The Instrumental Favorites series was in some ways the logical descendant of the Great Instrumentals series that Time-Life offered in the 1970s. There were twenty-one volumes offered in the original 1994-1996 series, plus two Christmas CDs. Some of the volumes featured a single artist and others were compilations of various artists. In 2002, an additional volume was added which was more or less a compilation of many of the songs on the previous volumes.

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Cover	Number - Title - Artist - [Release Date] Contents
	R986-01 (BMG Special Products TCD-450) - Instrumental Favorites - Henry Mancini [1994] All tracks stereo. Peter Gunn Theme/Mr. Lucky/Blue Satin/Moon River/Rhapsody In Blue/Dream Of You/Experiment In Terror/Theme From Hatari/Charade/Moonlight Serenade/Dream A Little Dream/Lonesome/The Pink Panther Theme/Days Of Wine And Roses/Softly As I Leave You/The Shadow Of Your Smile/Moonlight Sonata/The Windmills Of Your Mind/A Shot In The Dark/Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet/A Day In The Life Of A Fool/In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning/Theme From Love Story/Two For the Road
	R986-02 - Instrumental Favorites - Percy Faith [1994] Theme From "A Summer Place"/Till/I Only Have Eyes For You/Delicado/The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)/Beyond The Sea (La Mer)/How Insensitive (Insensataez)/Theme For Young Lovers/Shenandoah (Across The Wide Missouri)/The Tennessee Waltz/Blue Moon/Theme From The Love Goddess/Rhythm Of The Rain/Right As The Rain/Someone To Watch Over Me/Song From The Oscar (Maybe September)/Speak Low/Tammy Tell Me True/Tenderly/Under Paris Skies/A World Of Whispers/Yellow Days/You Don't Own Me
	R986-03 (Sony Music Special Products A-25097) - Instrumental Favorites - Ray Conniff [1994] Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme) (S)/Stranger In Paradise (S)/Invisible Tears (S)/When I Grow Too Old To Dream (S)/You'll Never Know (S)/Try To Remember (S)/Wednesday's Child (S)/Midnight Lace, Part 1 (S)/Winds Of Change (M)/Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (S)/Lullaby Of The Leaves (S)/Chances Are-It's Not For Me To Say (S)/Bali Ha'i (S)/Chanson D'Amour (S)/The Warsaw Concerto (S)/If You Could Read My Mind (S)/The Young And The Restless (Nadia's Theme) (S)/Je T'Aime Moi Non Plus (M)/'S Wonderful (M)/Besame Mucho (S)/Theme From The Perry Mason Show (M)/Happiness Is (S)/Memories Are Made Of This (S)/I've Got My Eyes On You (M)
	R986-04 (BMG Music TCD-451) - Instrumental Favorites - Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops Orchestra [1994] Embraceable You (S, narrow separation)/September Song (S)/Clair De Lune (S, somewhat noisy)/Stella By Starlight (S)/Fiddle-Faddle (S)/Jalousie (S, remake of 1938 hit)/The Syncopated Clock (S, remake of 1951 hit)/Flight Of The Bumblebee (S)/Plink Plank Plunk (S)/Easy To Love (S)/Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (S)/Laura (S)/The Waltzing Cat (S)/Intermezzo (S)/Star Dust (S)/Saraband (S)/Popcorn (S)/I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (S)/I Want To Hold Your Hand (S)/This Guy's In Love With You (S)/Pops Polka (M)/Waltz From "Serenade For Strings" (S)/No Strings Attached (S)/ The Glow Worm (S)
