BELLE OF THE BALL
(Music: Leroy Anderson - 1951 / Lyrics: Mitchell Parish - 1953)


Leroy Anderson & The Pops Concert Orch. (Instr.) - 1951
Mantovani & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1953
Bob Scobey's Frisco Jazz Band (Instr.) - 1957
Royal Farnsworth Symphony "Pops" Orch. (Instr.) - 1958
Arthur Fiedler & The Denver Symphony Pops (Instr.) - 1962
Si Zentner & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1963
Rawicz & Landauer (Instr.) - 1963
Werner Müller & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1964
Kurt Wege And His Orch. (Instr.) -1966
Maurice de Abravanel & Utah Symphony Orch. (Instr.)- 1967

Also recorded by: 
Pinchas Steinberg & The Cologne Radio Orch.;  
Leroy Anthony & His Orch.; Orchester Franz'l;
Leonard Slatkin & The BBC Philharmonic Orch.; 
Ray Martin & His Orch.; Billy Burton & His Orch.; 
Georg Huber & The Salonorchester Schwanen Orch.;
Frederick Fennell & Eastman-Rochester 'Pops' Orch.





Dancing so lightly and smiling so brightly
Tonight you're the Belle of the Ball
Is it a wonder the fellows are (the whole world is) under
The spell of the Belle of the Ball
You are the girl of their dreams
Everyone seems to adore you
And you can tell at a glance
There is romance waiting somewhere for you

So have a gay time, the music of May time 
Will end with the break of the dawn
You and your laughter will linger long after
the sound of the music is gone
We will remember the night
You were the fairest of all
In our hearts you'll be dancing
Forever and ever the Belle of the Ball

(Orchestral Interlude)

Tonight there is music and dancing
The dancers are happy and gay
Tonight is a night for romancing
All the magical hours away
And here in the crowd there is someone
With beauty as fresh as the dew
And you are that beautiful someone
For the moment you entered 
All glances were centred on you






(Contributed by Mel Priddle - May 2014)