HMV Records 1956 - 1961
1956
A: Love And Marriage
(Van Heusen / Cahn)
B: The Sycamore Tree
(Roberts)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 163
A: CD issue: Issued in 2005 on EMI 7243 873482 2 6 CD ‘Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries’ (track 20)
B: CD issue: Issued in 2005 on EMI 7243 873482 2 6 CD ‘Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries’ (track 24)
A: Willie Can
(Bryant / Bryant)
B:Lizzie Borden
(Brown)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 187
A: CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc three: track 10)
B: CD issue: Issued on CD in 2002 on EMI 7243 5 40466 2 9 ‘The Ultimate Alma Cogan’ (track 10)
A: Bluebell
(Stanley / Roberts)
B: Don’t Ring A Da Bell
(Reine / Miller)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 189
A: CD issue: Issued on in 1990 on CDMOIR 401 ‘You Belong To Me’ (track)
B: CD issue: Issued in 1994 on EMI 7243 8 31193 2 5 3CD box set ‘The A-Z of Alma Cogan’ (disc two: track 19)
A: It's All Been Done Before (Duet withRonnie Hilton)
(Olay / Thompson)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 198
A: CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc three: track 11)
A: (The Same Thing Happened) With The Birds And The Bees
(David / Warren)
B: Why Do Fools Fall In Love?
(Lynmon / Merchant)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 223
A: CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc three: track 12)
B: CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc three: track 13)
A: Mama Teach Me To Dance
(Hoffmann / Manning)
B: I'm In Love Again
(Fats Domino / Batholomew)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 239
A: CD issue: Issued in 2005 on EMI 7243 873482 2 6 CD ‘Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries’ (track 23)
B: CD issue: Issued in 2005 on EMI 7243 873482 2 6 CD ‘Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries’ (track 21)
A: In The Middle Of The House
(Hilliard)
B: Two Innocent Hearts
(Burton / Pincus)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 261
A: CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc three: track 14)
B: CD issue: Issued in 1991 on MFP CDP 797618-2 2CD set ‘The Almanac’ (disc one : track 13)
A: You, Me And Us
(Traditional. Arrangement: Jerome)
B:Three Brothers
(Roberts)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 284
A: CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc three: track 15)
B: CD issue: Issued in 1991 on MFP CDP 797618-2 2CD set ‘The Almanac’ (disc one : track 16)
1956
A: Pickin' A Chicken
(Bernfield / De Mortimer / Garfield / Roberts)
B: Willie Can(Track issued on UK single in 1956)
Original issue: Issued on US issue only 45rpm single RCA Victor 6573
A: CD issue: Issued in 1991 on MFP CDP 797618-2 2CD set ‘The Almanac’ (disc one : track 14)
1957
A: Whatever Lola Wants
(Adler / Ross)
B: Lucky Lips
(Leiber / Stoller)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 317
A: CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc three: track 16)
B: CD issue: Issued in 1991 on EMI CDP 7 95594 2 CD ‘Alma Cogan - The EMI Years’ (track 7)
A: Chantez,Chantez
(Gamse / Fields)
B: Funny, Funny, Funny
(Jacobson / Stallman)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 336
A: CD issue: Issued in 1994 on EMI 7243 8 30190210 CD ‘An Hour Of Alma Cogan’ (track 17)
B: CD issue: Issued in 1994 on EMI 7243 8 31193 2 5 3CD box set ‘The A-Z of Alma Cogan’ (disc two: track 20)
A: Fabulas (Fabulous)
(Lane / Sheldon)
B: Summer Love
(Wiess)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 367
A: CD issue: Issued in 1994 on EMI 7243 8 30190210 CD ‘An Hour Of Alma Cogan’ (track 18)
B: CD issue: Issued in 1994 on EMI 7243 8 31193 2 5 3CD box set ‘The A-Z of Alma Cogan’ (disc two: track 21)
A: That's Happiness
(Ebb / Klein / Coleman)
B: What You've Done To Me
(Burton / Pineus)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 392