	R986-05 (PolyGram Special Markets) - Instrumental Favorites - Mantovani & His Orchestra [1995] Charmaine (S, rerecording)/Around The World (S, rerecording)/Games That Lovers Play (S)/I Wish You Love (S)/Ebb Tide (S)/Manhattan Serenade (S)/Tammy (M)/Perfidia (Tonight) (S)/Some Enchanted Evening (S)/I'll Get By (S)/September In The Rain (S)/Summertime In Venice (S)/Cara Mia (S)/Unchained Melody (S)/Quentin's Theme (S)/What Now My Love (S)/The Green Leaves Of Summer (S)/Come Back To Sorrento (S)/Beautiful Dreamer (S)/La Boutique Fantasque Can Can (S)/Bewitched (S)/Once Upon A Time (S)/Long Ago (And Far Away) (S)/Softly As I Leave You (S)
	R986-06 (MCA Special Markets & Products MSD-35718) - instrumental Favorites - Roger Williams [1994] Autumn Leaves (M)/Born Free (S)/Almost Paradise (M)/Near You (M)/More Than A Miracle (S)/Maria (S)/Amor (S)/Cherish (S)/Summer Wind (M)/The Impossible Dream (S)/Love Me Forever (S)/I'll Remember You (S)/Sunrise Sunset (S)/Dulcinea (S)/The World Outside (S)/Wanting You (M)/I Don't Know How To Love Him (S)/Hi-Lili Hi-Lo (M)/Lara's Theme (S)/Only For Lovers (S)/Galveston (S)/Gentle On My Mind (S)/My Dream Sonata (M)/Temptation (S)
	R986-07 (Cema Special Markets S21 18445) - Instrumental Favorites: Movie Magic - Various Artists [1995] Tara's Theme - Percy Faith (S)/Live For Life - Mystic Moods Orchestra (S)/Antony And Cleopatra Theme - Ferrante & Teicher (S)/Call Me Irresponsible - Henry Mancini (S)/Theme From "Summer Of '42" - Peter Nero (S)/"Airport" Love Theme - Vincent Bell (S)/The High And The Mighty - Leroy Holmes (M)/As Time Goes By - Roger Williams (S)/Moonglow And Theme From "Picnic" - Morris Stoloff (S)/Golden Earrings - Ronnie Aldrich (S)/I Will Wait For You - Los Indios Trabajaras (S)/More - Riz Ortolani (M)/Sayonara - Martin Denny (S)/Fascination - Dick Jacobs & Electro- Sonic Orchestra (S)/I'll Be Seeing You - Ronnie Aldrich (S)/True Love - Living Strings (S)/It Might As Well Be Spring - Henry Mancini (S)/Terry's Theme From "Limelight" - Hugo Winterhalter (M)/Love Letters - George Greely (S)/Love Theme From "Ben Hur" - David Rose (S)/An Affair To Remember - Eddie Heywood (M)/Dear Heart - Billy Strange (S)/From Russia With Love - Jackie Gleason (S)/Love Theme From "Madame X" - Andre Kostalanetz (S)
	R986-08 (Cema Special Markets S21-18343) - Instrumental Favorites - Ferrante & Teicher [1995] All tracks stereo. Theme From The Apartment/Exodus/Midnight Cowboy/Smile/Tonight/Wives And Lovers/Caravan/Love Theme From One Eyed Jacks/Alone Together/All The Way/Blue Skies/Moon Of Mamakoora/My Funny Valentine/June In January/Lili Marlene/And I Love Her/Tea For Two/Camelot/Misirlou/The Way You Look Tonight/None But The Lonely Heart/My Foolish Heart/Tico Tico
	R986-09 (BMG Special Products TCD-452) - Instrumental Favorites: Pop Pleasures - Various Artists [1995] All tracks stereo. By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Henry Mancini/It Must Be Him - Jackie Gleason/Lay Lady Lay - Ferrante & Teicher/Delilah - Ray Conniff/The Sound Of Silence - Chet Atkins/Windy - Floyd Cramer/Michelle - Mexicali Singers/Wishin' And Hopin' - Londonderry Strings/The Look Of Love - Brass Ring/Blue Velvet - Lawrence Welk/Traces - Liberace/Time Of The Season - Billy Vaughn/Everyone's Gone To The Moon - Percy Faith/Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter - Danny Davis/MacArthur Park - Francis Lai/Never My Love - Henry Mancini/Happy Together - Hugo Montenegro/Wichita Lineman - Living Strings/Don't Sleep In The Subway - Nelson Riddle/California Girls - Hollyridge Strings/A Lover's Concerto - Roger Williams/What's New Pussycat - Andre Kostalanetz/Paint It Black - Soulful Strings/Up Up And Away - Mantovani
