The Best Rock 'n' Roll Album In The World...Ever!

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Jailhouse Rock
Elvis Presley 2:30
2 Peggy Sue
Buddy Holly 2:28
3 Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry 4.15 2:39
4 Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
Jerry Lee Lewis 5 2:50
5 Rip It Up
Little Richard 2:22
6 Wake Up Little Susie
The Everly Brothers 5 2:01
7 Hey! Little Girl
Del Shannon 2:30
8 Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash 2:42
9 Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley 4 2:45
10 Slow Down
Larry Williams 2:43
11 Let's Have a Party
Wanda Jackson 2:07
12 Hound Dog
Big Mama Thornton 5 2:48
13 Rocket 88
Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats 2:47
14 Tear It Up
Johnny Burnette & The Rock ’n’ Roll Trio 1:53
15 I Fought the Law
The Bobby Fuller Four 2:16
16 Teen Angel
Mark Dinning 2:38
17 Blueberry Hill
Fats Domino 2:19
18 The Shape I'm In
Johnny Restivo 2:05
19 The Great Pretender
The Platters 5 2:37
20 Ten Commandments of Love
Harvey & The Moonglows 4:03
▼ CD 2
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley & His Comets 2:09
2 La Bamba
Ritchie Valens 2:06
3 Dream Lover
Bobby Darin 2:30
4 Such a Night
Johnnie Ray 2:14
5 The Wanderer
Dion 2:46
6 White Lightnin'
The Big Bopper 2:11
7 Lollipop
Ronald & Ruby 1:51
8 Rock-A-Billy
Guy Mitchell 2:12
9 Fried Onions
Lord Rockingham's XI 1:45
10 Rumble
Link Wray & His Ray Men 2:24
11 Bad Boy
Marty Wilde 2:21
12 Maybe Tomorrow
Billy Fury 2:10
13 Get a Job
The Silhouettes 2:45
14 Mr. Sandman
The Chordettes 2:24
15 Stood Up
Ricky Nelson 1:50
16 Sealed With a Kiss
Brian Hyland 2:38
17 Devil or Angel
Bobby Vee 2:18
18 Corrine, Corrina
Ray Peterson 2:39
19 Poetry in Motion
Johnny Tillotson 2:28
20 What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?
Emile Ford & The Checkmates 2:06
▼ CD 3
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Only the Lonely
Roy Orbison 2:26
2 Move It
The Drifters 5 2:20
3 Shout
The Isley Brothers 4:29
4 The Twist
Chubby Checker 5 2:36
5 Reet Petite
Jackie Wilson 2:40
6 C'Mon Everybody
Eddie Cochran 1:55
7 Love Potion No. 9
The Clovers 1:51
8 Blue Suede Shoes
Carl Perkins 4 2:12
9 Let's Dance
Chris Montez 2:27
10 Sixty Minute Man
The Dominoes 2:28
11 Stay
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs 1:34
12 Please Please Please
James Brown 2:44
13 Fever
Little Willie John 2:40
14 My Baby Left Me
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup 2:28
15 School Days
Chuck Berry 2:41
16 See You Later, Alligator
Bobby Charles 2:49
17 Be-Bop-A-Lula
Gene Vincent 2:34
18 Don't Let Go
Roy Hamilton 2:28
19 Peter Gunn
Duane Eddy 2:25
20 Love Is Strange
Mickey & Sylvia 2:52
21 That's Alright Mama
The J45's 2:07