A: CD issue: Issued in 1994 on EMI 7243 8 31193 2 5 3CD box set ‘The A-Z of Alma Cogan’ (disc two: track 22)
B: CD issue: Issued in 1994 on EMI 7243 8 31193 2 5 3CD box set ‘The A-Z of Alma Cogan’ (disc two: track 23)
A:Party Time
(Sheldon / Lane)
B:Please Mr Brown
(Raye / De Paul)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 415
A: CD issue: Issued in 1994 on EMI 7243 8 30190210 CD ‘An Hour Of Alma Cogan’ (track 19)
B: CD issue: Issued in 1994 on EMI 7243 8 30190210 CD ‘An Hour Of Alma Cogan’ (track 20)
1957
“She Loves To Sing”
A1: Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries
(Brown / Henderson)
A2: Taking A Chance On Love
(Duke / Fetter / LaTouche)
B1: Ain't We Got Fun
(Whiting / Egan / Kahn)
B2: Blue Skies
(Berlin)
Original issue: Issued on EP single HMV 7EG 8437
A1: CD issue: Issued in 2005 on EMI 7243 873482 2 6 CD ‘Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries’ (track 15)
A2: CD issue: Issued in 2005 on EMI 7243 873482 2 6 CD ‘Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries’ (track 17)
B1: CD issue: Issued in 2005 on EMI 7243 873482 2 6 CD ‘Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries’ (track 25)
B2: CD issue: Issued in 2005 on EMI 7243 873482 2 6 CD ‘Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries’ (track 22)
Note: All tracks were included in the 1958 12” vinyl LP I Love To Sing on HMV CLP 1152
1957
One
(Unknown)
Original issue: Previously unreleased
CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc four: track 17)
Ha-Ha-Ha
(Hoffman / Manning)
Original issue: Previously unreleased
CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc four: track 19)
1958
I Love To Sing
I Love To sing
(Missaki / Carr / Connor)
Life Is A Bowl Of Cherries
(Brown / Henderson)
They Can’t Take That Away From Me
(Gershwin)
Taking A Chance On Love
(Duke / Fetter / LaTouche)
Ain’t We Got Fun
(Whiting / Egan / Kahn)
You Do Something To Me
(Porter)
Today I Love Ev’rybody
(Arlen / Fields)
Cheek To Cheek
(Berlin)
If This Isn’t Love
(Lane / Harburg)
As Time Goes By
(Hupfield)
Comes Love
(Brown / Tobias / Stept)
Blue Skies
(Berlin)
Original issue: Issued on 33.3rpm 12” vinyl album on HMV CLP 1152 (Mono)
CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc one: tracks 1 to 12)
1958
A: The Story Of My Life
(Bacharach / David)
B: Love Is
(Bricusse)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 433
A: CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc one: track 17)
B: CD issue: Issued in 1994 on EMI 7243 8 31193 2 5 3CD box set ‘The A-Z of Alma Cogan’ (disc two: track 24)
A: SugarTime
(Phillips / Echols)
B: Getting’ Ready For Freddy
(Jones / Dixon / Smith)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 450
A: CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc one: track 18)
B: CD issue: Issued in 1991 on EMI CDP 7 95594 2 CD ‘Alma Cogan - The EMI Years’ (track 16)
A: Stairway Of Love
(Tepper / Bennett)
B:Comes Love(Track issued on the album I Love To Sing)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 482
A: CD issue: Issued in 1994 on EMI 7243 8 31193 2 5 3CD box set ‘The A-Z of Alma Cogan’ (disc two: track 27)
B: CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc one: track 11)
A: Fly Away Lovers
(Stanton / Connor)
B: Sorry, Sorry, Sorry
(Hoffman / Manning)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 500
A: CD issue: Issued in 1991 on EMI CDP 7 95594 2 CD ‘Alma Cogan - The EMI Years’ (track 8)
B: CD issue: Issued in 1999 on Disky LS 856132 CD ‘20 Great Love Songs’ (track 2)
A:There's Never Been A Night
(Schuster / Davie)
B: If This Isn’t Love (Track previously issued on the album ‘I Love To Sing’)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 531
A: CD issue: Issued on in 1990 on CDMOIR 401 ‘You Belong To Me’ (track 11)
B: CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc one: track 9)
1958
1: I Could Have Danced All Night
(Lerner / Lowe)
2: Wouldn't It Be Loverly?
