:33 |
Begin the Beguine | 3:08 |
Romance [Recall] [1999]
Song | Duration |
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My Shawl | 3:21 |
Sentimental Journey [Life Styles] [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:28 |
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Cuban Love Song | 3:22 |
Cugat's Nugats [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:47 |
Stars in Your Eyes | 2:49 |
My Shawl | 3:10 |
Grandes Orquestas Americanas [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:25 |
Tentación | 2:44 |
Begin the Beguine | 3:10 |
Loves to Tango! [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Temptation | 3:23 |
Romantic Sound of Xavier Cugat [1998]
Song | Duration |
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My Shawl (Ombró) | 3:08 |
Begin the Beguine | 3:10 |
When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano | 2:57 |
The Hit Sound of Xavier Cugat [1998]
Song | Duration |
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You Belong to My Heart | 2:25 |
Cuban Love Song [Harlequin] [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Cuban Love Song | 3:19 |
Cuban Mambo [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:29 |
Tequila | 2:19 |
Begin the Beguine | 3:09 |
Cugie A-Go-Go [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Moon Over Naples (Spanish Eyes) | |
Thunderball |
South America, Take It Away: 24 Latin Hits [1997]
Song | Duration |
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The Lady in Red | 3:20 |
Baía | 2:58 |
You Belong to My Heart | 2:28 |
Bands of the '30s [1996]
Song | Duration |
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My Shawl | 3:11 |
El Raunch Oh! Grande...Latin Songs For Gringos [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Yours (Quiereme Mucho) | |
You Belong to My Heart |
Hit Box, Vol. 1 [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:24 |
Latin Dance Time with Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Temptation | |
Amor | |
Brazil |
The Early Years: 1933-1938 [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Isle of Capri | |
Begin the Beguine |
The Ultimate Bachelor's Pad Set [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Yours (Quiereme Mucho) | |
You Belong to My Heart |
Those Wonderful Years, Vol. 20: South of the Border [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) | 2:46 |
Christmas 1944: The Complete Broadcast of the Command Performance Christmas Show [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 3:42 |
G.I. Jive [Sony Special Products] [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:46 |
Golden Classics [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil [Aquarela Do Brasil] | 2:49 |
Latinissimo [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:10 |
Say Si! Si! [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Begin the Beguine | 3:12 |
Cuban Love Song | 3:20 |
When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano | 2:48 |
Xavier Cugat 1942-1946: Unheard Transcriptions & Air Shots [1995]
Song | Duration |
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I'm Old Fashioned | 3:23 |
1939-1945 [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Amor | 3:12 |
Temptation | 2:47 |
Brazil | 2:27 |
When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano | 2:57 |
Brazil [Saludos Amigos] [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:30 |
The Real Complete Columbia Years V-Discs [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Stars in Your Eyes | 2:47 |
My Shawl | 3:17 |
16 Most Requested Songs [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Chica Chica Boom Chic | 2:23 |
Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) | 2:46 |
Amor | 3:19 |
My Shawl | 3:14 |
Best of the Big Bands [Intersound 1042] [1993]
Song | Duration |
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My Shawl (Theme Song) | 3:16 |
Cielito Lindo [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Begin the Beguine | 3:09 |
El Negro Zumbon [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Tequila | 2:19 |
Too Marvelous for Words | 2:26 |
The Best of the Big Bands [Intersound 1040] [1993]
Song | Duration |
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My Shawl (Theme Song) | 3:16 |
Adios Muchachos [1992]
Song | Duration |
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The Lady in Red | |
Begin the Beguine | |
My Shawl | |
Isle of Capri | |
Yours (Quiereme Mucho) |
La Ultima Noche [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:04 |
Cugat Cavalcade [1990]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | |
My Shawl | |
Yours |
16 Most Requested Songs of the 1940's, Vol. 1 [1989]
Song | Duration |
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Amor | 3:15 |
16 Most Requested Songs of the 1940's, Vol. 2 [1989]