Credits

CD 1

recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (1952-08-12) (track 12)
bass guitar:
Jesse Knight (1951-03-03) (track 13)
drums:
Willie Sims (1951-03-03) (track 13)
Leard Bell (R&B drummer) (1952-08-12) (track 12)
Clifton James (1955-03-02) (track 9)
Jimmy Van Eaton (1957-02-05) (track 4)
Earl Palmer (1957-09-11) (track 10)
Jasper Thomas (1958-01-06) (track 3)
guitar:
Willie Kizart (1951-03-03) (track 13)
Pete Lewis (R&B guitarist) (1952-08-12) (track 12)
Bo Diddley (1955-03-02) (track 9)
Roland Janes (1957-02-05) (track 4)
Rene Hall (1957-09-11) (track 10)
Chuck Berry (1958-01-06) (track 3)
bass:
Ted Brinson (1957-09-11) (track 10)
maracas:
Jerome Green (1955-03-02) (track 9)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Johnny Otis (1952-08-12) (track 12)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (1958-01-06) (track 3)
double bass [bass]:
Albert Winston (R&B bassist) (1952-08-12) (track 12)
saxophone:
John E. Oliveri (1957-09-11) (track 10)
piano:
Ike Turner (1951-03-03) (track 13)
Devonia Williams (Pianiste) (1952-08-12) (track 12)
Jerry Lee Lewis (1957-02-05) (track 4)
Larry Williams (50's rocker) (1957-09-11) (track 10)
Johnnie Johnson (1958-01-06) (track 3)
baritone saxophone:
Jackie Brenston (1951-03-03) (track 13)
Jewell Grant (1957-09-11) (track 10)
tenor saxophone:
Raymond Hill (1951-03-03) (track 13)
Plas Johnson (1957-09-11) (track 10)
composer:
Sonny Curtis (track 15)
Buck Ram (track 19)
Mike Stoller (track 12)
Larry Williams (50's rocker) (track 10)
Jackie Brenston (– 1951-03-03) (track 13)
Ellas McDaniel (– 1955-03-02) (track 9)
Chuck Berry (1955) (track 3)
lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (1958-01-06) (track 3)
lyricist:
Sonny Curtis (track 15)
Buck Ram (track 19)
Larry Williams (50's rocker) (track 10)
Jerry Leiber (track 12)
Jackie Brenston (– 1951-03-03) (track 13)
Ellas McDaniel (– 1955-03-02) (track 9)
Chuck Berry (1955) (track 3)
mastering:
Erick Labson (track 3)
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess (Legendary US production duo) (track 3)
Jack Clement (track 4)
Johnny Otis (track 12)
Sam Phillips (Producer at Sun Records) (1957) (track 4)
vocals:
Jackie Brenston (1951-03-03) (track 13)
Big Mama Thornton (1952-08-12) (track 12)
Bo Diddley (1955-03-02) (track 9)
Jerry Lee Lewis (1957-02-05) (track 4)
Larry Williams (50's rocker) (1957-09-11) (track 10)
writer:
Otis Blackwell (track 18)
Boudleaux Bryant (track 6)
Felice Bryant (track 6)
Lee Cathy (track 18)
Roy Hall (US rockabilly pianist & songwriter) (tracks 4, 4)
Dave 'Curly' Williams (tracks 4, 4)
phonographic copyright by:
Sun Record Company (1957) (track 4)
Charly Records (2008 –) (track 4)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (tracks 4, 4)
Marlyn Music Publishing Inc. (tracks 4, 4)
Marlyn Music Publishing Ltd. (tracks 4, 4)
Panther Music Corp (track 19)
Peermusic (UK) Ltd. (track 19)
TRO Essex Music Ltd. (track 10)
recorded at:
Master Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (1957-09-11) (track 10)
Sheldon Recording Studios, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois, United States (1958-01-06) (track 3)
DJ-mixes:
Swing the Mood by Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers (track 6)
That's What I Like by Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers (track 3)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 1) (track 4)
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 7) (track 3)
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 8) (track 19)
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 21) (track 6)
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 62) (track 9)
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 311) (track 6)
cover recording of:
I Fought the Law (track 15)
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On (1957-02-05) (track 4)
is the basis for:
Johnny to B. or Not to B. Goode (track 3)
later parody versions:
Found God (track 12)
Wake Up Talitha Cumi (track 6)
Афанасий (track 3)
later translated versions:
Bye, Bye, Johnny B. Good (track 3)
Eddie sois bon (track 3)
Jag går i en dröm och låtsas (track 19)
Johnny B. Good (track 3)
Johnny B. Goode (track 3)
Luché contra la ley (track 15)
ジョニーB.グッド (track 3)
later versions:
Ali Be Good (track 3)
J'ai joué et puis j'ai perdu (track 15)
recording of:
Rocket "88" (track 13)
The Great Pretender (track 19)
The Shape I’m In (track 18)
Wake Up Little Susie (track 6)
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On (track 4)
Hound Dog (1952-08-13) (track 12)
Bo Diddley (1955-03-02) (track 9)
Slow Down (1957-09-11) (track 10)
Johnny B. Goode (1958-01-06) (track 3)
referred to in medleys:
Mix 2: The Birdie Song / Hound Dog / The Look / Oops Upside Your Head / Turtle Power / Brown Girl in the Ring / Angel Face (track 12)
The Elvis Medley: Jailhouse Rock/Teddy Bear/Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel/Burning Love/Suspicious Minds (track 12)
Good Old Rock 'N Roll (tracks 4, 4)
Mix 4: All Shook Up / Great Balls of Fire / Don’t Be Cruel / See You Later, Alligator / Let’s Twist Again / Rock Around the Clock / Hound Dog (reprise) (track 12)
Oldies Medley (Carpenters in Japan) (track 3)
Swing the Mood (tracks 6, 12)

