Description

In response to widespread interest, Dan Coates has assembled a comprehensive collection of 77 exceptional songs suitable for various occasions, specifically designed for advanced piano players. This anthology features a diverse range of titles, including beloved love songs, wedding classics, Broadway hits, popular ballads from both pop and country genres, as well as memorable themes from movies and television. Notably, two selections, "Colors of the Wind" and "Star Wars," are part of the Royal Conservatory of Music Popular Selection List (2009 Edition), with these arrangements having been previously published under item #AF9842.

Songs / Content

• Angel EyesJim Brickman (composer)
• Anne's Theme (from "Anne of Green Gables")Hagood Hardy (contributor)
• A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes (from "Cinderella")Jerry Livingston (composer); Mack David (composer); Al Hoffman (composer)
• Anywhere the Heart Goes (from "The Thorn Birds")Will Jennings (lyricist); Henry Mancini (composer)
• Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) (from "Arthur")Peter Allen (composer); Carole Bayer Sager (composer); Christopher Cross (composer); Burt Bacharach (composer)
• As Time Goes By (from "Casablanca")Herman Hupfeld (composer)
• Ashokan FarewellJay Ungar (composer)
• Beauty and the Beast (from Walt Disney's "Beauty and the Beast")Alan Menken (composer); Howard Ashman (lyricist)
• Because You Loved Me (Theme from "Up Close and Personal")Diane Warren (composer)
• Can You Read My Mind? (Love Theme from "Superman")Leslie Bricusse (lyricist); John Williams (composer)
• Canon in D
• Con Te Partiro / Time to Say GoodbyeLucio Quarantotto (composer); Frank Peterson (composer); Francesco Sartori (composer)
• DesperadoGlenn Frey (composer); Don Henley (composer)
• Evergreen (Love Theme from "A Star Is Born")Paul Williams (lyricist); Barbra Streisand (composer)
• Everything I Do (I Do It for You)Michael Kamen (composer); Robert "Mutt" Lange (composer); Bryan Adams (composer)
• Favourite SonCy Coleman (contributor); Adolph Green (contributor); Betty Comden (contributor)
• ForeverDavid Foster (composer); Kenny Loggins (composer); Eva Ein Loggins (lyricist)
• Friends or Lovers (Both to Each Other) a/k/a Friends and LoversJay Gruska (composer); Paul Gordon (composer)
• From a DistanceJulie Gold (composer)
• Happy Birthday to YouMildred Hill (lyricist); Patty Hill (lyricist)
• Heart (from "Damn Yankees")Richard Adler (composer); Jerry Ross (composer)
• Hey There! (from "The Pajama Game")Richard Adler (composer); Jerry Ross (composer)
• HomecomingHagood Hardy (contributor)
• How Could I Ever Know? (from "The Secret Garden")Marsha Norman (lyricist); Lucy Simon (composer)
• How Do I LiveDiane Warren (composer)
• How Do You Keep the Music Playing? (from "Best Friends")Michel Legrand (composer); Alan Bergman (lyricist); Marilyn Bergman (lyricist)
• I Believe I Can FlyR. Kelly (composer)
• I Don't Want to Miss a ThingDiane Warren (composer)
• I Say a Little PrayerHal David (composer); Burt Bacharach (composer)
• I SwearFrank Myers (composer); Gary Baker (composer)
• I Can Love You Like ThatSteve Diamond (contributor); Maribeth Derry (contributor); Jennifer Kimball (contributor)
• I Will Always Love YouDolly Parton (composer)
• If My Friends Could See Me Now (from "Sweet Charity")Cy Coleman (composer); Dorothy Fields (lyricist)
• If You BelieveJim Brickman (composer)
• In This LifeAllen Shamblin (composer); Mike Reid (composer)
• Karen's ThemeRichard Carpenter (composer)
• Kei's SongDavid Benoit (contributor)
• La Vie En Rose (Take Me to Your Heart Again)Mack David (lyricist); Edith Piaf (lyricist); Luis Guglielmi (composer)
• Love and MarriageJimmy Van Heusen (contributor); Sammy Cahn (contributor)
• Love SoloDan Coates (contributor)
• May You AlwaysLarry Marks (contributor); Dick Charles (contributor)
• Miss Celie's Blues (from "The Color Purple")Quincy Jones (contributor); Rod Temperton (contributor)
• Misty (Vocal)Erroll Garner (composer); Johnny Burke (lyricist)
• The Colors of My Life (from "Barnum")Cy Coleman (composer); Michael Stewart (lyricist)
• The Colors of the Wind (from Walt Disney's "Pocahontas")Stephen Schwartz (lyricist); Alan Menken (composer)
• My One True FriendCarole Bayer Sager (contributor); Carole King (contributor)
• My Unknown SomeoneCy Coleman (contributor); Adolph Green (contributor); Betty Comden (contributor)
• Oh! What It Seemed to BeGeorge David Weiss (composer); Bennie Benjamin (composer); Frankie Carle (composer)
• Once Before I GoPeter Woolnough Allen (composer); Dean Pitchford (composer)
• One Moment in TimeJohn Bettis (composer); Albert Hammond (composer)
• Open ArmsSteve Perry (composer); Jonathan Cain (composer)
• Other Side of MidnightMichel Legrand (contributor)
• Over the Rainbow (from "The Wizard of Oz")Harold Arlen (composer); E. Y. Harburg (lyricist)
• Ragtime (from "Ragtime")Stephen Flaherty (composer); Lynn Ahrens (lyricist)
• Saving All My Love for YouGerry Goffin (contributor); Michael Masser (contributor)
• Send in the Clowns (from "A Little Night Music")Stephen Sondheim (composer)
• Separate LivesStephen Bishop (composer)
• Song from "M*A*S*H" (Suicide Is Painless)Johnny Mandel (composer); Michael Altman (lyricist)
• Star Wars (Main Theme)John Williams (composer)
• Summer Me, Winter MeMichel Legrand (contributor); Alan Bergman (contributor); Marilyn Bergman (contributor)
• She Loves MeSheldon Harnick (contributor); Jerry Bock (contributor)
• Tears in HeavenEric Clapton (contributor); Will Jennings (contributor)
• Tell HimDavid Foster (composer); Linda Thompson (composer); Walter Afanasieff (composer)
• That's What Friends Are For (from "Night Shift")Carole Bayer Sager (lyricist); Burt Bacharach (composer)
• The Greatest Love of AllMichael Masser (composer); Linda Creed (lyricist)
• The Prayer (English-Language Version)David Foster (composer); Carole Bayer Sager (composer)
• The Rose (from "The Rose")Amanda McBroom (composer)
• The Wind Beneath My Wings (from "Beaches")Jeff Silbar (composer); Larry Henley (composer)
• Theme from "Ice Castles" (Through the Eyes of Love)Carole Bayer Sager (lyricist); Marvin Hamlisch (composer)
• Theme from "New York, New York"John Kander (composer); Fred Ebb (lyricist)
• Tonight I Celebrate My LoveMichael Masser (composer); Gerry Goffin (composer)
• Unbreak My Heart (Regresa a Mi)Marco Flores (lyricist); Diane Warren (composer)
• Up Where We Belong (from "An Officer and a Gentleman")Jack Nitzsche (composer); Will Jennings (lyricist);
• Buffy Sainte-Marie (composer)
• ValentineJim Brickman (composer); Jack Kugell (composer)
• We've Got TonightBob Seger (contributor)
• What's New?Bob Haggart (composer); Johnny Burke (lyricist)
• You Can Always Count on Me (from "City of Angels")Cy Coleman (composer); David Zippel (lyricist