The Golden Age of American Rock ’n’ Roll, Volume 7

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Book of Love
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 12)
recording of:
Book of Love
writer:
Warren Davis, George Malone and Charles Patrick
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Nom Music, Inc.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Monotones52:22
2Susie‐Q
bass:
Sonny Trammell (in 1957)
guitar:
James Burton (guitarist) (in 1957) and Dale Hawkins (in 1957)
membranophone:
Ronnie Lewis (drummer) (in 1957)
background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1957)
vocals:
Dale Hawkins (in 1957)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 24)
recording of:
Susie Q (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Dale Hawkins
additional composer:
Eleanor Broadwater and Stanley Lewis (well known 60s/70s US producer/songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and PeerMusic AB
Dale Hawkins32:20
3C C Rider
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 12)
recording of:
C. C. Rider (Chuck Willis version)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Willis
publisher:
Chuck Willis Music Co., Tideland Music Publishing Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
version of:
See See Rider Blues
Chuck Willis42:29
4Echo
The Emotions2:27
5Come On, Let’s Go
recording of:
Come On, Let’s Go
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Valens
Ritchie Valens2:04
6Mother‐In‐Law
recording of:
Mother‐In‐Law
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
Ernie K‐Doe2:35
7Ling, Ting, Tong
The Five Keys2:10
8Sea Cruise
recording of:
Sea Cruise
lyricist and composer:
Huey “Piano” Smith
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Frankie Ford with Huey "Piano" Smith & Orchestra2:47
9Just a DreamJimmy Clanton & His Rockets2:32
10The Caterpillar Crawl
The Strangers2:20
11To Be Loved (Forever)
The Pentagons2:28
12Cherrystone
The Addrisi Brothers2:30
13Unchained Melody
cover recording of:
Unchained Melody
publisher:
Hy Zaret
lyricist:
Hy Zaret
composer:
Alex North (US composer)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing, Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC and 日音 Synch事業部
Vito & the Salutations2:03
14Pretty Girls Everywhere
recording of:
Pretty Girls Everwhere
writer:
Eugene Church, Thomas Williams (1960s singer-songwriter) and Tommy ‘Buster’ Williams (The Fellows)
Eugene Church & The Fellows2:59
15Confidential
Sonny Knight2:35
16Watch Your Step
recording of:
Watch Your Step
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Parker (blues rock guitarist)
publisher:
Marcia Music
Bobby Parker2:47
17Harlem Nocturne
The Viscounts2:25
18I Like It Like That, Part 1
Chris Kenner1:55
19Foot Stomping, Part 1The Flares2:19
20Money (That’s What I Want)Barrett Strong3.852:38
21Teardrops
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 35)
recording of:
Tear Drops
writer:
Roy Calhoun and Barry Golder
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and G and H Music Publishing House Inc.
Lee Andrews & the Hearts42:24
22Mr. Lee
The Bobbettes2:15
23Rhythm of the Rain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997)
recording of:
Rhythm of the Rain (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
John Gummoe
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
recording of:
En écoutant la pluie
composer:
John Gummoe
translator:
Richard Anthony (French-Egyptian pop singer)
translated version of:
Rhythm of the Rain
The Cascades32:34
24I Wonder What She’s Doing Tonight
Barry and the Tamerlanes1:53
25Hushabye
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 13)
recording of:
Hushabye
writer:
Doc Pomus (in 1959) and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter) (in 1959)
is based on:
All the Pretty Little Horses
The Mystics2:34
26Clap Your Hands
The Beau-Marks2:03
27Sugar BeeCleveland Crochet2:35
28Shop Around
guitar:
Marvin Tarplin (in 1960)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (in 1960)
background vocals:
Claudette Rogers Robinson (in 1960), Warren “Pete” Moore (in 1960), Bobby Rogers (in 1960) and Ronnie White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles) (in 1960)
lead vocals:
Smokey Robinson (in 1960)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1960)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 15) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 495)
recording of:
Shop Around (in 1960)
writer:
Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson
The Miracles2.752:52
29Daughter
The Blenders2:10
30Yea, Yea
The Kendall Sisters2:28

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ASIN:UK: B00000DMGA [info]

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part of:The Golden Age of American Rock 'n' Roll (number: 7) (order: 10)