The History of Pop 1961-1963

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1You'll Never Walk Alone
performer:
Gerry and the Pacemakers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
cover recording of:
You’ll Never Walk Alone (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), T.B. Harms Co., Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Gerry & the Pacemakers2:40
2Stranger on the Shore
Mr. Acker Bilk2:58
3I Remember You
cover recording of:
I Remember You
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Victor Schertzinger (in 1941)
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation
Frank Ifield2:06
4I Love You Because
cover recording of:
I Love You Because
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-12)
Al Martino2:43
5Moon River
cover recording of:
Moon River
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Group, Sony/ATV Harmony, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1961) and Famous Music (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1989)
sub-publisher:
Famous Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1962 winner) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 34)
Jerry Butler2:35
6You're the Only Good Thing (Thats Happened to Me)
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording engineer:
Bill Porter (engineer)
producer:
Chet Atkins
arranger:
Marty Gold and Cliff Parman
cover recording of:
You’re the Only Good Thing (That’s Happened to Me)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Toombs
Jim Reeves42:23
7Reach for the Stars
Shirley Bassey2:57
8Ginny Come Lately
recording of:
Ginny Come Lately
writer:
Gary Geld and Peter Udell
publisher:
Pogo Music Corp.
Brian Hyland2:50
9Wheels
Billy Vaughn2:06
10Raindrops
Dee Clark2:54
11Duke of Earl
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1962 (number: 4)
recording of:
Duke of Earl
writer:
Eugene Dixon, Earl Edwards and Bernice Williams
Gene Chandler52:23
12Hey Paula
recording of:
Hey Paula (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Hildebrand
publisher:
Speckle Music
Paul & Paula2:30
13I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 38)
recording of:
I Know (You Don’t Love Me No More) (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Barbara George
publisher:
At Last Publishing Co. and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Barbara George2:20
14Sacred
The Castells2:14
15Walk on By
recording of:
Walk On By (Leroy Van Dyke song) (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Kendall Hayes (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Lowery Music Co. Inc.
Leroy Van Dyke42:22
16Sukiyaki
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Japan (bootlegs of EMI Music Japan releases.) (in 1963)
recording of:
上を向いて歩こう (in 1961)
lyricist:
永六輔
composer:
中村八大
publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI内国事業部 (publisher for domestic Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
日本の歌百選 (number: 12)
Kyu Sakamoto33:07
17Pepito
Los Machucambos3:05
18Ya Ya
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (from 1997 to present)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 22)
recording of:
Ya, Ya (in 1961)
writer:
Lee Dorsey, Morris Levy, Clarence Lewis and Morgan Robinson
publisher:
FROST Music Corp
was commissioned by:
Fury Records (USA label active 50s to 70s)
Lee Dorsey52:26
19Hello Stranger
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1963-01-16)
producer:
Ollie McLaughlin
bass, drums (drum set), guitar, organ and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1963-01-16)
vocals:
The Dells (on 1963-01-16) and Barbara Lewis (on 1963-01-16)
conductor:
Riley Hampton (on 1963-01-16)
arranger:
Riley Hampton
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1963 (number: 27)
recording of:
Hello Stranger (on 1963-01-16)
lyricist and composer:
Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis2:42
20From Russia With Love
John Barry und sein Orchester1:55
21Michael (Row the Boat Ashore)
arranger:
Dave Fisher
recording of:
Michael Row the Boat Ashore
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Highwaymen2:46
22Smoky Places
The Corsairs3:01
23500 Miles Away From Home
producer:
Chet Atkins
cover recording of:
500 Miles Away From Home (in 1963)
writer:
Bobby Bare, Hedy West and Charlie Williams (Country songwriter)
version of:
500 Miles
Bobby Bare32:44
24Six Days on the Road
cover recording of:
Six Days on the Road
writer:
Earl Green and Carl Montgomery
publisher:
Newkeys Music, Inc. and Tune Publishing, Inc.
Dave Dudley2:19
25Abilene
recording of:
Abilene (in 1963)
writer:
Lester Brown, Bob Gibson (folk singer), John D. Loudermilk and Albert Stanton (pseudonym for Al Brackman)
George Hamilton IV2:14
26La Belle Vie
vocals:
Sacha Distel
recording of:
La Belle Vie
lyricist:
Jean Broussolle (in 1963)
composer:
Sacha Distel (in 1962)
publisher:
Prosadis
version of:
Marina
Sacha Distel2:04
27Wunderland bei Nacht
solo trumpet:
Charly Tabor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Domestic Pop (Do not use as a release label!) (in 1961)
recording of:
Wunderland bei Nacht (original instrumental version) (in 1959)
composer:
Klaus-Günther Neumann (German songwriter, arranger) and Willi Stanke
Bert Kaempfert und sein Orchester3:13

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part of:The History of Pop (Reader's Digest) (number: 1961-1963) (order: 4)