Rhythm & Blues 1956

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Annotation

Track durations obtained from software.

Starting around 1996, Time-Life repackaged many of the Rhythm & Blues (Time Life Music) series releases for the Solid Gold Soul series. The Solid Gold Soul releases included updated artwork and packaging, but the used same track listings, masterings, and (usually) the same matrix number on the disc.

Time-Life released this disc as Rhythm & Blues 1956 (RHD-05) in the Rhythm & Blues (Time Life Music) series and Solid Gold Soul 1956 (R838-24) in the Solid Gold Soul series. The two discs are digitally identical.

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout: 10 OPCD 2616-2 SRC**06

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
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

Credits

Release

producer:Steve Carr (task: compilation producer)
Joe Sasfy (task: compilation producer)
manufactured by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Warner Special Products
copyrighted (©) by:Time-Life Books Inc.
mastered at:Hit and Run Studios in Rockville, Maryland, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/14211587 [info]

Release group

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