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Don Costa

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Aliases
Don Costa and His Freeloaders
Don Costa His Orchestra and Chorus
Don Costa & His Orchestra & Chorus
Don Costa's Free Loaders
Real name
Domenick P. Costa
Born
July 10, 1925
Died
January 19, 1983
Country
United States
IPI
00006897461 11 works
00006897951 7 works
Affiliation
ASCAP, BMI
Comments
Conductor and record producer
Family
Nikka Costa Daughter
Related labels
DCP International   founder of
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Title Performer Release date Covered by
1952 (3 artists)
July 1953 (4 artists)
listen on Internet Archive June 1954 Chris Connor accompanied by Vinnie Burke Quartet
March 1955 (6 artists)
March 1955 (3 artists)
 REL November 1955 (278 artists)
Originally by Jackie & Roy REC
December 1955 (5 artists)
January 1956 Petula Clark with Orchestra directed by Tony Osborne
April 1956 (21 artists)
May 1957 (2 artists)
July 1957 Ulf Lindqvist
October 1957 (20 artists)
December 1957 (56 artists)
Oh, Oh, Oh Lloyd Price with Don Costa Orchestra 1957 Unverified
June 1958 César Costa - Coros y orquesta de Gustavo Pimentel
June 1958 Diego Peano
July 1959 (11 artists)
September 1959 (3 artists)
September 1960 (7 artists)
November 1961 Connie Francis
November 1962 (8 artists)
i 1963 (5 artists)
January 1964 (4 artists)
 REC January 1964 (23 artists)
Originally by Jesse Pearson REL, Bert Lahr & Julienne Marie PRF
December 4, 1964 (3 artists)
May 10, 1965 (2 artists)
August 19, 1965 Bruno Lomas
September 13, 1965 (15 artists)
January 1966 (12 artists)
August 1969 (4 artists)
March 26, 1980 Sumiko Yoseyama, Mal Waldron
March 26, 1980 (11 artists)

Covers by Don Costa

Title Performer Release date Originally by
  January 8, 1954 (unknown), Jerry Vale with Percy Faith & His Orch. REC,REL, Alfred Drake, Doretta Morrow, Richard Kiley & Henry Calvin PRF
listen on Internet Archive January 18, 1954 Gladys Rice
listen on Internet Archive February 1954 Joseph Knecht's Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive March 1954 Jackie Paris with Orchestra and Chorus directed by Neal Hefti
listen on Internet Archive March 1954 (unknown)
June 1954 Ted Fiorito and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Muzzy Marcellino & The Fio-rettes
listen on Internet Archive Don't Make Me Love You Dolores Hawkins with Orchestra under Direction of Don Costa 1954 Unverified
February 1955 (unknown)
March 1955 Dinah Shore
June 1955 The Four Fellows
listen on Internet Archive June 1955 Leona Williams and Her Dixie Band
listen on Internet Archive July 1955 Chuck Willis & The Sandmen [US] - Orch. under dir. of Quincy Jones
October 1955 Joe Turner and His Blues Kings
November 1955 Yvette Giraud - Orchestre dir. Albert Lasry
November 1955 Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra - Vocal refrain by Jimmy Saunders
November 1955 El Brendel and Manya Roberti
November 1955 Charles Trenet accompagné par Wal-Berg et son orchestre
  November 1955 Joy Hodges & Austin Marshall PRF, Joe Rines and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Lee Sullivan REC,REL
November 1955 The Mello Larks with Neal Hefti & His Orch.