	R986-10 (Cema Special Markets S21-18406) - Instrumental Favorites - Nelson Riddle [1995] Lisbon Antigua (M)/Theme From "The Proud Ones" (M)/Sea Of Dreams (S)/Port Au Prince (M)/Take Me In Your Arms (S)/Route 66 Theme (S)/Younger Than Springtime (M)/A Time For Love (S)/Love Tide (S)/You Make Me Feel So Young (S)/I Get Along Without You Very Well (M)/Let's Fall In Love (S)/Pet Your Dreams Away (For Another Day) (S)/Naked City Theme (S)/Rain (M)/Indian Summer (S)/Ill Wind (S)/Makin' Whoopee (S)/Something To Remember You By (M)/You Do Something To Me (S)/Dream (S)/Till The End Of Time (S)/The Untouchables (S)/Let Yourself Go (M)
	R986-11 (Cema Special Markets S21-18612) - Instrumental Favorites - Jackie Gleason & His Orchestra [1995] Shangri-La (M)/Deep Purple (M)/Beyond The Blue Horizon (S, rec. 1957)/Our Love Is Here To Stay (M)/Perpetual Emotion (M)/My Heart Reminds Me (M)/Memories Of You (E)/The Good Life (S)/Fools Rush In (S)/The More I See You (M)/The Thrill Is Gone (M)/You're My Thrill (M)/It Could Happen To You (M)/Pink Chiffon (M)/Tangerine (M)/What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry (S)/Two Different Worlds (S)/That's All (M)/Body And Soul (M)/Willow Weep For Me (M)/Love Embers And Flame (S)/The Man I Love (E)/A Garden In The Rain (M)/Melancholy Serenade (S, rerecording)
	R986-12 (BMG Special Products TCD-453) - Instrumental Favorites: Latin Rhythms - Various Artists [1995] Brazil - Morton Gould (S)/Fly Me To The Moon (Bossa Nova) - Joe Harnell (S)/El Condor Pasa - Ferrante & Teicher (S)/Lisbon At Twilight - Melachrino Strings (S, dropouts)/Mexico - Bob Moore (S)/Blue Tango - Lawrence Welk (M)/Summer Samba - Walter Wanderley (S)/Guantanamera - Paul Mauriat (S)/Be Mine Tonight - Percy Faith (S)/Poinciana - Henry Mancini (S)/Sway - Les Baxter (M)/Brazilleros (Bossa Nova) - Arthur Lyman Group (S)/Manha' De Carnival - Al Caiola (S)/Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars - Earl Grant (S)/Ecstasy Tango - Hugo Winterhalter (S)/Lady Of Spain - Ray Conniff (S)/Cerveza - Bert Kaempfert (S)/Maria Elena - Los Indios Trabajaras (S)/Desifinado - Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd (S)/La Paloma - Billy Vaughn (S)/Patricia - Perez Prado (M, remake)/Cielito Lindo - Mystic Moods Orchestra (S)/The Girl From Ipanema - Henry Mancini (S)/Vaya Con Dios - Lenny Dee (S)
	R986-13 (BMG Special Products TCD-454) - Instrumental Favorites: Broadway Melodies - Various Artists [1995] Hello Young Lovers - Ray Conniff (S)/I Feel Pretty - Mantovani (S)/People - Andre Kostalanetz (S)/If Ever I Would Leave You - Les Baxter (S)/I Love Paris - Nelson Riddle (S)/On The Street Where You Live - Percy Faith (M)/Where Or When - Ronnie Aldrich (S)/Climb Ev'ry Mountain - Living Strings (S)/I Could Have Danced All Night - Billy Vaughn (S)/Mountain High Valley Low - Raymond Scott (M)/The Rain In Spain - Andre Previn (S)/Till There Was You - Al Hirt (S)/Wouldn't It Be Loverly - Sammy Kaye (S)/My Heart Belongs To Daddy - David Rose (S)/Matchmaker Matchmaker - Ferrante & Teicher (S)/So In Love - Morton Gould (M)/Hey There - Jackie Gleason (S)/How Are Things In Glocca Morra - Earl Grant (S)/Gigi - Henry Mancini (S)/People Will Say We're In Love - George Melanchrino (M)/Night And Day - Frank Chacksfield (S)/Edelweiss - Roger Williams (S)/Bye Bye Byrdie - Living Strings (S)/Standing On The Corner - Lawrence Welk (M)
