It's Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers! Essential Recordings 1955-1961

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Tracklist

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1Why Do Fools Fall in Love
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 307)
recording of:
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (in 1955-11)
additional writer:
George Goldner, Jimmy Merchant and Herman Santiago
writer:
Morris Levy and Frankie Lymon
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Patricia Music, Warner Chappell, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), 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 (from 2017-04-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:20
2Please Be Mine
recording of:
Please Be Mine (in 1955-11)
composer:
George Goldner and Frankie Lymon
3:07
3I Want You to Be My Girl
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 28)
recording of:
I Want You to Be My Girl (on 1956-02-16)
writer:
Richard Barrett and George Goldner
3:02
4I'm Not a Know-It-All
recording of:
I’m Not a Know It All (on 1956-02-16)
lyricist:
Buddy Kaye
composer:
Fred Spielman
2:53
5I Promise to Remember
cover recording of:
I Promise to Remember (on 1956-05-15)
lyricist:
Jimmy Castor
composer:
Jimmy Castor and Jimmy Smith
2:52
6Who Can Explain?
recording of:
Who Can Explain (on 1956-05-02)
writer:
Roy Alfred and Abner Silver
2:14
7The ABC's of Love
recording of:
The ABC’s of Love (on 1956-08-23)
writer:
Richard Barrett and George Goldner
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
1:57
8Share
recording of:
Share (on 1956-08-23)
writer:
Vic Abrams and Irving Reid
2:37
9I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent
recording of:
I’m Not a Juvenile Delinquent (in 1956-10)
writer:
George Goldner
2:43
10Baby, Baby
recording of:
Baby, Baby (in 1956-10)
writer:
Glen Moore and Milton Subotsky
2:06
11Teenage Love
recording of:
Teenage Love (in 1956-10)
writer:
A.J. Cooper and George Goldner
2:13
12Paper Castles
recording of:
Paper Castles (in 1956-10)
writer:
Aaron Schroeder and Ben Weisman
2:04
13Love Is a Clown
recording of:
Love Is a Clown (on 1956-02-04)
writer:
Grace Goldner
2:51
14Am I Fooling Myself Again?
recording of:
Am I Fooling Myself Again (on 1956-02-04)
writer:
George Goldner
2:36
15Together
recording of:
Together (on 1957-02-04)
writer:
Bob Halfin and Jerry Langley
2:22
16You
recording of:
You
writer:
Andrew Paul Adams
2:06
17Out in the Cold Again
cover recording of:
Out in the Cold Again (on 1957-02-13)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Rube Bloom
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd.
2:25
18Miracle in the Rain
recording of:
Miracle in the Rain (on 1957-02-13)
writer:
Vic Abrams, Al J. Cooper, George Goldner and Irving Reid
2:11
19Little White Lies
cover recording of:
Little White Lies (on 1957-02-13)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Donaldson Publishing Co., Larry Spier Music LLC and Tobago Music Co.
2:30
20It Would Be So Nice
recording of:
It Would Be So Nice (on 1957-02-04)
writer:
Johnny Roberts and Robert Spencer
2:30
21Fortunate Fellow
recording of:
Fortunate Fellow (on 1957-06-19)
writer:
Vic Abrams and Irving Reid
1:48
22Love Put Me Out of My Head
recording of:
Love Put Me Out of My Head (on 1957-06-19)
writer:
Joe Sherman and Noel Sherman
2:05
23Begin the Beguine
cover recording of:
Begin the Beguine (on 1957-05-23)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc., 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Jubilee
2:42
24Goody Goody
cover recording of:
Goody Goody (on 1957-06-19)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Malneck Music, The Johnny Mercer Foundation, WB Music Corp., 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
2:12
25Creation of Love
recording of:
Creation of Love (on 1957-06-19)
writer:
Richard Barrett and Stuart Wiener
2:28
26Flip Flop
recording of:
Flip-Flop (on 1957-11-12)
writer:
Bob Saffer
2:23
27Everything to Me
recording of:
Everything to Me (on 1957-11-12)
writer:
Rose Marie McCoy and Charles Singleton
2:34
28So Goes My Love
recording of:
So Goes My Love (in 1957-08)
writer:
Luigi Creatore, Elinor Diresta, Hugo Peretti and Bill Taylor
2:18
29My Girl
recording of:
My Girl (in 1957-08)
writer:
Bill Harrington and Bob Saffer
1:54
30Little Girl
cover recording of:
Little Girl (1931 song) (on 1957-09-05)
writer:
Francis Henry (in 1931) and Madeline Hyde (in 1931)
2:00
31Thumb Thumb
recording of:
Thumb Thumb (on 1957-12-20)
writer:
Bobby Fonville, Ralph Hernandez and Stuart Wiener
2:17
32Footsteps
recording of:
Footsteps (on 1957-12-20)
writer:
Clarence Green and Natalie Pierce
2:11
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1Portable on My Shoulder
recording of:
Portable on My Shoulder (on 1957-12-20)
writer:
Vic Abrams
1:47
2Mama Don't Allow It
cover recording of:
Mama Don’t Allow It (on 1958-03-31)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Cow Cow Davenport
2:17
3My Broken Heart
recording of:
My Broken Heart (on 1958-03-26)
writer:
Gene Schachter and Jimmy Drake
2:28
4Mama Wanna Rock
recording of:
Mama Wanna Rock (on 1958-03-26)
writer:
Jack Hammer
2:15
5Waitin' in School
cover recording of:
Waitin’ In School (in 1958-03)
lyricist and composer:
Dorsey Burnette and Johnny Burnette
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
2:05
6Wake Up Little Susie
cover recording of:
Wake Up Little Susie (in 1958-03)
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc., House of Bryant Publications, MCA Music and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music
1:59
7Silhouettes
cover recording of:
Silhouettes (from 1958-03-24 until 1958-03-25)
writer:
Bob Crewe and Frank Slay
publisher:
Regent Music Corp.