November 1955 Charles Trenet et son orchestre
  November 1955 Fred Astaire & Adele Astaire PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Fred and Adele Astaire REC,REL
  November 1955 Artie Shaw and His Orchestra REC,REL, Gene Kelly & Leila Ernst PRF
  November 1955 Victor Young and His Orchestra - Vocals under the direction of Ken Darby REC, Judy Garland & Ray Bolger BRD
November 1955 Margaret Whiting
November 1955 Mary Martin
November 1955 Charles Trenet accompagné par Wal-Berg et son orchestre
November 1955 Roche & Aznavour avec le Quintette Henri Leca
  November 1955 Dinah Shore PRF, Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC
November 1955 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jack Leonard
  November 1955 Eddie Bracken [dubbed by Bing Crosby] BRD, Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REC,REL
  November 1955 Rudy Vallee & Everett Marshall PRF, Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees REC
November 1955 (unknown)
November 1955 Priscilla Lane
November 1955 Charles Trenet - Orchestre direction Jacques Metehen
December 1955 Lou Gold with The Melody Man – Vocal Chorus, Murray Amster
  December 1955 Frances Williams PRF, Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees REC
December 1955 Mildred Bailey
December 1955 Ted Wallace and His Swing Kings (Ed Kirkeby)
  December 1955 Ethel Waters BRD, Woody Herman and His Orchestra - Vocal by Frances Wayne REC,REL
December 1955 (unknown)
December 1955 Jack Smith (The Whispering Baritone)
December 1955 Eva Taylor, Accomp. by Clarence Williams Blue Five
  December 1955 Harold Arlen with Orchestral Acc. Dir. by Ray Sinatra REC, Art Jarrett BRD
December 1955 Bing Crosby
December 1955 Bob MacGimsey
  December 1955 The Charleston Chasers [US] REC, Lillian Roth BRD
December 1955 Jack Smith (The Whispering Baritone)
1955 Hollywood Dance Orchestra [Adrian Schubert] - Vocal Chorus by Irving Kaufman
January 1956 Sarah Vaughan with Hugo Peretti and His Orchestra
March 1956 Sammy Davis, Jr.
May 1956 (unknown), Kay Cee Jones with Orchestra conducted by Ernest Freeman
August 1956 (unknown)
September 1956 (unknown)
December 1956 Nappy Brown with The Zippers Quartet
i Flamenco Love Don Costa 1956 Unverified
January 1957 Fess Parker
March 1957 Ken Copeland
  April 1957 Bing Crosby BRD, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Frank Sinatra REL
  April 1957 Frank Sinatra – Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl REC, Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REL
  April 1957 Joe Cook and Alice Boulden PRF, Victor Arden–Phil Ohman and Their Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Frank Luther REC
April 1957 June Carroll
April 1957 (unknown performer)
April 1957 Bobbe Arnst
April 1957 Grace Moore
April 1957 Frank Sinatra – Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl
  April 1957 Dinah Shore - Orchestra under the direction of Sonny Burke REC, Lisa Kirk PRF
April 1957 Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Garry Stevens and The Stardusters
  July 1957 Louis Prima and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lily Ann Carol REC,REL, Dinah Shore BRD
July 1957 The Flamingos
July 1957 Steve Karmen with Hal Mooney & His Orchestra
September 1957 Campbell and Burr
September 1957 Peggy Lee with Frank De Vol and His Orchestra
  September 1957 William Gillespie BRD, Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain and trumpet by "Hot Lips" Page REC,REL
  September 1957 Helen Morgan, Tess Gardella and Norma Terris PRF, Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra REC
  September 1957 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Kenny Sargent REC, Ink Spots REL
  September 1957 Ivie Anderson PRF, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ivie Anderson REL
  September 1957 Lillian Shade PRF, Cab Calloway and His Orchestra REC
  September 1957 Ethel Waters with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Harold Arlen REC
  September 1957 Marion Harris REC, Adele Astaire PRF
September 1957 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Helen O'Connell
September 1957 Gene Austin
  September 1957 Carol Bruce REC, Ella Fitzgerald REL
October 1957 Joe Reisman and His Orchestra
Covered by (6 artists)
  October 1957 Tommy Sands with Bob Bain's Music REL, Chet Baker & Bud Shank REC
October 1957 The Four Esquires - Arranged & Conducted by Sid Bass
November 1957 Mitch Miller
1957 George Givot
1957 Solange Berry accompagnée par Bill Byers et son orchestre BRD, Eddie Constantine accompagné par Bill Byers et son orchestre REL, Jackie Paris
1957 Larry Clinton & His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain
  1957 (unknown), Burl Ives BRD, Dinah Shore - Orchestra under the direction of Harry Zimmerman REC,REL
  1957 Adriana Caselotti and Harry Stockwell REL,BRD
1957 Cliff Edwards, Jim Carmichael and the Hall Johnson Choir
1957 Cliff Edwards with Victor Young and His Orchestra - And The Ken Darby Singers
  1957 Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye REC,REL, James Baskett BRD
September 1958 (unknown)
September 1958 Andy Rose
October 1958 Waring's Pennsylvanians
Covered by (84 artists)
  1958 Jack Denny and His Orchestra - Vocal by Sonny Schuyler REC, Bing Crosby BRD
  1958 Benny Goodman and His Orch. - Vocal Chorus by Mildred Bailey REC, Maxine Sullivan, Louis Armstrong, Bill Bailey, The Dandridge Sisters, The Rhythmettes and The Deep River Boys PRF, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Anita Boyer REL
1958 Jerry Lewis
1958 Sam Lanin and His Orchestra
  1958 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Allen REC, Morton Downey PRF
