Norman Leyden

Aliases: Norm Leyden
Norman Leyden His Orchestra and Chorus
Orchestra and Chorus under the dir. of Norman Leyden
Real name: Norman Fowler Leyden
Born: October 17, 1917
Died: July 23, 2014
Country: United States
IPI: 00018018214 2 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Conductor, arranger and clarinetist with extensive film and television credits

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Close the Door	Jim Lowe with Norman Leyden orchestra	May 1955	(2 artists)
I'm Yours	Don Cornell with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden	April 1952	(24 artists)
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas	Gayla Peevey - Orch. under dir. of Norman Leyden	October 1953	(41 artists)
Lover - Lover (Why Must We Part)	Joan Weber with Norman Leyden's Orchestra and Chorus	March 1955	(2 artists)
That's the Chance You Take	Don Cornell with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden	March 1952	(2 artists)

Covers by Norman Leyden

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	A Little Bit in Love	Sandy Stewart, Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	September 1953	Edith Adams PRF,REL
	All the Things You Are	Johnny Desmond - Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1959	Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Stanley Worth REC, Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollace Shaw, Ralph Stuart PRF
	Amor	Johnny Desmond - Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1959	Chucho Martínez Gil - Con la orquesta de J. Sabre Marroquin, Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Jayne Walton REC, Andy Russell with Al Sack and His Orchestra REL
	Anyone Would Love You	Louise O'Brien, Jack Haskell - Orchestra under the dir. of Norman Leyden	August 1959	Andy Griffith and Dolores Gray
	A Quiet Girl	Frank Murphy, Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	September 1953	George Gaynes
	Blow Out the Candle	Judy Lynn with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden and The Ray Charles Quartet	May 1952	Rose Murphy
	By the Light of the Silvery Moon	Orchestra and Chorus under the dir. of Norman Leyden	1959	Billy Murray and Haydn Qartet with Orchestra
	Carino mio	Tony Bavaar with Norman Leyden's Orchestra	1951	Tony Bavaar and Olga San Juan
	Castle Rock	The Fontane Sisters with Orchestra conducted by Norman Leyden	August 1951	Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra, Sy Oliver and His Orchestra
	Dancing on the Ceiling (He Dances on My Ceiling)	Jeri Southern with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden	November 1952	Jessie Matthews
	Don't Cry, Baby	Tony Bennett - Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1950	Bessie Smith - James P. Johnson at the Piano
	Down by the Old Mill Stream	Orchestra and Chorus under the dir. of Norman Leyden	1959	Brunswick Quartette
	Down by the River Side	The Four Lads - Orchestra under direction of Norman Leyden	May 29, 1953	Fisk University Jubilee Singers Covered by (2 artists)
	Falling in Love with Love	Vaughn Monroe and Patrice Munsel with Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1951	Muriel Angelus
	For Me and My Gal	Norman Leyden His Orchestra and Chorus	1960	M.J. O'Connell
	For You	Don Cornell with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden	February 1953	John Boles BRD, Joe Green's Marimba Band REC
	Good Night, Sweetheart	Orchestra and Chorus under the dir. of Norman Leyden	1959	New Mayfair Dance Orchestra [Ray Noble]
	Gotta Find Somebody to Love	Mindy Carson with Orchestra conducted by Norman Leyden	April 1951	Marian Maye with Joe Reisman's Orchestra
	If Love Is Good to Me	Jackie Paris with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden	1953	Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle
	If You Were Only Mine	Don Cornell with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden	February 1953	Perry Como and Chorus with Mitch Ayres and His Orch.
	If You Were the Only Girl in the World	Orchestra and Chorus under the dir. of Norman Leyden	1959	George Robey and Violet Loraine
	I Get the Blues When It Rains	The Fontane Sisters with Norman Leyden and His orchestra	1951	Carl Haworth
	I Know Why (And So Do You)	Jackie Paris with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden	June 1954	Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Paula Kelly and The Four Modernaires
	I'll Be Seeing You	Johnny Desmond - Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1959	Dick Todd with Orchestra REC,REL, Tamara PRF
	I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time	Norman Leyden His Orchestra and Chorus	1960	Charles Harrison [US] REC, Campbell and Burr REL
	I'll Remember April	Johnny Desmond - Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1959	Woody Herman and His Orchestra REC, Dick Foran BRD
