Most modern pop "songs" are musically boring, atonal, narrative ditties lacking melody. Here is a collection of rare ballads that deserve another singing by a contemporary talent (apologies to John Pizzarelli), and another hearing by melody-starved fans of exquisite songwriting. Are you listening Michael Buble'and Renee Olstead?

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	Andy Russell	Always (1995 Digital Remaster)
	Andy Russell	Pretending (1995 Digital Remaster)
	Ann-Margret	More Than You Know
	Arthur Prysock	I'm Through With Love
	Benny Goodman	My Old Flame
	Benny Goodman	Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
	Benny Goodman	Somebody Stole My Gal
	Billie Holiday	I Can't GIve You Anything But Love
	Billie Holiday	Say It Isn't So
	Billie Holiday	You've Changed
	Billy Eckstine	I Apologize
	Billy Eckstine	That Old Feeling
	Billy Eckstine	The Girl That I Marry
	Bing Crosby	Did You Ever See A Dream Walking?
	Bing Crosby	I Can't Begin To Tell You
	Bing Crosby	If You Please
	Blossom Dearie	'Deed I Do
	Blossom Dearie	Don't Wait Too Long (20 Bit Mastering) (1998 Digital Remaster)
	Bob Allen with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	I Should Care (Film Version from 'Thrill Of A Romance', 1945)
	Bobby Darin	Don't Dream Of Anybody But Me (LP Version)
	Bobby Darin	Easy Living (LP Version)
	Bobby Darin	Just In Time
	Brenda Lee	I Wonder
	Brook Benton	It's Been A Long, Long Time
	Brook Benton	Oh! What It Seemed To Be
	Buddy Clark (Vocals)	Girl of My Dreams
	Buddy Clark (Vocals)	Just One More Chance
	Buddy Clark (Vocals)	Rosalie
	Buddy Holly	That's My Desire
	Carly Simon	Moonglow
	Carmen McRae	It's Like Reaching For The Moon (Live Album Version)
	Charlie Rich	I Miss You So
	Charlie Watts	I Get Along Without You Very Well
	Claire Austin	Can't We Talk It Over
	Claire Austin	I'll Never Be The Same
	Connie Francis	I Was Such A Fool (To Fall In Love With You)
	Connie Francis	Together
	Connie Francis	Who's Sorry Now
	Connie Haines	When Sleepy Stars Begin To Fall
	Connie Haines	You Got The Best Of Me
	Connie Haines	You're Part Of My Heart
	Conway Twitty	Faded Love
	Count Basie	What Will I Tell My Heart?
	Count Basie, His Instrumentalists & His Rhythm	Sugar
	David Cassidy	If I Didn't Care
	Dean Martin	All I Do Is Dream Of You (1991 Digital Remaster)
	Dean Martin	It's The Talk Of The Town
	Dean Martin	Pretty Baby
	Della Reese	Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
	Della Reese	I Had the Craziest Dream
	Della Reese	I'll Get By
	Diane Schuur	How About Me
	Dinah Shore	A Penny A Kiss
	Dinah Shore	There'll Be Some Changes Made
	Dinah Washington	I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
	Dinah Washington	I Was Telling Him About You
	Dinah Washington	It Isn't Fair
	Doris Day	A Faded Summer Love
	Doris Day	Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries
	Doris Day	Sleepy Lagoon
	Doris Day and His Orchestra	It's Magic
	Doris Day, Harry James & His Orchestra	I Only Have Eyes for You
	Doris Day, Harry James & His Orchestra	Pretty Baby
	Doris Day, Harry James & His Orchestra	With a Song In My Heart
	Dorothy Kirsten	Soon
	Eddie Fisher	Thinking Of You
	Eddy Howard	(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
	Eddy Howard	Careless
	Eddy Howard	Heartaches
	Ella Fitzgerald	Goody, Goody
	Ella Fitzgerald	Them There Eyes
	Ella Fitzgerald	Under A Blanket Of Blue
	Elvis Presley	I Love You Because
	Elvis Presley	Just Pretend
	Elvis Presley	Loving You
	Etta James	Don't Take Your Love From Me
	Etta James	Prisoner Of Love
	Etta Jones	I Miss You So
	Etta Jones	If You Were Mine
