Billboard Top Rock’n’Roll Hits: 1964

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Bread and Butter
recording of:
Bread and Butter (in 1964)
writer:
Larry Parks and Jay Turnbow
The Newbeats4.352:01
2Under the Boardwalk
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1964-05-21)
guitar:
Billy Davis (US guitarist & songwriter; member/manager of The Drifters) (on 1964-05-21)
baritone vocals:
Gene Pearson (vocals, Drifters) (on 1964-05-21)
bass vocals:
Winifred Terry (on 1964-05-21)
lead vocals:
Johnny Moore (soul/rnb vocalist for The Drifters) (on 1964-05-21)
tenor vocals:
Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) (on 1964-05-21)
conductor:
Gary Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor) (on 1964-05-21)
arranger:
Gary Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor) and Teacho Wiltshire
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)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 6) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 487)
recording of:
Under the Boardwalk (on 1964-05-21)
writer:
Arthur Resnick (songwriter, producer) and Kenny Young
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., Intersong (publisher), TM Music Ltd. and Trio Music Company
The Drifters4.52:43
3I Get Around
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
bass guitar:
Al Jardine (on 1964-04-02)
drums (drum set):
Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1964-04-02)
electric bass guitar [6-string electric bass guitar]:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) (on 1964-04-02) and Ray Pohlman (on 1964-04-02)
electric guitar:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1964-04-02)
Hammond organ [Hammond B3 organ], harpsichord, piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (on 1964-04-02)
percussion [rim with thin stick] and timbales [timbales with brush]:
Hal Blaine (U.S. Studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1964-04-02)
background vocals:
Al Jardine (on 1964-04-02), Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1964-04-02) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1964-04-02)
bass vocals and lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1964-04-02)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recording of:
I Get Around (on 1964-04-02)
lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., Sea of Tunes, Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Victor Music Arts, Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
The Beach Boys4.652:16
4The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)
recording of:
The Little Old Lady From Pasadena
writer:
Don Altfeld, Jan Berry and Roger Christian (US radio personality and lyricist)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Universal Music Careers
Jan & Dean2:25
5Out of Limits
recording of:
Out of Limits
writer:
Michael Z. Gordon
The Marketts2:08
6Suspicion
recording of:
Suspicion
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc. and R&H Music
Terry Stafford4.52:33
7Chapel of Love
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 18) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 279)
recording of:
Chapel of Love
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music Company, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, 日本アブコ音楽出版, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Dixie Cups42:50
8She's Not There
producer:
Ken Jones (British conductor & composer Kenneth Evan Jones)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 2 in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-06-12)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 37) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 291)
recording of:
She’s Not There (on 1964-06-12)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Argent
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., Marquis Songs USA and Parker Music
sub-publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., Marquis Music Co., Ltd., Marquis Music Ltd. and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ
The Zombies4.152:25
9Last Kiss
cover recording of:
Last Kiss
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Cochran
publisher:
Boblo Music, Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers2:28
10Leader of the Pack
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 316) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 447)
recording of:
Leader of the Pack
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and George “Shadow” Morton
publisher:
Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tender Tunes Inc., Trio Music Company, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and ミュージカル・ライツ・東京
The Shangri‐Las52:53

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part of:Billboard Top Rock’n’Roll Hits (number: 1964) (order: 12)
Billboard Top Rock’n’Roll Hits (number: 1964.2) (order: 13)
Wikidata:Q4911743 [info]