Update September 3, 2016:
Source Playlists are no longer being posted as the show format has changed, and such lists are no longer compiled.I'm leaving this final Source Playlist up for old times' sake.
Theme for May 2, 2016: Beautiful
For this final show before OtC takes a break, the theme is Beautiful. I hope you enjoy it.
Featured Songs
| # | Recording Artist(s) | Source Album | Track Title | Composer(s) | Y | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nat King Cole | (no album) | (The End of) A Beautiful Friendship  | Donald Kahn; Stanley Styne | 1962 | 2:44 |
| 2 | Doyle Lawson | 1980-1982 (Warped 8092) | A Beautiful Life | 0 | 2:32 | |
| 3 | Everclear | Slow Motion Daydream | A Beautiful Life | Art Alexakis; Everclear | 2003 | 4:47 |
| 4 | The Rascals | '60s Rock: Feelin' Groovy | A Beautiful Morning [single] | Felix Cavaliere; Eddie Brigati | 1968 | 2:33 |
| 5 | Milt Jackson Quartet | Statements / Jazz 'n' Samba | A Beautiful Romance | Milt Jackson | 1962 | 2:29 |
| 6 | Nazz | Nazz Nazz | A Beautiful Song | Todd Rundgren | 1969 | 11:40 |
| 7 | Roy Orbison | Hollywood Soundtracks | A Love So Beautiful | Roy Orbison; Jeff Lynne | 1989 | 3:33 |
| 8 | Annie Lennox | The Annie Lennox Collection | A Thousand Beautiful Things | Annie Lennox | 2003 | 3:06 |
| 9 | Frank Sinatra | The Reprise Collection cd 2 | America the Beautiful | Katharine Lee Bates; Samuel A Ward | 1963 | 2:23 |
| 10 | Keb' Mo' | Big Wide Grin | America the Beautiful | Katharine Lee Bates; Samuel A Ward | 2001 | 3:35 |
| 11 | Ray Charles | Ultimate Hits Collection cd 2 | America the Beautiful | Katharine Lee Bates; Samuel A Ward | 1972 | 3:39 |
| 12 | The United States Marine Band | Three Hit Albums from the U.S. Military Bands cd 1 | America the Beautiful | Katharine Lee Bates; Samuel A Ward | 1910 | 2:24 |
| 13 | Apocalyptica | 7th Symphony | Beautiful | Perttu Kivilaakso | 2010 | 2:17 |
| 14 | Christina Aguilera | Stripped | Beautiful | Linda Perry | 2002 | 3:58 |
| 15 | Gordon Lightfoot | Songbook cd 2 | Beautiful | Gordon Lightfoot | 1972 | 3:22 |
| 16 | Kylie Minogue | Kiss Me Once | Beautiful | Enrique Iglesias; Mark Taylor; Alex Smith; Samuel Preston | 2014 | 3:25 |
| 17 | Martina McBride | Waking Up Laughing | Beautiful Again | Brad Warren; Brett Warren; Martina McBride | 2007 | 2:56 |
| 18 | Burl Ives | A Little Bitty Tear - The Nashville Years 1961-1965 - Vol. 4 | Beautiful Annabel Lee | 0 | 2:53 | |
| 19 | Neil Young | Chrome Dreams II | Beautiful Bluebird | Neil Young | 2007 | 4:30 |
| 20 | The Cox Family | Beyond the City | Beautiful Bouquet | 1995 | 3:15 | |
| 21 | Gene Vincent | The Road Is Rocky - The Complete Studio Masters 1956-1971 (8 CD-set) (Disc 4) | Beautiful Brown Eyes | Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith; Alton Delmore | 1959 | 3:08 |
| 22 | Jane Relf; Illusion | The Complete Jane Relf Collection 1969-1995: Jane's Renaissance | Beautiful Country | 0 | 4:18 | |