	R986-14 - Instrumental Favorites - Lawrence Welk [1995] Champagne Time (S)/Calcutta (M)/Out Of A Clear Blue Sky (S)/Misty (M)/On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (S)/If I Loved You (S)/Be My Love (S)/I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles (S)/Apples And Bananas (S) / Wonderful Wonderful (S) / Josephine (S)/I Whistle A Happy Tune (S)/Scatterbrain (S)/My Isle Of Golden Dreams (M)/Mockin' Bird Hill (M)/Melodie D'Amour (M)/Me And My Shadow (M)/To Each His Own (M)/I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan (S)/Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree (S)/Bubbles In The Wine (S, remake of 1939 hit used as his theme)/Jean (S)/ Spooky (M)/Adios Au Revoir Auf Wiedersehn (S)
	R986-15 (MCA Special Products MSD-35943 - Instrumental Favorites - Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra [1995] Melody Of Love (M)/The Shifting Whispering Sands, Part 1 [with Ken Nordine] (M)/When The White Lilacs Bloom Again (M)/Sail Along Silv'ry Moon (E)/Harbor Lights (M)/It Happened In Monterey (S)/Look For A Star (S)/Wheels (S)/Love Letters In The Sand (S)/ Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be) (M)/Berlin Melody (M, hissy)/Sentimental Journey (M)/Come September (M)/Mt. Fuji (S)/A Swingin' Safari (M)/Chapel By The Sea (M)/Let It Be Me (S)/For All We Know (S)/Pineapple Market (S)/Mexican Pearls (M)/ Red Sails In The Sunset (S)/Help Yourself (S)/The Shifting Whispering Sands, Part 2 [with Ken Nordine] (M)/I'll See You In My Dreams (S)
	R986-16 - Instrumental Favorites: Romantic Moments - Various Artists [1995] I'm in the Mood for Love - Ferrante and Teicher/What Is This Thing Called Love? - Leroy Holmes/Isn't It Romantic? - Robert Farnon/Our Winter Love - Bill Pursell/Love Me with All Your Heart - Andre Kostelanetz/You and the Night and the Music - Nelson Riddle/In a Sentimental Mood - Los Indios Tabajaras/The Wishing Doll - Percy Faith/All the Things You Are - Paul Weston/I'll See You Again - Hugo Winterhalter/You Belong to My Heart - Robert Maxwell/I Hadn't Anyone Till You - Jackie Gleason/You Stepped Out of a Dream - Living Strings/(They Long to Be) Close to You - Peter Nero/My Cup Runneth Over - Morton Gould/Moonlight Bay - Billy Vaughn/I Love You Truly - Lawrence Welk/Yesterday - Michel Legrand/Autumn in New York - Hugo Winterhalter/Now Deep Is the Ocean - Three Suns/I Love You - Tony Mottola/Misty - Henry Mancini/Second Time Around - Ray Conniff/Dear Heart - Roger Williams
	R986-17 (BMG Special Products TCD-456) - Instrumental Favorites: Around the World - Various Artists [1996] Canadian Sunset - Hugo Winterhalter/A Foggy Day (In London Town) - Lenny Dee/White Cliffs of Dover - Enoch Light/Midnight in Moscow - Kenny Ball/Swedish Rhapsody - Percy Faith/Vienna Echoes - Laurence Welk/The Poor People of Paris - Les Baxter/Last Time I Saw Paris - Henry Mancini/Mediterranean Serenade - Leroy Holmes/Sunset on the Tiber - Norrie Paramor/Isle of Capri - Jackie Lee and His