Pure… Rock 'n' Roll

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Jailhouse Rock
Elvis Presley 2:35
2 Blue Suede Shoes
Carl Perkins 4 2:18
3 Da Doo Ron Ron
The Crystals 5 2:18
4 Donna the Prima Donna
Dion 2:52
5 Oh! Carol
Neil Sedaka 2:16
6 Diana
Paul Anka 2:16
7 The Twist
The Ronettes 2:07
8 Puddin’ n’ Tain
The Alley Cats 2:46
9 Rebel Rouser
Duane Eddy 2:30
10 I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash 2:41
11 Rock-A-Billy
Guy Mitchell & Jimmy Carroll 2:12
12 Blue Velvet
Bobby Vinton 2:47
13 The Shoop Shoop Song
Aretha Franklin 2:21
14 I Put a Spell on You
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins 2:25
15 Peanuts
Lil Joe & The Thrillers 2:23
16 Bless You
Tony Orlando 2:06
17 Shout
The Isley Brothers 4:32
▼ CD 2
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Stay
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs 5 1:38
2 Such a Night
Johnnie Ray 2:13
3 Hound Dog
Elvis Presley 2:14
4 Start Movin’ (in My Direction)
Sal Mineo 2:30
5 Good Rockin’ Tonight
Carl Perkins 2:19
6 I Will Follow Him (Chariot)
Peggy March 2:27
7 Why Do Lovers Break Each Others Hearts?
Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans 2:49
8 Tonight I Met an Angel
The Tokens 1:56
9 Rockin’ Shoes
The Ames Brothers 1:54
10 Sea of Heartbreak
Don Gibson 2:31
11 This Little Girl of Mine
Dion 2:46
12 Calendar Girl
Neil Sedaka 2:36
13 (Dance With the) Guitar Man
Duane Eddy 2:39
14 The Shape I’m In
Johnny Restivo 2:05
15 Don’t Let Go
Roy Hamilton 2:28
16 Shake, Rattle and Roll
Carl Perkins 3:29
▼ CD 3
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 He’s a Rebel
The Crystals 2:31
2 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Neil Sedaka 2:15
3 A Steel Guitar and a Glass of Wine
Paul Anka 2:11
4 Don’t Be Cruel
Elvis Presley 2:02
5 Oh, Lonesome Me
Don Gibson 2:28
6 Ruby Baby
Dion 2:35
7 That’s All Right
Carl Perkins 3:33
8 Yes Tonight, Josephine
Johnnie Ray 2:30
9 Wait Til’ My Bobby Gets Home
Darlene Love 2:24
10 Heartaches by the Number
Guy Mitchell 2:38
11 Corinna, Corinna
Ray Peterson 2:39
12 Blue on Blue
Bobby Vinton 2:28
13 Makin’ Love
Floyd Robinson 1:51
14 Gonna Find Me a Bluebird
Eddy Arnold 2:09
15 Language of Love
John D. Loudermilk 1:45
16 Get a Job
The Silhouettes 2:44
17 The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)
The Tokens 2:42
▼ CD 4
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Ring of Fire
Johnny Cash 4.35 2:36
2 Pink Pedal Pushers
Carl Perkins 2:35
3 Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody
Aretha Franklin 2:22
4 A Big Hunk o’ Love
Elvis Presley 2:12
5 Love Is Strange
Mickey & Sylvia 2:52
6 Hot Pastrami
The Ronettes 1:31
7 Kansas City
Wilbert Harrison 2:22
8 The Blob
The Five Blobs 2:39
9 Knee Deep in the Blues
Guy Mitchell 2:11
10 You Can Have Her
Roy Hamilton 2:38
11 Party Time
Sal Mineo 2:14
12 Can’t We Be Sweethearts
Dion 2:22
13 Next Door to an Angel
Neil Sedaka 2:24
14 This Ole House
Shakin’ Stevens 3:04
15 Rock This Town
Stray Cats 5 2:40

