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page 11950s ballads
Nel blu dipinto di blu
song written and composed by Domenico Modugno, originally performed by Domenico Modugno at the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest
Non, je ne regrette rien
1960 song by Édith Piaf
Love Me Tender
1956 song by Elvis Presley
Qué Será, Será
1956 song recorded by Doris Day
Edelweiss
original show tune written and composed by Rodgers and Hammerstein; for the 1959 musical "The Sound of Music"
Words of Love
original song written and composed by Buddy Holly
All I Have to Do Is Dream
1958 song by Boudleaux Bryant
Piove (Ciao ciao bambina)
original song co-written and performed by Domenico Modugno
Earth Angel
1954 single by The Penguins
Till There Was You
showtune from "The Music Man", composed by Meredith Willson
Don't
original song written and composed by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; first recorded 1957 by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires
True Love
song written and composed by Cole Porter, originally recorded by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly and released in 1956
Wooden Heart
English adaptation of a German folk song; words and music by Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Bert Kaempfert, Kay Twomey; first recorded by Elvis Presley
A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes
original film song written and composed by Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston, and Mack David; from the 1950 Disney movie "Cinderella"
Love Me
original song written and composed by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; first recorded 1954 by Willy & Ruth
Mona Lisa
1949 song by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Crying in the Chapel
American 1953 country song
Put Your Head on My Shoulder
1958 single by Paul Anka
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
original song written and composed by Ira Kosloff, Maurice Mysels
Once Upon a Dream
film song written and composed by Sammy Fain and Jack Lawrence, based on the ballet "The Sleeping Beauty" by Tchaikovsky; from the 1959 movie "Sleeping Beauty"
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
original song composed by Sammy Fain with words by Paul Francis Webster; from the 1995 movie "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing"
Three Coins in the Fountain
original song composed by Jule Styne, lyrics by Sammy Cahn; from the 1954 film "Three Coins in the Fountain"
Secret Love
original song composed by Sammy Fain, words by Paul Francis Webster; from the 1953 movie "Calamity Jane"
Arrivederci Roma
original film song composed by Renato Rascel, lyrics by Sandro Giovannini and Pietro Garinei: from the 1954 movie "Arrivederci Roma"
Long Black Veil
original song written and composed by Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin; first performed in 1959 by Lefty Frizzell
Pledging My Love
original song written and composed by Ferdinand Washington and Don Robey; first recorded by Johnny Ace
Cara Mia
original song written and composed by Lee Lange and Tulio Trapani
La novia
popular song by Joaquín Prieto recorded by Antonio Prieto
Naima
"Naima" ( ) is a jazz ballad composed by John Coltrane in 1959 that he named after his then-wife, Juanita Naima Grubbs. Coltrane first recorded it for his 1959 album Giant Steps, and it became one of his first well-known works.
In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
original song composed by Hoagy Carmichael, lyrics by Johnny Mercer; from the 1951 film "Here Comes the Groom"
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
original song composed by David Mann, lyrics by Bob Hillard; first recorded by Frank Sinatra
It Doesn't Matter Anymore
1959 single by Buddy Holly