Rock 'n' Roll Hits of the 50's, Vol. 1

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley2:12
2Great Balls of Fire
Jerry Lee Lewis1:51
3Red River Rock
instrumental cover recording of:
Red River Rock
composer:
Tom King (50s & 60s songwriter), Ira Mack and Fred Mendelsohn
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Mole Hole Music
is based on:
Red River Valley
Johnny and the Hurricanes2:08
4Long Tall SallyLittle Richard2:04
5Johnny B. Goode
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess (Legendary US production duo)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1958-01-06)
drums (drum set):
Jasper Thomas (on 1958-01-06)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1958-01-06)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (on 1958-01-06)
recorded at:
Sheldon Recording Studios, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1958-01-06)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 1), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 7), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 33) and Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 53)
recording of:
Johnny B. Goode (on 1958-01-06)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry (in 1955)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Isalee Music, Isalee Music Publishing Company, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and ロックンロール ミュージック
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
Chuck Berry4.252:40
6Summertime BluesEddie Cochran1:54
7Bye Bye LoveThe Everly Brothers2:21
8Ain't That a ShameFats Domino2:32
9Chain Gang
cover recording of:
Chain Gang (Sam Cooke song)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
Jackie Wilson2:46
10Rockhouse
recording of:
Rock House
lyricist and composer:
Harold Lloyd Jenkins
Roy Orbison2:03
11Speedy Gonzales
Pat Boone2:37
12In a Turkish Town
recording of:
In a Turkish Town
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Valens
Ritchie Valens2:12
13Good Golly Miss Molly
The Swinging Blue Jeans2:22
14Tutti Frutti
Pat Boone2:23
15Saturday Night at the MoviesThe Drifters2:16
16The Great Pretender
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-09)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (1928 - 1992, USA, lead singer of the Platters, Samuel E. Williams)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elap Music Ltd. (a division of Pickwick Group Ltd. / a division of Carlton Home Entertainment (UK) Ltd.)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 352)
recording of:
The Great Pretender (in 1955-09)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
Panther Music Corp, Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
The Platters52:37

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