1958 The Daddy-O's
1958 Roy Fox and His Orchestra (Vocal Refrain by Barry Gray)
1958 The Mello Larks with Neal Hefti & His Orch.
  1958 Tony Martin with Orchestra under direction of Victor Young REC, Harry James and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Helen Forrest BRD
1958 Jan Savitt and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bon Bon
1958 Andy Williams
1958 Margaret Whiting
  1958 Felicia Sanders PRF, Kaye Ballard REC,REL
1958 Frank Sinatra with Orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle
  1958 Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REC, Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REL, Fred MacMurray & Dorothy Lamour BRD
  1958 Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC, Bing Crosby BRD
1958 Dick Haymes with Orchestra under direction of Victor Young
1958 Carl Fenton's Orchestra (Walter Haenschen)
  1958 Dinah Shore PRF, Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC
  1958 Dick Haymes BRD, Dick Haymes with Orchestra under direction of Victor Young REC
1958 Rega Dance Orchestra (Fred Hager)
1958 Billy Murray and Haydn Qartet with Orchestra, Edison Male Quartette, (unknown)
  1958 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lew Sherwood REC, Dorothy Lamour BRD
1958 Reilly-Farley and Their Onyx Club Boys
  1958 Martha Mears BRD, Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra REC,REL
1958 Byron G. Harlan
  1958 Walter Scanlan (Walter Van Brunt) REC,REL, William Frawley PRF
1958 Haydn Quartet
1958 Lew Stone and His Band
1958 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - Vocal Chorus by Don Rodney and The Lombardo Trio
1958 (unknown)
1958 Nat "King" Cole
1958 (unknown)
1958 Victor Young, Jeri Southern with Victor Young and His Orchestra
1958 Edith Piaf, Bob Sands with Orchestra conducted by Bill Loose
1958 American Quartet
  1958 Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra REL, Ray Miller's Black and White Melody Boys REC
1958 Bob Thompson [US1]
  1958 Margaret Adams PRF, Johnny Green and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Marjory Logan REC
1958 Frank Sinatra with Percy Faith and His Orchestra
1958 Max Bygraves with The Clarke Brothers and Eric Rogers and His Orchestra
February 1959 John McCormack - Piano accomp. by Edwin Schneider
  February 1959 Jane Froman with Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Sid Feller REC, Jane Froman BRD
February 1959 (unknown)
Covered by (3 artists)
February 1959 Homer Quincy Smith
February 1959 Tuskegee Institute Singers
February 1959 (unknown)
February 1959 (unknown), John Charles Thomas
March 1959 Ames Brothers
March 1959 (unknown), Ken Griffin at the Organ - Vocal by Jerry Wayne
April 1959 Christine Spencer - Conducted by Teddy Vann
For You My Love Nat Wright - Conducted by Don Costa April 1959 Unverified
May 1959 Ziggy Elman & His Orchestra, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
May 1959 Tommy Edwards
August 1959 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Mildred Bailey
August 1959 Dick Powell
August 1959 Ray Charles and His Band
  August 1959 Frank Sinatra BRD, Margaret Whiting with Frank De Vol and His Orchestra REC
  September 1959 Eddie Quillan and Arline Judge REC,BRD, Ginger Rogers and Willie Howard PRF
i October 1959 Johnny Cash and Tennessee Two
1959 Elena Madera
  1959 (unknown), Walter Huston and Gloria Warren BRD, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle REC,REL
i March 1960 Dimitri Tiomkin
April 1960 Dean Stewart and The Robbins with Bob Wilson and His Orchestra
June 1960 Jo Stafford with Orchestra conducted by Billy May
i July 1960 Melina Mercouri
December 1960 Matt Monro
i 1960 Enrique Madriguera & His Rumba Orch.
