1000 Original Hits: 50’s, Volume 2

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1955
2▶CD: 1956
3▼CD: 1957
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Party Doll
Buddy Knox2:18
2Honeycomb
cover recording of:
Honeycomb (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl) (in 1954)
Jimmie Rodgers42:13
3Butterfly
recording of:
Butterfly
writer:
Bernie Lowe and Kal Mann
publisher:
Mayland‐Presley
Andy Williams2:24
4I’m Stickin’ With You
recording of:
I’m Stickin’ With You
writer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter) and Buddy Knox (US country rocker, of The Rhythm Orchids)
Jimmy Bowen2:07
5Wake Up Little Susie
recording of:
Wake Up Little Susie
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
The Everly Brothers2:01
6Rockabilly Party
Hugo and Luigi2:30
7Teen‐Age Crush
Tommy Sands2:25
8Stood Up
Ricky Nelson1:27
9Great Balls of Fire
recording of:
Great Balls of Fire
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Jack Hammer (Earl Burroughs, co-wrote Great Balls of Fire)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Jerry Lee Lewis1:51
10Gone
cover recording of:
Gone (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Rogers
Ferlin Husky2:25
11Raunchy (instrumental)
Bill Justis2:23
12I’m Walkin’
producer:
Dave Bartholomew
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI USA (renamed EMI Records USA in the beginning of the 1990s) (in 1957) and EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1991)
recorded at:
J&M/Cosimo Recording Studios (New Orleans, circa 1956-1968) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1957-01-03)
recording of:
I’m Walkin’ (on 1957-01-03)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino (Fats Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
publisher:
Cordial MV, EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Fats Domino42:12
13Walkin’ After Midnight
vocals:
Patsy Cline
cover recording of:
Walkin’ After Midnight
lyricist:
Don Hecht
composer:
Alan Block and Don Hecht
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Patsy Cline2:37
14Sittin’ in the Balcony
double bass [stand-up bass]:
Connie “Guybo” Smith (bass player) (in 1957-01)
guitar:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (in 1957-01)
background vocals:
The Johnny Mann Chorus (in 1957-01)
vocals:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (in 1957-01)
recorded at:
Liberty Custom Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1957-01)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 32)
cover recording of:
Sittin’ in the Balcony (in 1957-01)
lyricist and composer:
John D. Loudermilk
Eddie Cochran2:00
15Little Bitty Pretty One
recording of:
Little Bitty Pretty One
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Day
publisher:
Ivan Mogull Music Ltd., Painted Desert Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and 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)
Bobby Day2:29
16Goody Goody
cover recording of:
Goody Goody (on 1957-06-19)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Malneck Music, The Johnny Mercer Foundation, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), 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)
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers42:13
17Just Between You and Me
The Chordettes2:12
18My Special Angel
Malcolm Vaughan2:46
19Look at That Girl
Frankie Vaughan2:25
20Could This Be Magic
The Dubs2:19
21Be My Girl
cover recording of:
Be My Girl
writer:
Artie Singer (US songwriter, producer and bandleader)
Jim Dale2:01
22Cumberland Gap
cover recording of:
Cumberland Gap
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3413)
Lonnie Donegan42:02
23Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
cover recording of:
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
lyricist:
Paul Campbell (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
composer:
Joel Newman
Jimmie Rodgers42:17
24Blue Monday
recording of:
Blue Monday
writer:
Antoine Dominique Domino (Fats Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) and Chappell Music Ltd.
Fats Domino2:25
4▶CD: 1958
5▶CD: 1959

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Release

ASIN:DE: B00005O0VO [info]

Release group

part of:1000 Original Hits (number: 1950) (order: 2)