World Hits 1955

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Tracklist

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1Only You
piano:
Buck Ram (on 1955-04-26)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (on 1955-04-26)
spoken vocals [dialogue]:
Wolfman Jack (on 1955-04-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (in 1955), PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1955) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 1957)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 10)
recording of:
Only You (on 1955-04-26)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Buck Ram and Ande Rand
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Hollis Music, Inc., Robert Mellin, Inc., Tro-Hollis Music, Inc., Wildwood Music and Sherwin Music (in 1973)
The Platters2:38
2Giddy-Up-A-Ding-Dong
Freddy Bell & the Bellboys2:01
3Earth AngelCrew Cuts2:56
4Polly Dolly Du
Mona Baptiste2:41
5Whatever Lola Wants
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1955-03-17)
conductor:
Hugo Peretti (on 1955-03-17)
arranger:
Hugo Peretti
cover recording of:
Whatever Lola Wants (Damn Yankees) (on 1955-03-17)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
part of:
Damn Yankees (1955 musical)
Sarah Vaughan2:36
6Lonely Ballerina
Mantovani2:49
7The Breeze and I
recording of:
The Breeze and I
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Ernesto Lecuona
publisher:
E.B. Marks Music Corp.
translated version of:
Andalucía
Caterina Valente3:28
8Shifting Whispering Sands
Rusty Draper2:44
9Rock Around the Clock
recording of:
Rock Around the Clock (Bill Haley’s version)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy De Knight (in 1952) and Max C. Freedman (in 1952)
arranger:
Harry Filler
publisher:
Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd. and Myers Music, Inc.
version of:
We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock (Original Freedman / De Knight version)
Bill Haley3:02
10Tweedle Dee
DJ-mixer:
Bart&Baker
Frankie Vaughan2:26
11Dance With Me Henry
Georgia Gibbs2:19
12Unchained Melody
Jimmy Young2:36
13Finger of Suspicion
recording of:
Finger of Suspicion
writer:
Al Lewis and Paul Mann
Dickie Valentine2:51
14Hernando’s Hideaway
cover recording of:
Hernando’s Hideaway (The Pajama Game)
writer:
Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (from 1954 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
part of:
The Pajama Game (musical)
Johnston Brothers2:33
15Everywhere
David Whitfield2:42
16Blue Star
Cyril Stapleton3:11
17Prize of Gold
Joan Regan2:27
18The Man From Laramie
Jimmy Young2:21

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part of:World Hits (number: 1955) (order: 1)