The Fabulous 50's

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

Annotation

*** MERGE WARNING *** (better too late than never)

Per cover art (helpfully summarized by discogs editor): "All selections are new stereo recordings except d1t05, d2t12, d3t12"

As a label, Madacy is famous for recording soundalikes by soundalike bands, especially for this period in music history - their releases should generally a be considered do-not-merge, and artist attributions may be outright false.

Tracklist

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1Singing the Blues
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 37)
cover recording of:
Singing the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Melvin Endsley (in 1956)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Opryland Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Music Limited
Guy Mitchell2:29
2Red River Rock
cover recording of:
Red River Rock
composer:
Tom King, Ira Mack and Fred Mendelsohn
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Mole Hole Music
is based on:
Red River Valley
Johnny and the Hurricanes2:14
3Maybe
The Chantels2:35
4Love Letters in the Sand
recording of:
Love Letters in the Sand
lyricist:
Charles Kenny and Nick Kenny
composer:
J. Fred Coots, Charles Kenny and Nick Kenny
publisher:
Bourne, Bourne, Inc. and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Pat Boone2:20
5Little Darlin'
cover recording of:
Little Darlin’
lyricist and composer:
Maurice Williams
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Excellorec Music
The Diamonds2:11
6There 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 Drifters2:09
7The 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 Platters2:38
8Keep a Knockin'
recording of:
Keep a Knockin’ (Little Richard’s version)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1957-01)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
version of:
Keep a‐Knockin’ an You Can’t Get In
Little Richard2:14
9You 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 Johnson2:46
10Susie Darlin'
Robin Luke2:38
11Little Star
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (number: 2)
recording of:
Little Star
writer:
Vito Picone and Arthur Venosa
The Elegants2:44
12Why
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chancellor (from 1959 to present) and Chancellor Records Inc. (in 1959)
recording of:
Why (1959 song)
lyricist:
Robert P. Marcucci
composer:
Peter de Angelis
publisher:
Debmar Publishing Co., Inc.
Frankie Avalon2:37