CD 2

composer:
[traditional] (Special Purpose Artist) (track 2)
lyricist:
Ritchie Valens (track 2)
writer:
Mike Anthony (US songwriter) (track 19)
Eddie Deane (track 8)
Woody Harris (track 8)
Paul Kaufman (songwriter) (track 19)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music (track 2)
Warner‐Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (track 2)
later parody versions:
La Bible (track 2)
recording of:
La Bamba (additional lyrics by Ritchie Valens) (track 2)
Poetry in Motion (track 19)
Rock-A-Billy (track 8)
version of:
La bamba (track 2)

CD 3

recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (1956-02-04) (track 12)
drums:
W.S. Holland (1955-12) (track 8)
Edison Gore (1956-02-04) (track 12)
guitar:
Jay Perkins (1955-12) (track 8)
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (1955-12) (track 8)
Nafloyd Scott (1956-02-04) (track 12)
bass:
Clarence Mack (1956-02-04) (track 12)
double bass:
Clayton Perkins (1955-12) (track 8)
piano:
Lucas "Fats" Gonder (1956-02-04) (track 12)
tenor saxophone:
Ray Felder (1956-02-04) (track 12)
Wilbert Smith (1956-02-04) (track 12)
background vocals:
Bobby Byrd (African-American funk/soul/gospel songwriter & producer) (1956-02-04) (track 12)
Nashpendle Knox (1956-02-04) (track 12)
Sylvester Keels (member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (1956-02-04) (track 12)
Johnny Terry (member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (1956-02-04) (track 12)
composer:
Hank Ballard (tracks 4, 4)
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) (track 12)
Jim Lee ("Let's Dance" writer/producer) (track 9)
Ian Samwell (track 2)
Johnny Terry (member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (track 12)
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (1955) (track 8)
lead vocals:
Chris Montez (track 9)
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) (1956-02-04) (track 12)
lyricist:
Hank Ballard (tracks 4, 4)
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) (track 12)
Jim Lee ("Let's Dance" writer/producer) (track 9)
Johnny Terry (member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (track 12)
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (1955) (track 8)
performer:
The Drifters (UK merseybeat group, later known as "The Shadows", 1959. VERY RARE!) (track 2)
James Brown & The Famous Flames (1956-02-04) (track 12)
producer:
Norrie Paramor (track 2)
vocals:
Cliff Richard (track 2)
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (1955-12) (track 8)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music (track 8)
Embassy Music Corporation (2016-06 –) (tracks 4, 4)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (1956-02-04) (track 12)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 5) (track 8)
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 95) (track 8)
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 451) (track 4)
cover recording of:
The Twist (track 4)
later translated versions:
G'nagelte Schuach (track 8)
Zapatos de ante azul (track 8)
later versions:
Chanson magique (Move It) (track 2)
Dansons (track 9)
recording of:
Let’s Dance (track 9)
Move It (track 2)
The Twist (track 4)
Blue Suede Shoes (1955-12) (track 8)
Please, Please, Please (1956-02-04) (track 12)
referred to in medleys:
The Anniversary Waltz, Part 1 (track 9)
Rock Around the Clock / Blue Suede Shoes / Tutti Frutti / Long Tall Sally (track 8)
Good Old Rock 'N Roll (track 8)
Raggarkungen (track 8)