	I'll Walk Alone	Don Cornell with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden	March 1952	Louis Prima and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lily Ann Carol REC,REL, Dinah Shore BRD
	I'll Walk Alone	Johnny Desmond - Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1959	Louis Prima and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lily Ann Carol REC,REL, Dinah Shore BRD
	I Need You Now	Betty Johnson - Norman Leyden and Orchestra	August 1954	Joni James with The Jack Halloran Choir
	In the Evening by the Moonlight	Orchestra and Chorus under the dir. of Norman Leyden	1959	(unknown)
	In the Good Old Summer Time	Orchestra and Chorus under the dir. of Norman Leyden	1959	(unknown)
	In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree	Norman Leyden His Orchestra and Chorus	1960	Irving Gillette (Henry Burr)
	I Ran All the Way Home	Johnny Hartman with Choir and Orchestra conducted by Norman Leyden	1951	Buddy Greco with The Heathertones and Instrumental Accompaniment
	I Talk to the Trees	Tony Bavaar with Norman Leyden's Orchestra	1951	Tony Bavaar and Olga San Juan
	It Isn't Fair	Don Cornell with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden	February 1953	Isham Jones and His Orchestra
	It's Love	Frank Murphy, Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	September 1953	Edith Adams, George Gaynes and The Villagers Chorus REL,PRF
	I've Been Working on the Railroad	Orchestra and Chorus under the dir. of Norman Leyden	1959	Wilfred Glenn and Shannon Quartet
	I Was Lucky	Don Cornell with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden	February 1953	Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Crosby
	I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder	The Four Lads – Orch. under dir. of Norman Leyden	March 6, 1953	The Vagabonds [US3]
	I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now	Norman Leyden His Orchestra and Chorus	1960	Joseph E. Howard PRF, Henry Burr REC,REL
	Jolie Jacqueline	Burl Ives – Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1950	Gisele MacKenzie with Billy May and His Orchestra
	Let Me Call You Sweetheart	Orchestra and Chorus under the dir. of Norman Leyden	1959	Arthur C. Clough
	Let the Rest of the World Go By	Norman Leyden His Orchestra and Chorus	1960	Campbell and Burr
	Lonely Little Robin	Mindy Carson with Orchestra conducted by Norman Leyden	May 1951	Rex Allen - Lew Douglas' Orchestra
	Maybellene	Jim Lowe with Norm Leyden's Orchestra	July 1955	Chuck Berry and His Combo
	Medley: I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen – My Wild Irish Rose – When Irish Eyes Are Smiling	Norman Leyden His Orchestra and Chorus	1960	Mr. Ernest Pike with Orchestral Accompaniment, Chauncey Olcott PRF, Mr. A. C. Campbell REC,REL
	Medley: Show Me the Way to Go Home – Good Night Ladies	Orchestra and Chorus under the dir. of Norman Leyden	1959	New Princes' Toronto Band, Edison Male Quartette
	Medley: Sweet Adeline – Shine On Harvest Moon	Orchestra and Chorus under the dir. of Norman Leyden	1959	(unknown), Miss Walton and Mr. Macdonough
	Medley: The Band Played On – Bicycle Built for Two – Sidewalks of New York	Norman Leyden His Orchestra and Chorus	1960	Dan Quinn, Lottie Gilson PRF
	Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland	Norman Leyden His Orchestra and Chorus	1960	Elizabeth Wheeler and Harry Anthony
	Moonlight Serenade	Tommy Leonetti - Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Norman Leyden	January 1959	Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, Dick Todd with Orchestra and "The Three Reasons"
	My Darling	Roger Coleman with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden	January 1953	John Hale & Josephine Huston PRF, Ray Kavanaugh and the "Vanities" Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Frank Munn REC
	My Funny Valentine	Patrice Munsel with Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1951	Fairchild and Carroll and Their Orchestra REL, Mitzi Green PRF
	My Heart Stood Still	Johnny Desmond - Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1959	Jessie Matthews PRF, Ambrose and His Mayfair Orchestra REC
	My Romance	Patrice Munsel with Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1951	Gloria Grafton & Donald Novis
	Night and Day	Johnny Desmond - Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1959	Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Fred Astaire REC, Fred Astaire PRF
	Nuevo Laredo	Jim Lowe with Norman Leyden orchestra	May 1955	(unknown)
	Ohio	Sandy Stewart, Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	September 1953	Rosalind Russell, Edith Adams
	Our Very Own	Sarah Vaughan - Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	June 5, 1950	Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra
	Perdido	Sarah Vaughan - Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1950	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Covered by (46 artists)
