Chicago Hit Factory - The Vee-Jay Story 1953-1966

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1: At My Front Door: The Hits, Volume 1
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Baby, It’s You
The Spaniels 2:36
2 Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite
The Spaniels 2:42
3 You Don’t Have to Go
Jimmy Reed 3:04
4 At My Front Door
The El Dorados 2:34
5 You Painted Pictures
The Spaniels 2:25
6 Hands Off
Priscilla Bowman 2:51
7 I’ll Be Forever Loving You
The El Dorados 2:28
8 Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby
Jimmy Reed 2:13
9 Up on the Mountain
The Magnificents 2:48
10 Oh What a Nite
The Dells 2:53
11 You’ve Got Me Dizzy
Jimmy Reed 2:52
12 Little Rain
Jimmy Reed 3:09
13 Everyone’s Laughing
The Spaniels 2:51
14 The Sun Is Shining
Jimmy Reed 2:49
15 Honest I Do
Jimmy Reed 2:40
16 You Can Make It If You Try
Gene Allison 2:08
17 Have Faith
Gene Allison 2:41
18 For Your Precious Love
Jerry Butler & The Impressions 2:41
19 I Love You Honey
John Lee Hooker 2:33
20 Here I Stand
Wade Flemons 2:22
21 Nobody but You
Dee Clark 2:23
22 I’m Gonna Get My Baby
Jimmy Reed 2:38
23 Just Keep It Up
Dee Clark 2:10
24 Hey Little Girl
Dee Clark 2:15
25 Just a Little Bit
Rosco Gordon 2:08
26 How About That
Dee Clark 2:32
27 Baby What You Want Me to Do
Jimmy Reed 2:20
28 Easy Lovin’
Wade Flemons 2:17
▼ CD 2: Duke of Earl: The Hits, Volume 2
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 He Will Break Your Heart
Jerry Butler 2:49
2 Hush-Hush
Jimmy Reed 2:32
3 Your Friends
Dee Clark 2:09
4 Close Together
Jimmy Reed 2:33
5 Find Another Girl
Jerry Butler 2:48
6 Exodus
Eddie Harris 1:59
7 Big Boss Man
Jimmy Reed 2:47
8 Raindrops
Dee Clark 2:49
9 Every Beat of My Heart
The Pips 2:02
10 Please Send Me Someone to Love
Wade Flemons 2:26
11 I'm a Telling You
Jerry Butler 2:22
12 Bright Lights Big City
Jimmy Reed 2:47
13 Moon River
Jerry Butler 2:40
14 Duke of Earl
Gene Chandler 2:26
15 Nite Owl
The Dukays 2:24
16 Duchess of Earl
The Pearlettes 2:16
17 Boom Boom
John Lee Hooker 2:32
18 Walk on With the Duke
Gene Chandler 1:59
19 Good Lover
Jimmy Reed 2:34
20 Make It Easy on Yourself
Jerry Butler 2:42
21 Sherry
The Four Seasons 2:32
22 I Remember You
Frank Ifield 2:05
23 I'm Going Back to School
Dee Clark 2:28
24 You Can Run (But You Can't Hide)
Jerry Butler 2:40
25 Big Girls Don't Cry
4 Seasons 3 2:25
26 You Threw a Lucky Punch
Gene Chandler 2:34
27 Lovesick Blues
Frank Ifield 2:18
28 Rainbow
Gene Chandler 2:20
▼ CD 3: The Shoop Shoop Song: The Hits, Volume 3
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Peanuts
4 Seasons 2:21
2 Shame, Shame, Shame
Jimmy Reed 2:49
3 Spring
Birdlegs & Pauline & Their Versatility Birds 2:50
4 Man's Temptation
Gene Chandler 2:43
5 You're No Good
Betty Everett 2:21
6 Need to Belong
Jerry Butler 2:57
7 The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)
Betty Everett 2:13
8 Giving Up on Love
Jerry Butler 2:36
9 Love Me Do
The Beatles 2:20
10 P.S. I Love You
The Beatles 2:03
11 I Stand Accused
Jerry Butler 2:58
12 I Can't Hear You
Betty Everett 2:36
13 My Adorable One
Joe Simon 2:24
