Rock 'n' Roll Love Songs

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

▶12" Vinyl 1
▼12" Vinyl 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
C1Something's Gotta Hold of My Heart
cover recording of:
Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Roger Cook (singer, songwriter, producer) and Roger Greenaway
Gene Pitney3:36
C2Born Too Late
conductor:
O. B. Masingill
arranger:
O. B. Masingill
recording of:
Born Too Late (The Poni-Tails song)
lyricist:
Fred Tobias (Broadway lyricist)
composer:
Charles Strouse
The Poni-Tails2:18
C3To Know Him Is to Love Him
engineer:
Stan Ross (recording engineer, mixer & producer)
producer:
Phil Spector
instruments:
Phil Spector (in 1958-07)
membranophone:
Sandy Nelson (in 1958-07)
arranger:
Phil Spector
engineered at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1958-07)
recording of:
To Know Him Is to Love Him (in 1958-07)
lyricist and composer:
Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Bourne Music Ltd., Mother Bertha Music Inc. and Vogue Music
The Teddy Bears2:22
C4The Wanderer
recording of:
The Wanderer
lyricist and composer:
Ernie Maresca
publisher:
Mijac Music, Schwartz Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America
Dion2:41
C5Poetry in Motion
recording of:
Poetry in Motion
writer:
Mike Anthony (US songwriter) and Paul Kaufman (songwriter)
Johnny Tillotson42:31
C6Donna
recording of:
Donna
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Valens
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
Ritchie Valens2:21
C7Singing the Blues
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 37)
cover recording of:
Singing the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Melvin Endsley (in 1956)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Opryland Ltd. (UK) and Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK)
Guy Mitchell2:27
C8Oh! Carol
Neil Sedaka2:16
C9I'm Sorry
recording of:
I’m Sorry (Brenda Lee song, 1960)
writer:
Dub Albritton and Ronnie Self
publisher:
Songs of Universal
Brenda Lee2:38
C10Sealed With a Kiss
vocals:
Brian Hyland
cover recording of:
Sealed With a Kiss
writer:
Gary Geld and Peter Udell
premiered by:
The Four Voices (in 1960-05)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Suqence Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司 (1995–2019)) and Pogo Music Corp. (in 1962)
Brian Hyland42:43
D1True Love Ways
recording of:
True Love Ways
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
McCartney Music, Melody Lane Publications Inc., Peermusic (UK) Ltd. and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
Buddy Holly2:49
D2Diana
vocals:
Paul Anka
conductor:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 26)
recording of:
Diana (on 1957-05-20)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Anka
publisher:
Pamco Music Inc. (ended) and Epa Publishing
Paul Anka52:20
D3The End of the World
Skeeter Davis2:35
D4Just Walking in the Rain
vocals:
Johnnie Ray (aka Johnny Ray, US 1950s songwriter and singer) (on 1956-06-29)
orchestra:
Ray Conniff, His Orchestra & Chorus (on 1956-06-29)
cover recording of:
Just Walkin’ in the Rain (on 1956-06-29)
writer:
Johnny Bragg, Buddy Killen and Robert Riley
Johnnie Ray2:39
D5It's My Party
Lesley Gore2:19
D6Only You
piano:
Buck Ram (on 1955-04-26)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (1928 - 1992, USA, lead singer of the Platters, Samuel E. Williams) (on 1955-04-26)
spoken vocals [dialogue]:
Wolfman Jack (US disc jockey) (on 1955-04-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1955), PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1955) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1957)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 10)
recording of:
Only You (and You Alone) (Platters song) (on 1955-04-26)
writer:
Buck Ram and Ande Rand
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Robert Mellin, Inc., Tro-Hollis Music, Inc. and Wildwood Music
The Platters2:36
D7It'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
D8When Will I Be Loved
recording of:
When Will I Be Loved?
lyricist and composer:
Phil Everly
publisher:
Everly and Sons Music
The Everly Brothers1:58
D9Baby It's You
recording of:
Baby It’s You
lyricist:
Barney Williams (in 1961-11) and Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1961-11)
composer:
Burt Bacharach (in 1961-11)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fuji Pacific Music SBK Department, Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2, Ludix Music Ltd., New Hidden Valley Music Co., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Windswept Music (London) Ltd. and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company - do not use as release label)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Shirelles2:38
D10It's Over
recording of:
It’s Over
writer:
Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1964-04-07)
Roy Orbison2:48