Diane (Erno Rapee and Lew Pollack song)
"Diane" - also known as "Diane (I'm in Heaven When I See You Smile)"- is a song by Ernö Rapée and Lew Pollack, originally written as a theme song for the 1927 silent movie "Seventh Heaven".
In 1928, The Nat Shilkret Orchestra had a hit with the song.
The song appears (without lyrics) on the 1961 Miles Davis Quintet album "Steamin'", originally recorded in 1956.
Instrumental version was recorded on March 22, 1962, for the LP
"There Is Nothing Like a Dame" with Pete Candoli and Conte Candoli on trumpets, Shelly Manne on drums, John Williams on piano, Howard Roberts on guitar and Gary Peacock on bass.
Mario Lanza sang this song on radio, and his recording has been released in a compilation album from 1996, "Be My Love."
Sergio Franchi recorded this song on his 1963 RCA Victor Red Seal album "Women in My Life."
The song was a popular single by Irish band
The Bachelors, which was released on 25 January 1964 on the Decca label (Decca F11799) and produced by Shel Talmy.
It reached Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart, making The Bachelors the first act from the Republic of Ireland to top the British charts.
The song also reached Number 2 in Ireland and Number 3 in Australia.
In the US, "Diane" was The Bachelors most successful single, peaking at Number 10 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart in 1964.
Jim Reeves also covered the song in the 1950s, and so did The Mudballs in the 1990s.
Their recording has never been released officially though.
Billy May and Vic Damone both covered this much-recorded standard.
Country singer Slim Whitman featured a version on his number #2 hit album Home on the Range.
The song title is sometimes mistakenly referred to as 'My Diane' or confused with The Beach Boys song "My Diane", which is a different song.
There Is Nothing Like a Dame
"There Is Nothing Like a Dame" (for 4 part male voices, 2 tenors and 2 basses) is one of the songs from the musical "South Pacific".
The song was written by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.
It is widely popular in the musical arts, often sung by men's choirs.
It is sung by the sailors (e.g. Sven Larsen) because they all long for women in their lives.
The song is broken up in the middle when the nurses run by, and Billis gives Nurse Nellie Forbush her laundry.
The song also has a sung recitative between the verses and the Chorus.
A comic version of this song was performed in the 1977 Christmas edition of the BBC's "Morecambe and Wise Show", as well as being performed in another "Morecambe and Wise Show" — one of their shows featured Cliff Richard in the song.
The parts of the sailors were all played by BBC newsreaders of the time with Peter Woods getting to sing the distinctive last line.
Another comic version of the song was performed on "The Goodies" episode "For Those in Peril on the Sea".
This song was covered by Californian ska punk band Reel Big Fish for their 1997 7" single "Vacationing in Palm Springs".
Instrumental version was recorded on March 22, 1962, for the eponym LP with Pete Candoli and Conte Candoli on trumpets, Shelly Manne on drums, John Williams on piano, Howard Roberts on guitar and Gary Peacock on bass.
It was also used as the signature tune for ITV's series "
The Dame Edna Treatment".
The Fools' Hall of Fame
The Fools' Hall of Fame is the title of an American song.
There has been more than one composition using this title.
Nada personal (song)
Nada Personal is a song written by Armando Manzanero that was the theme song for the telenovela of 1999" Nada personal" directed by Antonio Serrano.
The song was included in the album of the same name and again in 1993 in the album" Mis Canciones Favoritas" both of Manzanero.
The first is still considered one of the most successful albums of Azteca Music.
The song was recorded a third time in the 2005 album" Esencial" of Spanish singer Ana Torroja, ex lead singer for Mecano.
The song is a duet with Manzanero.
The song talks about a man who has a relationship with someone he lives with but there is" nothing personal".
The reason that there is nothing personal in the relationship is because the two share so much.
Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American composer, known largely for his work in musical theater.
With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the most significant American composers of the 20th century, and his compositions had a significant impact on popular music.
He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart, with whom he wrote several musicals throughout the 1920s and 1930s, including "Pal JoeyA Connecticut YankeeOn
Your Toes" and "Babes in Arms," and Oscar Hammerstein II, with whom he wrote musicals through the 1940s and 1950s such as "Oklahoma!CarouselSouth PacificThe King and I", and "The Sound of Music".
His collaborations with Hammerstein, in particular, are celebrated for bringing the Broadway musical to a new maturity by telling stories that were focused around characters and drama rather than the light-hearted entertainment that the genre was known for beforehand.
Rodgers was the first person to win what are considered the top American entertainment awards in television, recording, movies and Broadway – an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award — now known collectively as an EGOT.
In addition, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, making him one of only two people to receive all five awards
(Marvin Hamlisch is the other).
Walter Robinson (composer)
Walter Robinson is an African American composer of the late 20th century.
He is most notable for his 1977 song" Harriet Tubman", which has been recorded by folk musicians such as Holly Near, John McCutcheon, and others.
He is also the composer of several operas.
Alison Swan
Alison Swan, is a black female filmmaker, writer, actor, campaign manager and real estate developer.
Swan is a native of Bermuda, and is known for her films" Mixing Nia"( 1998) and" Nothing like the Holidays"( 2008).
She co-wrote" Nothing like the Holiday" with her husband and American film producer Robert Teitel.
She is a mother of two boys and was pregnant with her second son while writing the screen play for" Nothing like the Holidays", which she eventually sold to Overture Films.
Her work gives insight into the lives of African and Latin American families and the social and ideological differences that distinguish them from traditional American norms.
Alexander Courage
Alexander Mair" Sandy" Courage Jr.( December 10, 1919
May 15, 2008) was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film.
He is best known as the composer of the theme music for the original" Star Trek" series.
Alonso Mudarra
Alonso Mudarra( c. 1510 – April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also played the vihuela, a guitar- shaped string instrument.
He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.
Petrus de Domarto
Petrus de Domarto( fl. c. 1445– 1455) was a Franco- Flemish composer of the Renaissance.
He was a contemporary and probable acquaintance of Ockeghem, and was the composer of at least one of the first unified mass cycles to be written in continental Europe.

Question: Which country the composer of song There Is Nothing Like A Dame is from?
Answer: American