| 23 | Adam & the Ants | AntBox (AntDisc 3) | Beautiful Dream | 0 | 4:11 | |
| 24 | The Fixx | Beautiful Friction | Beautiful Friction | Cy Curnin | 2012 | 5:43 |
| 25 | George Harrison | Thirty Three & 1/3 | Beautiful Girl | George Harrison | 1976 | 3:42 |
| 26 | Jimmie Thompson; Gene Kelly | Singin' in the Rain | Beautiful Girl | 1952 | 3:17 | |
| 27 | Amanda Marshall | Collections | Beautiful Goodbye | Christopher Ward; David Tyson | 1996 | 5:15 |
| 28 | Ace of Base | The Bridge (Remastered) | Beautiful Life | Jonas Berggren; John Ballard | 1995 | 3:41 |
| 29 | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | Greatest Hits 2 | Beautiful Loser | Bob Seger | 1974 | 3:27 |
| 30 | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | Live Bullet | Beautiful Loser [live] | Bob Seger | 1976 | 3:59 |
| 31 | Anita O'Day | Anita Meets the Rhythm Sections | Beautiful Love | Victor Young; Egbert Van Alstyne; Haven Gillespie; Wayne King | 1955 | 2:36 |
| 32 | Ace of Base | Da Capo | Beautiful Morning | Jonas Berggren; Jenny Berggren; Malin Berggren | 2002 | 3:01 |
| 33 | Jimmie Spheeris | Isle of View / The Original Tap Dancing Kid | Beautiful News | Jimmie Spheeris | 1973 | 2:45 |
| 34 | Melanie | Born to Be / Affectionately Melanie | Beautiful People | Melanie Safka | 1969 | 3:37 |
| 35 | Laurie Anderson | Strange Angels | Beautiful Red Dress | Laurie Anderson | 1989 | 4:44 |
| 36 | Rare Bird | Sympathy | Beautiful Scarlet | Rare Bird | 1970 | 5:43 |
| 37 | Madonna | Rebel Heart (Super Deluxe Edition) | Beautiful Scars | Madonna; Rick Nowels; Dacoury Natche; Michael Tucker | 2015 | 4:19 |
| 38 | Sonny & Cher | The Essentials: Sonny & Cher | Beautiful Story | Sonny Bono | 1967 | 2:53 |
| 39 | Madonna | Totally Hits 02 | Beautiful Stranger | Madonna; William Orbit | 1999 | 4:22 |
| 40 | The Pierces | Light of the Moon | Beautiful Thing | Allison Pierce; Catherine Pierce; Joe Pisapia | 2005 | 3:43 |
| 41 | Bobby Darin | The Bobby Darin Collection 3: The Pop Years - Part Two | Beautiful Things | Leslie Bricusse | 1967 | 2:27 |
| 42 | DEV2.0 | DEV2.0 | Beautiful World | Gerald V Casale; Mark Mothersbaugh | 2006 | 3:27 |
| 43 | Devo | Adventures of the Smart Patrol | Beautiful World | Mark Mothersbaugh; Gerald V Casale | 1981 | 3:33 |
| 44 | Mika | Life in Cartoon Motion | Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) | Mika | 2007 | 4:08 |
| 45 | Steve Devereaux | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Bless Your Beautiful Hide | Gene De Paul; Johnny Mercer | 1986 | 2:08 |
| 46 | Ann Hampton Callaway | Ann Hampton Callaway | But Beautiful | Jimmy Van Heusen; Johnny Burke | 1992 | 5:32 |
| 47 | Aretha Franklin | The Clyde Otis Sessions (Cd7) | But Beautiful | Jimmy Van Heusen; Johnny Burke | 1964 | 2:58 |
| 48 | Bing Crosby | Crosby: His Legendary Years (1931-1957) (Disc 4) | But Beautiful | Jimmy Van Heusen; Johnny Burke | 1947 | 2:45 |
| 49 | Doris Day | Day by Day / Day by Night | But Beautiful | Jimmy Van Heusen; Johnny Burke | 1956 | 3:23 |