Credits

CD 1

drums:
W.S. Holland (1955-12) (track 2)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (1955-12) (track 2)
Jay Perkins (1955-12) (track 2)
double bass:
Clayton Perkins (1955-12) (track 2)
arranger:
Jack Nitzsche (track 3)
Belford Hendricks (track 13)
composer:
Paul Anka (track 6)
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (track 14)
Lee Morris (US songwriter) (track 12)
Bernie Wayne (track 12)
Rudy Clark (tracks 13, 13)
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (1955) (track 2)
conductor:
Belford Hendricks (track 13)
engineer:
Larry Levine (track 3)
lead vocals:
LaLa Brooks (1963-03) (track 3)
lyricist:
Paul Anka (track 6)
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (track 14)
Lee Morris (US songwriter) (track 12)
Bernie Wayne (track 12)
Rudy Clark (tracks 13, 13)
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (1955) (track 2)
producer:
Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer) (track 13)
Phil Spector (track 3)
vocals:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (1955-12) (track 2)
writer:
Jeff Barry (track 3)
Eddie Deane (track 11)
Ellie Greenwich (track 3)
Woody Harris (track 11)
Phil Spector (track 3)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use "ABKCO") (track 3)
Chappell/Morris Ltd. (track 12)
Epa Publishing (track 6)
Hi Lo Music (track 2)
Mother Bertha Music Inc. (track 3)
TM Music Ltd. (tracks 13, 13)
Trio Music Co., Inc. (track 3)
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher - do NOT use as a release label) (track 3)
Universal Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. (track 3)
イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (track 3)
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (track 3)
日本アブコ音楽出版 (track 3)
フジパシフィック音楽出版 (– 2014-12-31) (track 3)
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (1956) (track 14)
EMI United Partnership Ltd. (1956) (track 14)
フジパシフィックミュージック (2015-01-01 –) (track 3)
recorded at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (1963-03) (track 3)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 5) (track 2)
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 95) (track 2)
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 114) (track 3)
cover recording of:
It’s in His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song) (track 13)
later parody versions:
Krásný Pepek (track 6)
later translated versions:
Da Dou Ron Ron (track 3)
Diana (track 6)
Diana (track 6)
G'nagelte Schuach (track 2)
Sun tahdon tietävän (track 14)
Zapatos de ante azul (track 2)
Šup, šup – už musíš vstát (tracks 13, 13)
ダイアナ (track 6)
later versions:
Diana (Raul Seixas version) (track 6)
Shoop shoop... va l'embrasser (tracks 13, 13)
recording of:
Blue Velvet (track 12)
Diana (track 6)
I Put a Spell on You (track 14)
It’s in His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song) (track 13)
Rock-A-Billy (track 11)
Blue Suede Shoes (1955-12) (track 2)
Da Doo Ron Ron (1963-03) (track 3)
referred to in medleys:
Da Doo Ron Ron / I Wanna Be Sedated (track 3)
Medley: Diana / Put Your Head on My Shoulder / Lonely Baby / You Are My Destiny (track 6)
Rock Around the Clock / Blue Suede Shoes / Tutti Frutti / Long Tall Sally (track 2)
Oldies Medley (Carpenters in Japan) (track 3)
Good Old Rock 'N Roll (track 2)
Raggarkungen (track 2)

CD 2

drumset [drums]:
Willie Morrow (track 1)
double bass:
Albert Hill (double bassist) (track 1)
baritone vocals:
Charles Thomas (The Zodiacs) (track 1)
composer:
Paul Hampton (track 10)
Maurice Williams (US singer/songwriter, played with The Zodiacs) (track 1)
lead vocals:
Maurice Williams (US singer/songwriter, played with The Zodiacs) (track 1)
lyricist:
Hal David (track 10)
Maurice Williams (US singer/songwriter, played with The Zodiacs) (track 1)
tenor vocals:
Wiley Bennett (track 1)
tenor vocals [falsetto tenor]:
Henry Gaston (track 1)
writer:
Otis Blackwell (track 14)
Lee Cathy (track 14)
publisher:
Cherio Music Publishers, Inc. (track 1)
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. (track 1)
Cherio Corp (1960) (track 1)
cover recording of:
Stay (track 1)
later translated versions:
Roadie-Lied (track 1)
recording of:
Sea of Heartbreak (track 10)
The Shape I’m In (track 14)

CD 3

composer:
Harlan Howard (track 10)
Solomon Linda (track 17)
Don Gibson (track 5)
lyricist:
Harlan Howard (track 10)
Don Gibson (track 5)
George David Weiss (1961) (track 17)
writer:
Luigi Creatore (track 17)
Hugo Peretti (track 17)
Albert Stanton (pseudonym for Al Brackman) (track 17)
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc. (track 17)
Good Ol’ Harlan Music (track 10)
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (track 5)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. (track 5)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (track 5)
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (track 10)
Legacy of Harlan Perry Howard, LLC (1959) (track 10)
cover recording of:
Heartaches by the Number (track 10)
has revision:
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Mango Groove revision) (track 17)
is the basis for:
Oh ! Quelle nuit (track 5)
later translated versions:
Der Löwe schläft heut’ Nacht (track 17)
Ich zähle täglich meine Sorgen (track 10)
Le lion est mort ce soir (track 17)
Ptačí nářečí (track 5)
Réveille-toi (Wimbo-mi) (track 17)
Wo bleib i? (track 5)
later versions:
Oh nur mit dir (Oh Lonesome Me) (track 5)
Slapeloze nachten (track 10)
part of:
The Lion King (stage musical) (track 17)
recording of:
Oh Lonesome Me (track 5)
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (track 17)
version of:
Wimoweh (track 17)

CD 4

composer:
Bill Cook (American songwriter) (track 10)
Brian Setzer (track 15)
lyricist:
Bill Cook (American songwriter) (track 10)
performer:
The Carter Family (Later generations of the family after 1943) (track 1)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) (track 1)
Don Law (track 1)
writer:
June Carter Cash (track 1)
Stuart Hamblen (track 14)
Merle Kilgore (track 1)
phonographic copyright by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004; operated worldwide except in JP) (1977) (track 1)
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corporation (track 1)
mash-ups:
Dub of Fire by G3RSt (track 1)
cover recording of:
This Ole House (track 14)
later parody versions:
Rock This Tower (track 15)
later translated versions:
Das alte Haus von Rocky-Docky (track 14)
Ring aus Feuer (track 1)
Sånt är livet (track 10)
Tu peux la prendre (You Can Have Her) (track 10)
Yr Hen Dŷ (track 14)
later versions:
Min idol (track 14)
Ring aus Feuer (track 1)
recording of:
Ring of Fire (track 1)
Rock This Town (track 15)
You Can Have Her (1961 song) (track 10)
referred to in medleys:
Dance Little Bird / This Ole House / Making Your Mind Up (track 14)
Blackboard Jumble (track 14)

Release

ASIN: DE: B00DES0NIY [info]

Release Group

part of: Pure…