i Adiós Don Costa and His Orchestra 1960 Unverified
i 1960 Chucho Martínez Gil - Con la orquesta de J. Sabre Marroquin
i   1960 Flo Sandon's e "I Radars" - Orchestra diretta da Federico Bergamini REL, Sylvana Mangano [dubbed by Flo Sandon's] BRD
1960 Al Jolson
i   1960 J. Harold Murray PRF, Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Joey Nash REC,REL
i 1960 Count Basie and His Orchestra
1960 The Pied Pipers - With Paul Weston and His Orchestra
i 1960 Marga Llergo & Antonio Escobar
1960 Ted Wallace and His Swing Kings (Ed Kirkeby)
i 1960 Ray Noble and His Orchestra featuring Jack Dumont, Alto Sax
1960 Jacques Renard & His Orchestra
  1960 Al Jolson PRF, Moulin Rouge Orchestra (Ben Selvin) REL, The Melody Sheiks (Sam Lanin) REC
  1960 Dick Todd with Orchestra REC,REL, Tamara PRF
1960 Al Jolson
i 1960 (unknown)
1960 Sam Lanin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Paul Small
i   1960 Dick Powell with Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra REC, Wini Shaw BRD
  1960 Eddie Cantor REC,REL,PRF
i   1960 Sterling Holloway - June Cochran PRF, The Knickerbockers [Ben Selvin] REC
i 1960 Victor Salon Orchestra (Nathaniel Shilkret)
i 1960 Erroll Garner Trio
1960 Mark Andrews [US1], Henry Halstead and His Orchestra
1960 (unknown), Ana Hato and Deane Waretini, Gracie Fields with Orchestral Accompaniment conducted by Phil Green
i 1960 Tom Gerun and His Orchestra - Vocal by Scrappy Lambert
i 1960 Nelson Pinedo con La Sonora Matancera
i 1960 (unknown)
i 1960 Cootie Williams and His Orchestra
i 1960 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i 1960 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i 1960 Alfred Newman and His Orchestra
i 1960 Orquestra Colbaz
  1960 Al Jolson PRF,REC
November 1961 Cliff Richard - Norrie Paramor Orchestra
i An Affair to Remember Don Costa Voices and Orchestra (Don Costa) 1961 Unverified
i Anna Don Costa and His Orchestra 1961 Unverified
  1961 Walter Woolf King PRF, Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - Vocal Chorus by Carmen Lombardo REC,REL
1961 Mildred Bailey
  1961 Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra REC, Harry Richman PRF
i From Here to Eternity Don Costa - Voices And Orchestra (Don Costa) 1961 Unverified
1961 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
i Invitation Don Costa Voices and Orchestra (Don Costa) 1961 Unverified
  1961 Rex Harrison REL,PRF
i Laura Don Costa Voices and Orchestra (Don Costa) 1961 Unverified
  1961 Helen Morgan REC,REL, Mayo Methot PRF
i Moulin Rouge Don Costa Voices and Orchestra (Don Costa) 1961 Unverified
i Picnic Don Costa Voices and Orchestra (Don Costa) 1961 Unverified
1961 Bing Crosby with Pete King and His Orchestra
i Smile Don Costa Voices and Orchestra (Don Costa) 1961 Unverified
i Stella by Starlight Don Costa Voices and Orchestra (Don Costa) 1961 Unverified
i "The 3rd Man" Theme Don Costa Voices and Orchestra (Don Costa) 1961 Unverified
February 1962 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Eberly
  February 1962 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Sy Oliver REC, Ruby Hill, Harold Nicholas PRF
February 1962 Ray Noble and His Orchestra featuring Tony Martin
  February 1962 Jeanne Crain [dubbed by Louanne Hogan] BRD, Dick Haymes with Victor Young and His Orchestra REC,REL
February 1962 Erroll Garner Trio, Dakota Staton
February 1962 Russ Columbo
February 1962 Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals, Chester Leighton & His Sophomores - Vocal Chorus by Chester Leighton
February 1962 Nat "King" Cole
  February 1962 Fay Templeton PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC,REL
i May 4, 1962 The Weavers
Covered by (2 artists)
  August 1962 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Allen REC, Morton Downey PRF
September 1962 Eva Taylor - Piano Accomp. by Clarence Williams
September 1962 Jackie Wilson
  September 1962 Mills Brothers REL, Cab Calloway and The Cabaliers REC
September 1962 Nat "King" Cole
September 1962 Red McKenzie & His Orchestra
September 1962 Billie Holiday
  September 1962 Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye - Narration by Sammy Kaye - Vocal Refrain by Tommy Ryan REL, Kate Smith – Orchestra under direction of Jack Miller REC
September 1962 Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra
  September 1962 Judy Garland REC,BRD, Jeri Southern with Orchestra conducted by Sonny Burke REL
i October 1962 Mr. Acker Bilk with The Leon Young String Chorale
i October 1962 Henry Mancini and His Orchestra
October 1962 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, Woody Herman and His Orchestra
  October 1962 Felicia Sanders PRF, Kaye Ballard REC,REL
  October 1962 Woody Herman and His Orchestra REC, Jo Stafford and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston & His Orchestra REL