| 50 | Frank Sinatra | I've Got a Crush on You | But Beautiful | Jimmy Van Heusen; Johnny Burke | 1947 | 3:14 |
| 51 | Kitty Kallen | The Kitty Kallen Story cd 1 | But Beautiful | Jimmy Van Heusen; Johnny Burke | 1958 | 2:57 |
| 52 | Eliane Elias | Something for You: Eliane Elias Sings & Plays Bill Evans | But Beautiful/ Here's that Rainy Day | Jimmy Van Heusen; Johnny Burke | 2008 | 4:25 |
| 53 | Julie London | Swing Me an Old Song | By the Beautiful Sea | H R Atteridge; H Carroll | 1959 | 2:14 |
| 54 | Phil Lynott | Yellow Pearl - A Collection | Cathleen (A Beautiful Irish Girl) | Phil Lynott | 1982 | 3:34 |
| 55 | Kylie Minogue | Aphrodite | Everything Is Beautiful | Fraser T Smith; Tim Rice-Oxley | 2010 | 3:25 |
| 56 | Ray Stevens | The Best of Ray Stevens: The Millennium Collection, 20th Century Masters | Everything Is Beautiful | Ray Stevens | 1970 | 3:31 |
| 57 | Dolly Parton | Dolly cd 2 | Everything Is Beautiful (in Its Own Way) | Dolly Parton | 1969 | 3:10 |
| 58 | Dale Watson & His Lone Stars | From the Start | Hot Dang (It's a Beautiful Day) | 2000 | 2:59 | |
| 59 | Keely Smith; Count Basie & His Orchestra | Keely & Basie: A Beautiful Friendship | I Could Write a Book - A Beautiful Friendship | 1963 | 3:32 | |
| 60 | Merle Haggard | The Essential Merle Haggard: The Epic Years | I Had a Beautiful Time | Merle Haggard | 1986 | 3:03 |
| 61 | Everclear | Slow Motion Daydream | I Want to Die a Beautiful Death | Art Alexakis; Everclear | 2003 | 3:30 |
| 62 | The Bellamy Brothers | Hard to Find 45s on CD Pop & Country Classics | If I Said You Have a Beautiful Body, Would You Hold It Against Me | David Bellamy | 1979 | 3:13 |
| 63 | Diana Krall | From This Moment On | It Was a Beautiful Day in August/ You Can Depend on Me | Ray Brown; Charles Carpenter; Louis Dunlap; Earl Hines | 2006 | 5:16 |
| 64 | Michael Buble | To Be Loved | It's a Beautiful Day | Michael Buble; Alan Chang; Amy S Foster | 2013 | 3:19 |
| 65 | The Buckinghams | In One Ear & Gone Tomorrow | It's a Beautiful Day (for Lovin') [single version] | R Boudreau; W Thomas; J Turner | 1969 | 2:55 |
| 66 | Nat King Cole; Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra | Wild Is Love | It's a Beautiful Evening | Ray Rasch; Dotty Wayne | 1960 | 3:15 |
| 67 | Kenny Rogers | Back to the Well | It's a Beautiful Life | Charlie Black; Phil Vassar; Jim Collins | 2003 | 4:03 |
| 68 | Prince | Sign "O" the Times | It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night | Prince; Matt Fink (Dr Fink); Eric Leeds | 1987 | 9:04 |
| 69 | Eric Alexander | The Second Milestone | John Neely Beautiful People | 2000 | 8:01 | |
| 70 | Delaney & Bonnie | Home | Just Plain Beautiful | Steve Cropper; Bettye Crutcher | 1969 | 2:15 |
| 71 | Emmy Rossum | Sentimental Journey | Keep Young and Beautiful | Al Dubin; Harry Warren | 2013 | 1:28 |
| 72 | Bobby Day | Rockin' Robin | Life Can Be Beautiful | Eugene Church | 1961 | 2:47 |
