Hit History, Volume 1: 1955

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ballad of Davy Crockett
cover recording of:
The Ballad of Davy Crockett
lyricist:
Tom Blackburn
composer:
George Bruns
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company, Inc. (music publisher, do not use as release label)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:53
2Memories Are Made of This
producer:
Lee Gillette
background vocals:
The Easy Riders
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (in 1955)
orchestra:
Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (in 1955)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1996)
cover recording of:
Memories Are Made of This
writer:
Richard Dehr (in 1955), Terry Gilkyson (in 1955) and Frank Miller (American singer & songwriter) (in 1955)
Dean Martin52:17
3Oh Baby Mine
The Four Knights2:02
4A Blossom Fell
recording of:
A Blossom Fell
writer and composer:
Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius and Dominic John
Nat King Cole2:33
5Unchained Melody
recording of:
Unchained Melody
publisher:
Hy Zaret
lyricist:
Hy Zaret
composer:
Alex North (US composer)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing, Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC and 日音 Synch事業部
Les Baxter42:32
6Rose Marie
recording of:
Rose-Marie (title song of the 1924 operetta)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Otto Harbach
composer:
Rudolf Friml
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Rose-Marie (1924 operetta-style musical)
Slim Whitman2:20
7Naughty Lady of Shady Lane
orchestra:
Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra (on 1954-09-08)
recording of:
The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane (on 1954-09-08)
writer:
Roy Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
The Ames Brothers2:50
8Hummingbird
recording of:
Hummingbird
lyricist:
Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter)
composer:
Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter) (in 1955)
Les Paul & Mary Ford2:39
9Cry Me a River
engineer:
John Kraus (in 1955-08)
producer:
Bobby Troup
vocals:
Julie London (in 1955-08)
recording of:
Cry Me a River (in 1955-08)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Hamilton
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc., Harmony Grace Publishing, Saunders Publications Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Daksel Music Corp. (in 1982) and Song and Dance Music Co. (in 1982)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company - do not use as release label)
Julie London42:56
10Lisbon Antiqua
recording of:
Lisbon Antigua (Nelson Riddle arrangement)
arrangement of:
Lisboa antiga
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra2:35
11Ain't That a ShameFats Domino2:27
12Dreamboat
vocals:
Alma Cogan
recording of:
Dreamboat (1955 song)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Hoffman
Alma Cogan1:46
13Under the Bridges of Paris
Eartha Kitt2:41
14Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
cover recording of:
Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
writer:
Eunice Levy (Member of Gene and Eunice) (in 1954), Jake Porter (in 1954) and Forest Gene Wilson (Member of Gene and Eunice) (in 1954)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Meridian Music Corp. (in 1954)
Perry Como2:40
15Heart
Eddie Fisher2:37
16The Longest Walk
Jaye P. Morgan2:17
17Whatever Lola Wants
recording of:
Whatever Lola Wants (Damn Yankees)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
part of:
Damn Yankees (1955 musical)
Dinah Shore2:28
18Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
Pérez Prado3:02

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