Greatest Hits of the 50’s

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Wake Up Little Susie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cadence (NYC-based label founded by Archie Bleyer) (in 1957)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 21) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 311)
recording of:
Wake Up Little Susie (in 1957)
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
The Everly Brothers52:01
2Venus
conductor and chorus master:
Peter de Angelis
performer:
Frankie Avalon (American actor, singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chancellor Records Inc. (in 1959)
recording of:
Venus
lyricist and composer:
Ed Marshall
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Kirshner Songs, Inc. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
Frankie Avalon4.52:22
3Sixteen CandlesThe Crests42:48
4Crying in the Chapel
cover recording of:
Crying in the Chapel (on 1953-06-30)
lyricist and composer:
Artie Glenn (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Morris Ltd., Hill & Range Songs, Inc. and Mijac Music
Sonny Til & The Orioles3:03
5Little Bitty Pretty OneFrankie Lymon & The Teenagers52:26
6Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 36)
recording of:
Shimmy, Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop (on 1959-09-29)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (composer of Shimmy Shimmy Koko Bop)
Little Anthony & the Imperials2:09
7Turn Me Loose
recording of:
Turn Me Loose
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
Fabian2:23
8Where or When
Dion & The Belmonts2:39
9Blue MondayFats Domino2:17
10Walking My Baby Back Home
recording of:
Walkin’ My Baby Back Home
lyricist:
Roy Turk (in 1930)
composer:
Fred Ahlert (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
Johnnie Ray2:25
11Come On-A My House
producer:
Al Ham and Mitch Miller
double bass:
Frank Carroll (US bass player) (on 1951-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (Jazz drummer) (on 1951-06-06)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1951-06-06)
harpsichord:
Stan Freeman (on 1951-06-06)
vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1951-06-06)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor)
cover recording of:
Come On‐a My House (on 1951-06-06)
writer:
Ross Bagdasarian (creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks) and William Saroyan
publisher:
Adam Bagdasarian Music, Bagdasarian Productions, Carol Bagdasarian Music, EMI Music Publishing France, Peter Maurice Music, Ross Bagdasarian Music, Stanford University Library for Saroyan, The Saroyan Company, Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal MCA Music Publishing (France), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher - do NOT use as a release label), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント
Rosemary Clooney2:00
12A Guy Is a Guy
vocals:
Doris Day (on 1952-02-07)
orchestra:
Paul Weston Orchestra (on 1952-02-07)
conductor:
Paul Weston (on 1952-02-07)
recording of:
A Guy Is a Guy (on 1952-02-07)
lyricist and composer:
Oscar Brand
publisher:
Ludlow Music
Doris Day2:39
13Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
recording of:
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (on 1952-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-07-28)
Hank Williams42:54
14Magic Moments
cover recording of:
Magic Moments
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and MCA Music Ltd.
Ronnie Hilton2:47
15It's All in the Game
conductor:
Leroy Holmes
arranger:
Leroy Holmes
cover recording of:
It’s All in the Game
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1951)
composer:
Charles Dawes (in 1911)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Larry Spier Inc., Majorsongs Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Music Sales (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Remick Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company - do not use as release label)
is based on:
Melody in A major (instrumental)
Tommy Edwards42:38
16You Don't Know Me
Lenny Welch2:48
17Cold Cold Heart
piano:
John Bunch (jazz pianist)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
cover recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
Tony Bennett2:40
18If
producer:
Charles R. Grean
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1950, on 1950-11-28)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (on 1950-11-28)
performer:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1950)
cover recording of:
If (Song, popular in the 1950s)
lyricist:
Stanley J. Damerell and Robert Hargreaves (songwriter)
composer:
Tolchard Evans
Perry Como3:10
19Hawaiian 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 Williams2:29
20Too Young
recording of:
Too Young
lyricist:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist)
composer:
Sidney Lippman (American songwriter)
publisher:
Aria Music Co.
Nat King Cole13:26
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part of:Greatest Hits of the (Label: Disky) (number: 50) (order: 1)