14 Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Little Richard 2:30
15 Let It Be Me
Jerry Butler & Betty Everett 2:39
16 Getting Mighty Crowded
Betty Everett 2:13
17 Smile
Jerry Butler & Betty Everett 2:53
18 I Want My Baby Back
Jimmy Cross 3:22
19 The Boy Next Door
The Standells 2:41
20 Good Times
Jerry Butler 2:10
21 Stay in My Corner
The Dells 2:52
22 Since I Don't Have You
Jerry Butler & Betty Everett 2:24
23 Oo Wee Baby, I Love You
Fred Hughes 2:18
24 Let’s Do It Over
Joe Simon 2:19
25 I Don't Know What You've Got (But It's Got Me), Parts 1 & 2
Little Richard 4:44
26 I'm the Man Down There
Jimmy Reed 2:59
27 You Can't Take It Away
Fred Hughes 2:42
28 For Your Precious Love (1966 version)
Jerry Butler 2:42
▼ CD 4: Great Googly Moo: Doo-Wop Doyens & Heavenly Harmonisers
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 My Loving Baby
The El Dorados 2:47
2 Get Lost
The Rhythm Aces 2:42
3 I Really Do
The Five Echoes 2:30
4 Zing Zing Zing
The Dells 2:50
5 This Is the Night
The Kool Gents 2:51
6 Bobby Sox Baby
The Hi-Liters 2:07
7 Bim Bam Boom
The El Dorados 2:48
8 Crazy Over You
The Kool Gents 2:28
9 For All We Know
The Orioles 2:50
10 You Gave Me Peace of Mind
The Spaniels 2:46
11 Mother’s Son
The Delegates 2:51
12 Great Googly Moo
The Spaniels 2:06
13 Ozeta
The Magnificents 2:22
14 It’s You I Love
Dillard Crume Jr. 2:39
15 Judy
The Prodigals 2:36
16 My Love
The Co-Hearts 2:42
17 Miss You My Dear
The Capers 2:01
18 Shombalor
Sheriff & The Ravels 2:14
19 Wish I Was Back in School
The Goldenrods 2:10
20 It Doesn’t Matter
The Senators 2:10
21 'til Forever More
The Senators 2:23
22 I Know
The Spaniels 2:15
23 Bus Fare Home
The Spaniels 2:37
24 Golden Teardrops
The Flamingos 3:16
25 Much in Need
The “5” Royales 2:37
26 Real Gone Mama
The Moonglows 2:58
27 Tragic
The Sheppards 2:17
28 Tango Bop
The Dukays 2:13
▼ CD 5: Baby What’s Wrong: Blues Masters & Blasters
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Ain't Times Hard
Floyd Jones 3:07
2 She's Five Feet Three
L.C. McKinley 2:51
3 I Wish You Would
Billy Boy Arnold 2:41
4 Hurt My Feelings
Morris Pejoe 3:22
5 Fool's Prayer
The Five Echoes 3:07
6 I Ain't Got You
Billy Boy Arnold 2:16
7 If You Won't Stay Home
Billy "The Kid" Emerson 1:37
8 Big Town Playboy
Eddie Taylor 2:58
9 Can't Stand to See You Go
Jimmy Reed 2:49
10 Dimples
John Lee Hooker 2:12
11 You'll Always Have a Home
Eddie Taylor 2:34
12 The Telephone Is Ringing
Pee Wee Crayton 3:08
13 Every Woman I Know
Billy "The Kid" Emerson 2:41
14 Honey, Where You Going?
Jimmy Reed 3:11
15 The 12 Year Old Boy
Elmore James 3:05
16 I Found My Peace of Mind
Pee Wee Crayton 2:34
17 If You Don't Want Me No More
Larry Birdsong 2:01
18 It Hurts Me Too
Elmore James 3:04
19 Oh, Baby, You Have to Go
The El Cincos 2:42
20 Stroll on Little Girl
Memphis Slim 2:41
21 Take Out Some Insurance
Jimmy Reed 2:20
22 Rockin' the House (Beer Drinkin' Woman)
Memphis Slim 2:05
23 Found Love
Jimmy Reed 2:16
24 No Shoes
John Lee Hooker 2:23
25 Oh Baby
J.B. Lenoir 2:11
26 My First Wife Left Me
John Lee Hooker 3:34
27 Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth
Jimmy Reed 2:23
