Your Hit Parade: 1959

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mack the Knife
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer), Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
vocals:
Bobby Darin
conductor:
Richard Wess
arranger:
Richard Wess
part of:
Grammy Award: Record of the Year nominees (number: 1960 winner), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 40) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 251)
cover recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
Bobby Darin43:12
2Primrose Lane
Jerry Wallace2:30
3Unforgettable
cover recording of:
Unforgettable
lyricist and composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Bourne Music Ltd.
Dinah Washington2:48
4Scarlet Ribbons for Her Hair
recording of:
Scarlet Ribbons (for Her Hair)
lyricist:
Jack O. Segal (US songwriter) (in 1949)
composer:
Evelyn Danzig (in 1949)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Helton Music and Mills Music Limited
The Browns2:39
5Petite Fleur (Little Flower)
performer:
Monty Sunshine
cover recording of:
Petite Fleur (French lyrics)
lyricist:
Fernand Bonifay
composer:
Sidney Bechet
publisher:
Warner/Chappell
version of:
Petite Fleur (original instrumental)
Chris Barber’s Jazz Band2:46
6Misty
producer:
Al Ham and Mitch Miller
vocals:
Johnny Mathis (US pop/soul singer) (in 1959)
conductor:
Glenn Osser (in 1959)
arranger:
Glenn Osser
recording of:
Misty
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Erroll Garner
publisher:
Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Octave Music Publishing Corp., Pocketful of Dreams Music, Reganesque Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Vernon Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
is based on:
Misty (original instrumental work)
Johnny Mathis3:37
7The Battle of New Orleans
producer:
Don Law
cover recording of:
The Battle of New Orleans (on 1959-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Driftwood
publisher:
Warden Music Company Inc.
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1960 winner)
is based on:
The 8th of January
Johnny Horton52:35
8Don’t You Know
Della Reese2:36
9Mr. Blue
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 29)
recording of:
Mr. Blue
lyricist and composer:
Dewayne Blackwell (American songwriter)
The Fleetwoods2:28
10Lonely Street
recording of:
Lonely Street
writer:
Carl Belew, Kenny Sowder and W.S. Stevenson
Andy Williams2:50
11M.T.A.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1959) and Cayo Records (in 2012)
recording of:
M.T.A.
writer:
Bess Hawes (in 1949) and Jacqueline Steiner (in 1949)
The Kingston Trio3:17
12The Big Hurt
recording of:
The Big Hurt
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Shanklin
Miss Toni Fisher2:15
13Peter Gunn Theme
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29)
producer:
Simon Rady
double bass:
Rolly Bundock (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Jack Sperling (drummer) (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29)
French horn:
John Cave (french horn) (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29), Vincent DeRosa (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29), John Graas (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29) and Richard Perissi (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29)
guitar:
Bob Bain (guitarist) (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29)
piano:
John Williams (American jazz pianist) (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29)
reeds:
Plas Johnson (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29), Ronnie Lang (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29) and Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29), Kirk De Karske (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29), Dick Nash (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29) and Jimmy Priddy (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29)
trumpet:
Frank Beach (trombone, trumpet) (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29), Pete Candoli (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29), Conrad Gozzo (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29), Ray Linn (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29) and Uan Rasey (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29)
vibraphone:
Larry Bunker (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29) and Victor Feldman (jazz musician) (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29)
orchestra:
The Henry Mancini Orchestra (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29)
conductor:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger) (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29)
arranger:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Entertain Me Ltd. (in 2010)
recording of:
Peter Gunn (from 1958-08-26 until 1958-09-29)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
part of:
Peter Gunn (American TV series 1958–1961)
Henry Mancini2:08
14Heartaches by the Number
recording of:
Heartaches by the Number
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
Good Ol’ Harlan Music, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Legacy of Harlan Perry Howard, LLC (in 1959)
Guy Mitchell52:41
15Among My Souvenirs
vocals:
Connie Francis (American former actress and chart-topping singer)
cover recording of:
Among My Souvenirs
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Horatio Nicholls
publisher:
Crawford Music Inc., DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc. (on 1927-10-05), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (on 1927-10-05) and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) (on 1968-09-23)
Connie Francis2:33
16He’ll Have to Go
cover recording of:
He’ll Have to Go
writer:
Audrey Allison and Joe Allison
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Central Songs
Jim Reeves2:22
17The Three Bells
recording of:
The Three Bells
lyricist and composer:
Gilles (Swiss composer/vocalist/actor Jean Villard Gilles) (in 1939)
translator:
Bert Reisfeld (in 1948)
publisher:
Southern Music ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
translated version of:
Les Trois Cloches
The Browns2:52
18Smoke 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 Platters3.752:42
19Broken Hearted Melody
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1958-01-08)
recording of:
Broken-Hearted Melody (on 1958-01-08)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Sherman Edwards
Sarah Vaughan2:26
20It’s Just a Matter of Time
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 Benton2:30
21Quiet Village
Martin Denny3:22
22What 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 Washington3.352:30
23The Hawaiian Wedding Song
cover recording of:
Hawaiian Wedding Song
composer:
Charles E. King
translator:
Al Hoffman (in 1958) and Dick Manning (American songwriter) (in 1958)
publisher:
Al Hoffman Songs Inc., Charles E. King Music Co., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント
translated version of:
Ke Kali Nei Au
Andy Williams2:28
24El Paso
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
recording of:
El Paso (on 1959-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Hill & Range Songs, Inc., Mariposa Music Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Marty Robbins54:41

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part of:Your Hit Parade (Time-Life Music) (number: 13) (order: 13)