Description
Be My Love: Mario Lanza's Greatest Performances At M-G-M / Rhino Movie Music Audio CD 1998 / R2 72958
UPC 081227295820
"Be My Love" is a popular song with lyrics by Sammy Cahn and music by Nicholas Brodszky. Published in 1950, it was written for Mario Lanza, who sang it with Kathryn Grayson in the 1950 movie The Toast of New Orleans. The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1950 but lost out to "Mona Lisa". He recorded it on June 27, 1950, with Ray Sinatra's orchestra.
Lanza's 1950 recording of the song (released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 10-1561) was his first million-seller, eventually selling over two million copies. It was on the Billboard charts for 34 weeks, going all the way to number one. It was the theme song for Lanza's radio program, The Mario Lanza Show (1951–52). It eventually became so firmly linked to him that he wearied of it and resorted to spoofing it in private.
| Label: | Rhino Movie Music – R2 72958 |
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| Format: |
CD, Compilation
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| Country: | US |
| Released: | 1998 |
| Genre: | Stage & Screen |
| Style: | Soundtrack, Musical |
Tracklist:
| That Midnight Kiss (1949) | |||
| 1 | Mario Lanza Performed with Kathryn Grayson– | They Didn't Believe Me | 3:10 |
| 2 | Mario Lanza Performed with Kathryn Grayson– | Love Is Music | 5:24 |
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The Toast Of New Orleans (1950) |
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| 3 | Mario Lanza Performed with Rita Moreno– | The Tina Lina | 4:41 |
| 4 | Mario Lanza Performed with Kathryn Grayson– | Be My Love | 2:57 |
| 5 | Mario Lanza– | I'll Never Love You | 1:37 |
| 6 | Mario Lanza Performed with Kathryn Grayson– | Act I Finale From 'Madame Butterfly' |
5:27 |
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The Great Caruso (1951) |
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| 7 | Mario Lanza– | Celeste Aida From 'Aida' | 4:22 |
| 8 |
Mario Lanza Performed with Jacqueline Allen, St. Luke's Choristers and Wesley Tourtelotte– |
Ave Maria |
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2:34 |
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| 9 | Mario Lanza Performed with Blanche Thebom, Dorothy Kirsten, Giuseppe Valdengo, Nicola Moscona & Gilbert Russell– | Sextet From 'Lucia Di Lammermoor' | 3:26 |
| 10 | Mario Lanza– | La Donna È Mobile From 'Rigoletto' | 2:03 |
| 11 | Mario Lanza– | Vesti La Giubba From 'Pagliacci' | 2:38 |
|
Because You're Mine (1952) |
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| 12 | Mario Lanza Performed with Doretta Morrow– | Because You're Mine | 2:31 |
| 13 | Mario Lanza– | All The Things You Are (Outtake) | 2:48 |
| 14 | Mario Lanza– | Granada | 2:57 |
| 15 | Mario Lanza Performed with Peggy Bonini & Kathryn Chapman– | Finale From 'Cavalleria Rusticana' | 5:04 |
| 16 | Mario Lanza Performed with Wesley Tourtelotte– | The Lord's Prayer | 3:07 |
| 17 | Mario Lanza Performed with Doretta Morrow & The M-G-M Studio Chorus– | Because You're Mine (Reprise) | 1:55 |
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The Student Prince (1954) |
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| 18 | Mario Lanza Performed with The M-G-M Studio Chorus– | Serenade | 5:15 |
| 19 | Mario Lanza– | Deep In My Heart, Dear | 4:09 |
| 20 | Mario Lanza– | Beloved (Outtake) | 3:25 |
- Art Direction – Hugh Brown (3), Tornado Design
- Booklet Editor [Editorial Supervision] – Julee Stover
- Creative Director [Creative Services Direction] – Lori Carfora
- Design – Tornado Design
- Engineer – Doug Schwartz
- Liner Notes – Rudy Behlmer
- Orchestra [All Songs Performed With] – M-G-M Studio Orchestra
- Photography By [Photographs Courtesy Of] – Turner Entertainment Co.
- Producer – Bradley Flanagan, George Feltenstein
- Product Manager [Project Assistance] – Jayne Blume
- Supervised By [Project Supervisor] – Julie D'Angelo