| 73 | England Dan & John Ford Coley | Just Tell Me You Love Me | Life Is Beautiful | Carol Connors; Dick Halligan | 1980 | 2:23 |
| 74 | Keb' Mo' | Suitcase | Life Is Beautiful | Keb' Mo'; Colin Linden | 2006 | 4:16 |
| 75 | Tony Bennett | The Best of the Improv Recordings | Life Is Beautiful | Astair; Wolf | 1975 | 2:26 |
| 76 | Eartha Kitt | Thinking Jazz | Life Made Me Beautiful at Forty | Eartha Kitt; Joachim Kuhn | 1991 | 5:05 |
| 77 | Rascal Flatts | Rascal Flatts | Long Slow Beautiful Dance | Kevin Fisher; Fred Wilhelm | 2000 | 3:58 |
| 78 | Wilson Pickett | The Sound of Wilson Pickett [Rhino Original Album Series] | Love Is a Beautiful Thing | Felix Cavaliere; Eddie Brigati | 1967 | 2:15 |
| 79 | The Rascals | The Rascals Anthology 1965-1972 cd 1 | Love Is a Beautiful Thing [single] | Felix Cavaliere; Eddie Brigati | 1966 | 2:34 |
| 80 | Wilson Pickett | Mr. Magic Man: The Complete RCA Studio Recordings cd 1 | Love Is Beautiful | Brad Shapiro; Wilson Pickett | 1973 | 2:53 |
| 81 | Roy Orbison | The Soul of Rock and Roll: Into the 1980s | Love So Beautiful | Roy Orbison; Jeff Lynne | 1989 | 3:33 |
| 82 | Johnny Paycheck | She's All I Got | Love Sure Is Beautiful | Johnny Paycheck | 1971 | 2:38 |
| 83 | Dolly Parton | The Tour Collection: Love | Love, You're So Beautiful Tonight | Porter Wagoner | 1973 | 3:10 |
| 84 | Delaney & Bonnie & Friends; Eric Clapton | On Tour with Eric Clapton - Disc 1 - Rhino Handmade Deluxe Edition | Medley: Pour Your Love On Me/ Just Plain Beautiful [live 1] | Homer Banks; Bonnie Bramlett; Steve Cropper; Bettye Crutcher | 1970 | 9:20 |
| 85 | Earth Island | We Must Survive | Mother Earth Is a Beautiful Lover | W Liska | 1970 | 3:40 |
| 86 | Bowling for Soup; Lesley Roy | The Great Burrito Extortion Case | Much More Beautiful Person | Jaret Reddick; Mitch Allen | 2006 | 3:24 |
| 87 | Bruce Springsteen | Lucky Town | My Beautiful Reward | Bruce Springsteen | 1992 | 3:55 |
| 88 | Doris Day | Move Over Darling [1960-67][Bear Family Box Set] - Disc 2 | Oh What a Beautiful Dream | By Dunham; Joe Hooven; Marilyn Hooven | 1961 | 3:27 |
| 89 | Gordon MacRae | Oklahoma! OMPS [2001 reissue] | Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' | Richard Rodgers; Oscar Hammerstein II | 1955 | 2:33 |
| 90 | Oklahoma! Cast | Oklahoma! Original NY Production | Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' | Richard Rodgers; Oscar Hammerstein II | 1943 | 2:32 |
| 91 | Ray Charles; The Count Basie Orchestra | Ray Sings Basie Swings | Oh, What a Beautiful Morning | Richard Rodgers; Oscar Hammerstein II | 2006 | 4:34 |
| 92 | Al Jolson | (no album) | Oh, You Beautiful Doll | Nat D Ayer; Seymour Brown | 0 | 1:16 |
| 93 | Rosemary Clooney | Jukebox Hits of 1955 cd 4 | Oh, You Beautiful Doll | Nat D Ayer; Seymour Brown | 1955 | 2:52 |
| 94 | Tony Martin | RCA Victor 20-3564 | Oh, You Beautiful Doll | Nat D Ayer; Seymour Brown | 1949 | 2:56 |
| 95 | The Sunshine Company | The Sunshine Company | On a Beautiful Day | Gene Stashuk | 1968 | 2:18 |