28 Baby, What's Wrong
Jimmy Reed 3:16
▼ CD 6: A Rockin’ Good Way: R&B Dukes & Duchesses
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Annie's Answer
Hazel McCollum & The El Dorados 3:12
2 Oop de Oop
Earl Phillips 3:11
3 Rock 'n' Roll Mama
Camille Howard 2:43
4 Seven Nights
Dee Clark 2:18
5 Oh Little Girl
Dee Clark 2:38
6 Hattie Malatti
Lee Diamond 2:42
7 Mama Loochie
Lee Diamond 2:18
8 The Twist
Hank Ballard and The Midnighters 2:35
9 You Got What It Takes
Bobby Parker 2:43
10 Blues Get Off My Shoulder
Bobby Parker 2:49
11 Pigtails and Blue Jeans
Leonard Carbo 2:17
12 Come Back My Love
Jerry Butler & The Impressions 2:34
13 A Rockin' Good Way
Priscilla Bowman & The Spaniels 2:13
14 Everything Will Be Alright
Gene Allison 2:25
15 Lost
Jerry Butler 2:24
16 No More Doggin'
Rosco Gordon 2:38
17 Slow Motion
Wade Flemons 2:08
18 I Wanna Be the Only One
Kip Anderson 2:48
19 Mustang
The Rockin' R's 1:47
20 What's Happening
Wade Flemons 2:23
21 A Lonely Soldier
Jerry Butler 2:55
22 Baby Let Me Love You Tonight
Donnie Elbert 2:38
23 You're Looking Good
Dee Clark 2:08
24 I'll Come Runnin'
Wade Flemons 2:09
25 I Beg of You
Donnie Elbert 2:24
26 Mr. Big Wheel
Christine Kittrell 2:01
27 Be Mine
Preston Jackson & The Rhythm Aces 2:38
28 That's a Good Idea
Grover Mitchell 2:22
▼ CD 7: Shook Up Over You: Soul Stirrers & Shakers
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 At the Party
Wade Flemons 2:12
2 Cops and Robbers
Marie Gladness 2:14
3 Welcome Stranger
Wade Flemons 2:36
4 As Sure as I Live
Nancy Love 2:23
5 Dance on Little Girl
Dee Clark 1:59
6 Baby, I'm Not Over You Yet
Nancy Love 2:20
7 It's Really Real
Nancy Love 2:02
8 Tear for Tear
Gene Chandler 2:10
9 Move and Groove
Gil Hamilton 2:10
10 Whatever You Want
Jerry Butler 2:23
11 Shook Up Over You
Dee Clark 2:42
12 Shakin' Fit
The Pyramids 2:12
13 Do Somethin' Baby
Browley Guy 2:20
14 Please Don't Go
Yvonne Carroll 2:06
15 I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore
Jerry Butler 3:04
16 It Hurts to Be in Love
Betty Everett 2:25
17 Make Up Your Mind
Barrett Strong 2:25
18 Gonna Take a Journey
Barrett Strong 2:03
19 Ain't That Loving You Baby
Jerry Butler & Betty Everett 2:46
20 Whisper of the Wind
The Daylighters 2:28
21 Here Alone
The Daylighters 2:18
22 I Love You Always
The Rivingtons 2:42
23 In Your Heart (You Know I'm Right)
The Dontells 2:04
24 It's Not Unusual
The Dells 2:13
25 Gonna Be Ready
Betty Everett 2:33
26 The Whoo Pee
Joe Simon 2:11
27 I Can't Stand to See You Cry
Jerry Butler 2:30
28 Just for You
Jerry Butler 2:30
▼ CD 8: Dream for Sale: Hits, Misses & Regional Breakers
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Big Mr. Heartbreaker
Marilyn Britton 2:25
2 Jerry (I'm Your Sherry)
Tracey Dey 2:32
3 Hello Trouble
Orville Couch 1:46
4 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
4 Seasons 1:48
5 Bachelor Man
Johnny Cymbal 2:11
6 Jealous Eyes
Tracey Dey 1:46
7 Second Best
Barbara Jackson 2:26
8 S.P.C.L.G. (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Little Girls)
The Society Girls 2:48
9 Just Like Taking Candy From a Baby
The Angelos 2:41
10 Love Kitten
