Greatest Hits of the Millennium: 50’s

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1(We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (on 1954-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Billy Gussak (on 1954-04-12)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Danny Cedrone (on 1954-04-12)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1954-04-12)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1954-04-12)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1954-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
Joey D'Ambrosio (on 1954-04-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sonet Music AB (in 1954) and MCA Records Inc. (in 1955)
recorded at:
Pythian Temple in Lincoln Square, New York, New York, United States (on 1954-04-12)
recording of:
Rock Around the Clock (Bill Haley’s version) (on 1954-04-12)
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 Haley & His Comets2:12
2The Typewriter
producer:
Israel Horowitz
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler
recording of:
The Typewriter (on 1959-05-26)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1950-10-09)
Leroy Anderson1:37
3London Is the Place for Me
Edmundo Ros and His Orchestra2:42
4Mr. Sandman
producer:
Archie Bleyer
performer:
The Chordettes
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cadence (in 1957)
recording of:
Mr. Sandman
lyricist and composer:
Pat Ballard
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc.
The Chordettes2:24
5Three Coins in the FountainThe Four Aces3:00
6Lente kind
Orkest Zonder Naam3:33
7Daar is de orgelman (het lied van Willem Parel)Wim Sonneveld3:40
8Amor
The Four Aces2:26
9Mama El Baion
Maria Zamora3:10
10Warum weinst du, kleine Tamara
Rudi Schuricke3:34
11Sh‐Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)The Crew-Cuts2:45
12Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight
The McGuire Sisters2:52
13The Great PretenderThe Platters2:37
14Stranger in ParadiseTony Bennett3:04
15Maybellene
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-05-21)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1955-05-21)
maracas [possibly]:
Leonard Chess (on 1955-05-21) and Jerome Green (on 1955-05-21)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (on 1955-05-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 2003)
recorded at:
Universal Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-05-21)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 2), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 18), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 102)
recording of:
Maybellene (on 1955-05-21)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and Salee Music Company
Chuck Berry2:20
16Als een wilde orchidee
recording of:
Als een wilde orchidee
lyricist and composer:
Willy Rex
Willy Alberti3:20
17Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
recording of:
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White (1951 song, version of “Cerisier rose et pommier blanc”)
composer:
Louiguy
translator:
Mack David
is based on:
Cerisier rose et pommier blanc (1950 song)
Pérez Prado3:02
18Mack the Knife
Louis Armstrong & His All‐Stars3:19
19The Yellow Rose of Texas
recording of:
The Yellow Rose of Texas (on 1955-06-10)
lyricist:
[traditional] and Don George
composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music
Mitch Miller3:01
20Bo DiddleyBo Diddley2:29
21Only 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 Platters2:36
22Rip It UpLittle Richard2:22
23Singing the Blues
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 37)
cover recording of:
Singing the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Melvin Endsley (in 1956)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Opryland Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Music Limited
Guy Mitchell2:26
24Heimweh
lead vocals:
Freddy Quinn (on 1956-02-22)
orchestra:
Horst Wende Tanzsolisten (on 1956-02-22)
recorded at:
Musikhalle, Großer Saal in Hamburg, Germany (on 1956-02-22)
recording of:
Heimweh (on 1956-02-22)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson and Frank Miller
translator:
Ernst Bader and Dieter Rasch
translated version of:
Memories Are Made of This
Freddy Quinn3:32
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part of:Greatest Hits of the Millennium (number: 50) (order: 1)