Hits of the 50s

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Tracklist

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1That’s All Right Mama
cover recording of:
That’s All Right
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Crudup Music, Hill & Range Songs, Inc., Intersong GmbH, PW Ballads, Special Rider Music, St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Elvis Presley1:59
2Moonlight Gambler
recording of:
Moonlight Gambler (1956 song)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Philip Springer
Frankie Laine2:46
3Tutti Frutti
recording of:
Tutti Frutti
lyricist:
Dorothy LaBostrie and Richard Wayne Penniman
composer:
Dorothy LaBostrie, Joe Lubin and Richard Wayne Penniman
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Venice, Venice Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Phonogram GmbH (in 1983)
Little Richard2:24
4Banana Boat (Day 0)
producer:
Herman Diaz, Jr.
congas:
Alexander Cambrelen (on 1955-10-20) and Mario Castillo (on 1955-10-20)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1955-10-20)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1955-10-20)
flute:
Herbert Levy (on 1955-10-20)
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1955-10-20)
choir vocals:
Charles Colman (on 1955-10-20), J. Hamilton Grandison (on 1955-10-20), Herbert L. Stubbs (on 1955-10-20), Joseph Lewis (on 1955-10-20), Lord Burgess (on 1955-10-20), Brock Peters (on 1955-10-20), Sherman Sneed (on 1955-10-20), John White (on 1955-10-20) and Gloria Wynder (on 1955-10-20)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-10-20)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
orchestra:
Tony Scott's Orchestra & Chorus (on 1955-10-20)
conductor:
Tony Scott (on 1955-10-20)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-10-20)
recording of:
Day‐O (The Banana Boat Song) (Burgess/Attaway arrangement made famous by Harry Belafonte) (on 1955-10-20)
additional lyricist:
William Attaway (in 1955) and Irving Burgie (in 1955)
composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Caribe Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Publishing Ltd, EMI Songs Ltd., Garber Music Ltd., Lord Burgess Music Publishing Co., Music Sales Corp and Reservoir Media Music
version of:
Day‐O (The Banana Boat Song) (original folk song)
Harry Belafonte3:03
5Rip It Up
Bill Haley & His Comets2:25
6Be Honest With Me
vocals:
Dean Martin (in 1950)
orchestra:
Orchestral Accompaniment (in 1950)
recording of:
Be Honest With Me
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (in 1940) and Fred Rose (in 1940)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Dean Martin2:29
7Stormy Weather
bass:
Keter Betts (on 1952-03-24)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (on 1952-03-24)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1952-03-24)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1952-03-24)
orchestra:
Walter Rodell and His Orchestra (on 1952-03-24)
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing, Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Dinah Washington3:02
8Stagger Lee
recording of:
Stagger Lee (Lloyd Price version)
writer:
Harold Logan and Lloyd Price
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, Irving Music and Travis Music Co.
version of:
Stagger Lee (“Stackolee” etc., traditional)
Lloyd Price2:53
9If
producer:
Charles R. Grean
vocals:
Perry Como (in 1950, on 1950-11-28)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (on 1950-11-28)
performer:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1950)
cover recording of:
If (Song, popular in the 1950s)
lyricist:
Stanley J. Damerell and Robert Hargreaves
writer:
H. Tilsley
composer:
Tolchard Evans
Perry Como3:06
10Willie and the Hand Jive
recording of:
Willie and the Hand Jive
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Eldorado Music Company
Johnny Otis2:35
11You Don’t Owe Me a Thing
Johnnie Ray2:27
12Words of Love
The Crickets1:55
13Route 66
Nat King Cole3:41
14A Satisfied Mind
cover recording of:
A Satisfied Mind (in 1955)
writer:
Joe Hayes and Jack Rhodes
publisher:
Fort Knox Music
recording of:
A Satisfied Mind
writer:
Joe Hayes and Jack Rhodes
publisher:
Fort Knox Music
Porter Wagoner2:43
15Crossfire
Johnny and the Hurricanes2:26
16Alone
Petula Clark2:41
17Gum Drop
recording of:
Gum Drop
lyricist and composer:
Rudolph Toombs
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
The Crew-Cuts2:37
18The Nearness of You
Bob Manning3:07
19Why Don’t They Understand?
George Hamilton IV2:39
20Music Music Music
cover recording of:
Music! Music! Music!
writer:
Bernie Baum and Stephan Weiss
Teresa Brewer2:34
21You Make Me Feel So Young
recording of:
You Make Me Feel So Young
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Josef Myrow
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd., 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, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
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Rosemary Clooney2:53
22Anywhere I Wonder
Julius La Rosa2:39
23P.S. I Love You
cover recording of:
P.S. I Love You (on 1953-02-01)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Gordon Jenkins
publisher:
La Salle Music Publishers, Inc., Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc., The Jenkins Family Partnership, The Johnny Mercer Foundation and Universal Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
The Hilltoppers2:42
24My Happiness
recording of:
My Happiness
lyricist:
Borney Bergantine (in 1933) and Betty Peterson (in 1948)
composer:
Borney Bergantine (in 1933)
publisher:
Chappell Music and Happiness Music Corp.
Connie Francis2:36
25Sugarfoot Rag
The Four Knights2:04
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Release

rights society:MCPS
part of:Cheap’O’Lata (number: 10003) (order: 54)
ASIN:JP: B002YCGKTW [info]