Noreen Corcoran 2:28
11 Hey Monkey
Mac Davis 2:15
12 Watch Over Her
Wade Flemons 2:33
13 Rockin’ Robin
Ray Smith 2:23
14 Dreamin' of You
Noreen Corcoran 2:31
15 You Made a Fool of Me
The Sensations 2:22
16 A Spanish Boy
The Rubies 2:21
17 Get Behind Me Devil
Billy Joe Royal 2:27
18 Farmer John
The Monsters Four 1:58
19 Double Double Dare
Hoyt Axton 2:33
20 One Girl, One Boy
The Honey Bees 2:13
21 Snow Man
Peggy Sans 2:40
22 Shoop Shoop de Doop Rama Lama Ding Dong Yeah Yeah Yeah
The Clinger Sisters 1:55
23 Good Old Days
The Sunbeams 2:33
24 Apple of My Eye
4 Seasons 2:16
25 Bring Your Lovin'
Hoyt Axton 2:24
26 Dream for Sale
Joey Paige 2:29
27 Unless You Care
Terry Black 2:03
28 Lost Summer Love
Shelley Fabares 2:20
29 How I Wish You Came
Melinda Marx 2:08
30 Big Boss Man
The Standells 3:01
▼ CD 9: Uncloudy Day: Inspirational Gospel Greats
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 If I Could Hear My Mother Pray
The Staple Singers 2:47
2 This May Be My Last Time
The Staple Singers 2:06
3 Prayer for Tomorrow
The Kelly Brothers 2:41
4 Sinner's Crossroads
The Silver Quintette 3:10
5 Uncloudy Day
The Staple Singers 2:59
6 Sinner Man
The Swan Silvertones 3:09
7 Let Me Ride (Swing Down Chariot)
The Staple Singers 2:41
8 Motherless Child
Richmond's Harmonizing Four 3:05
9 If Jesus Came to Your House
The Mighty Skylights 3:15
10 The Road Home
The Interns 3:15
11 Oh Mary, Don't You Weep
The Swan Silvertones 2:48
12 Leave You in the Hands of the Lord
Original Five Blind Boys of Mississippi 2:45
13 So Soon
The Staple Singers 2:17
14 Operator
The Friendly Brothers 2:27
15 God Has Not Promised
The Highway Q.C.'s 2:55
16 Wade in the Water
Richmond's Harmonizing Four 3:06
17 What Will Tomorrow Bring?
The Caravans 4:00
18 I Can See Everybody's Mother
The Original Five Blind Boys of Alabama 2:26
19 He Lives
The Watson Sisters 2:19
20 Surely God Is Able
Marion Williams & The Stars Of Faith 2:15
21 Walk With Me
The Highway Q.C.'s 2:33
22 Camp Meeting
Dorothy Love Coates and The Original Gospel Harmonettes 3:04
23 I'm Journeying On
The Blind Boys of Alabama 1:52
24 Precious Lord
The Original Five Blind Boys of Alabama 3:48
25 Jesus Is the Answer
The Argo Singers 2:43
26 Nobody but You
The Swan Silvertones 2:38
▼ CD 10: Juggin’ Around: Hot & Cool Jazz Gems
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Mack the Knife
Wayne Shorter 4:25
2 Just in Time
Lee Morgan 3:32
3 Joe's Avenue
Wynton Kelly 2:51
4 On Green Dolphin Street
Victor Feldman 3:25
5 Runnin'
Frank Strozier 4:19
6 Doing That Thing (Double Stopping)
Leroy Vinnegar 3:54
7 I Only Have Eyes for You (live)
Ann Richards & The Bill Marx Trio 2:57
8 Whispering Bossa Nove
Eddie Harris 6:53
9 I Got Rhythm
Cannonball Adderley & Paul Chambers 6:07
10 Streets of Laredo
The Bill Marx Trio 4:14
11 Love for Sale
MJT+3 3:58
12 Love Letters (live)
Ira Sullivan & The Chicago Jazz Quintet 5:07
13 Cousin Mary
Buddy De Franco & Art Blakey 4:40
14 Zarac, the Evil One
Eddie Higgins Trio 5:14
15 Hazing
The Louis Hayes Quintet feat. Yusef Lateef 3:33
16 Fat Lady
The Young Lions 5:00
17 Juggin' Around
Bennie Green & Gene Ammons 6:27