	Remember Me (I'm the One Who Loves You)	Rosemary Clooney - Orch. & Male Quartet under the direction of Norman Leyden	1950	Stuart Hamblen
	Silver Dollar	Orchestra and Chorus under the dir. of Norman Leyden	1959	Denver Darling and His Texas Cowhands
	Something to Remember You By	Don Cornell with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden	February 1953	Libby Holman
	S'posin'	Don Cornell with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden	February 1953	Bob Haring and His Orchestra
	Stay as Sweet as You Are	Don Cornell with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden	February 1953	Lanny Ross BRD, Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra REC,REL
	Sweet Lorraine	Johnny Desmond - Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1959	The Radiolites [Ben Selvin]
	Symphony	Johnny Desmond - Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1959	(unknown), Freddy Martin and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Clyde Rogers
	The Breeze (That's Bringing' My Honey Back to Me)	Helene Dixon - Orch. under dir. of Norman Leyden	May 1953	Henry King and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Joseph Sudy
	The Gang That Sang Heart of My Heart	Orchestra and Chorus under the dir. of Norman Leyden	1959	National Male Quartet
	The Girls Are Marching	Vic Damone and Orchestra conducted by Norman Leyden (Vic Damone, Norman Leyden)	1952	Unverified
i	The Heather on the Hill	Eddy Manson His Harmonica with a Heart and The Norman Leyden Orchestra	October 1954	David Brooks and Marion Bell PRF, David Brooks and Marion Bell with Brigadoon Orchestra conducted by Franz Allers REC,REL
	The Most Beautiful Girl in the World	Vaughn Monroe with Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1951	Gloria Grafton & Donald Novis
	There's a Little White House (Where the Red, Red Roses Grow)	Burl Ives – Orch. & Male Quartet under the direction of Norman Leyden	December 1950	Greta Woodson – Leroy Shield at the Piano
	The Whiffenpoof Song	Norman Leyden His Orchestra and Chorus	1960	The Whiffenpoofs
	Thinking of You	Sarah Vaughan with Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	August 21, 1950	Mary Eaton & Oscar Shaw PRF, Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lewis James REC,REL
	This Is the Thanks I Get (For Loving You)	Betty Johnson - Norman Leyden and Orchestra	August 1954	Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy and His Guitar REL, Eddy Arnold REC
	Time on My Hands	Johnny Desmond - Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1959	New Mayfair Dance Orchestra [Ray Noble] REC,REL, Paul Gregory & Marilyn Miller PRF
	Together	Johnny Desmond - Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1959	Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour"
	To You, My Love	Betty Madigan - Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Norman Leyden	January 1956	Line Renaud - Orchestre dir. : Pierre Guillermin, Monty Kelly and His Orchestra
	We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)	Don Cornell with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden	February 1953	Ink Spots
	When You and I Were Young, Maggie	Norman Leyden His Orchestra and Chorus	1960	Miss Morgan & Mr. Stanley
	When You Were Sweet Sixteen	Norman Leyden His Orchestra and Chorus	1960	George J. Gaskin
	Where or When	Johnny Desmond - Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1959	Ruby Newman & His Rainbow Room Orch. featuring Ray Heatherton REC, Ray Heatherton & Mitzi Green PRF
	Where or When	Vaughn Monroe with Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1951	Ruby Newman & His Rainbow Room Orch. featuring Ray Heatherton REC, Ray Heatherton & Mitzi Green PRF
	With a Song in My Heart	Patrice Munsel and Vaughn Monroe with Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1951	John Hundley & Lillian Taiz
	Woman (Uh - Huh)	Jose Ferrer - Orch., Chorus under dir. of Norman Leyden	December 14, 1953	Johnny Desmond
	You Are My Sunshine	Norman Leyden His Orchestra and Chorus	1960	The Pine Ridge Boys
	You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)	Broc Peters – Orch. under dir. of Norman Leyden	November 30, 1953	William J. Halley
	You Make Me Feel So Young	Rosemary Clooney - Orchestra and chorus under direction of Norman Leyden	1954	Martha Tilton with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REC,REL, Carol Stewart and Del Porter BRD
	You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do)	Buddy Greco and The Heathertones with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden	April 1953	Jack Albin and His Hotel Pennsylvania Dance Orch. - Vocal Chorus by Bill Coty REC, Adele Astaire & Eddie Foy Jr. PRF
	You Tell Me Your Dream (I'll Tell You Mine)	Orchestra and Chorus under the dir. of Norman Leyden	1959	Chas. Winters and Elond Autry

