50 Golden Love Songs

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Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1You Are My Destiny
Paul Anka2:45
2Where the Boys Are
Connie Francis2:40
3Are You Lonesome Tonight
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1960-04-03)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1960-04-03) and Buddy Harman (on 1960-04-03)
guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1960-04-03), Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1960-04-03) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1960-04-03)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1960-04-03)
saxophone:
Boots Randolph (on 1960-04-03)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1960-04-03)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1960-04-03)
additional performer:
The Jordanaires (on 1960-04-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1960), BMG Music (in 1960, in 1961), RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1960) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2002)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-04-03)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 9)
cover recording of:
Are You Lonesome Tonight? (on 1960-04-03)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Lou Handman
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Cromwell Music, Cromwell Music, Inc., Elvis Presley Music, Gladys Music, Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Elvis Presley3.253:08
4Love Letters in the Sand
Pat Boone2:17
5All I Have to Do Is Dream
recording of:
All I Have to Do Is Dream
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1958-04-21)
The Everly Brothers52:15
6Only Sixteen
recording of:
Only Sixteen
writer:
Barbara Campbell (collective songwriter pseudonym for Sam Cooke, Lou Adler and Herb Alpert)
Sam Cooke1:54
7Georgia on My Mind
producer:
Sid Feller
bass guitar:
Edgar Willis (bass) (on 1960-03-25)
drums (drum set):
Milton Turner (on 1960-03-25)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1960-03-25)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1960-03-25)
arranger:
Ralph Burns
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-03-25)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 16), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 44) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 283)
cover recording of:
Georgia on My Mind (on 1960-03-25)
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Ray Charles3.653:37
8Take Good Care of My Baby
Bobby Lee2:26
9Only You
piano:
Buck Ram (on 1955-04-26)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (1928 - 1992, USA, lead singer of the Platters, Samuel E. Williams) (on 1955-04-26)
spoken vocals [dialogue]:
Wolfman Jack (US disc jockey) (on 1955-04-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1955), PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1955) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1957)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 10)
recording of:
Only You (and You Alone) (Platters song) (on 1955-04-26)
writer:
Buck Ram and Ande Rand
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Robert Mellin, Inc., Tro-Hollis Music, Inc. and Wildwood Music
The Platters2:37
10There 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 Drifters4.52:10
11Only the Lonely
producer:
Fred Foster
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1960-03-26)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buddy Harman (on 1960-03-26)
guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1960-03-26) and Harold Bradley (on 1960-03-26)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1960-03-26)
background vocals:
Joe Melson (on 1960-03-26) and The Anita Kerr Singers (Mixed vocal group) (on 1960-03-26)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1960-03-26)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 2)
recording of:
Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) (on 1960-03-26)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-05-04)
was commissioned by:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Roy Orbison4.72:27
12Oh Carol
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music
recording of:
Oh! Carol
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Universal Music Careers
translated version of:
Karel (Oh Carol)
Neil Sedaka2:16
13Dream Lover
Bobby Darin2:30
14Hello, Mary Lou
Ricky Nelson2:17
15Who’s Sorry Now
vocals:
Connie Francis (American former actress and chart-topping singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation) (in 1958)
cover recording of:
Who’s Sorry Now? (1923 song)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1923) and Harry Ruby (in 1923)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1923)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Waterson, Berlin & Snyder (on 1923-03-07) and Mills Music Corporation (in 1929)
Connie Francis42:20
16Poetry in Motion
recording of:
Poetry in Motion
writer:
Mike Anthony (US songwriter) and Paul Kaufman (songwriter)
Johnny Tillotson2:33
17Crazy Love
recording of:
Crazy Love
lyricist and composer:
Paul Anka
publisher:
Spanka Music (ended) and Epa Publishing
Paul Anka2:23
18What a Wonderful World
recording of:
Wonderful World
writer:
Lou Adler, Herb Alpert and Sam Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Ltd. and 日本アブコ音楽出版
Sam Cooke2:06
19Let It Be Me
cover recording of:
Let It Be Me
lyricist:
Pierre Delanoë
composer:
Gilbert Bécaud
translator:
Mann Curtis
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing France, EMA-Suisse, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
translated version of:
Je t’appartiens
The Everly Brothers2:37
20Twilight Time
The Platters2:46
21Earth Angel
cover recording of:
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)
writer:
Jesse Belvin, Gaynel Hodge, Curtis Williams (1950s doo-wop singer, member of The Penguins) and Dootsie Williams