Credits

CD 1: At My Front Door: The Hits, Volume 1

writer:
Arthur Brooks (track 18)
Richard Brooks (track 18)
Jerry Butler (soul singer) (track 18)
publisher:
Sunflower Music Inc (publisher) (track 18)
Gladstone Music (1958 – ????) (track 18)
recording of:
For Your Precious Love (track 18)

CD 2: Duke of Earl: The Hits, Volume 2

bass guitar:
Nick Massi (tracks 21, 25)
guitar:
Tommy DeVito (tracks 21, 25)
keyboard:
Gaudio (tracks 21, 25)
piano:
Gaudio (tracks 21, 25)
composer:
Burt Bacharach (track 20)
Cliff Friend (track 27)
Gaudio (track 21)
Irving Mills (track 27)
Victor Schertzinger (1941) (track 22)
conductor:
Charles Calello (track 25)
engineer:
Gordon Clark (recording engineer) (track 25)
lyricist:
Gaudio (track 21)
Hal David (track 20)
Johnny Mercer (1941) (track 22)
orchestrator:
Charles Calello (track 25)
producer:
Crewe (tracks 21, 25)
vocals:
Gaudio (tracks 21, 25)
Tommy DeVito (tracks 21, 25)
Nick Massi (tracks 21, 25)
Frankie Valli (tracks 21, 25)
vocals arranger:
Nick Massi (tracks 21, 25)
writer:
Jerry Butler (soul singer) (track 5)
Crewe (track 25)
Gaudio (track 25)
Curtis Mayfield (track 5)
publisher:
BoBoB Music Corp. (track 25)
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company) (track 25)
Paramount Music Corporation (track 22)
engineered at:
Stea-Phillips in New York, New York, United States (track 25)
cover recording of:
I Remember You (track 22)
Lovesick Blues (track 27)
later translated versions:
シェリー (track 21)
later versions:
Je ne pense qu'à l'amour (track 27)
recording of:
Big Girls Don’t Cry (track 25)
Find Another Girl (track 5)
Make It Easy on Yourself (track 20)
Sherry (track 21)
referred to in medleys:
Golden Years of Rock and Roll (track 21)
Stars on 45 (12" single) (track 21)

