Rhythm & Blues: 1959

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1Stagger Lee
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (number: 20)
recording of:
Stagger Lee (Lloyd Price version)
writer:
Harold Logan and Lloyd Price
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, Irving Music and Travis Music Co.
version of:
Stagger Lee (“Stackolee” etc., traditional)
Lloyd Price2:24
2Lonely Teardrops
recording of:
Lonely Teardrops
writer:
Tyran Carlo, Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy
publisher:
Lena Music, Regent Music and The Jewel Music Co. Ltd.
Jackie Wilson2:40
3Poison Ivy
producer:
Leiber and Stoller
double bass [bass]:
Wendell Marshall (on 1959-07-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Gary Chester (on 1959-07-16)
guitar:
George Barnes (on 1959-07-16), Sammy Clarke (on 1959-07-16) and Allen Hanlon (on 1959-07-16)
piano:
Mike Stoller (on 1959-07-16)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (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 (on 1959-07-16)
arranger:
Mike Stoller
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios 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.
The Coasters2:39
4Hey Little Girl
Dee Clark2:15
5So 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
cover recording of:
So Fine
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Eldorado Music Co. and Valley Music Ltd
The Fiestas2:17
6What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
producer:
Clyde Otis
baritone saxophone:
Charles Davis (on 1959-02-19)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1959-02-19)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (on 1959-02-19)
flute:
Jerome Richardson (on 1959-02-19)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1959-02-19)
piano:
Joe Zawinul (on 1959-02-19)
lead vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1959-02-19)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1959-02-19)
orchestra:
Belford Hendricks' Orchestra (on 1959-02-19)
conductor:
Belford Hendricks (on 1959-02-19)
arranger:
Belford Hendricks
cover recording of:
What a Diff’rence a Day Made (on 1959-02-19)
lyricist:
Stanley Adams
composer:
María Grever
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, Estate of Stanley Adams, Maurice Music, Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Stanley Adams Music, Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Golden Sands Enterprises, Inc.
is based on:
Cuando vuelva a tu lado
Dinah Washington2:32
7There Goes My Baby
producer:
Leiber and Stoller
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 (on 1959-03-06)
conductor:
Stan Applebaum (on 1959-03-06)
arranger:
Stan Applebaum
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1988) and WEA International Inc. (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 (number: 193)
recording of:
There Goes My Baby (on 1959-03-06)
writer:
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Lover Patterson, Mike Stoller and George Treadwell
publisher:
Jerome Leiber Music, Purple Starfish Music, Sherman Jot Enterprises Inc. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Drifters2:11
8You Got What It Takes
cover recording of:
You Got What It Takes
writer:
Roquel Davis, Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Fidelity Music (in 1959)
Marv Johnson2:40
9Try Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-09-18)
producer:
Andy Gibson
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1958-09-18)
bass:
Carl Pruitt (on 1958-09-18)
drums (drum set):
David Francis (on 1958-09-18)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1958-09-18)
piano:
Ernest Hayes (on 1958-09-18)
tenor saxophone:
Clifford Scott (on 1958-09-18)
background vocals:
J.W. Archer (on 1958-09-18), Bill Hollings (on 1958-09-18), Louis Madison (on 1958-09-18) and Johnny Terry (on 1958-09-18)
lead vocals:
James Brown (on 1958-09-18)
performer:
James Brown & The Famous Flames (on 1958-09-18)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-09-18)
recording of:
Try Me (on 1958-09-18)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown
James Brown2:32
10Sea of Love
producer:
Trevor Jones
mixer:
John Richards
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 39)
recording of:
Sea of Love
lyricist:
Philip Baptiste
composer:
George Khoury and Philip Baptiste
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Co and Tek Publishing
Phil Phillips2:24
11Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1958-09-24)
producer:
Buck Ram
lead vocals:
Tony Williams
performer:
The Platters
cover recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (on 1958-09-24)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music, Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
part of:
Roberta
The Platters2:41
12The Twist
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1958-11-11)
bass:
Edwyn Conley (on 1958-11-11)
drums (drum set):
George DeHart (on 1958-11-11)
electric bass guitar:
Navarre Hastings (on 1958-11-11)
guitar:
Cal Green (on 1958-11-11)
membranophone:
George DeHart
piano:
Sonny Thompson (on 1958-11-11)
tenor saxophone:
Ray Felder (on 1958-11-11) and James E. Henry Moore (on 1958-11-11)
background vocals:
The Midnighters
lead vocals:
Hank Ballard (on 1958-11-11)
vocals:
The Midnighters (on 1958-11-11)
recording of:
The Twist (on 1958-11-11)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., J. Albert & Son P/L and Embassy Music Corporation (from 2016-06 to present)
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters2:38
13That's Why (I Love You So)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 9)
recording of:
That’s Why (I Love You So)
writer:
Tyran Carlo, Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy
Jackie Wilson2:05
14Charlie Brown
recording of:
Charlie Brown
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Coasters2:23
15You're So Fine
recording of:
You’re So Fine (in 1959)
writer:
Lance Finney, Willie Schofield and Bob West
publisher:
C & B West Publishing Co., EMI United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK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
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Falcons2:28
16It's Just a Matter of Time
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1959)
recording of:
It’s Just a Matter of Time
writer:
Belford C. Hendricks, Brook Benton and Clyde Otis
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Eden Music, Inc., The Clyde Otis Music Group, Inc. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Brook Benton2:28
17I Cried a Tear
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-09-11)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone:
Leon Cohen (on 1958-09-11)
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1958-09-11)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (on 1958-09-11)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1958-09-11) and Al Caiola (on 1958-09-11)
piano:
Ernest Hayes (on 1958-09-11)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (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 (on 1958-09-11)
vocals:
LaVern Baker
conductor:
Reggie Obrecht (on 1958-09-11)
arranger:
Reggie Obrecht
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (number: 38)
recording of:
I Cried a Tear (on 1958-09-11)
writer:
Fred Jay and Al Julia
LaVern Baker2:36
18Kansas 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, Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Wilbert Harrison2:25
19Pretty Girls Everywhere
recording of:
Pretty Girls Everwhere
writer:
Eugene Church, Thomas Williams and Tommy ‘Buster’ Williams
Eugene Church2:54
20Don't You Know
recording of:
Don't You Know
writer:
Bobby Worth
Della Reese2:34
21I Want to Walk You Home
recording of:
I Want to Walk You Home
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino
Fats Domino2:18
22I Only Have Eyes for You
recording of:
I Only Have Eyes for You
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co., B. Feldman & Co. Ltd., B. Feldman Ltd., EMI Music Publishing, Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. 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:
42nd Street (full musical)
part of:
Dames (film)
part of:
Twins (1988)
The Flamingos3:15

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part of:Rhythm & Blues (number: 1959) (order: 6)