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Vincent's Playlist

Vincent values his database of music, particularly songs from the mid-20th Century. Below are his song selections from the book, Vincent And The Grief Masters, either mentioned or used as background for the chapter numbers shown (not every chapter has a corresponding song). The selection buttons are linked to the web music application, Spotify. If you have a Spotify account and the app is downloaded on your computer or mobile device, open it and when you select a Play button below, it should  play the entire song. If you do not have the application, the button will play a thirty second preview of the song, then give you a choice to go to Spotify. You can just X out of the selection, or hit the X and it will go to Spotify where a three month free subscription with no obligation to subscribe is offered. Sign up and hear all of the songs in their entirety. At the end of the free period, you may close your free account. If you do sign up, you will find so many fabulous artists and songs! (This website does not profit from any association with Spotify.) Note: if viewing this page on your mobile device, all of the song selection buttons will appear together at the bottom of the page.

Chapter 1: Meet Troy Vincent

"Eye Of The Tiger" Artists: Survivor

Composers: Frankie Sullivan, Jim Peterik

Album: Eye Of The Tiger, 1982

Producers: Frankie Sullivan, Jim Peterik; Source: Volcano

Chapter 3: Alt. Version w/Lyrics

"Bring Him Home" (from the musical, 'Les Miserables') Artist: Colon Wilkinson

Composers/Lyricists: Alain Boublil, Alain, Albert Boublil, Claude Michel Schoneberg, Herbert Kretzmer

Album: Cameron Mackintosh presents Les Miserables, 1987

Producers: Alain Boublil, Claude=Michel Schoneberg; Source: Verve MC

Chapter 8: Into the Unknown

"Survival" Artist: America

Composer: Gerry Beckley

Album: Alibi, 1980

Producers: Matthew McCauley, Fred Mollin; Source: Capitol Records

Chapter 13: Manipulation

"All Along The Watchtower" Artist: Jimi Hendrix

Composers: Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix

Album: Electric Ladyland, 1968

Producer: Jimi Hendrix; Source: Legacy Recordings

Chapter 16: Wake Up!

"In The Mood" Artists: The Glenn Miller Orchestra

Composers: Joe Garland, Andy Razaf; Rendition by Glenn Miller

Album: Glenn Miller, Ultimate Big Band Collection, 1939

Producer: Glenn Miller; Source: Masterworks Jazz

Chapter 23: Reminiscence

"The Green Leaves of Summer" Artists: The Brothers Four

Composers: J. E. Cason, McGayden

Album: The Brothers Four Greatest Hits, 1960

Producer: (unknown); Source: Columbia

Chapter 28: Garden of Regrets

"Stairway To Heaven" Artist: Led Zepplin

Composers: Jimmy Page, Robert Plant

Album: Led Zeppelin IV (Delux Edition), 1971

Producer: Jimmy Page; Source: Atlantic Records

Chapter 32: Night Sounds

"Bolero" (Instrumental - Spanish Guitar) Artist: Michael Fix

Composer: Maurice Ravel (1928)

Album: Lines & Spaces, 2014

Producer: Michael Fix; Source: Acoustic Music Records

Chapter 38: Silent Appreciation

"Rhapsody In Blue" Artists: Columbia Symphony Orchestra with Piano, Conductor, Leonard Bernstein

Composer: George Gershwin (1924); Orchestration by Ferde Grofe

Album: Rhapsody In Blue and An American In Paris, 1959

Producer: John McClure; Source Sony Classical

Chapter 40: Well Done and Thank You!

"Hallelujah (chorus from 'The Messiah') Artists: The Mormon Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Composer: George Frideric Handel with text by Charles Jennens, 1741

Album: The Essential Christmas, 2002

Producer (unknown); Source: Sony Music Entertainment, Inc; Columbia

Chapter 3: He's Gone

"Bring Him Home" (Instrumental) Artists: The Piano Guys

Composers: Claude-Michel Schonberg; Arranger: Steven Sharp Nelson

Album: The Piano Guys, 2012

Producers: Steven Sharp Nelson, Al van der Beek, Jon Schmidt; Source: Portrait/Sony Masterworks

Chapter 6: Guilty!

"Jail House Rock" Artist: Elvis Presley

Composers: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller

Album: Elvis Golden Records, 1958

Producer: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller; Source: RCA Records Label

Chapter 10: Meet Vincent, NTB

"Iron Man" Artists: Black Sabbath

Composers: Black Sabbath, Bill Ward, Geezer Butler, John Osbourne, Terence Butler, Tony Iommi

Original Album: Paranoid, 1970; Selection from Iron Man, 2012 ReMaster

Producer: Rodger Bain; Source: Rhino/Warner Records

Chapter 16: Go To Sleep

"Claire de Lune" (Instrumental) Artists: The London Symphony Orchestra

Composer: Claude Debussy (1890)

Album: Firelight, 20 Classical Masterpieces, 2018

Producer (unknown); Source: The Music Factory

Chapter 20 & 21: Alone

"One (Is The Loneliest Number)" Artists: Three Dog Night

Composer: Harry Nilsson

Album: The Best of Three Dog Night, 1968

Producer: Gabriel Mekler; Source: Geffen*

Chapter 27: Spurn and Burn

"Ticket To Ride" Artists: The Beatles

Composers: John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Original Single, 1965; Selection from the Album: Help, ReMastered 2009

Producer: George Martin; Source: EMI Catalogue, MPL Sony Music Publishing

Chapter 30: Stop Running

"When I Fall In Love" Artist: Julie London

Composers: Edward Heyman, V. Young; Arranged & Conducted by Andre Previn

Album: Your Number Please, 1959

Producer: Bobby Troup; Source: Capitol Records

Chapter 34: Now and Forever

"Time In A Bottle" Artist: Jim Croce

Composer: Jim Croce

Album: Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits, 1974

Producer & Source: BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, BMG Publishing

Chapter 38: Missing You

"Memory" (from the musical, 'CATS') Artists: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sara Brightman

Composers/Lyricists: Andrew Lloyd Webber, T. S. Elliot, Trevor Robert Nunn

Alblum: The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, 1997

Producer: Andrew Lloyd Webber; Source: Polydor Records

Chapter 40: Top of the Chart!

"Livin' On A Prayer" Artists: Bon Jovi

Composers: Desmond Child, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora

Album: Slippery When Wet, 1986

Producer: Bruce Fairbairn; Source: Island Records, Universal Music Publishing

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