Songs written by Norman Leyden

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Love Is the $64,000 Question	Fred Ebb, Norman Leyden	Tony Travis with Joe Reisman's Orchestra and Chorus	1956	Covered by (3 artists)

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith	Bill Carey [US1], Charles Grean, Norman Leyden, Louis Viana	John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt	Jim Lowe [US1]	Covered by The Stargazers with Johnnie Gray and His Band of the Day

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Community Sing - Follow the Bouncing Ball	Norman Leyden His Orchestra and Chorus	1960	RCA Camden
Everybody Sing	Orchestra and Chorus under the dir. of Norman Leyden	1959	RCA Camden
For You	Don Cornell with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden	February 1953	Coral
Once Upon a Time	Johnny Desmond - Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1959	Columbia [US]
Rodgers and Hart Song Book	Vaughn Monroe and Patrice Munsel with Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1951	RCA Victor
Selections from Destry Rides Again	Louise O'Brien, Jack Haskell - Orchestra under the dir. of Norman Leyden	August 1959	RCA Camden

EPs

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Hits from "Wonderful Town"	Sandy Stewart and Frank Murphy, Orchestra Under the direction of Norman Leyden	September 1953	Epic

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Don't Be Afraid	Sarah Vaughan - Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	June 5, 1950	Columbia [US]
He Who Has Love	The Four Lads – Orch. under dir. of Norman Leyden	March 6, 1953	Columbia [US]
I'll Walk Alone	Don Cornell with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden	March 1952	Coral
I'm Yours	Don Cornell with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden	April 1952	Coral
I Ran All the Way Home	Johnny Hartman with Orchestra conducted by Norman Leyden	1951	RCA Victor
I Talk to the Trees	Tony Bavaar with Norman Leyden's Orchestra	1951	RCA Victor
Lonely Little Robin	Mindy Carson with Orchestra conducted by Norman Leyden	May 1951	RCA Victor
Lover - Lover (Why Must We Part)	Joan Weber with Norman Leyden's Orchestra and Chorus	March 1955	Columbia [US]
Moonlight Serenade	Tommy Leonetti - Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Norman Leyden	January 1959	RCA Victor
Only Yesterday	Jackie Paris with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden	1953	Brunswick
Riverboat Rag	Judy Lynn with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden	May 1952	Coral
The "Rear Window" Theme	Eddy Manson His Harmonica with a Heart and The Norman Leyden Orchestra	October 1954	"X"
To You, My Love	Betty Madigan - Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Norman Leyden	January 1956	MGM
Whippa-Whippa-Woo	Sarah Vaughan - Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	1950	Columbia [US]
You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)	Broc Peters – Orch. under dir. of Norman Leyden	November 30, 1953	Columbia [US]
You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do)	Buddy Greco and The Heathertones with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden	April 1953	Coral

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Castle Rock	The Fontane Sisters	August 1951	RCA Victor
Close the Door	Jim Lowe [US1]	May 1955	Dot Records
Don't Call My Name	Helene Dixon	May 1953	OKeh
Don't Cry, Baby	Tony Bennett	1950	Columbia [US]
Down by the River Side	The Four Lads	May 29, 1953	Columbia [US]
Gotta Find Somebody to Love	Mindy Carson	April 1951	RCA Victor
I Get the Blues When It Rains	The Fontane Sisters	1951	RCA Victor
I Know Why (And So Do You)	Jackie Paris	June 1954	Coral
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas	Gayla Peevey	October 1953	Columbia [US]
Jolie Jacqueline	Burl Ives	1950	Columbia [US]
Maybellene	Jim Lowe [US1]	July 1955	Dot Records
My Darling	Roger Coleman	January 1953	Decca
Querida	Jeri Southern	November 1952	Decca
(Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You	Rosemary Clooney	1950	Columbia [US]
The Little White Duck	Burl Ives	December 1950	Columbia [US]
Thinking of You	Sarah Vaughan	August 21, 1950	Columbia [US]
This Is the Thanks I Get	Betty Johnson	August 1954	Bell
While We're Young	Rosemary Clooney	1954	Columbia [US]
Woman (Uh - Huh) - Man (Uh - Huh)	Jose Ferrer - Rosemary Clooney	December 14, 1953	Columbia [US]
You Make Me Feel So Young	Rosemary Clooney	1955	Philips

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