October 1962 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jack Leonard
October 1962 Dorothy Squires with Orchestra directed by Billy Reid
October 1962 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
  October 1962 Ray Noble and His New Mayfair Orchestra REC, Jack Payne & His Band BRD,REL
October 1962 (unknown)
October 1962 (unknown), Red Nichols and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bill Darnell
October 1962 Russell Wooding and His Grand Central Red Caps
i October 1962 Composed and conducted by Jerry Fielding
i October 1962 The MGM Studio Orchestra conducted by Robert Armbruster
i   October 1962 David Rose and His Orchestra REL, The MGM Studio Orchestra conducted by Leigh Harline BRD
  October 1962 Tommy Dorsey & His Clambake Seven - Vocal Refrain by Edythe Wright REC, Alice Faye BRD
  November 1962 Doris Carson PRF, Bea Wain with Orchestra under the direction of Walter Gross REC
  November 1962 Frank Sinatra – Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl REC,REL, Frank Sinatra BRD
November 1962 Ray Noble and His Orchestra featuring Tony Martin
  November 1962 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Eberly REC, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell and Chorus with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra BRD
November 1962 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jack Leonard
  November 1962 Jackie & Roy REC, Jerri Winters - With Orchestra conducted by Don Costa REL
November 1962 Victor Young and His Concert Orchestra - Ray Turner at the Piano REC,REL, Victor Young and His Orchestra BRD, Dick Haymes and Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra
November 1962 Tony Martin with Earle Hagan and His Orchestra
1962 Steve Lawrence with Orchestra directed by Jack Kane
1962 Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Doris Day
1962 Bing Crosby
i 1962 Jean-Michel Defaye et son grand orchestre à cordes
1962 Dinah Shore with Orchestra
  1962 Dinah Shore PRF, Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC
i 1962 Leona Williams and Her Dixie Band
  1963 Frank Sinatra REL, Jackie Gleason BRD
1963 Andy Williams - Arr. & cond. by Robert Mersey
1963 Bobby Vee with The Johnny Mann Singers
  1963 Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus REL, [Unknown Studio Artists] BRD
1963 Connie Francis
1963 The Shirelles
1963 (unknown)
1963 Leon Payne
1963 Jean Renard - Jacques Denjean et son orchestre, Brenda Lee
  1963 Martha Mears BRD, Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra REC,REL
1963 Mark Dinning
i 1964 Johnny Janis
July 1965 Ted Wallace & His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by The Radio Imps
  July 1965 Aida Ward PRF, Cab Calloway and His Orchestra REC
July 1965 Ray Dorey – Orchestrated and conducted by Paul Baron
July 1965 Patti Page - With Vic Schoen & His Orchestra
  July 1965 Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
October 1965 Francesca Annis
October 1965 Johnny Mandel
  1965 Louis Jourdan PRF, Doug Crosley REL
1965 Liza Minnelli
  1965 Louis Armstrong and The All Stars REC, Carol Channing and David Hartman PRF
  1965 Harry Secombe with Wally Stott and His Orchestra and Chorus REL, Harry Secombe PRF, Bobby Darin REC
  1965 Rita Williams REC, Marti Webb and Tommy Steele PRF,REL
1965 Robert Preston and Ulla Sallert
  1965 Sarah Vaughan REL, Sammy Davis Jr. PRF
1965 Louis Jourdan
  1965 Barbra Streisand - Arr. & Cond. by Peter Matz REC,REL, Barbra Streisand PRF
1965 Barbra Streisand - Arr. & Cond. by Don Costa
  1965 Zero Mostel, Maria Karnilova and Chorus REL,PRF
  1965 Norman Wisdom PRF, Shirley Bassey with Accompaniment directed by Johnnie Spence REL
i November 1967 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
i November 1967 The Beatles
i November 1967 Frankie Valli
i November 1967 Petula Clark
i November 1967 The Beach Boys
i November 1967 Bobbie Gentry
i November 1967 Janis Ian
November 1967 The Kids Next Door
Sampled by Beastie Boys
i   November 1967 The 5th Dimension REL, The Sunshine Company REC
i November 1967 Dionne Warwick
i   November 1967 The Association REL, Ruthann Friedman REC
November 1968 Little Anthony and The Imperials
November 1968 Robie Porter - Arr. and cond. by Johnnie Spence
i 1968 Simon and Garfunkel
i 1968 Simon and Garfunkel
i 1968 The Cyrkle
i 1968 Simon and Garfunkel
i   1968 Chad and Jeremy REC, Simon & Garfunkel REL
i 1968 Paul Simon
i 1968 Simon and Garfunkel
i 1968 Simon and Garfunkel
i 1968 (unknown), Gordon Heath and Lee Payant, Simon and Garfunkel
i 1968 Simon and Garfunkel
August 1969 Glenn Yarbrough - Arranged and conducted by Dave Gates
August 1969 Rod McKuen
August 1969 Rod McKuen
August 1969 Rod McKuen
i 1969 Enrique Madriguera & His Rumba Orch.
