Music for Lovers Only

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Music for Lovers Only
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Studio album by
Jackie Gleason
Released1952
GenreMood music
LabelCapitol
Jackie Gleason chronology
Music for Lovers Only
(1952) 		Lover's Rhapsody
(1953)

Music for Lovers Only, aka Jackie Gleason Presents Music for Lovers Only, is a studio album by television personality, Jackie Gleason. Gleason conducted an orchestra performing standards in the style of "mood music." It was originally released in 1952 on Capitol Records as a 10-inch long-playing record with eight songs. It was reissued the following year as a 12-inch album with eight additional songs.[1][2][3]

Music for Lovers Only reached No. 1 on Billboard magazine's pop album chart and remained in the Top 10 for 153 weeks.[4] At one point in March 1954, three of the Top 10 albums were "mood music" albums by Gleason.[5]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars.[2]

Original 1952 track listing[]

Side A

  1. "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz)
  2. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
  3. "But Not For Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
  4. "Love (Your Spell Is Everywhere)" (Edmund Goulding, Elsie Janis)

Side B

  1. "I'm In The Mood For Love" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
  2. "Love Is Here To Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
  3. "I Only Have Eyes For You" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren)
  4. "Body and Soul" (Heyman, Eyton, Green, Sour)

Expanded album track listing[]

Side A

  1. "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz)
  2. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
  3. "But Not For Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
  4. "Love (Your Spell Is Everywhere)" (Edmund Goulding, Elsie Janis)
  5. "I'm In The Mood For Love" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
  6. "Love Is Here To Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
  7. "I Only Have Eyes For You" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren)
  8. "Body and Soul" (Heyman, Eyton, Green, Sour)

Side B

  1. "Little Girl" (Francis Henry, Madeline Hyde)
  2. "I Cover The Waterfront" (Edward Heyman, Johnny Green)
  3. "Some Day" (Brian Hooker, Rudolf Friml)
  4. "If I Had You" (Campbell, Connelly, Shapiro)
  5. "When A Woman Loves A Man" (Hanighen, Jenkins, Mercer)
  6. "A Stranger In Town" (Mel Tormé)
  7. "A Moonlight Saving Time" (Harry Richman, Irving Kahal)
  8. "My Love For Carmen" (Jackie Gleason)

References[]

  1. ^ "Jackie Gleason - Music For Lovers Only". Discogs. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Music For Lovers Only". AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Back cover to "Music for Lovers Only".
  4. ^ "The Quick 10: 10 Billboard 200 Milestones". Mental Floss. April 23, 2009. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  5. ^ "Best Selling Popular Albums". The Billboard. March 27, 1954. p. 38.
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