CD 3: The Shoop Shoop Song: The Hits, Volume 3

bass guitar:
Nick Massi (track 1)
guitar:
Tommy DeVito (track 1)
keyboard:
Bob Gaudio (track 1)
piano:
Bob Gaudio (track 1)
composer:
Rudy Clark (track 7)
Don Covay (track 25)
J. Cook (track 1)
Curtis Mayfield (track 4)
lyricist:
Rudy Clark (track 7)
Don Covay (track 25)
J. Cook (track 1)
Curtis Mayfield (track 4)
producer:
Bob Crewe (track 1)
vocals:
Tommy DeVito (track 1)
Bob Gaudio (track 1)
Frankie Valli (track 1)
Nick Massi (track 1)
vocals arranger:
Nick Massi (track 1)
writer:
John Lennon (Beatle) (tracks 9–10)
Paul McCartney (tracks 9–10)
publisher:
Conrad Music (track 4)
TM Music Ltd. (track 7)
Warner‐Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (track 4)
compilation of:
I Don't Know What You've Got but It's Got Me, Part I by Little Richard (track 25)
I Don't Know What You've Got but It's Got Me, Part II by Little Richard (track 25)
edit of:
Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On (Vee Jay extended master) by Little Richard (track 14)
edits:
I Don't Know What You've Got but It's Got Me, Parts 1 & 2 (short stereo version) by Little Richard (track 25)
cover recording of:
It’s in His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song) (1964) (track 7)
later parody versions:
Love the Jews (track 9)
later translated versions:
Da'm da'm d'amur (Love Me Do) (track 9)
Jung wie Du (Love Me Do) (track 9)
Šup, šup – už musíš vstát (track 7)
later versions:
Shoop shoop... va l'embrasser (track 7)
recording of:
Love Me Do (track 9)
Man's Temptation (track 4)
P.S. I Love You (track 10)
Peanuts (track 1)
I Don't Know What You've Got but It's Got Me (1964-05 – 1965-07) (track 25)

CD 5: Baby What’s Wrong: Blues Masters & Blasters

recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (1957) (track 15)
bass guitar:
Homesick James (1957) (track 15)
drums:
Odie Payne (Drummer, born in 1926) (1957) (track 15)
slide guitar:
Elmore James (1957) (track 15)
guitar:
Wayne Bennett (blues guitarist) (1957) (track 15)
Eddie Taylor (Electric blues guitarist & singer) (1957) (track 15)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (1957) (track 15)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (1957) (track 15)
composer:
Mel London (track 15)
lead vocals:
Elmore James (1957) (track 15)
lyricist:
Mel London (track 15)
recording of:
The 12 Year Old Boy (1957) (track 15)

CD 6: A Rockin’ Good Way: R&B Dukes & Duchesses

writer:
Roquel Davis (track 9)
Berry Gordy (track 9)
Gwen Gordy (known as Gwen Gordy Fuqua since 1961) (track 9)
publisher:
Fidelity Music (1959) (track 9)
recording of:
You Got What It Takes (track 9)

CD 8: Dream for Sale: Hits, Misses & Regional Breakers

bass guitar:
Nick Massi (track 24)
guitar:
Tommy DeVito (track 24)
keyboard:
Bob Gaudio (track 24)
piano:
Bob Gaudio (track 24)
composer:
Otis Blackwell (track 24)
lyricist:
Otis Blackwell (track 24)
producer:
Bob Crewe (track 24)
vocals:
Bob Gaudio (track 24)
Nick Massi (track 24)
Tommy DeVito (track 24)
Frankie Valli (track 24)
vocals arranger:
Nick Massi (track 24)
recording of:
Apple of My Eye (track 24)

CD 10: Juggin’ Around: Hot & Cool Jazz Gems

recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (1962-11) (track 8)
drums:
Chuck Lampkin (1962-11) (track 8)
guitar:
Jimmy Raney (1962-11) (track 8)
bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (1962-11) (track 8)
piano:
Lalo Schifrin (1962-11) (track 8)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Harris (saxophone) (1962-11) (track 8)
arranger:
Lalo Schifrin (track 8)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (1930) (track 9)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (1930) (track 9)
producer:
Sid McCoy (track 8)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. (track 9)
Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV (track 9)
New World Music Co. (1930) (track 9)
arrangements:
I Got Rhythm (for brass ensemble, Harvey) (track 9)
I Got Rhythm (for piano solo) (track 9)
instrumental recording of:
I Got Rhythm (track 9)
is based on:
The Rythm of Giant Donna (track 9)
is the basis for:
7 Virtuoso Études: I Got Rhythm (track 9)
Variations on "I Got Rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra (track 9)
later translated versions:
I hob Rhythmus (track 9)
アイ・ゴット・リズム (track 9)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical) (track 9)
Crazy For You (1992 Musical) (track 9)
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical) (track 9)
referred to in medleys:
The Rhythm Series (track 9)