i   1969 Judy Collins REL, Joni Mitchell REC
i 1969 Ary Cordovil
i 1969 The Beatles
i 1969 Michel Fugain
i 1969 Dee Dee Warwick
i 1969 Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass
i 1969 The Beatles
i 1969 Vic Damone
i   1969 Young-Holt Unlimited REL, Barbara Acklin REC
February 1973 The Drifters [US1]
1973 Clifton Webb
  1973 Betty Jane Bonney with Orchestra REL, Lauren Bacall - Hoagy Carmichael BRD
  1973 Douglas McPhail BRD, Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Shirley Howard REC,REL
1973 Andy Williams
1973 Ethel Waters
  1973 Harry Richman PRF, Ted Lewis and His Band REC
1973 Marie Laforêt, (unknown)
1973 Michel Legrand, Johnny Mathis
March 26, 1980 Bill Nash
March 26, 1980 Billy Joel
March 26, 1980 Geo. Campbell, Elvis Presley
March 26, 1980 Richard Harris [IE]
March 26, 1980 Neil Diamond
March 26, 1980 Peter Nero
i 1981 The Beatles
i 1981 The Beatles
i 1981 The Beatles
i   1981 The Beatles REC, Aretha Franklin REL
i 1981 The Beatles
i 1981 John Lennon
i 1981 The Beatles
1981 Odia Coates

Sampled songs

Releases

Albums

Title Performer Release date Label
A Man Alone Frank Sinatra - Music arranged & Conducted by Don Costa August 1969 Reprise Records
Bill Hayes Sings the Best of Disney Bill Hayes with Don Costa's Orchestra & Chorus 1957 ABC-Paramount
Don Costa Plays the Beatles Don Costa 1981 CGD
Don Costa's Instrumental Versions of Simon & Garfunkel Don Costa 1968 Mercury
Drinking Again Dinah Washington - Arr. & Cond. by Don Costa September 1962 Roulette
Eydie Gormé Eydie Gormé - Orchestra conducted by Don Costa April 1957 ABC-Paramount
Eydie in Love Eydie Gorme - Orchestra conducted by Don Costa 1958 ABC-Paramount
Eydie Swings the Blues Eydie Gorme - Orchestra conducted by Don Costa September 1957 ABC-Paramount
Hawaiian Village Nights Alfred Apaka – Orchestra conducted by Don Costa 1958 ABC-Paramount
Hits Hits Hits Don Costa His Orchestra and Chorus 1963 Columbia [US]
Hollywood Premiere Don Costa and His Orchestra October 1962 Columbia [US]
I'll Cry Tomorrow Lillian Roth – Orch. under the direction of Don Costa December 1955 Epic
In Love Dinah Washington - Arranged by Don Costa October 1962 Roulette
It's Us Again Eydie Gorme and Steve Lawrence – Arranged and conducted by Don Costa 1962 Mati-Mor Superecords
Johnny Nash Johnny Nash - Orchestra directed by Don Costa 1958 ABC-Paramount
Latin Pianos Ferrante & Teicher with Orchestra conducted by Don Costa 1960 United Artists Records
Listen Easy Tony Bennett – Arranged & conducted by Don Costa 1973 Verve Records
Manhattan with Strings Georgie Auld with Don Costa and His Orchestra 1960 United Artists Records
Meet Robert Clary Robert Clary - Orchestra under the direction of Don Costa November 1955 Epic
Modern Delights Don Costa November 1967 Verve Records
"Mr. Personality" Lloyd Price - Orchestra conducted by Don Costa August 1959 ABC-Paramount
Music to Break a Sub-Lease Don Costa's Free Loaders 1958 ABC-Paramount
On Broadway Robert Goulet - Arranged and conducted by Don Costa 1965 Columbia [US]
Portrait of My Love Steve Lawrence - Orchestra conducted by Don Costa 1961 United Artists Records
Shing Along with Ush Don Costa and His Freeloaders 1960 United Artists Records
Sinatra and Strings Frank Sinatra - Orchestra conducted by Don Costa February 1962 Reprise Records
Snowbound Sarah Vaughan, arranged & conducted by Don Costa November 1962 Roulette