(Lerner / Lowe)
3: With A Little Bit Of Luck
(Lerner / Lowe)
Original issue: Issued on EP single HMV 7EG 8352
1: CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc four: track 13)
2: CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc four: track 14)
3: CD issue: Issued in 1994 on EMI 7243 8 31193 2 5 3CD box set ‘The A-Z of Alma Cogan’ (disc two: track 26)
Note: Three tracks by Ronnie Hilton also featured on this release
1958
La Dee Dah
(Slay /Crewe)
Original issue: Previously unreleased
CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc four: track 18)
1959
A: Last Night On The Back Porch
(Brown / Schraubstader)
B: Mama Says
(Tepper / Bennett)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 573
A: CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc three: track 19)
B: CD issue: Issued in 1991 on EMI CDP 7 95594 2 CD ‘Alma Cogan - The EMI Years’ (track 17)
A: Pink Shoelaces
(Grant)
B: The Universe
(Ross)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 608
A: CD issue: Issued in 1994 on EMI 7243 8 30190210 CD ‘An Hour Of Alma Cogan’ (track 23)
B: CD issue: Issued in 1991 on MFP CDP 797618-2 2CD set ‘The Almanac’ (disc one : track 18)
A: We Got Love
(Mann / Lowe)
B:I Don't Mind Being All Alone
(Gaskill / McHugh / Mills)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 670
A: CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc three: track 20)
B: CD issue: Issued in 1991 on MFP CDP 797618-2 2CD set ‘The Almanac’ (disc one : track 20)
1959
Unreleased
Volare
(Modugno / Franco / Miliacci / Parrish)
Original issue: Previously unreleased
CD issue: Issued in 1994 on EMI 7243 8 31193 2 5 3CD box set ‘The A-Z of Alma Cogan’ (disc two: track 28)
This Little Girl’s Gone Rockin’
(Darin / Curtis)
Original issue: Previously unreleased
CD issue: Issued in 1994 on EMI 7243 8 31193 2 5 3CD box set ‘The A-Z of Alma Cogan’ (disc two: track 29)
Once In A While
(Green / Edwards)
Original issue: Previously unreleased
CD issue: Issued in 1994 on EMI 7243 8 31193 2 5 3CD box set ‘The A-Z of Alma Cogan’ (disc two: track 30)
Too Much
(Greer / Morrell)
Original issue: Previously unreleased
CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc four: track 20)
La Plume Da Ma Tante
(Al Hoffman / Dick Manning)
Original issue: Previously unreleased
CD issue: Issued in 1991 on MFP CDP 797618-2 2CD set ‘The Almanac’ (disc one : track 16)
1960
A:O Dio Mio (English version)
(Al Hoffman / Dick Manning)
B: Dream Talk
(Bower / Shuman)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 728
A: CD issue: Issued in 1991 on MFP CDP 797618-2 2CD set ‘The Almanac’ (disc one : track 15)
B: CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc three: track 21)
A: The Train Of Love
(Anka)
B: The ‘I Love You Bit’ (Duet with Lionel Bart)
(Bart)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 760
A: CD issue: : Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc three: track 22)
B: CD issue: Issued in 1991 on EMI CDP 7 95594 2 CD ‘Alma Cogan - The EMI Years’ (track 13)
A: Must Be Santa
(Moore / Fredricks)
B: Just Couldn't Resist Her With Her Pocket Transistor
(Keller / Kobler)
Original issue: Issued on 45rpm single HMV POP 815
A: CD issue: Issued in 1994 on EMI 7243 8 31193 2 5 3CD box set ‘The A-Z of Alma Cogan’ (disc two: track 31)
B: CD issue: Issued in 1994 on EMI 7243 8 31193 2 5 3CD box set ‘The A-Z of Alma Cogan’ (disc two: track 32)
1960
O Dio Mio
(Al Hoffman / Dick Manning)
Original issue: Unknown
CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc four: track 5)
1961
Oliver!
It’s A Fine Life
(Bart)
Oom Pah Pah
(Bart)
As Long As He Needs Me
(Bart)
I’d Do Anything
(Bart)
Original issue: Issued on 33.3rpm 12” vinyl album on HMV CLP 1659 (Mono)
CD issue: Issued in 2001 on EMI 7243 5 358119 2 3 4CD box set ‘The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice’ (disc four: tracks 9 to 12)
Note: Various artists cast album with four tracks featuring Alma Cogan
Note: Original album and CD re-issue reprised ‘As Long As He Needs Me’ on the final track which featured an all artist medley