The Greatest Hits of 1962

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Next Time
recording of:
The Next Time (1962 song)
writer:
Buddy Kaye and Philip Springer
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Tamir Music
Cliff Richard2:59
2Venus in Blue Jeans
Mark Wynter2:12
3Last Night Was Made for Love
Billy Fury2:17
4Jezebel
cover recording of:
Jezebel
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Shanklin
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Domino Publishing Co. Ltd.
Marty Wilde2:57
5Wonderful Land
recording of:
Wonderful Land
composer:
Jerry Lordan
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
The Shadows2:04
6Let There Be Love
recording of:
Let There Be Love
lyricist:
Ian Grant (lyricist)
composer:
Lionel Rand
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell Music Publishing
Nat King Cole2:46
7Tell Me What He Said
Helen Shapiro2:49
8I Remember You
cover recording of:
I Remember You
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Victor Schertzinger (in 1941)
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation
Frank Ifield2:05
9It Might as Well Rain Until September
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1962 (number: 28)
recording of:
It Might as Well Rain Until September
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
Carole King2:27
10Wimoweh
Karl Denver2:34
11Bobby’s Girl
Susan Maughan2:36
12Picture of You
Joe Brown & the Bruvvers2:20
13V‐A‐C‐A‐T‐I‐O‐N
vocals:
Connie Francis (American former actress and chart-topping singer)
recording of:
V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N
writer:
Connie Francis (American former actress and chart-topping singer), Hank Hunter and Gary Weston
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI Virgin Songs, Inc.
Connie Francis2:24
14Roses Are Red
Ronnie Carroll2:41
15Islands of Dreams
The Springfields2:39
16The Loco‐Motion
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1962 (number: 1) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 351)
recording of:
The Loco‐Motion (aka Locomotion) (in 1962)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems/EMI Music, EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division (until 2021-06-30), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1962 to present) 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)
Little Eva2:27
17Go Away Little Girl
Mark Wynter2:15
18Nut Rocker
recording of:
Nut Rocker
composer:
Kim Fowley and Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
publisher:
Kim Fowley Music
is based on:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: a) Marche. Tempo di marcia viva
B. Bumble & the Stingers32:01
19Don’t Ever Change
The Crickets2:16
20When My Little Girl Is Smiling
Craig Douglas2:14