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Moscow Nights: Popular Russian Hits

Various Artists
Moscow Nights: Popular Russian Hits Recorded in the former Soviet Union, this recording is a collection of Russian popular music, some dating from the 1950s and 1960s. Although American popular music was generally excluded from the Soviet Union, Russian composers would occasionally use the music styles of American bands from the 1940s in writing their popular music compositions. Listeners will recognize “Moscow Nights,” know in America as “Midnight in Moscow,” and W.C. Handy’s “St Louis Blues” played by a trio of Russian guitarists.

Track Listing

101
Podmoskovni Vechera (Moscow Nights)
Vladimir Troshin and the Women's Chorus and Radio Concert Orchestra
04:26  
102
Tuchi Nad Gorodo Vstali (Clouds Over the Town)
Mark Berness, Anatoli Shalayev and N. Krilov
02:01  
103
Odinokaya Garmon (Lonely Accordion)
George Ots and the Estonian Radio Orchestra
02:55  
104
Katiusha
Larissa Avdeyeva and the Radio Concert Orchestra
02:13  
105
Song of Roshchin
Mark Berness
02:37  
106
Otchevo, Pochemu (Why?)
Vladimir Troshin
02:24  
107
Siniye Sumerki (Blue Twilight)
Nina Dorda
03:19  
108
Accordion Waltz
Boris Tikhonov and the Radio Concert Orchestra
03:18  
201
St. Louis Blues
Yuri Greschenko, Victor Mironov, and Alexei Yakushev
03:17  
202
First Love Waltz
Rashid Beibutov and the State Orchestra
02:59  
203
Podi Poproboi, Ogadai-ka (Try and Guess!)
Vera Krosovitskaya and the Radio Stage Orchestra
03:18  
204
Uslish Menya, Khoroshaya (Hear Me Out, My Pretty One!)
George Ots and the Estonian Radio Orchestra
02:20  
205
Lunni Vals (Moon Waltz)
Alla Solenkova and the Radio Concert Orchestra
02:46  
206
Yesli Lyubish (If You Love)
Vitali Vlassov
03:44  
207
Vsegda s Toboi (Always with You)
Alexander Tsfasman
03:15