	Eydie Gorme	Who Wouldn't Love You
	Frank D'Rone	Everything Happens To Me
	Frank D'Rone	My Melancholy Baby
	Frank D'Rone	We'll Be Together Again
	Frank Sinatra	Among My Souvenirs
	Frank Sinatra	Begin The Beguine
	Frank Sinatra	Half As Lovely (Twice As True)
	Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra	Memories of You
	Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra	The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else
	Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra	We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye
	Frank Sinatra with The Modernaires	Sorry
	Frank Sinatra with The Skylarks	There's Something Missing
	Frankie Laine	Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)
	Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers	Out In The Cold Again
	Fred Astaire	Cheek To Cheek (from 'Top Hat')
	Fred Astaire	Let's Face The Music and Dance (from Follow the Fleet)
	Fred Astaire	They Can't Take That Away From Me (From "The Barkleys Of Broadway") (LP Version)
	Freda Payne	I Wish I Knew
	Gene Ammons Band	The Thrill Of Your Kiss
	Glenn Miller	My Love For You
	Guy Lombardo	Boo Hoo
	Guy Lombardo	Seems Like Old Times
	Hadda Brooks	It All Depends on You
	Hadda Brooks	Say It With a Kiss
	Hadda Brooks	Sometimes I'm Happy (featuring Carla Bozulich)
	Ivory Joe Hunter	Moonlight And Roses (LP Version)
	Jack Jones	You're Sensational
	Jack Miller Orchestra	Coquette
	James Darren	P.S. I Love You (LP Version)
	Jane Froman	Baby Mine
	Jane Russell	Do It Again
	JERRY VALE	Linda
	Jimmy Dorsey	I Don't Know Why
	Jimmy Durante	Once To Every Heart (Album Version)
	Jimmy Durante	When I Lost You (Album Version)
	Jo Stafford	Haunted Heart (1996 Digital Remaster)
	Jo Stafford	It Could Happen to You
	Jo Stafford	No Other Love (Digitally Remastered 91)
	John Gary	Don't Blame Me
	John Pizzarelli	I Cried For You
	John Pizzarelli	I'm Confessin'
	John Pizzarelli	Walkin' My Baby Back Home
	Johnny Mathis	Moonlight Becomes You
	Johnny Mathis	No Strings
	Johnny Mercer	Candy
	Julie London	How About Me
	K.T. Oslin	Mean To Me
	Kay Starr	Side By Side (1991 Digital Remaster)
	Kay Starr	So Tired
	Kevin Mahogany	Teach Me Tonight
	Lena Horne, Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra	Out Of Nowhere
	Lennie Hayton	You Were Meant for Me
	Les Brown	I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest
	Les Brown	Oh, How I Miss You Tonight
	Les Brown & His Orchestra	You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)
	Les Brown And His Band Of Renown	Swingin' Down The Lane (24-Bit Digitally Remastered 01)
	Les Paul/Mary Ford	How High The Moon (1991 Digital Remaster)
	Louis Armstrong	A Kiss To Build A Dream On (From "The Strip") (LP Version)
	Louis Armstrong And His Hot Seven	Sugar
	Mandy Barnett	With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming
	Margaret Whiting	I've Never Been In Love Before
	Marty Robbins	I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)
	Marty Robbins	My Happiness
	Marty Robbins	Return To Me
	Maureen McGovern	Little Jazz Bird
	Mel Tormé	Moonlight Cocktail
	Mel Tormé	Oh You Crazy Moon
	Mel Torme	I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling
	Mel Torme	My Buddy
	Mel Torme	Oh, You Beautiful Doll
	Nancy Wilson	Don't Go To Strangers (Digitally Remastered 96)
	Nancy Wilson	I Was Telling Him About You
	Nancy Wilson	What A Little Moonlight Can Do (2004 Digital Remaster)
	Nat King Cole	I Never Had A Chance
	Nat King Cole	Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
	Nat King Cole	You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It) (2002 Digital Remaster)
