Just About as Good as It Gets! The Original Rock ’n’ Roll Recordings 1956–1961

~ Release by Freddy Cannon (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (reprocessed stereo)
cover recording of:
’Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
lyricist:
Henry Creamer
composer:
Turner Layton
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Freddy Cannon2:30
2Indiana (alternate stereo recording)
cover recording of:
Indiana
writer:
James F. Hanley and Ballard MacDonald
Freddy Cannon1:49
3Kansas City (alternate stereo recording)
cover recording of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1952)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1952)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music, Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Freddy Cannon2:17
4Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue
cover recording of:
Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue (Has Anybody Seen My Girl?)
lyricist:
Ray Henderson, Sam M. Lewis (in 1925) and Joe Young (in 1925)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1925)
Freddy Cannon2:33
5St. Louis Blues (alternate stereo recording)
cover recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Freddy Cannon2:42
6Blue Skies
cover recording of:
Blue Skies
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Freddy Cannon2:41
7Boston (alternate stereo recording)
Freddy Cannon2:09
8Bye Bye Blues
cover recording of:
Bye Bye Blues
composer:
Dave Bennett (until 1925), Chauncey Gray (until 1925), Fred F. Hamm (until 1925) and Bert Lown (until 1925)
Freddy Cannon2:49
9The Old Piano Roll Blues
Freddy Cannon2:20
10California Here I Come (alternate stereo recording)
cover recording of:
California Here I Come
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Al Jolson
composer:
Joseph Meyer
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons (on 1924-01-07)
Freddy Cannon2:09
11Carolina in the Morning (alternate stereo recording)
cover recording of:
Carolina in the Morning
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1922)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1922)
Freddy Cannon2:35
12Sweet Georgia Brown (alternate stereo recording)
cover recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music
Freddy Cannon2:23
13Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy (alternate stereo recording)
cover recording of:
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy (Jack Stap didn't actually write "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" but is credited for it.)
writer:
Jack Stapp and Harry Stone
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1950-01-11)
Freddy Cannon2:21
14Deep in the Heart of Texas
cover recording of:
Deep in the Heart of Texas
lyricist and composer:
June Hershey (in 1941) and Don Swander (in 1941)
Freddy Cannon1:43
15Alice Blue Gown
cover recording of:
Alice Blue Gown
lyricist:
Joseph McCarthy
composer:
Harry Tierney
part of:
Irene (the musical)
Freddy Cannon1:59
16Lavender Blue
cover recording of:
Lavender Blue (Dilly, Dilly) (from the 1948 Disney film, “So Dear to My Heart”)
lyricist:
Larry Morey
composer:
Eliot Daniel
publisher:
Joy Music Inc., Plastic Fish Publishing, Walt Disney Music Company, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and 日音 Synch事業部
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
version of:
Lavender’s Blue (late 17th c. English folk song)
Freddy Cannon2:18
17Belinda
The Spindrifts feat. Freddy Cannon2:02
18Ka‐Ding Dong
The G-Clefs feat. Freddy Cannon1:58
19Cha Cha Doo
The Spindrifts feat. Freddy Cannon2:35
20Fractured
Freddy Cannon2:40
21Cuernavaca Choo Choo
Freddy Cannon2:43
22Tallahassee Lassie (alternate stereo recording)
recording of:
Tallahassee Lassie
writer:
Bob Crewe, Frank C. Slay Jr. and Frederick A. Picariello
premiered by:
Freddy Cannon
publisher:
Conley Music, Inc.
Freddy Cannon2:43
23Walk to the Moon
Freddy Cannon3:01
24Opportunity
Freddy Cannon2:11
25You Know
Freddy Cannon2:25
26Deep in the Heart of Texas (alternate stereo recording)
recording of:
Deep in the Heart of Texas
lyricist and composer:
June Hershey (in 1941) and Don Swander (in 1941)
Freddy Cannon1:45