Romantic Love Songs: 1940s and 1950s

Love Songs of the 1940s and 1950s

Whether you’re creating an old school playlist for an evening with your special partner, planning an oldies event, or a classically themed Valentine’s Day, this soft pop romance-filled hit list from the 1940s and 50s is sure to create the background atmosphere of the era.
1. Sea Of Love – Phil Phillips
2. Earth Angel – The Penguins
3. Unforgettable – Nat King Cole
4. Love Me Tender – Elvis Presley
5. Sleepwalk – Santo and Johnny
6. Star Dust – Artie Shaw
7. You Send Me – Sam Cooke
8. In The Still of The Night – Five Satins
9. Only You (And You Alone) – The Platters
10. That’s Amore – Dean Martin
11. It’s All in The Game – Tommy Edwards
12. Sentimental Journey – Les Brown with Doris Day
13. Walkin’ After Midnight Patsy Cline
14. A Kiss To Build A Dream On – Louis Armstrong
15. As Time Goes By – Dooley Wilson
16. Put Your Head On My Shoulder – Paul Anka
17. For Your Precious Love – Jerry Butler & the Impressions
18. Come Softly To Me – the Fleetwoods
19. Memories Are Made of This – Dean Martin
20. Chances Are – Johnny Mathis
21. Sleepy Lagoon – Harry James
22. It’s Just a Matter of Time – Brook Benton
23. Pledging My Love – Johnny Ace
24. That Lucky Old Sun – Frankie Laine
25. Green Eyes – Jimmy Dorsey (Bob Eberly & Helen O’Connell)
26. My Baby Just Cares for Me – Nina Simone
27. That’s My Desire – Frankie Laine
28. Till The End Of Time – Perry Como
29. I’ll Be Seeing You – Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra
30. All I Have To Do Is Dream – Everly Brothers
31. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons – Nat King Cole
32. I Only Have Eyes For You – Flamingos
33. Moonlight Cocktail – Glenn Miller
34. Nature Boy – Nat “King” Cole
35. I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire – Horace Heidt & His Musical Knights
36. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing – Four Aces
37. Always – Ella Fitzgerald
38. All the Way – Frank Sinatra
39. Let’s Do It (Lets Fall in Love) – Ella Fitzgerald
40. To Each His Own – The Ink Spots
41. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes – The Platters
42. To Know Him Is to Love Him – The Teddy Bears
43. Twelfth of Never – Johnny Mathis
44. Maria Elena – Jimmy Dorsey with Bob Everly
45. Because Of You Tony Bennett
46. April Love – Pat Boone
47. What Is This Thing Called Love? – Frank Sinatra
48. Crazy He Calls Me – Billie Holiday
49. I’ve Heard That Song Before – Harry James (Helen Forrest)
50. Soul on Fire – LaVern Baker