The Don Costa Concept Don Costa 1969 Mercury
The Four Coins The Four Coins - Orch. under the direction of Don Costa 1955 Epic
The Golden Touch Don Costa 1964 DCP International
The Quiet Hour Johnny Nash - Orchestra directed by Don Costa February 1959 ABC-Paramount
Winter's Here Jerri Winters - With Orchestra conducted by Don Costa November 1955 Fraternity

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
Anything Nat Wright - Conducted by Don Costa April 1959 ABC-Paramount
Baby, Baby, Baby Johnny Nash - Arranged and conducted by Don Costa May 1959 ABC-Paramount
Brigitte's Song "Tell Me Something Sweet" Cindy and Lindy - Orchestra directed by Don Costa 1957 ABC-Paramount
Chain Gang Bobby Scott - Orchestra conducted by Don Costa December 1955 ABC-Paramount
Coal Black Hair Pete Hanley – Orch. under dir. of Don Costa January 18, 1954 Epic
Come Back, Silly Girl Steve Lawrence with Don Costa Orchestra September 1960 ABC-Paramount
Easy Come, Easy Go Lover Sarah Vaughan with Orch. cond. by Don Costa January 8, 1954 Mercury
Flamenco Guitar Don Costa and His Orchestra 1962 Columbia [US]
God Bless Us All Brucie Weil - Don Costa and His Orchestra July 1953 Barbour
He Touched Me Barbra Streisand - Arr. & Cond. by Don Costa September 13, 1965 Columbia [US]
Hide and Seek Ken Carson - Don Costa and His Orchestra October 1955 Media Records [US1]
How Very Wonderful Alan Dale – Orchestra Directed by Don Costa July 1957 ABC-Paramount
(I Don't Care) Only Love Me Steve Lawrence - Arranged and conducted by Don Costa February 1959 ABC-Paramount
I Don't Mind Hadda Brooks – Orch., Chorus under dir. of Don Costa June 1954 OKeh
I'll Walk Alone Johnny Nash - Orchestra and Chorus directed by Don Costa July 1957 ABC-Paramount
I'll Walk the Line Don Costa October 1959 United Artists Records
I'm Gonna Get Married Lloyd Price - Arranged and conducted by Don Costa July 1959 ABC-Paramount
It's Just My Luck to Be Fifteen The Poni-Tails - Orchestra directed by Don Costa July 1957 ABC-Paramount
Just Young Paul Anka with Don Costa Orchestra & Chorus September 1958 ABC-Paramount
Little by Little Micki Marlo with Don Costa His Orchestra & Chorus December 1956 ABC-Paramount
Miracle of Love Ginny Gibson with Don Costa, His Orchestra and Chorus August 1956 ABC-Paramount
Mr. Wonderful Bette Anne Steele - Orch. & Chorus conducted by Don Costa January 1956 ABC-Paramount
My Favorite Song The Overtones featuring Marian Caruso - Orchestra under Direction of Don Costa 1952 Devon
Never on Sunday Don Costa & His Orch. & Chorus July 1960 United Artists Records
Pepito Teddy Randazzo, arranged and conducted by Don Costa 1959 ABC-Paramount
Pledge of Love Johnny Janis with Don Costa's Orchestra & Chorus March 1957 ABC-Paramount
Smoky Morning Dolores Hawkins with Orchestra under Direction of Don Costa March 1955 Epic
Soldier Boy Bert Taylor - Music by Don Costa June 1955 Essex [US]
Stagger Lee Lloyd Price with Don Costa Orchestra October 1958 ABC-Paramount
Stardust Frank Sinatra - Arranged & Conducted by Don Costa March 1962 Reprise Records
Stay with Me Frank Sinatra - Arr. & Cond. by Don Costa January 1964 Reprise Records
Take a Giant Step Johnny Nash - Arranged and conducted by Don Costa September 1959 ABC-Paramount
The Harem Don Costa and His Orchestra 1963 Columbia [US]
Theme from "The Miracle Worker" (Hush Little Baby) Don Costa and His Orchestra May 4, 1962 CBS
