Rhythm & Blues: 1959

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Tracklist

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1Stagger Lee
recording of:
Stagger Lee (Lloyd Price version)
writer:
Harold Logan and Lloyd Price
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI) and Travis Music Co.
version of:
Stagger Lee ("Stackolee," etc., traditional)
Lloyd Price52:24
2Lonely Teardrops
recording of:
Lonely Teardrops
writer:
Tyran Carlo, Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
publisher:
Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Lena Music and Regent Music (BMI)
Jackie Wilson2:40
3Poison Ivy
recording of:
Poison Ivy
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Coasters32:39
4Hey Little Girl
Dee Clark2:15
5So Fine
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 24)
cover recording of:
So Fine
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Eldorado Music Co. and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
recording of:
So Fine
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Eldorado Music Co. and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
The Fiestas2:17
6What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
producer:
Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
baritone saxophone:
Charles Davis (saxophone player) (on 1959-02-19)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1959-02-19)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1959-02-19)
flute:
Jerome Richardson (on 1959-02-19)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1959-02-19)
piano:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (on 1959-02-19)
lead vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1959-02-19)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1959-02-19)
orchestra:
Belford Hendricks' Orchestra (on 1959-02-19)
conductor:
Belford Hendricks (on 1959-02-19)
arranger:
Belford Hendricks
cover recording of:
What a Diff’rence a Day Made (on 1959-02-19)
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
María Grever
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Estate of Stanley Adams, Maurice Music, Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Stanley Adams Music, Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Golden Sands Enterprises, Inc.
is based on:
Cuando vuelva a tu lado
Dinah Washington3.352:32
7There Goes My Baby
guitar:
Reggie Kimber (on 1959-03-06)
baritone vocals:
Dock Green (on 1959-03-06)
bass vocals:
Elsbeary Hobbs (on 1959-03-06)
lead vocals:
Ben E. King (on 1959-03-06)
tenor vocals:
Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) (on 1959-03-06)
conductor:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor) (on 1959-03-06)
arranger:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Coastal Recording in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-03-06)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 2) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 193)
recording of:
There Goes My Baby (on 1959-03-06)
writer:
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Lover Patterson, Mike Stoller and George Treadwell
publisher:
Jerome Leiber Music, Purple Starfish Music, Sherman Jot Enterprises Inc. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Drifters4.52:11
8You Got What It Takes
recording of:
You Got What It Takes
writer:
Roquel Davis, Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
publisher:
Fidelity Music (in 1959)
Marv Johnson2:40
9Try Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-09-18)
producer:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1958-09-18)
bass:
Carl Pruitt (Double bass player) (on 1958-09-18)
drums (drum set):
David Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1958-09-18)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1958-09-18)
piano:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (on 1958-09-18)
tenor saxophone:
Clifford Scott (on 1958-09-18)
background vocals:
J.W. Archer (on 1958-09-18), Bill Hollings (on 1958-09-18), Louis Madison (on 1958-09-18) and Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (on 1958-09-18)
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) (on 1958-09-18)
performer:
James Brown & The Famous Flames (on 1958-09-18)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-09-18)
recording of:
Try Me (on 1958-09-18)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
James Brown52:32
10Sea of Love
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 39)
recording of:
Sea of Love
lyricist:
Philip Baptiste (US singer and songwriter, author of "Sea of Love")
composer:
George Khoury and Philip Baptiste (US singer and songwriter, author of "Sea of Love")
Phil Phillips4.52:24
11Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1958-09-24)
producer:
Buck Ram
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (1928 - 1992, USA, lead singer of the Platters, Samuel E. Williams)
performer:
The Platters
cover recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (on 1958-09-24)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
translated version of:
Sen jag mötte dig
part of:
Roberta
The Platters3.752:41
12The Twist
recording of:
The Twist
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp. and Embassy Music Corporation (from 2016-06 to present)
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters42:38
13That's Why (I Love You So)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 9)
recording of:
That’s Why (I Love You So)
writer:
Tyran Carlo, Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
Jackie Wilson2:05
14Charlie Brown
recording of:
Charlie Brown
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Coasters2:23
15You're So Fine
recording of:
You’re So Fine (in 1959)
writer:
Lance Finney, Willie Schofield and Bob West (US session bassist, producer & songwriter)
publisher:
C & B West Publishing Co., EMI United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and 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 (holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Falcons2:28
16It's Just a Matter of Time
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1959)
recording of:
It’s Just a Matter of Time
writer:
Belford C. Hendricks, Brook Benton and Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Eden Music, Inc., The Clyde Otis Music Group, Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Brook Benton2:28
17I Cried a Tear
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone:
Leon Cohen (woodwind player) (on 1958-09-11)
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1958-09-11)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1958-09-11)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1958-09-11) and Al Caiola (on 1958-09-11)
piano:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (on 1958-09-11)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1958-09-11)
trombone:
Urbie Green (on 1958-09-11)
background vocals:
Bill Marine (on 1958-09-11), Marcia Neil (on 1958-09-11), Jerry Packer (on 1958-09-11) and Mike Stewart (late 1950s R&B choir/background vocalist) (on 1958-09-11)
vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer)
conductor:
Reggie Obrecht (on 1958-09-11)
arranger:
Reggie Obrecht
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 38)
recording of:
I Cried a Tear (on 1958-09-11)
writer:
Fred Jay and Al Julia
LaVern Baker2:36
18Kansas City
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 5)
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 (ASCAP), Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Wilbert Harrison32:25
19Pretty Girls Everywhere
recording of:
Pretty Girls Everwhere
writer:
Eugene Church, Thomas Williams (1960s singer-songwriter) and Tommy ‘Buster’ Williams (The Fellows)
Eugene Church2:54
20Don't You Know
recording of:
Don't You Know
writer:
Bobby Worth (American songwriter)
Della Reese42:34
21I Want to Walk You Home
recording of:
I Want to Walk You Home
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino
Fats Domino2:18
22I Only Have Eyes for You
recording of:
I Only Have Eyes for You
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), B. Feldman Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Inc. (not for release label use!), 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 (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
part of:
Dames (film)
part of:
Twins (1988)
The Flamingos3:15

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part of:Rhythm & Blues (Time-Life Music) (number: 1959) (order: 8)