Orchestra/Sicily Forever - Henry Mancini/April in Portugal - Robert Maxwell/In a Little Spanish Town ("Twas on a Night like This') - Three Suns/Hava Nagila - Frank Chacksfield/In a Persian Market - Living Strings/Song of India - Jackie Gleason/African Safari - Ray Conniff/Brazilian Sleigh Bells - Ferrante & Teicher/Cuban Love Song - Paul Weston/Guadalajara - Tony Mottola/Hawaiian Wedding Song - Felix Statkin/My Little Grass Shak in Kealakekua, Hawaii - Los Indios Tabajaras/amaica Farewell - Martin Denny
	R986-18 - Instrumental Favorites - Bert Kaempfert [1996] Strangers In The Night/Wonderland By Night/Red Roses For A Blue Lady/Now And Forever/Mister Sandman/Bye Bye Blues/Three O'Clock In The Morning/Danke Schoen/Moon Over Naples/The World We Knew/Sweet Maria/But Not Today/L-O-V-E/Afrikaan Beat/Wiederseh'n/That Happy Feeling/The Happy Trumpeter/I'm Beginning To See The Light/Tahitian Sunset/Lonely Is The Name/I Can't Give You Anything But Love/Bert's Bossa Nova/The First Waltz/(You Are) My Way Of Life
	R986-19 (Cema Special Markets S21-18996) - Instrumental Favorites: Exotic Moods - Various Artists [1996] Quiet Village - Martin Denny/Taboo - Ferrante & Teicher/Sophisticated Savage - Les Baxter/Let's Go Away for Awhile - Beach Boys/The Enchanted Sea - The Islanders/Pearly Shells - Billy Vaughn/Evening on Tokyo's Sumida - Norrie Paramor/Old Devil Moon - Robert Maxwell/Beyond the Reef - Jo Ann Castle/Trade Winds - Earl Grant/Pagan Love Song - Hugo Winterhalter/Jungle Drums - David Carroll/Yellow Bird - Arthur Lyman/My Tane - Martin Denny/Maracaibo - Les Baxter/Shish-Kebab - Ralph Marterie/Spell of Deatra - Richard Hayman/Lotus Land - Andre Kostelanetz/African Echoes - Ferrante & Teicher/Tangi Tahiti - Nelson Riddle/Land Of Dreams - Lawrence Welk/Song of the Islands - Los Indios Tabajaras/I Wished on the Moon - Jackie Gleason/Sunrise Over Sumatra - Enoch Light
	R986-20 (BMG Direct Marketing TCD-457) - Instrumental Favorites: Whimsical Interludes - Various Artists [1996] Hell's Bells - David Carroll (S)/Baubles Bangles And Beads - Dean Elliott (S)/Hey Taxi - Leroy Holmes & Ernie Kovacs (M)/Solfeggio (Song Of The Nairobi Trio) - Robert Maxwell (M)/Holiday For Strings - David Rose (M)/March Of The Siamese Children - Arthur Lyman (S)/Baroque Hoedown - Perrey & Kingsley (S)/Nola - Horst Jankowski (S)/The Hot Canary - Florian Zabach (M)/Rollercoaster - Henri Ren‚ (M)/Sukiyaki - Lenny Dee (S)/Baby Elephant Walk - Henry Mancini (S)/Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado (M)/Sheik Of Araby - Three Suns (M)/In The Rain - Ferrante & Teicher (S)/Theme From My Three Sons - Lawrence Welk (S)/The Dis-Advantages Of You - Brass Ring (S)/Spanish Flea - Mexicali Singers (S)/Heart And Soul - Henri Ren‚ (S)/Whatchamacallit - Juan Esquivel (S)/Bah Bah Conniff Sprach (Also Sprach Zarathrustra) - Ray Conniff (S)/Mmm Nice - Bob Thompson (M)/Whimsy - Guy Lupar (M)/The Glow Worm Turns - Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops (M)
	R986-21 - Instrumental Favorites Featuring the Soul of Spain - 101 Strings [1996] All tracks stereo. Malagueña/Domingo En Seville/España/Macarenas (Patron Saint Of The Matadors)/La Violetera/España Cañi/The Breeze And I/El Cid/Spanish Eyes/Jalousie/Blue Tango/La Cumparsita/Quando Quando Quando/Brazil/Habañera/El Relicario/Adios