publisher:
Dootsie Williams Music (publisher) (in 1986)
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
The Crew-Cuts32:54
22Little Darlin’
The Diamonds2:07
23I’ll Be Home
Pat Boone3:00
24Love Me Tender
accordion:
Carl Fortina (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04) and Dominic Frontiere (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
banjo:
Luther "Red" Roundtree (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
bass:
Meyer "Mike" Rubin (US bassist 1930s - 1960s) (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
drums (drum set):
Richard Cornell (Percussion) (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
guitar:
Vito Mumolo (Session Musician (Guitar)) (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1956-09-01)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”), Jon Dodson (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04, on 1956-09-01), Charles Prescott (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04, on 1956-09-01) and Rad Robinson (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04, on 1956-09-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1956), BMG Music (in 1956), RCA/Ariola International (not for release label use! precursor of Bertelsmann Music Group aka BMG, 1985–87) (in 1956) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2002)
recorded at:
20th Century Fox Music Stage 1 in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-08-24, on 1956-09-04)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 437)
recording of:
Love Me Tender (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
lyricist:
Ken Darby (in 1956)
additional writer:
Vera Matson (in 1956) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (in 1956)
composer:
George R. Poulton (in 1861)
publisher:
ABG Elvis Songs, Carlin Music Corporation, Chrysalis Songs, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Elvis Presley Music Susan Aberbach Trust, R&H Music, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Williamson Music Company and Elvis Presley Music (from 1956 to present)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック and 日音 Synch事業部
is based on:
Aura Lea
Elvis Presley42:42
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Prayer
The Platters2:44
2(Till) I Kissed You
recording of:
(’Til) I Kissed You
lyricist and composer:
Don Everly
The Everly Brothers2:21
3Hurt
Timi Yuro2:27
4Cupid
recording of:
Cupid
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
Sam Cooke2:30
5April Love
conductor:
Billy Vaughn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records. (in 1957)
recording of:
April Love (on 1957-09-15)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
The 30th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Pat Boone2:41
6Warm and Tender Love
cover recording of:
Warm and Tender Love
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Robinson
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
Percy Sledge3:09
7One Last Kiss
Bobby Vee1:58
8Sea of Love
Phil Phillips2:24
9Diana
vocals:
Paul Anka
conductor:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 26)
recording of:
Diana (on 1957-05-20)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Anka
publisher:
Pamco Music Inc. (ended) and Epa Publishing
Paul Anka52:27
10Calender GirlNeil Sedaka2:38
11Raining in My HeartBuddy Holly2:46
12Donna
recording of:
Donna
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Valens
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
Ritchie Valens2:21
13Teen - Angel
Mark Dinning2:39
14Devoted to You
recording of:
Devoted to You
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
Acuff-Rose (BMI)
The Everly Brothers2:22
15Wooden Heart
Joe Dowell2:02
16The Great Pretender
The Platters2:37
17A Teenager in Love
Dion & The Belmonts2:34
18Before the Next Teardrop Falls
cover recording of:
Before the Next Teardrop Falls
writer:
Vivian Keith and Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Shelby Singleton Music Inc.
Freddy Fender2:33
19Ruby
cover recording of:
Ruby
orchestrator:
Marty Paich
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Heinz Roemheld
publisher:
Miller Music (publisher) (in 1960)
Ray Charles3:53
20He Will Break Your HeartJerry Butler2:43
21Will You Love Me Tomorrow
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (in 1960)
kettle drum:
Carole King (in 1960)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (in 1960)
lead vocals:
Shirley Owens (in 1960)
vocals:
Doris Coley (in 1960), Addie Harris (in 1960) and Beverly Lee (in 1960)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Licensing Ltd.
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 4), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 125) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 151)
recording of:
Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Carole King song) (in 1960)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Lushmole Music, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Shirelles3.752:39
22You Send Me
producer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
bass:
Ted Brinson
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
guitar:
Clifton White and René Hall
background vocals:
Alicia Adams (singer), Sue Allen, Lee Gotch and Charles Parlato
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke
conductor:
Glenn Osser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Keen (in 1958)
recorded at:
Specialty Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-06-01)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 115)
recording of:
You Send Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
additional writer:
L. C. Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, 日本アブコ音楽出版, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Sam Cooke4.52:45
23Put Your Hand on My Shoulder
Paul Anka2:39
24My Special Prayer
Percy Sledge2:52
25Love Is Strange
Mickey & Sylvia2:54
26Tell Laura I Love Her
Ray Peterson2:50