The Columbia Symphony Orchestra • The World's Greatest Popular Music [10 LP Boxset] [1963] Columbia Special Products SP 101

 

The Columbia Symphony Orchestra was an orchestra formed by Columbia Records strictly for the purpose of making recordings. It provided a vehicle for some of Columbia's better-known conductors and recording artists to record using only company resources. The musicians in the orchestra were contracted as needed for individual sessions and consisted of free-lance artists and members of either the New York Philharmonic or the Los Angeles Philharmonic, depending on whether the recording was being made in Columbia's East Coast or West Coast studios. 

The term Columbia Symphony Orchestra was also used when, for contractual reasons, another orchestra could not appear under its own name. Many Los Angeles Philharmonic musicians also played under the Columbia Symphony name, and some reports mention that the entire Philharmonic frequently played as the Columbia Symphony when recorded on the west coast. 

Tracklist: 

Record 1: Music of The Young At Heart 

01 Can't Help Falling In Love

02 Young At Heart

03 Chances Are

04 Misty

05 Moments To Remember

06 Little Things Mean A Lot

07 Catch A Falling Star

08 Venus

09 My Happiness

10 Because of You

11 Memories Are Made of This

12 It's Not For Me To Say

Record 2: The Magic of Far Away Places 

01 The Poor People of Paris

02 Swedish Rhapsody

03 Stranger On The Shore

04 Lisbon Antigua

05 Wonderland By Night

06 Hawaiian Wedding Song

07 April In Portugal

08 O Mein Papa

09 La Vie en Rose

10 Vaya con Dios (Go With God) 

11 Yellow Bird

12 Canadian Sunset

Record 3: Great Rhythm Favorites 

01 Calcutta

02 Patricia

03 Peter Gunn

04 Midnight In Moscow

05 Mack The Knife (Moritat)

06 I Can't Stop Loving You

07 Volare! (Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu)

08 Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White

09 Roses Are Red (My Love)

10 Save The Last Dance For Me

11 Only You (And You Alone)

12 Come Softly To Me

Record 4: Rhapsodies For Strings 

01 Blue Tango

02 Holiday For Strings

03 Autumn Leaves

04 Jalousie

05 Symphony

06 Begin The Beguine

07 Intermezzo

08 Greensleeves

09 Ebb Tide

10 Come Back To Sorrento (Torna a Surriento)

11 Melancholy Serenade

12 Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)

Record 5: Beautiful Waltzes 

01 Charmaine

02 Fascination

03 You Can't Be True, Dear

04 Anniversary Waltz

05 My Heart Cries For You

06 Always

07 Tennessee Waltz

08 Missouri Waltz

09 Anniversary Song

10 I Love You Truly

11 I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time

12 Goodnight, Sweetheart

Record 6: The Golden Songs of Memory Lane 

01 Londonderry Air

02 Gypsy Love Song

03 Vilja

04 Because

05 Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms

06 Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair

07 Drigo's Serenade

08 The Last Rose of Summer

09 Mighty Lak' A Rose

10 After The Ball

11 Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes

12 The Lost Chord

Record 7: The Favorite Songs of Love 

01 I'll Remember April

02 Deep Purple

03 Tenderly

04 Body and Soul

05 Sleepy Lagoon

06 That Old Black Magic

07 Stardust

08 September Song

09 My Reverie

10 Temptation

11 What Is This Thing Called Love

12 All The Things You Are

Record 8: The Wonderful World of Operetta 

01 Italian Street Song

02 My Hero

03 I'm Falling In Love With Someone

04 Indian Love Call

05 Rose Marie

06 Deep In My Heart, Dear

07 Donkey Serenade

08 Serenade (From "The Student Prince")

09 Golden Days

10 The Desert Song

11 One Alone

12 Lover, Come Back To Me

Record 9: The Best of Broadway 

01 Hernando's Hideaway

02 Till There Was You

03 Maria

04 Tonight

05 If I Were A Bell

06 Hey There

07 Stranger In Paradise

08 Just In Time

09 The Party's Over

10 The Rain In Spain

11 There Is Nothin' Like A Dame

12 Everything's Coming Up Roses

Record 10: Festival of Hollywood Hits 

01 April Love

02 Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo

03 Love Me Tender

04 Tammy

05 True Love

06 Ruby

07 The High and The Mighty

08 It's Magic

09 An Affair To Remember

10 Laura

11 As Time Goes By

12 Be My Love