Rhythm ’n’ Blues: Early Doo-Wop

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Annotation

ISBN 3-86562-208-9
Price Code (PC): 354

Annotation last modified on 2021-10-15 22:48 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Smack Dab in the Middle
cover recording of:
Smack Dab in the Middle
lyricist and composer:
Charles Calhoun
publisher:
Roosevelt Music
Mills Brothers2:53
2Rockin' in the Rocket Room
The Larks2:51
3Baby, It's You
The Spaniels2:34
4Ooh Oh
The Four Buddies2:33
5Hucklebuck With Jimmy
The Five Keys2:21
6Roll, Roll, Pretty Baby
The Swallows2:50
7A Sunday Kind of Love
cover recording of:
A Sunday Kind of Love
writer:
Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard (US pianist, composer and lyricist), Louis Prima and Stan Rhodes
publisher:
Leeds Music Inc.
The Harptones2:59
8Your Cash Ain't Nothin' but Trash
cover recording of:
Your Cash Ain't Nothin' but Trash
lyricist and composer:
Charles Calhoun
Big John & The Buzzards2:21
9Midnight Blues
The Ravens2:45
10The Deacon Moves In
recording of:
The Deacon Moves In
writer:
Rose Marks and Billy Ward (US r&b/soul vocalist)
Little Esther & The Dominoes2:46
11Your Love
The Crickets2:29
12Mardi Gras Mambo
The Hawketts2:17
13Saturday Night Fish Fry
cover recording of:
Saturday Night Fish Fry
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Ellis Walsh
publisher:
Cherio Corp. and Ocheri Publishing Corp.
The Do Ray Me Trio3:07
14It Rocks! It Rolls! It Swings!
The Treniers3:05
15Heaven and Paradise
recording of:
Heaven and Paradise
writer:
Don Julian
Don Julian & The Meadowlarks3:00
16Why Don't You
The Marigolds2:51
17Work With Me, Annie
electric bass guitar:
Alonzo Tucker (on 1954-01-14)
guitar:
Arthur Porter (on 1954-01-14)
membranophone:
Robert Boswell (drummer) (on 1954-01-14)
piano:
Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist) (on 1954-01-14)
tenor saxophone:
Robert Darby (on 1954-01-14)
background vocals:
Henry Booth (on 1954-01-14) and Charles Sutton (on 1954-01-14)
bass vocals:
Sonny Woods (on 1954-01-14)
lead vocals:
Hank Ballard (on 1954-01-14)
recording of:
Work With Me, Annie (on 1954-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
The Midnighters2:45
18I Don't Have to Hunt No More
The Five Crowns2:40
19Lawd, Lawd, Lawd
The Ebonaires2:26
20Ride, Jockey, Ride
The Lamplighters2:36
21Jump Children
The Flamingos2:34
22White Cliffs of Dover
The Checkers2:21
23Don't Play Around With Love
The Blenders2:50
24Love Only You
The Feathers2:43
25Secret Love
The Moonglows2:46
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Can't Do Sixty No More
Billy Ward and His Dominoes2:34
2Please Please
The Eagles2:14
3A Bottle of Pop
The Lollypoppers2:30
4The Meaning of Love
The Goldentones2:40
5Shake, Rattle and Roll
The Deep River Boys2:20
6The Bells of St.Mary's
Lee Andrews & the Hearts2:06
7Baby Take All of Me
The “5” Royales2:37
8Hey Senorita
The Penguins2:14
9Tiger Rag
The Mills Brothers1:46
10My Confession
The Rockers2:34
11Burn That Candle
recording of:
Burn That Candle
lyricist and composer:
Winfield Scott
publisher:
Roosevelt Music Co.
The Cues2:33
12It Ain't the Meat
The Swallows2:35
13Whaddaya Want
The Debs2:32
14How Long Must I Wait
The Larks2:29
15Run Pretty Baby
The Goldentones2:33
16Voo Vee Ah Bee
The Platters2:13
17Poon Tang
The Treniers2:40
18I'm Not the One You Love
The Crickets2:27
19Ain't Gonna Do It
The Pelicans2:29
20Annie Had a Baby
The Midnighters2:42
21Where Did Caldonia Go
The Five Stars2:51
22You Don't Have to Drop a Heart to Break It
The Ravens2:30
23Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight
The Spaniels2:42
24Every Beat of My Heart
recording of:
Every Beat of My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Otis
The Royals2:58
25Baby Don't Do It
The “5” Royales2:44
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hi-Yo-Silver
The Treniers2:36
2Cross Over the Bridge
The Chords2:41
3Don't Do It
The Penguins2:25
4Hey!
The Sparrows2:26
5Gotta Find My Baby
The Ravens2:18
6Later Baby
Fat Man Matthews & The Four Kittens2:39
7Baby Let's Play House
The Thunderbirds2:00
8Loving a Girl Like You
The Harptones2:56
9Go Back
The Du Droppers2:41
10Much Too Much
Lee Andrews & the Hearts2:28
11Boom Boom
The Barons2:21
12Lily Maybelle
The Valentines2:05
13Fine as Wine
The Crickets2:35
14Honey From the Bee
The Larks2:48
15Big Leg Mama
The Rockets2:34
16Salty Dog
The Lamplighters2:36
17Why Don't You Write Me
The Feathers2:49
18Hey Now
The Platters2:14
19Angel Child
The Rockers2:43
20At My Front Door
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 9)
recording of:
At My Front Door (on 1955-04-24)
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr. and John C. Moore (songwriter; manager of The El Dorados)
publisher:
Tollie Music
The El Dorados2:36
21I
The Velvets3:20
22The Last of the Good Rocking Men
The Four Jacks2:39
23Red Hot
The Five Scamps2:52
2419.50$ Bus
The Five Crowns2:26
25I’d Climb the Highest Mountain
The Four Buddies feat. Dolly Cooper3:06
▼ CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Like That
The “5” Royales2:52
2Blue Flowers
The Strangers2:43
3Money Honey
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
guitar:
Walter Adams (guitarist for The Drifters) (on 1953-08-09)
baritone vocals:
Gerhart Trasher (on 1953-08-09)
bass vocals:
Willie Ferbie (on 1953-08-09)
lead vocals:
Clyde McPhatter (on 1953-08-09)
tenor vocals:
Bill Pinkney (on 1953-08-09) and Andrew Trasher (on 1953-08-09)
recorded at:
Atlantic Recording Studio (234 West 56th St., New York, 1947-1956) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1953-08-09)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 252)
recording of:
Money Honey (on 1953-08-09)
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Stone
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, First Digital Music, Walden Music, Inc., Walden, Inc., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and ZFC Music
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters42:57
4Golden Teardrops
recording of:
Golden Teardrops (in 1953-08)
lyricist and composer:
John Carter (songwriter & producer, b. 1942)
The Flamingos3:15
5Shake' Em Up
The Feathers2:17
6Somebody Changed the Lock
The Empires2:41
7Marie
The Four Tunes2:19
8Go, Go, Go
The Treniers2:22
9Tell Me, Baby
The Sparrows2:23
10You're Everything to Me
The Orchids3:12
11Honey, I Don't Want You
The Ravens2:33
12Pa-Pa-Ya Baby
The Jumping Jacks2:27
13The Letter
The Medallions2:53
14Certainly All
Eddie Jones & De Toppers2:11
15Is It a Dream
The Vocaleers3:06
16Ain't Like That No More
The Swans2:27
17Goody Good Thing
The Lamplighters2:40
18Never Give Up Hope
The Crickets2:05
19Sh-Boom
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 215)
recording of:
Sh‐Boom (on 1954-03-15)
writer:
William Edwards (The Chords), Carl Feaster, Claude Feaster, James Keyes and Floyd McRae
premiered by:
The Chords (50s US doo-wop group "Sh-Boom")
The Chords32:26
20Os-Ca-Lu-Ski-O
The Larks2:34
21Baby Please
The Moonglows2:54
22Crazy, Crazy, Crazy
The “5” Royales2:41
23Mary Lee
The Rainbows2:29
24Good Time Girls
The Swallows2:40
25Turkey Hop
Hamptones2:38