	R986-XM - Instrumental Favorites: Holiday Magic, Volume 1 - Various Artists [1996] Little Drummer Boy - Paul Mauriat/The Christmas Song - Lawrence Welk/I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day - Bert Kaempfert/Hark The Herald Angels Sing - Billy Vaughn/Jesus Joy Of Mans Desiring - Roger Williams/Adeste Fideles - George Melachrino/While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - The Cathedral Strings/Go Tell It On The Mountain - Ray Conniff Singers/Greensleeves - Andre Kostelanetz/Toyland - David Rose/Happy Holiday - Jackie Gleason/The Holly And The Ivy - Mantovani/The Christmas Waltz - Living Strings/High On The House Top - Lawrence Welk/Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Percy Faith/Here Comes Santa Claus - Ray Conniff/The Skaters' Waltz - Mantovani/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Billy Vaughn/I'll Be Home For Christmas - Jackie Gleason/Christmas Island - Lawrence Welk/Joy To The World - Percy Faith/O Holy Night-Joy To The World-It Came Upon The Midnight Clear-O Sanctissima (medley) - Roger Williams/Christmas Is Coming - Vince Guaraldi Trio/March Of The Toys - Boston Pops Orchestra/The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Mantovani
	R986-XM2 - Instrumental Favorites: Holiday Magic, Volume 2 - Various Artists [2000] Sleigh Ride - Hugo Winterhalter/Deck The Halls - Mantovani/O Holy Night - Percy Faith/Medley: Winter Wonderland-Silver Bells - Henry Mancini/O Tannenbaum - Philadelphia Brass Ensemble/The Toy Trumpet - Boston Pops Orchestra/Christmas Comes But Once A Year - Lawrence Welk/Away In A Manger - Cathedral Strings/Silent Night - Billy Vaughn/I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - George Melachrino/Let It Snow - Ferrante And Teicher/We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Andre Kostelanetz/I Saw Three Ships - David Rose/Good King Wenceslas - Percy Faith/O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Roger Williams/White Christmas - Roger Williams/We Three Kings Of Orient Are - Roger Williams/Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Jackie Gleason/Blue Christmas - Living Strings/Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - Bert Kaempfert/The First Noel - Billy Vaughn/Carol Of The Bells - David Rose/Frosty The Snowman - Ray Conniff Singers/Jingle Bells - Ferrante & Teicher/Jingle Bell Rock - Lenny Dee
	R986-22 (BMG Direct Marketing TCD-482) - Instrumental Favorites: Pop Classics - Various Artists [2002] Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - Burt Bacharach/Lara's Theme - Roger Williams/Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione/The Entertainer - Marvin Hamlisch/A Taste Of Honey - Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass/Theme From "Love Story" - Francis Lai/A Man And A Woman - Francis Lai/Around The World - Mantovani/Moonglow & Theme From "Picnic" - Morris Stoloff/Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert/Theme From "A Summer Place" - Percy Faith/More - Kai Winding/Tonight - Ferrante & Teicher/Yesterday - Hollyridge Strings/Love Is Blue - Paul Mauriat/Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills/A Walk In The Black Forest - Horst Jankowski/Sail Along Silv'ry Moon - Billy Vaughn/Stranger On The Shore - Mr. Acker Bilk/Last Date - Floyd Cramer

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