Top 40 Fifties

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Baby Just Cares For Me
cover recording of:
My Baby Just Cares for Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Co. Inc., Donaldson Publishing Company, Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gus Kahn Music Co., The Songwriters Guild and Tobago Music Co.
Nina Simone3:39
2Love Letters In The Sand
recording of:
Love Letters in the Sand
lyricist:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
composer:
J. Fred Coots, Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
publisher:
Bourne (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc. and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Pat Boone2:16
3Island In The Sun
producer:
Joe Carlton
bongos:
Noah Rodriguez (on 1957-01-27)
congas:
Daniel Barrajanos (on 1957-01-27)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1957-01-27)
flute:
James N. DeMeo (on 1957-01-27) and Harold M. Jones (50s US flautist) (on 1957-01-27)
guitar:
Frantz Casséus (on 1957-01-27), Victor Messer (on 1957-01-27) and Millard Thomas (on 1957-01-27)
marimba:
Joe Venuto (on 1957-01-27)
trumpet:
Joseph B. Wilder (on 1957-01-27)
choir vocals:
Gilbert E. Adkins (on 1957-01-27), Irving D. Barnes (on 1957-01-27), Leon Bibb (on 1957-01-27), Charles Colman (on 1957-01-27), Stephen Harbachick (baritone) (on 1957-01-27), Marvin Hayes (bass-baritone) (on 1957-01-27), Herbert L. Stubbs (on 1957-01-27), Irving Burgie (on 1957-01-27), Joe N. Kenyon (on 1957-01-27), Leroy B. Thompson (on 1957-01-27), Samuel R. McCurry (on 1957-01-27), John Nielsen (on 1957-01-27), Brock Peters (on 1957-01-27), Howard A. Roberts (founder of the Howard Roberts Chorale) (on 1957-01-27), Rodester Timmons (on 1957-01-27) and William Stewart (choral vocals in Harry Belafonte recordings) (on 1957-01-27)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1957-01-27)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
conductor:
Robert DeCormier (on 1957-01-27)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-01-27)
recording of:
Island in the Sun (on 1957-01-27)
writer:
Harry Belafonte and Lord Burgess
publisher:
Caribe Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Publishing and Clara Music Publ. Corp.
Harry Belafonte3:23
4Young Love
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-10-30)
background vocals:
Gordon Stoker (on 1956-10-30)
lead vocals:
Sonny James (on 1956-10-30)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 40)
cover recording of:
Young Love (on 1956-10-30)
writer:
Ric Cartey (US rockabilly singer and songwriter) and Carole Joyner
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Sonny James2:31
5Medley: The River Kwai / Colonel Bogey March
recording of:
Colonel Bogey
composer:
Kenneth J. Alford (in 1914)
recording of:
The Bridge on the River Kwai: II. Colonel Bogey
additional composer:
Kenneth J. Alford
composer:
Malcolm Arnold (composer)
part of:
The Bridge on the River Kwai
recording of:
The River Kwai March
composer:
Malcolm Arnold (composer) (in 1957)
Mitch Miller2:27
6The Three Bells
cover recording of:
The Three Bells
lyricist and composer:
Gilles (Swiss composer/vocalist/actor Jean Villard Gilles) (in 1939)
translator:
Bert Reisfeld (in 1948)
publisher:
Southern Music ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
translated version of:
Les Trois Cloches
The Browns2:52
7I'm A Fool To Want You
recording of:
I’m a Fool to Want You
writer:
Joel Herron (in 1951), Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (in 1951) and Jack Wolf (in 1951)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Integrity Music Corp., Sergeant Music Co., The International Music Network and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Billie Holiday3:25
8Chances Are
recording of:
Chances Are
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Robert Allen (US songwriter/arranger/pianist)
publisher:
Kitty Anne Music Co., Inc. (ended), Charlie Deitcher Productions, Inc., Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd. and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Johnny Mathis3:04
9Magic Moments
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1957) and The Ray Charles Singers (in 1957)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra
performer:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) and Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1957)
arranger:
Joe Reisman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1958)
recording of:
Magic Moments
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and MCA Music Ltd.
Perry Como42:41
10Patricia
recording of:
Patricia
lyricist:
Bob Marcus
composer:
Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
Pérez Prado2:21
11Mambo Italiano
vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (in 1954) and The Mellomen (American singing quartet) (in 1954)
orchestra:
Buddy Cole and His Orchestra
recording of:
Mambo Italiano (original english version) (on 1954-09-28)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
Rosemary Clooney4.52:32
12Butterfly
vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist)
conductor:
Archie Bleyer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cadence (NYC-based label founded by Archie Bleyer) (in 1957)
cover recording of:
Butterfly
writer:
Bernie Lowe and Kal Mann
publisher:
Mayland‐Presley
Andy Williams2:22
13Oh Lonesome Me
recording of:
Oh Lonesome Me
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Don Gibson2:32
14Rebel Rouser
Duane Eddy2:32
15Rawhide
vocals:
Frankie Laine
cover recording of:
Rawhide (in 1971)
publisher:
Mrs. Ned Washington (wife of American lyricist Ned Washington)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, Largo Music, MCA Music Ltd., Patti Washington Music and Volta Music Corporation
Frankie Laine with Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra4.352:02
16If I Give My Heart To You
background vocals:
The Mellomen (American singing quartet) (in 1954)
vocals:
Doris Day (in 1954)
orchestra:
Percy Faith Orchestra (Faith's orchestra before his death in 1976) (in 1954)
conductor:
Percy Faith (in 1954)
recording of:
If I Give My Heart to You
writer:
Jimmie Crane, Al Jacobs and Milton Gabler
Doris Day2:52
17Just Walkin' In The Rain
vocals:
Johnnie Ray (aka Johnny Ray, US 1950s songwriter and singer) (on 1956-06-29)
orchestra:
Ray Conniff, His Orchestra & Chorus (on 1956-06-29)
cover recording of:
Just Walkin’ in the Rain (on 1956-06-29)
writer:
Johnny Bragg, Buddy Killen and Robert Riley
Johnnie Ray2:39
18Marianne
vocals:
Rich Dehr
recording of:
Marianne
writer:
Richard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson and Frank Miller (American singer & songwriter)
Terry Gilkyson & the Easy Riders2:23
19'S Wonderful!
Ray Conniff2:27
20Melodie D'Amour
The Ames Brothers2:39
21Shout
recording of:
Shout
writer:
O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs) and Rudolph Isley
publisher:
Longitude Music Co. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
lyrics quoted on:
I Know
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Isley Brothers4:30
22Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
recording of:
Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Nat Simon
The Four Lads2:21
23In The Middle Of An Island
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
recording of:
In the Middle of an Island (1957 song)
writer:
Nick Aquaviva (Songwriter) and Ted Varnick (songwriter)
Tony Bennett2:07
24You Don't Know Me
recording of:
You Don’t Know Me
writer:
Eddy Arnold and Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
Mijac Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1955) and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1955-08-19)
Jerry Vale2:31

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part of:The Ultimate Top 40 Collection (order: 3)