Theme from The Unforgiven (The Need for Love) Don Costa & His Orchestra & Chorus March 1960 United Artists Records
Trapped (In the Web of Love) Redd Evans with Don Costa Orchestra March 1954 Redd-E
When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart) Connie Francis - Conducted and arranged by Don Costa November 1961 MGM
You Could End the World Cathy Carlson - Arranged and conducted by Don Costa November 1968 Philips
You Fool The Gayles - Orchestra conducted by Don Costa May 1956 ABC-Paramount
You Need Hands Eydie Gorme - Arranged and conducted by Don Costa 1958 ABC-Paramount

Performances also appear on

Title Performer Release date Label
Almost in Your Arms Johnny Nash September 1958 ABC-Paramount
A Teenager Sings the Blues Johnny Nash September 1956 ABC-Paramount
A Very Special Love Johnny Nash November 1957 ABC-Paramount
Dino Latino Dean Martin December 1962 Reprise Records
For All We Know Dinah Washington August 1962 Roulette
Forget Her, Forget Her Danny Williams [ZA] December 4, 1964 His Master's Voice
Fortune Teller John Leslie [US1] January 1956 ABC-Paramount
From the Bottom of My Heart (Dammi, dammi, dammi) Dean Martin October 1962 Reprise Records
Got a Match? Frank Gallup 1958 ABC-Paramount
Graduation Day The Rover Boys featuring Billy Albert April 1956 ABC-Paramount
I Can Tell Georgie Shaw July 1955 Decca
I Got Rhythm Johnny Nash August 1959 ABC-Paramount
Indoor Sport Sandy Stewart [US1] June 1960 United Artists Records
Joey's Song Betty Martin October 1957 ABC-Paramount
Just for the Record... Barbra Streisand September 24, 1991 Columbia [US]
Kiss in Your Eyes Eydie Gorme May 1957 ABC-Paramount
Love and Peace Johnny Nash 1969 JAD
Love Me Forever Eydie Gorme October 1957 ABC-Paramount
Love's Been Good to Me Frank Sinatra August 1969 Reprise Records
Magnificent Matador Billy Butterfield June 1955 Essex [US]
Midnight Paul Anka June 1958 ABC-Paramount
My Home Town Paul Anka April 1960 ABC-Paramount
My Name Is Barbra, Two . . . Barbra Streisand October 1965 Columbia [US]
My Town, My Guy and Me Lesley Gore August 19, 1965 Mercury
My Town, My Guy and Me Lesley Gore September 1965 Mercury
Nikka Costa Nikka Costa 1981 CGD
Portrait of My Love Steve Lawrence December 1960 United Artists Records
Sentimental Me Eydie Gorme & Steve Lawrence March 1959 ABC-Paramount
Softly, as I Leave You Frank Sinatra December 1964 Reprise Records
Softly, As I Leave You Frank Sinatra August 10, 1964 Reprise Records
Summer Sounds Robert Goulet July 1965 Columbia [US]
Summer Sounds Robert Goulet May 10, 1965 Columbia [US]
The Exciting Lloyd Price Lloyd Price February 1959 ABC-Paramount
The Sheik of Araby Buddy Greco February 1954 Coral
This Magic Moment Billy Joe Royal February 1973 MGM South
Too Close for Comfort Eydie Gormé March 1956 ABC-Paramount
Trilogy Frank Sinatra March 26, 1980 Reprise Records
Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets) The Mello-Larks March 1955 Epic
What Word Is Sweeter Than Sweetheart Buddy Greco June 1954 Coral
When I'm Alone Dick Noel February 1955 Fraternity
Where Am I Going? Barbra Streisand January 1966 Columbia [US]
Wringle, Wrangle Bill Hayes January 1957 ABC-Paramount
You Are My Destiny Paul Anka December 1957 ABC-Paramount
You're a Sweetheart Dinah Washington October 1962 Roulette
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