American Dreams: The Best of the 50s, Volume 2

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
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1I'm Movin’ On
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-03-28)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1950-03-28)
fiddle:
Tommy Vaden (US country fiddler) (on 1950-03-28)
guitar:
Hank Snow (on 1950-03-28)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jack Shook (on 1950-03-28)
steel guitar:
Joe Talbot (Steel guitar player and music industry executive) (on 1950-03-28)
vocals:
Hank Snow (on 1950-03-28)
recording of:
I’m Moving On (on 1950-03-28)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Snow
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Hank Snow2:52
2The Thing
vocals:
Phil Harris (US singer, songwriter, jazz musician, actor and comedian)
orchestra:
Walter Scharf's Orchestra
conductor:
Walter Scharf (on 1950-10-13)
recording of:
The Thing (on 1950-10-13)
lyricist and composer:
Charles R. Grean
Phil Harris2:22
3I Get Ideas
Tony Martin2:42
4Because You’re Mine
Mario Lanza3:38
5Crying in the Chapel
June Valli2:47
6Santa Baby
Eartha Kitt3:27
7Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)
orchestra:
Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra (on 1953-11-15)
recording of:
Oh! My Pa-Pa (English version of O mein Papa) (on 1953-11-15)
composer:
Paul Burkhard
translator:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd. and Peter Maurice Music Co.
translated version of:
O mein Papa (… war eine wunderbare Clown)
Eddie Fisher3:09
8The Naughty 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 Brothers2:51
9Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)
producer:
Joe Carlton
background vocals:
The Ray Charles Singers
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (on 1956-02-02) and The Ray Charles Singers (on 1956-02-02)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (on 1956-02-02)
arranger:
Joe Reisman
recording of:
Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) (on 1956-02-02)
writer:
Al Hoffman and Dick Manning (American songwriter)
Perry Como12:23
10Canadian Sunset
Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra2:55
11Don’t Be Cruel
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1956-07-02)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1956-07-02)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1956-07-02) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1956-07-02)
piano:
Shorty Long (1950s country/rockabilly artist) (on 1956-07-02)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1956-07-02)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1956-07-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1956), BMG Music (in 1956) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) (in 2002)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-07-02)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 11) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 197)
recording of:
Don’t Be Cruel (on 1956-07-02)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Shalimar Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
Elvis Presley3.752:05
12Love Is Strange
vocals:
Mickey Baker and Sylvia Robinson
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 7)
recording of:
Love Is Strange (on 1956-10-17)
lyricist:
Mickey Baker, Ethel Smith (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) and Sylvia Robinson
composer:
Ethel Smith (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Ben Ghazi Music, Inc. (publisher), Cromwell Music and Cromwell Music Ltd.
Mickey & Sylvia4.52:56
13Mama Look a Boo Boo
recording of:
Mama Look a Boo Boo
writer:
Gene Barge and Frank Guida
Harry Belafonte3:05
14Four Walls
recording of:
Four Walls
composer:
George Campbell and Marvin Moore (songwriter, best known for "Four Walls" and "The Green Door")
Jim Reeves2:53
15Patricia
recording of:
Patricia
lyricist:
Bob Marcus
composer:
Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
Pérez Prado & His Orchestra2:22
16The Diary
Neil Sedaka2:16
17The Wonder of You
recording of:
The Wonder of You
lyricist and composer:
Baker Knight
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Leeds Music Ltd., Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Ray Peterson2:37
18The Battle of Kookamonga
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1959-07-22)
guitar:
Henry D. Haynes (on 1959-07-22)
mandolin:
Kenneth C. Burns (on 1959-07-22)
membranophone:
Buddy Harman (on 1959-07-22)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1959-07-22)
vocals:
Henry D. Haynes (on 1959-07-22) and The Jordanaires (on 1959-07-22)
orchestra:
Kenneth C. Burns (on 1959-07-22)
recording of:
The Battle of Kookamonga (on 1959-07-22)
writer:
Jimmy Driftwood and J.J. Reynolds
parody version of:
The Battle of New Orleans
Homer & Jethro2:39
19Don’t You Know
Della Reese2:31
20Shout, Parts 1 & 2
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 118) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 268)
recording of:
Shout
writer:
O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs) and Rudolph Isley
publisher:
Longitude Music Co. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
lyrics quoted on:
I Know
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Isley Brothers54:28