Rhythm & Blues: 1959

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Stagger Lee
Lloyd Price2:24
2Lonely Teardrops
recording of:
Lonely Teardrops
writer:
Tyran Carlo, Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
publisher:
Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Lena Music and Regent Music (BMI)
Jackie Wilson2:40
3Poison IvyThe Coasters2:39
4Hey Little Girl
Dee Clark2:15
5So Fine
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 24)
recording of:
So Fine
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Eldorado Music Co. and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
cover recording of:
So Fine
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Eldorado Music Co. and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
The Fiestas2:17
6What a Difference a Day MakesDinah Washington2:32
7There Goes My BabyThe Drifters2:11
8You Got What It Takes
Marv Johnson2:40
9Try Me
recording of:
Try Me
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
James Brown2:32
10Sea of Love
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 39)
recording of:
Sea of Love
lyricist:
Philip Baptiste (US singer and songwriter, author of "Sea of Love")
composer:
George Khoury and Philip Baptiste (US singer and songwriter, author of "Sea of Love")
Phil Phillips4.52:24
11Smoke 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 and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
The Platters3.752:41
12The Twist
recording of:
The Twist
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp. and Embassy Music Corporation (from 2016-06 to present)
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters2:38
13That's Why I Love You So
cover recording of:
That’s Why (I Love You So)
writer:
Tyran Carlo, Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
Jackie Wilson2:05
14Charlie BrownThe Coasters2:23
15You're So Fine
The Falcons2:28
16It's Just a Matter of Time
Brook Benton2:28
17I Cried a Tear
recording of:
I Cried a Tear
writer:
Fred Jay and Al Julia
LaVern Baker2:36
18Kansas CityWilbert Harrison2:25
19Pretty Girls Everywhere
recording of:
Pretty Girls Everwhere
writer:
Eugene Church, Thomas Williams (1960s singer-songwriter) and Tommy ‘Buster’ Williams (The Fellows)
Eugene Church2:54
20Don't You Know
Della Reese2:34
21I Want to Walk You Home
recording of:
I Want to Walk You Home
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino
Fats Domino2:18
22I Only Have Eyes for You
The Flamingos3:15

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part of:Rhythm & Blues (Time-Life Music) (number: 1959) (order: 6)