2:48
8The Next Time You See Me
cover recording of:
Next Time You See Me (in 1958-03)
writer:
Earl Forest and William G. Harvey
publisher:
Universal Duchess Music Corp.
2:37
9Send for Me
cover recording of:
Send for Me (from 1958-03-24 until 1958-03-25)
lyricist and composer:
Ollie Jones
2:30
10It Hurts to Be in Love
cover recording of:
It Hurts to Be in Love (from 1958-03-24 until 1958-03-25)
lyricist and composer:
Julius Dixson and Rudolph Toombs
2:08
11Jailhouse Rock
cover recording of:
Jailhouse Rock (in 1958-03)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
ABG Elvis Songs, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Elvis Presley Music Susan Aberbach Trust, Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC, Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music, Silver Seahorse Music LLC and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc., ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and 日音 Synch事業部
2:14
12Diana
cover recording of:
Diana (from 1958-03-24 until 1958-03-25)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Anka
publisher:
Pamco Music Inc. (ended), Epa Publishing and Warner Chappell Music
2:24
13Buzz, Buzz, Buzz
cover recording of:
Buzz Buzz Buzz (from 1958-03-24 until 1958-03-25)
writer:
John Gray and Robert James Byrd, Sr
publisher:
Stone Agate Music and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
2:06
14Searchin'
cover recording of:
Searchin’ (from 1958-03-24 until 1958-03-25)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Tiger
2:22
15Short Fat Fannie
cover recording of:
Short Fat Fannie (in 1958-03)
lyricist and composer:
Lawrence Eugene Williams (in 1957)
2:30
16Little Bitty Pretty One
cover recording of:
Little Bitty Pretty One (in 1958-03)
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, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 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
2:41
17Melinda
recording of:
Melinda (on 1958-07-17)
writer:
Ben Huey and Rudolph Toombs
2:00
18The Only Way to Love
recording of:
The Only Way To Love (on 1958-07-17)
writer:
Paul Evans and Jimmy Krondes
1:58
19No Matter What You've Done
recording of:
No Matter What You've Done (on 1958-07-17)
writer:
Coles
2:49
20Up Jumped a Rabbit
recording of:
Up Jumped the Rabbit (in 1959-01)
writer:
John Gluck, Jr.
2:24
21What a Little Moonlight Can Do
cover recording of:
What a Little Moonlight Can Do (on 1959-03-27)
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods
publisher:
Connelly Basart, Warner Bros. Music and Warner Brothers Music Inc.
2:20
22Before I Fall Asleep
recording of:
Before I Fall Asleep (on 1959-03-27)
writer:
Vic Abrams and Phil Medley
2:21
23Goody Good Girl
recording of:
Goody Good Girl (in 1959-04)
writer:
Carmen Taylor and Arthur Truscott
2:13
24I'm Not Too Young to Dream
recording of:
I'm Not Too Young To Dream (in 1959-04)
writer:
Benny Davis and Ted Murry
2:21
25Tonight's the Night
cover recording of:
Tonight’s the Night (on 1960-03-30)
writer:
Luther Dixon and Shirley Owens
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
2:45
26Crying
recording of:
Crying (Teenagers song, 1960) (on 1960-03-30)
writer:
Sherman Garnes, Artie Ripp and Herman Santiago
2:18
27A Little Bit Wiser Now
recording of:
A Little Wiser Now (on 1960-06-16)
writer:
Sherman Garnes, Freddie Houston, Jimmy Merchant, Joe Negroni, Artie Ripp and Herman Santiago
2:58
28Can You Tell Me
recording of:
Can You Tell Me (on 1960-06-16)
writer:
Sherman Garnes, Jimmy Merchant, Joe Negroni, Neil Stevens, Artie Ripp and Herman Santiago
2:55
29Change Partners
cover recording of:
Change Partners (from “Carefree”) (in 1961-02)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1938)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:27
30So Young
recording of:
So Young (And So In Love) (in 1961-02)
writer:
Jack Barker and Alexander Belgin
2:02
31I Put the Bomp (In the Bomp Bomp Bomp)
cover recording of:
Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) (in 1961-08)
writer:
Gerry Goffin and Barry Mann
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc.
translated version of:
Quien puso el bomp? (Versión en español por Los Twist)
3:06