Top 40 Fifties

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Living Doll
recording of:
Living Doll
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Bart
Cliff Richard2:39
2Bye Bye Love
recording of:
Bye Bye Love
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony ATV Acuff Rose Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
The Everly Brothers2:20
3Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Doris Day2:05
4All Shook Up
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13)
piano:
Gordon Stoker (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) and The Jordanaires (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13)
remixer:
Dennis Ferrante
additional performer:
The Jordanaires
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1957), BMG Music (in 1957) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13) and Bloch Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States (on 1961-03-25)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 18) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 353)
recording of:
All Shook Up (on 1957-01-12)
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Global (publisher) and Shalimar Music Corp.
lyrics quoted on:
Cyprus Avenue
Elvis Presley3.651:59
5Mack The Knife
live recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
Louis Armstrong3:20
6Blueberry Hill
recording of:
Blueberry Hill
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Larry Stock
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Larry Stock Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Sovereign Music Company and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
Fats Domino2:22
7Oh! Carol
Neil Sedaka2:19
8Banana Boat (Day-O)
guitar:
Millard Thomas
recording of:
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (Burgess/Attaway version made famous by Harry Belafonte)
additional lyricist:
William Attaway (in 1955) and Irving Burgie (in 1955)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Caribe Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Publishing Ltd and Lord Burgess Music Publishing Co.
lyrics quoted on:
Don’t Wanna Go Home
version of:
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (Original folk song)
Harry Belafonte3:06
9With All My Heart
Petula Clark2:36
10I Walk The Line
recording of:
I Walk the Line
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash2:53
11When You're Smiling
Frank Sinatra2:31
12Love Is Strange
vocals:
Mickey Baker and Sylvia Robinson
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 7)
recording of:
Love Is Strange (on 1956-10-17)
lyricist:
Mickey Baker, Ethel Smith (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) and Sylvia Robinson
composer:
Ethel Smith (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Ben Ghazi Music, Inc. (publisher), Cromwell Music and Cromwell Music Ltd.
Mickey & Sylvia4.52:54
13A Certain Smile
producer:
Al Ham and Mitch Miller
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jon Mat Records, Inc. (in 1958)
cover recording of:
A Certain Smile
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Johnny Mathis32:48
14Mandolins In The Moonlight
recording of:
Mandolins in the Moonlight
writer:
Aaron Schroeder (1950s~1960s US songwriter) and George David Weiss
Perry Como2:46
15Don't You Know
recording of:
Don't You Know
writer:
Bobby Worth (American songwriter)
Della Reese2:35
16Four Walls
recording of:
Four Walls
composer:
George Campbell and Marvin Moore (songwriter, best known for "Four Walls" and "The Green Door")
Jim Reeves2:51
17El Paso
recording of:
El Paso (on 1959-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Hill & Range Songs, Inc., Mariposa Music Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Marty Robbins4:22
18Buona Sera
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
double bass [bass]:
Amato Rodrigues (on 1956-04-19)
guitar:
Jack Marshall (guitarist, conductor, and composer) (on 1956-04-19)
piano:
Willie McCumber (on 1956-04-19)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Butera (on 1956-04-19)
trombone:
James Blount, Jr. (on 1956-04-19)
trumpet:
Louis Prima (on 1956-04-19)
vocals:
Louis Prima (on 1956-04-19) and Keely Smith (on 1956-04-19)
recorded at:
Sahara Theater in Winchester, Nevada, United States (on 1956-04-19)
Louis Prima2:58
19Diana
Paul Anka2:20
20Let Me Go Lover!
recording of:
Let Me Go, Lover
lyricist:
Al Hill (Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Kay Twomey)
composer:
Jenny Lou Carson
is based on:
Let Me Go, Devil
Joan Weber2:24
21Singing The Blues
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 37)
cover recording of:
Singing the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Melvin Endsley (in 1956)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Opryland Ltd. (UK) and Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK)
Guy Mitchell2:27
22There Goes My Baby
recording of:
There Goes My Baby
writer:
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Lover Patterson, Mike Stoller and George Treadwell
publisher:
Jerome Leiber Music, Purple Starfish Music, Sherman Jot Enterprises Inc. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Drifters2:12
23I Need You Now
Eddie Fisher2:31
24On The Street Where You Live
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1956)
cover recording of:
On the Street Where You Live (My Fair Lady)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
Vic Damone42:40
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part of:The Ultimate Top 40 Collection (order: 3)