Massive Hits 50’s

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Why Do Fools Fall in LoveFrankie Lymon & The Teenagers2:18
2LollipopThe Mudlarks1:59
3Come Back My Love
recording of:
Come Back My Love
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Mansfield
The Wrens2:21
4Yakety Yak
The Coasters1:51
5Mr. Lee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-02-28)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun
double bass [bass]:
Milt Hinton (on 1957-02-28)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Joe Marshall (on 1957-02-28)
guitar:
Al Caiola (on 1957-02-28) and Allen Hanlon (on 1957-02-28)
piano:
Ray Ellis (on 1957-02-28)
tenor saxophone:
Jesse Powell (on 1957-02-28)
vocals:
The Bobbettes (on 1957-02-28)
conductor:
Reggie Obrecht (on 1957-02-28)
arranger:
Reggie Obrecht
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 36)
recording of:
Mr. Lee (on 1957-02-28)
writer:
Reather Dixon, Emma Ruth Pought, Helen Gathers, Jannie Pought and Laura Webb
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Bobbettes2:14
6Speedo
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 3)
recording of:
Speedoo (in 1955-09)
lyricist and composer:
Esther Navarro
The Cadillacs2:20
7Rubber Biscuit
The Chips2:07
8Lily Maybelle
The Valentines2:17
9Smokey Joe’s Cafe
The Robins2:46
10Sh-Boom
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-03-15)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
tenor saxophone:
Sam Taylor (on 1954-03-15)
vocals:
The Chords (on 1954-03-15)
arranger:
Howard Biggs
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 215)
recording of:
Sh‐Boom (on 1954-03-15)
writer:
William Edwards, Carl Feaster, Claude Feaster, James Keyes and Floyd McRae
premiered by:
The Chords
The Chords2:26
11Poison 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 Coasters2:43
12Ruby Baby
The Drifters2:25
13Gee
The Crows2:12
14Dix-A-Billy
LaVern Baker1:52
15I Got a WomanRay Charles2:54
16You Are My Only Love
The Cardinals3:09
17Charlie Brown
The Coasters2:21
18Only SixteenCraig Douglas2:14
19Treasue of Love
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters2:10
20Blue Velvet
The Clovers2:37
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