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:48 |
Pure Gold [1976]
Song | Duration |
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The Lady in Red | |
My Shawl |
Cugi's Cocktails [1963]
Song | Duration |
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Rum and Coca-Cola | 2:39 |
Cugi's Cocktails [Original] [1963]
Song | Duration |
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Rum and Coca-Cola |
The Best of Cugat [1961]
Song | Duration |
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Tequila | |
Amor | |
Misirlou | |
It Happened in Monterey |
Viva Cugat! [1961]
Song | Duration |
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Isle of Capri |
Cugat in France, Spain, and Italy [1960]
Song | Duration |
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My Man |
Cugat's Favorite Rhumbas [1954]
Song | Duration |
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Begin the Beguine |
Dancetime with Xavier Cugat [1953]
Song | Duration |
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Baia | 2:44 |
Relaxing with Cugat (Quiet Music, Vol. 6) [1952]
Song | Duration |
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Temptation |
Xavier Cugat [CBS] [1949]
Song | Duration |
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Amor | |
Temptation | |
Brazil |
Anyone Can Cha Cha
Song | Duration |
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Moonlight Serenade |
Bang Bang
Song | Duration |
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Moon Over Naples (Spanish Eyes) |
Beyond Patina Jazz Masters: Xavier Cugat, Vol. 1
Song | Duration |
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Night Must Fall [Instrumental] | |
Stars in Your Eyes | |
Mi Espana [Instrumental] | |
You Belong to My Heart | |
Chopin Nocturne [Instrumental] | |
Isle of Capri |
Beyond Patina Jazz Masters: Xavier Cugat, Vol. 2
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | |
Almendra [Instrumental] | |
Amor | |
The Lady in Red |
Big Band Romance [CAM]
Song | Duration |
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Temptation |
Cugat on Film
Song | Duration |
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Dearly Beloved | 1:43 |
Cugat's Favorites
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | |
Yours (Quiereme Mucho) |
Cugat's Golden Goodies
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | |
My Shawl | |
Yours | |
Autumn Leaves |
Dance Party
Song | Duration |
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Thunderball (Theme) |
Dance with Cugat
Song | Duration |
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Begin the Beguine |
Feeling Good!
Song | Duration |
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And I Love Her |
Here's Cugat
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | |
Yours (Quiereme Mucho) |
Live from the Waldorf-Astoria 1950-1954
Song | Duration |
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Penguin Song | 3:35 |
My Shawl | 3:52 |
Most Popular Movie Themes
Song | Duration |
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The Green Leaves of Summer | |
It Might as Well Be Spring | |
Over the Rainbow |
Original Latino
Song | Duration |
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Brazil |
Perfidia
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | 2:47 |
You Belong to My Heart | 2:26 |
Lady in Red |
Rumbas
Song | Duration |
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My Shawl | |
The Lady in Red |
The Latin Rhythms of Xavier Cugat
Song | Duration |
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Misirlou |
The Show Must Go On
Song | Duration |
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I'm Old Fashioned | 4:35 |
Tico Tico [24 Blue]
Song | Duration |
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Ahi Viene la Conga [Instrumental] | |
My Shawl | |
Amor | |
Almendra [Instrumental] | |
Rhumba At the Waldorf [Instrumental] |
Tropical Bouquet
Song | Duration |
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Palabras De Mujer [Instrumental] | 3:16 |
Tumbao
Twist with Cugat
Song | Duration |
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Johnson Rag | |
Chattanooga Choo Choo |
Unknown Album
Song | Duration |
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Brazil | |
Begin the Beguine | 3:12 |
Baia | 3:01 |
Yours (Quiereme Mucho) | |
Amor | 3:12 |
CHIU CHIU | |
Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) | 2:46 |
Temptation | |
Dearly Beloved | 1:43 |
The Green Leaves of Summer | |
Penguin Song | 3:35 |
Xavier Cugat Dance Parade
Song | Duration |
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Brazil |
Xavier Cugat Today!
Song | Duration |
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The Shadow of Your Smile |
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