Solid Gold Soul 1956

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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)
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers2:19
2Let the Good Times Roll
recording of:
Let the Good Times Roll
writer:
Shirley Goodman and Leonard Lee
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp., Pixley Music, Travis Music Co. and Unart Music Corp.
Shirley & Lee2:25
3Rip It Up
baritone saxophone:
Alvin “Red” Tyler (on 1956-05-09)
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (on 1956-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1956-05-09)
guitar:
Edgar Blanchard (on 1956-05-09)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1956-05-09)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (on 1956-05-09)
recorded at:
J&M Music Shop in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1956-05-09)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 4)
recording of:
Rip It Up (on 1956-05-09)
writer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell and John Marascalco
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Robin Hood Music Co., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Venice Music
Little Richard2:25
4I'm in Love Again
producer:
Dave Bartholomew
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Everest Records and EMI Records USA (in 1991)
recorded at:
J&M/Cosimo Recording Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 6)
recording of:
I’m in Love Again (on 1955-10-15)
writer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
Fats Domino1:59
5Eddie My Love
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 31)
recording of:
Eddie My Love
writer:
Aaron Collins, Maxwell Davis and Sam Ling
The Teen Queens3:14
6The Great Pretender
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-09)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elap Music Ltd.
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 352)
recording of:
The Great Pretender (in 1955-09)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
Panther Music Corp, Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Southern Music, Southern Music Publishing and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
The Platters2:40
7Honky Tonk (Part 2)
Bill Doggett2:36
8Smoke Stack Lightning
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music
Howlin’ Wolf3:04
9Please Please Please
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1956-02-04)
producer:
Ralph Bass
bass:
Clarence Mack (on 1956-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Edison Gore (on 1956-02-04)
guitar:
Nafloyd Scott (on 1956-02-04)
piano:
Lucas "Fats" Gonder (on 1956-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
Ray Felder (on 1956-02-04) and Wilbert Smith (on 1956-02-04)
background vocals:
Bobby Byrd (on 1956-02-04), Nashpendle Knox (on 1956-02-04), Sylvester Keels (on 1956-02-04) and Johnny Terry (on 1956-02-04)
lead vocals:
James Brown (on 1956-02-04)
performer:
James Brown & The Famous Flames (on 1956-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records (in 1956)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1956-02-04)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 142)
recording of:
Please, Please, Please (on 1956-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown and Johnny Terry
publisher:
Intersong Music, Intersong Music Ltd. and Jadar Music Corp.
James Brown2:46
10Fever
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1956-03-01)
bass:
Edwyn Conley (on 1956-03-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Edison Gore (on 1956-03-01)
guitar:
Bill Jennings (on 1956-03-01)
piano:
Jon Thomas (on 1956-03-01)
tenor saxophone:
Ray Felder (on 1956-03-01) and Rufus Gore (on 1956-03-01)
vocals:
Little Willie John (on 1956-03-01)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 3) and Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2010)
recording of:
Fever (on 1956-03-01)
writer:
Eddie Cooley and John Davenport
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Chrysalis Songs, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Jay & Cee Music, Lark Music Ltd., Trio Music, Trio Music Co., Inc. and Trio Music Company
part of:
The Adjustment Bureau
Little Willie John2:43
11In the Still of the Nite
producer:
Marty Kugell
double bass:
Doug Murray (in 1956-02)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Bobby Mapp (in 1956-02)
piano:
Curlee Glover (in 1956-02)
solo saxophone:
Vinny Mazzetta (in 1956-02)
vocals:
Al Denby (in 1956-02), Jim Freeman (in 1956-02), Ed Martin (in 1956-02), Nat Mosley (in 1956-02) and Fred Parris (in 1956-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Standard Records (in 1956)
recorded at:
Saint Bernadette Catholic School in New Haven, Connecticut, United States (in 1956-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 90) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 170)
recording of:
In the Still of the Night (Five Satins doo-wop song) (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Parris
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and Llee Corp. (in 1956)
The Five Satins3:02
12Long Tall Sally
baritone saxophone:
Alvin “Red” Tyler (on 1956-02-07)
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (on 1956-02-07)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1956-02-07)
guitar:
Edgar Blanchard (on 1956-02-07)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1956-02-07)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (on 1956-02-07)
recorded at:
J&M Music Shop in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1956-02-07)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 13) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 56)
recording of:
Long Tall Sally (on 1956-02-07)
writer:
Enotris Johnson (on 1955-11-29), Richard Wayne Penniman (on 1955-11-29) and Robert Alexander Blackwell (on 1955-11-29)
publisher:
ATV Music, Blackwood Music Inc., Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited, Unichappell Music and Venice Music
Little Richard2:10
13Speedoo
The Cadillacs2:23
14Brown-Eyed Handsome Man
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1956-04-19)
drums (drum set):
Melvin Billups (on 1956-04-19)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1956-04-19)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (on 1956-04-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 2003)
recorded at:
Universal Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-04-19)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 375)
recording of:
Brown Eyed Handsome Man (on 1956-04-19)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corporation and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Chuck Berry2:18
15Corrine Corrina
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-02-04)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone:
Earl Warren (on 1956-02-04)
double bass [bass]:
Lloyd Trotman (on 1956-02-04)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Panama Francis (on 1956-02-04)
guitar:
George Barnes (on 1956-02-04) and Billy Mure (on 1956-02-04)
piano:
Ernie Hayes (on 1956-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Taylor (on 1956-02-04)
trumpet:
Jimmy Nottingham (on 1956-02-04) and Dick Vance (on 1956-02-04)
background vocals:
The Cookies (on 1956-02-04)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1956-02-04)
recording of:
Corrine, Corrina (on 1956-02-04)
lyricist:
[traditional], Armetia Chatman (in 1929), J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams (in 1929) and Mitchell Parish (in 1932)
composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp., EMI Music Publishing France and Gotham Music Service, Inc. (on 1932-03-18)
Joe Turner2:55
16Blueberry Hill
producer:
Dave Bartholomew
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Everest Records, Liberty (in 1957) and EMI Records USA (in 1991)
recorded at:
Master Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
edit of:
Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 17), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 81) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 147)
cover recording of:
Blueberry Hill (on 1956-06-27)
lyricist:
Al Lewis and Larry Stock
composer:
Vincent Rose
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Larry Stock Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd., Sovereign Music Company and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
Fats Domino2:23
17Oh What a Nite
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 260)
recording of:
Oh, What a Night (in 1956-05)
writer:
Johnny Funches and Marvin Junior
publisher:
Conrad Music
The Dells2:54
18Treasure of Love
Clyde McPhatter2:10
19Stranded in the Jungle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ace Records Ltd (from 1956 to present)
cover recording of:
Stranded in the Jungle
writer:
James E. Johnson and Ernestine Smith
publisher:
APRS, Peermusic (UK) Limited and Shag Publications
The Cadets3:05
20Slow Walk
Sil Austin2:41
21A Thousand Miles Away
recording of:
A Thousand Miles Away (in 1956-08)
writer:
William Miller and James “Shep” Sheppard
publisher:
Nom Music, Inc.
The Heartbeats2:26
22Goodnight My Love
recording of:
Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams)
writer:
John Marascalco and George Motola
publisher:
Chappel-Morris, House of Fortune and Quintet Music
Jesse Belvin3:06

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Release group

part of:Rhythm & Blues (number: 1956) (order: 3)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1723854 [info]