| 96 | Tina Turner | Tina: The Platinum Collection cd 3 | Something Beautiful Remains | Terry Britten; Graham Lyle | 0 | 4:20 |
| 97 | Chris Rea | King of the Beach | Still Beautiful | Chris Rea | 2000 | 4:11 |
| 98 | Milt Jackson Quartet | Statements / Jazz 'n' Samba | The Bad and the Beautiful | David Raksin | 1962 | 3:10 |
| 99 | Charlie Rich | Super Hits | The Most Beautiful Girl | Norris Wilson; Billy Sherrill; Rory Bourke | 1973 | 2:45 |
| 100 | Frank Sinatra | Strangers in the Night | The Most Beautiful Girl in the World | Richard Rodgers; Lorenz Hart | 1966 | 2:24 |
| 101 | Jimmy Durante | Move Over Darling [1960-67][Bear Family Box Set] - Disc 7 | The Most Beautiful Girl in the World | Richard Rodgers; Lorenz Hart | 1962 | 1:29 |
| 102 | Prince | The Gold Experience | The Most Beautiful Girl in the World | Prince | 1995 | 4:25 |
| 103 | Della Reese | All the Hits and More | The Most Beautiful Words | Lehman; Lebowsky | 0 | 2:39 |
| 104 | Levi Jackson | Talcum Soul 4 | This Beautiful Day | Workman | 1970 | 2:43 |
| 105 | Fern Kinney | Greatest Hits Collection 80s cd 6 | Together We Are Beautiful | Ken Leray | 1980 | 4:13 |
| 106 | Bob Welch | His Fleetwood Mac Years and Beyond, vol. 2 | Two Sides to Beautiful | Bob Mylan; Bob Welch | 0 | 2:41 |
| 107 | Dr Hook | Timeless [Disc 1 of 2] | When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman | Even Stevens | 1978 | 2:51 |
| 108 | Billy Preston | The Best of Billy Preston: 20th Century Masters, The Millennium Collection | You Are So Beautiful | Billy Preston; Bruce Fisher | 1974 | 4:51 |
| 109 | Dick Robertson & His Orchestra | Decca 2023 | You Gotta Be a Football Hero (to Get Along with the Beautiful Girls) | Al Sherman; Buddy Fields; Al Lewis | 1938 | 3:02 |
| 110 | Banu Gibson | Sings More Johnny Mercer | You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby | Johnny Mercer; Harry Warren | 2009 | 3:29 |
| 111 | Bing Crosby; Bob Crosby & His Orchestra | Bing Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook | You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby | Johnny Mercer; Harry Warren | 1938 | 2:52 |
| 112 | Bobby Darin | The Bobby Darin Collection 1: The Rock 'n' Roll Years | You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby | Johnny Mercer; Harry Warren | 1961 | 2:15 |
| 113 | Anne Shelton | At Last - The Very Best of Anne Shelton | You Rhyme with Everything That's Beautiful | Reisfeld; Stoner | 1948 | 2:43 |
| 114 | Hep Stars | We and Our Cadillac | Young and Beautiful | Abner Silver; Aaron Schroeder | 1965 | 2:34 |
| 115 | Elvis Presley | A Date with Elvis | Young and Beautiful [alt eq] | Abner Silver; Aaron Schroeder | 1959 | 2:04 |
| 116 | James Blunt | Billboard Top 100 2006 | You're Beautiful | James Blunt; Sacha Skarbek; Amanda Ghost | 2006 | 3:31 |
| 117 | Ringo Starr | Ringo | You're Sixteen (You're Beautiful And You're Mine) | Robert B Sherman; Richard M Sherman | 1973 | 2:48 |
= Gil LOVES these songs!