The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: 1962 Still Rockin’ (1993 remastered)

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Annotation

1993 remastered re-release of the 1988 original. The two Sam Cooke tracks have been replaced by tracks 11 and 12. Also, track 17 is now an alternate stereo take, and track 21 is stereo, too.

Annotation last modified on 2013-03-04 19:38 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Do You Love Me
producer:
Berry Gordy Jr.
guitar:
Huey Davis (guitarist) (on 1962-06-03)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (on 1962-06-03)
additional lead vocals:
Billy Hoggs (on 1962-06-03)
background vocals:
Billy Hoggs (in 1962), Joe Billingslea (on 1962-06-03), Hubert Johnson (singer) (on 1962-06-03) and Sylvester Potts (on 1962-06-03)
lead vocals:
Billy Gordon (The Contours) (on 1962-06-03)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1962-06-03)
music videos:
Do You Love Me (music video) by The Contours (60s soul)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1962 (number: 9)
recording of:
Do You Love Me (on 1962-06-03)
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
The Contours4.352:53
2I’m Blue
The Ikettes2:31
3You’ve Really Got a Hold on MeThe Miracles4.52:59
4Keep Your Hands Off My BabyLittle Eva2:38
5Two LoversMary Wells2:48
6(The Man Who Shot) Liberty ValanceGene Pitney42:58
7Any Day NowChuck Jackson3:23
8Let’s Dance
Chris Montez2:19
9A Wonderful Dream
producer:
Jerry Ragovoy
arranger:
Jerry Ragovoy
recording of:
A Wonderful Dream (on 1962-01-20)
lyricist:
Celia Marshall
composer:
Norman Margulies
The Majors42:04
10You Belong to Me
The Duprees2:39
11Crying in the Rain
recording of:
Crying in the Rain (Everly Brothers song) (in 1962)
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
writer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
The Everly Brothers52:03
12Big Girls Don’t Cry
engineer:
Gordon Clark (recording engineer)
producer:
Bob Crewe
bass guitar:
Nick Massi
guitar:
Tommy DeVito
keyboard and piano:
Bob Gaudio
vocals:
Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi and Frankie Valli (American singer and actor, best known as the frontman of The Four Seasons)
conductor:
Charles Calello
vocals arranger:
Nick Massi
orchestrator:
Charles Calello
engineered at:
Stea-Phillips in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Big Girls Don’t Cry
writer:
Crewe and Gaudio
publisher:
BoBoB Music Corp., MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company), Reservoir 416 and Claridge Music (publisher) (in 1962)
The 4 Seasons32:27
13Lovers Who WanderDion2:24
14Smoky Places
producer:
Abner Spector
arranger:
Sammy Lowe
recording of:
Smoky Places
writer:
Abner Spector
The Corsairs3:01
15I Love You
The Volumes2:38
16You Beat Me to the Punch
Mary Wells2:47
17Turn On Your Love Light
Bobby Bland2:40
18Breaking Up Is Hard to DoNeil Sedaka3.252:17
19Beechwood 4-5789The Marvelettes2:13
20You Better Move On
recording of:
You Better Move On
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Alexander (country soul singer)
Arthur Alexander2:45
21I Need Your Lovin’
Don Gardner and Dee Dee Ford2:57
22Torture
recording of:
Torture
lyricist and composer:
Kris Jensen
Kris Jensen2:07

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Release group

part of:The Rock 'n' Roll Era (Time-Life Music) (number: 16) (order: 16)