Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Be My Love - Jeff Alexander Choir, Mario Lanza
2. I'll Never Love You
3. Because You're Mine - Jeff Alexander Choir, Mario Lanza
4. Song Angels Sing - Jeff Alexander Choir, Mario Lanza
5. Drink, Drink, Drink - Jeff Alexander Choir, Mario Lanza
6. Serenade
7. Loveliest Night of the Year
8. Donna E Mobile [Rigoletto: Act IV]
9. Because
10. For You Alone
11. Golden Days
12. Deep in My Heart, Dear
13. If I Loved You
14. Yours Is My Heart Alone
15. One Night of Love
16. Beloved
17. Beautiful Love
18. With a Song in My Heart
19. You Are My Love
20. Call Me a Fool

Disc 2:

1. All the Things You Are - Mario Lanza, Henri René & His Orchestra,
2. My Song, My Love
3. Love Is the Sweetest Thing
4. Will You Remember? - Jeff Alexander Choir, Mario Lanza, Henri René & His Orchestra,
5. Granada
6. Lolita
7. Serenade
8. Temptation
9. Lygia
10. Lady of Spain
11. This Land - Jeff Alexander Choir, Mario Lanza, Henri René & His Orchestra,
12. Lee-Ah-Loo
13. Tina-Lina - Jeff Alexander Choir, Mario Lanza
14. Boom Biddy Boom - Jeff Alexander Choir, Mario Lanza
15. Bayou Lullaby - Jeff Alexander Choir, Mario Lanza
16. Lord's Prayer - Jeff Alexander Choir, Mario Lanza
17. And Here You Are
18. Song of Songs
19. Somewhere a Voice Is Calling
20. I Never Knew

Disc 3:

1. Ciribiribin
2. Wonder Why
3. Come Dance With Me - Mario Lanza, Henri René & His Orchestra,
4. O Sole Mio - Mario Lanza, Carlo Savina
5. Younger Than Springtime
6. Come Prima - Mario Lanza, Carlo Savina
7. Never Till Now [From "Raintree County"]
8. Arrivederci Roma
9. If You Were Mine - Mario Lanza, RCA Victor Orchestra
10. Behold! - Mario Lanza, RCA Victor Orchestra
11. Night to Remember - Mario Lanza, RCA Victor Orchestra
12. Love in a Home - Mario Lanza, RCA Victor Orchestra
13. Do You Wonder - Mario Lanza, RCA Victor Orchestra
14. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise - Mario Lanza, RCA Victor Orchestra
15. One Alone - Mario Lanza, RCA Victor Orchestra
16. Celeste Aida - Mario Lanza, RCA Victor Orchestra
17. Flower Song - Mario Lanza, RCA Victor Orchestra
18. Brindisi [LA Traviata: Act I] - Mario Lanza, RCA Victor Orchestra
19. Questa O Quella [From Rigoletto] - Mario Lanza, RCA Victor Orchestra
20. Vesti la Giubba [From Pagliacci] - Mario Lanza, RCA Victor Orchestra
21. Cavalleria Rusticana [Addio Alla Madre] - Mario Lanza, RCA Victor Orchestra

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #18018 in Music
• Released on: 1991-11-12
• Number of discs: 3
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: .44 pounds

Customer Reviews

A "must have" for any true Lanza fan
I have loved Mario Lanza since I was a child. How can one not! That voice can make you cry, make you happy, make you feel emotions you didn't think possible to feel just from listening to music. It was actually listening to Mario Lanza, that made me appreciate opera and the classics. Something that otherwise I may never have bothered listening to. This collection of 3cds deserves 10 stars. Disc one has his Legendary Hits and his most romantic love songs. Disc 2 has his more exotic songs like 'Lygia' and 'Lady of Spain'. Then there are some terrific rarities from 'The Mario Lanza Show'. Disc 3 features some movie songs and then some fantastic Opera arias. This collection is also all digitally remastered, so the sound quality is wonderful. If you are a fan of Lanza, please, you need this collection. It is wonderful. And the 20 page booklet is packed with photos and an insightful essay on Lanza's life.

One of greatest tenors of the recorded era.
Mario Lanza was one of the gretest tenors of the recorded era. In my opinion, only Fritz Wunderlich was his equal. If you are a fan of Domingo or Pavorotti -- both of whom are fine tenors -- listen to Mario Lanza and hear how a truly great tenor sounds. Unfortunately, many people -- including critics -- don't take Lanza seriously because they believe MGM's publicity from his movie making days that he was a talented but untrained amateur. While Lanza was indeed extremely talented, he also had extensive formal training. But all this becomes immaterial when you hear this man's glorious voice. If you love great singing please treat yourself to this excellent set which covers a wide range of music from classical through popular.

Great love songs; pity about the arias!
This is a good introduction to Lanza, albeit an incomplete one. Its pluses are the well-written (and largely accurate) liner notes, and often-excellent sound. If you're looking for Lanza's recordings of love songs, then this is the place to start. Beloved has never sounded better, and the tenor's incomparable recordings of Serenade and Drink! Drink! Drink! from The Student Prince are included. Other highlights include the perfectly recorded and sublimely sung The Song Angels Sing (inexplicably rare on CD); Love is the Sweetest Sing (sung by a tenor who knew all about the subject); If I loved You; One Night of Love; and many other stand-outs.

The downside is that operatic selections are limited to just seven in a 61-track collection. Neapolitan Songs - a huge and important part of the Lanza legacy -are similarly under-represented. I feel that BMG has squandered an opportunity to present a fuller picture of the tenor, especially when one considers the care that has gone into the sound mastering and liner notes. By Disc Three, I found myself a little weary of minor songs such as A Night To Remember, Never Till Now and Come Dance With Me, and longed for "meatier" selections that showed Lanza at the height of his powers. A fourth disc given over to opera and Neapolitan/Italian song would have made all the difference, I feel.

Overall verdict: all in all a good release, but newcomers to Lanza take note - there is more to the guy than just love songs.