The Rock 'n' Roll Era: The '50s: Last Dance

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Tracklist

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1Back in the U.S.A.
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess (Legendary US production duo)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1959-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (on 1959-02-17)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1959-02-17)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (on 1959-02-17)
background vocals:
Etta James (on 1959-02-17) and The Marquees (on 1959-02-17)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios (1950s–1970s recording & mastering studio) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1959-02-17)
recording of:
Back in the U.S.A. (on 1959-02-17)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Chuck Berry42:27
2Raw-Hide
Link Wray & His Raymen2:08
3Be My Guest
edit of:
Be My Guest (mono) by Fats Domino
recording of:
Be My Guest (on 1959-09-26)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino, Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and John Marascalco
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Magic Dolphin Music Inc.
Fats Domino42:04
4It's All in the Game
conductor:
Leroy Holmes
arranger:
Leroy Holmes
cover recording of:
It’s All in the Game
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1951)
composer:
Charles Dawes (in 1911)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Larry Spier Inc., Majorsongs Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Music Sales (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Remick Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
is based on:
Melody in A major (instrumental)
Tommy Edwards42:39
5I Met Him on a Sunday
recording of:
I Met Him on a Sunday
writer:
Doris Coley, Addie Harris, Beverly Lee and Shirley Alston Reeves
publisher:
G and H Music Publishing House Inc., Ludlow Music and ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Shirelles2:16
6True Love Ways
producer:
Dick Jacobs
bass guitar:
Sanford Bloch (Bass player) (on 1958-10-21)
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (on 1958-10-21)
guitar:
Al Caiola (on 1958-10-21)
harp:
Doris Johnson (harpist) (on 1958-10-21)
piano:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (on 1958-10-21)
tenor saxophone:
Abraham “Boomie” Richman (on 1958-10-21)
violin:
Herbert Bourne (on 1958-10-21), Ray Free (on 1958-10-21), Julius Held (on 1958-10-21), Leo Kruczek (on 1958-10-21), Leonard Posner (on 1958-10-21), Sylvia Shulman (on 1958-10-21), Irving Spice (violinist, concertmaster and strings) (on 1958-10-21) and Paul Winter (violin) (on 1958-10-21)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) (on 1958-10-21)
orchestra:
Dick Jacobs & His Orchestra (on 1958-10-21)
conductor:
Dick Jacobs (on 1958-10-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1960) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Pythian Temple in Lincoln Square, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-10-21)
recording of:
True Love Ways (on 1958-10-21)
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
McCartney Music, Melody Lane Publications Inc., Peermusic (UK) Ltd. and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
Buddy Holly52:51
7Mona Lisa
cover recording of:
Mona Lisa
lyricist:
Raymond B. Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
sub-publisher:
BMG Unisong Music Publishers BV
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 23)
Carl Mann2:30
8Bongo Rock
Preston Epps2:10
9Matilda
Cookie & the Cupcakes3:12
10The Diary
Neil Sedaka2:16
11Close Your Eyes
recording of:
Close Your Eyes (on 1954-11-16)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Willis
publisher:
Tideland Music Publishing Corporation
The Five Keys2:20
12Who Do You Love?
drums (drum set):
Clifton James (on 1956-05-24)
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (on 1956-05-24) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (on 1956-05-24)
maracas:
Jerome Green (on 1956-05-24)
background vocals:
The Moonglows (1950s Cleveland R&B group)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (on 1956-05-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (from 1956 to present)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 132)
recording of:
Who Do You Love? (on 1956-05-24)
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1956)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Bo Diddley3.52:31
13Cannon Ball
Duane Eddy1:56
14Honeycomb
cover recording of:
Honeycomb (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl) (in 1954)
Jimmie Rodgers42:17
15Lipstick on Your Collar
vocals:
Connie Francis (American former actress and chart-topping singer)
recording of:
Lipstick on Your Collar
lyricist:
Edna Lewis
composer:
George Goehring
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Connie Francis2:19
16Down the Aisle of Love
The Quin-Tones2:52
17He's Gone
recording of:
He's Gone
writer:
Richard Barrett (US soul producer/singer) and Arlene Smith
The Chantels2:28
18She Say (Oom Dooby Doom)
The Diamonds2:07
19Woo-Hoo
The Rock-A-Teens2:07
20Ooh! My Soul
recording of:
Ooh! My Soul
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1957-01)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Little Richard2:08
21So Tough
Original Casuals2:18
22I'll Be Home
The Flamingos3:05

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ASIN:US: B000RJ4KH8 [info]

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part of:The Rock 'n' Roll Era (Time-Life Music) (number: 33) (order: 33)