As Good as It Gets: Rockabilly

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blue Suede Shoes
double bass:
Clayton Perkins (in 1955-12)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (in 1955-12)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12) and Jay Perkins (in 1955-12)
vocals:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun (US label founded in 1952) (from 1956 to present)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 5) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 95)
recording of:
Blue Suede Shoes (in 1955-12)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955)
publisher:
Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Hi Lo Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Carl Perkins42:17
2That’s All Right Mama
cover recording of:
That’s All Right
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Crudup Music, Hill & Range Songs, Inc., Intersong GmbH (publisher; do NOT use as release label), PW Ballads, Special Rider Music, St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Elvis Presley1:49
3Be Bop A Lula
double bass [upright bass]:
Jack Neal (on 1956-05-04)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dickie Harrell (on 1956-05-04)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Cliff Gallup (lead guitarist for The Blue Caps) (on 1956-05-04)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Willie Williams (50s rock guitarist) (on 1956-05-04)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (on 1956-05-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (from 1956 to present)
recorded at:
Owen Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-05-04)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 9) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 102)
recording of:
Be‐Bop‐a‐Lula (on 1956-05-04)
writer:
Bill “Tex” Davis and Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent52:36
4Red Hot
Bob Luman2:03
5Let’s Have a Party
recording of:
Let’s Have a Party
lyricist and composer:
Jessie Mae Robinson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Gladys Music Inc., IQ Music Ltd., MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Wanda Jackson2:08
6Hot Dog
Buck Owens2:15
7Ooby Dooby
recording of:
Ooby Dooby
lyricist and composer:
Wade Moore and Dick Penner
publisher:
Hi Lo Music, Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
Roy Orbison2:13
8Shirley Lee
Ricky Nelson2:00
9Twenty Flight Rock
recording of:
Twenty Flight Rock
writer:
Eddie Cochran and Ned Fairchild
Eddie Cochran1:45
10Party Doll
recording of:
Party Doll
writer:
Dave Alldred, Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter), Buddy Knox and Don Lanier
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Music of Stage Three and Patricia Music Publ. Corp.
Buddy Knox2:12
11Move It on Over
recording of:
Move It on Over (on 1947-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
Hank Williams2:45
12Sixteen Chicks
Joe Clay1:57
13Peepin’ Eyes
Charlie Feathers2:14
14Flying Saucer Rock ’n’ Roll
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Marvin Pepper (on 1956-12-11)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1956-12-11)
guitar:
Roland Janes (on 1956-12-11) and Billy Lee Riley (on 1956-12-11)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1956-12-11)
vocals:
Billy Lee Riley (on 1956-12-11)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-12-11)
remix of:
Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (undubbed master take) by Billy Riley
recording of:
Flyin’ Saucers Rock ’n’ Roll (on 1956-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Scott (Rockabilly artist: Harold Raymond Scott)
Billy Lee Riley2:02
15Rock ’n’ Roll Ruby
Warren Smith2:38
16Get Rhythm
recording of:
Get Rhythm
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
Johnny Cash2:14
17Baby Let’s Play House (live)
live cover recording of:
Baby Let’s Play House
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Gunter
publisher:
Embassy Music Corp. and LPGV Music (BMI)
lyrics quoted on:
Run for Your Life
Elvis Presley2:07
18Boppin’ the Blues
recording of:
Boppin’ the Blues
composer:
Curley Griffin (1950s Rockabilly artist) (in 1956) and Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1956)
publisher:
Carl Perkins Music Inc., MPL Music Publishing Inc., MPL UK Publishing and Wren Music Co.
Carl Perkins2:33
19Woman Love
Gene Vincent2:33
20Hula Love
Buddy Knox2:20
21Mona Lisa
Carl Mann2:30
22Just a Little Too Much
Ricky Nelson2:11
23Rock Baby Rock It
Johnny Carroll2:21
24Domino
Roy Orbison2:16
25Rock Your Baby
Wanda Jackson1:45
26Ubangi Stomp
Warren Smith2:00
27I’m a Long Gone Daddy
recording of:
I’m a Long Gone Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-08-13)
Hank Williams2:50
28You Oughta See Grandma Rock
Skeets McDonald2:03
29Gonna Rock My Baby Tonight
Laura Lee Perkins2:08
30Slow Down Brother
Simon Crum2:18
31I’m Stickin’ With You
Jimmy Bowen with The Rhythm Orchids2:06
32Where the Rio de Rosa Flows
Jimmie Logsdon2:33
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ducktail
Joe Clay2:28
2Boppin’ High School Baby
Don Willis2:31
3Honey Bun
Larry Donn1:55
4Okie’s in the Pokie
Jimmy Ponder with John Patton2:20
5Down on the Farm
Big Al Downing1:35
6Black Cadillac
recording of:
Black Cadillac
lyricist and composer:
Joyce Green (1950s Rockabilly artist)
Joyce Green2:30
7You’re the One That Done It
Thomas Wayne1:58
8Drinkin’ Wine
Jumpin’ Gene Simmons2:41
9Rock All Night
Glenn Honeycutt2:01
10Come on Little Mama
Ray Harris2:18
11Red Headed Woman
double bass:
Johnny Ray Hubbard (on 1956-05-02)
guitar:
Sonny Burgess (rockabilly artist) (on 1956-05-02) and Joe Lewis (1950s US rockabilly artist) (on 1956-05-02)
membranophone:
Russ Smith (on 1956-05-02)
piano:
Kern K. Kennedy (on 1956-05-02)
trumpet:
Jack Nance (on 1956-05-02)
vocals:
Sonny Burgess (rockabilly artist) (on 1956-05-02)
recording of:
Red Headed Woman (on 1956-05-02)
composer:
Sonny Burgess (rockabilly artist)
Sonny Burgess2:09
12Mad Man
Jimmy Wages2:10
13Slow Down
Jack Earls2:18
14You Drive Me Crazy
Ray Scott2:04
15Here Comes That Train
Eddie Bond1:34
16One Cup of Coffee
Glen Glenn1:50
17Hip Shakin’ Mama
Jackie Lee Cochran1:51
18Let’s Elope Baby
Janis Martin2:05
19Gonna Rock ’n’ Roll
Carl Mann1:51
20Fairlane Rock
Hayden Thompson2:32
21Bip Bop Boom
Mickey Hawks1:37
22Wild Wild Party
Charlie Feathers2:56
23Switchblade Sam
Jeff Daniels2:11
24Sunglasses After Dark
Dwight Pullen2:06
25Ain’t That a Dilly
Marlon Grisham2:21
26Drugstore Rock ’n’ Roll
Janis Martin2:07
27Johnny Valentine
Andy Anderson2:11
28Monkey and the Baboon
Eddie Bond2:00
29Let’s Get Acquainted
Ray Stanley2:03
30Pink and Black Days
Narvel Felts2:17
31She’s Mine
Johnnie Strickland2:07
32You’re Gone Baby
Jimmie Logsdon2:03