	Pam Tillis	So Wrong
	Pat Boone	A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody
	Pat Boone	All Alone
	Pat Boone	Remember
	Patsy Cline	Does Your Heart Beat For Me
	Patsy Cline	Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)
	Patsy Cline	Strange
	Patti Page	Allegheny Moon
	Patti Page	I've Got My Eyes On You (Alternative Take)
	Patti Page	My Sin
	Peggy Lee	Be Anything (But Be Mine)
	Peggy Lee	I Don't Know Enough About You
	Peggy Lee	It's All Over Now
	Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman	Ev'rything I Love
	Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman	We'll Meet Again
	Perry Como	I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
	Perry Como	Prisoner Of Love
	Phil Regan	Three Little Words (from 'Three Little Words')
	Ray Anthony	Autumn Leaves
	Ray Anthony	Melody Of Love
	Ray Anthony	Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)
	Ray Charles	Can Anyone Ask For More
	Ray Charles	I'm a Fool to Care
	Ray Charles/Betty Carter	Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
	Rod Stewart	My One And Only Love
	Rod Stewart	Until The Real Thing Comes Along
	Rosemary Clooney	I Don't Want To Walk Without You Baby
	Rosemary Clooney	I Thought About You
	Rosemary Clooney	Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me
	Russ Morgan And His Orchestra	The Object of My Affection
	Russ Morgan And His Orchestra	You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
	Sammy Davis, Jr.	Change Partners
	Sammy Davis, Jr.	People Will Say We're In Love
	Sammy Davis, Jr.	Two Sleepy People
	Sarah Vaughan	Maybe It's Because I Love You Too Much
	Sarah Vaughan	Please
	Sinead O'Connor	I Want To Be Loved By You
	Sonny Stitt Band	To Think You've Chosen Me
	Sue Raney	How About Me (1992 Digital Remaster)
	Susannah McCorkle	I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
	Susannah McCorkle	Thanks For The Memory
	Swing Time (Turner)	A Fine Romance (LP Version)
	Swing Time (Turner)	The Way You Look Tonight (LP Version)
	The Andrew Sisters	Jealous
	The Andrew Sisters	Near You
	The Andrews Sisters	I Can Dream, Can't I?
	The Casinos	Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
	The Four Lads with Ray Ellis & His Orchestra & Chorus	Standing On The Corner
	The Great Ziegfeld	A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody (from 'The Great Ziegfeld', 1936)
	The Ink Spots	My Prayer
	The Ink Spots	Street of Dreams
	The Ink Spots	To Each His Own
	The McGuire Sisters	All By Myself
	The McGuire Sisters	Miss You
	The McGuire Sisters	Sincerely
	The Mills Brothers	Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)
	The Pied Pipers	Whispering
	THE RAY CONNIFF SINGERS	Slow Poke
	The Sentimentalists	Yearning (Just For You)
	Tony Bennett	I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
	Tony Bennett	Isn't It Romantic?
	Tony Bennett	My Romance
	Tony Bennett & k.d. lang	I Wonder
	Tony Martin	Guilty
	Tony Martin	I'll See You In My Dreams
	Tony Martin	Make Believe
	Tony Martin & The MGM Studio Orchestra	Easy To Love (from 'Easy To Love)
	Various	Because Of You
	Various	You Belong To Me
	Various Artists	An Affair To Remember
	Vaughn Monroe	I Wish I Didn't Love You So
	Vaughn Monroe	My Devotion
	Vaughn Monroe	Racing With the Moon
	Vera Lynn	Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (2007 Digital Remaster)
	Vera Lynn/Tony Osborne & His Orchestra	I'll Be Seeing You (2007 Digital Remaster)
	Vic Damone	But Beautiful
	Vic Damone	Change Partners (1992 Digital Remaster)
	Willie Nelson	I Still Can't Believe You're Gone (LP Version)

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