The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: 1959 (band cover art)

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Annotation

1989 Second CD cover art.
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Annotation last modified on 2019-02-24 22:32 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Charlie Brown
recording of:
Charlie Brown
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Coasters2:26
2A Teenager in Love
performer:
Dion & The Belmonts
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 7)
recording of:
A Teenager in Love (in 1959)
lyricist:
Doc Pomus
composer:
Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
cover recording of:
A Teenager in Love
lyricist:
Doc Pomus
composer:
Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
Dion and The Belmonts4.52:38
3So Fine
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 24)
recording of:
So Fine
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Eldorado Music Co. and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
cover recording of:
So Fine
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Eldorado Music Co. and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
The Fiestas2:20
4Donna
recording engineer:
Larry Levine and Stan Ross (recording engineer, mixer & producer)
producer:
Bob Keane
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Del-Fi Records Inc. (in 1958)
recording of:
Donna
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Valens
publisher:
Aberbach Musikverlag (German publisher) and Carlin Music Corporation
Ritchie Valens4.82:24
5Dream Lover
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 16)
recording of:
Dream Lover
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Darin
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Bobby Darin42:32
616 Candles
recording of:
16 Candles
writer:
Luther Dixon and Allyson R. Khent
publisher:
January Music Corp., Little A Music, Mijac Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
The Crests3.52:55
7Stagger Lee
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 20)
recording of:
Stagger Lee (Lloyd Price version)
writer:
Harold Logan and Lloyd Price (US R&B/soul singer)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, Irving Music (BMI) and Travis Music Co.
version of:
Stagger Lee (“Stackolee” etc., traditional)
Lloyd Price52:23
8What’d I Say (Parts 1 and 2)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-18)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Bennie Crawford (on 1959-02-18)
double bass [bass]:
Edgar Willis (bass) (on 1959-02-18)
drums (drum set):
Milt Turner (on 1959-02-18)
keyboard:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1959-02-18)
saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-02-18)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1959-02-18)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
What’d I Say
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Mijac Music, MUAC Music, Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Ray Charles4.55:08
9I Cried a Tear
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-09-11)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone:
Leon Cohen (woodwind player) (on 1958-09-11)
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1958-09-11)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1958-09-11)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1958-09-11) and Al Caiola (on 1958-09-11)
piano:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (on 1958-09-11)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1958-09-11)
trombone:
Urbie Green (on 1958-09-11)
background vocals:
Bill Marine (on 1958-09-11), Marcia Neil (on 1958-09-11), Jerry Packer (on 1958-09-11) and Mike Stewart (late 1950s R&B choir/background vocalist) (on 1958-09-11)
vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer)
conductor:
Reggie Obrecht (on 1958-09-11)
arranger:
Reggie Obrecht
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 38)
recording of:
I Cried a Tear (on 1958-09-11)
writer:
Fred Jay and Al Julia
LaVern Baker2:37
10I Want to Walk You Home
recording of:
I Want to Walk You Home
writer:
Fats Domino
Fats Domino2:23
11Sea of Love
producer:
Trevor Jones (South African score composer)
mixer:
John Richards (engineer)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 39)
recording of:
Sea of Love
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Co and Tek Publishing
Phil Phillips4.52:24
12Sea Cruise
recording of:
Sea Cruise
writer:
Huey “Piano” Smith
Frankie Ford32:44
13Poison Ivy
producer:
Leiber and Stoller (songwriting team)
double bass [bass]:
Wendell Marshall (on 1959-07-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (on 1959-07-16)
guitar:
George Barnes (on 1959-07-16), Sammy Clarke (on 1959-07-16) and Allen Hanlon (jazz guitarist) (on 1959-07-16)
piano:
Mike Stoller (on 1959-07-16)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1959-07-16)
vocals:
The Coasters (on 1959-07-16), Carl Gardner (on 1959-07-16), Cornell Gunter (on 1959-07-16), Billy Guy (on 1959-07-16) and Will “Dub” Jones (US R&B/doo wop vocalist) (on 1959-07-16)
arranger:
Mike Stoller
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-07-17)
recording of:
Poison Ivy (on 1959-07-16)
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
The Coasters3.352:43
14Kansas City
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 5)
cover recording of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1952)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1952)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Wilbert Harrison32:26
15The All-American Boy
producer:
Chet Atkins
recording of:
All American Boy (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Bare (in 1958)
publisher:
Dream City Music
Bill Parsons32:59
16A Lover’s Question
producer:
Leiber and Stoller (songwriting team)
double bass [bass]:
Milt Hinton (on 1958-08-07)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Belton Evans (on 1958-08-07)
guitar:
Carl Lynch (on 1958-08-07) and Sal Salvador (on 1958-08-07)
piano:
Cliff Smalls (on 1958-08-07)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1958-08-07)
vocals:
Clyde McPhatter (on 1958-08-07)
conductor:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor) (on 1958-08-07)
arranger:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor)
recording of:
A Lover's Question (on 1958-08-07)
composer:
Brook Benton and Jimmy Williams (50s/60s US funk/soul songwriter)
Clyde McPhatter32:36
17Sleep Walk
recording of:
Sleep Walk (original instrumental)
composer:
Ann Farina, Johnny Farina and Santo Farina
publisher:
Aniraf Music, Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Carbert Music Inc., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Company, 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Santo and Johnny4.52:24
18There Goes My Baby
producer:
Leiber and Stoller (songwriting team)
guitar:
Reggie Kimber (on 1959-03-06)
baritone vocals:
Dock Green (on 1959-03-06)
bass vocals:
Elsbeary Hobbs (on 1959-03-06)
lead vocals:
Ben E. King (on 1959-03-06)
tenor vocals:
Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) (on 1959-03-06)
conductor:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor) (on 1959-03-06)
arranger:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Coastal Recording in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-03-06)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 2) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 193)
recording of:
There Goes My Baby (on 1959-03-06)
lyricist and composer:
Benjamin Nelson, Lover Patterson and George Treadwell
publisher:
Jerome Leiber Music, Purple Starfish Music, Sherman Jot Enterprises Inc. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Drifters4.52:12
19Personality
recording of:
Personality (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Harold Logan and Lloyd Price (US R&B/soul singer)
Lloyd Price2:37
20I’ve Had It
recording of:
I’ve Had It
composer:
Carl Bonura and Ray Ceroni
The Bell Notes2:41
21Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)
recording of:
Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)
writer:
Harry Giosasi and Arthur Zwirn
The Impalas2:35
22Come Softly to Me
recording of:
Come Softly to Me
writer:
Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis and Gary Troxel
publisher:
Chappell Morris, EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Unart Music Corp. (in 1958, in 1959)
The Fleetwoods2:20

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part of:The Rock 'n' Roll Era (Time-Life Music) (number: 13) (order: 13)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/145668 [info]
https://www.discogs.com/master/404005 [info]