The Essential Recordings

~ Release by Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Why Do Fools Fall in Love
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 307)
recording of:
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (in 1955-11)
additional writer:
George Goldner, Jimmy Merchant (US singer, member of The Teenagers) and Herman Santiago (singer for Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers)
writer:
Morris Levy and Frankie Lymon
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Patricia Music, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4.52:23
2I’m Not a Juvenile Delinquent
recording of:
I’m Not a Juvenile Delinquent (in 1956-10)
writer:
George Goldner
2:43
3Baby, Baby
recording of:
Baby, Baby (in 1956-10)
writer:
Glen Moore (composer of "Lonesome Train") and Milton Subotsky
2:09
4I Want You to Be My Girl
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 28)
recording of:
I Want You to Be My Girl (on 1956-02-16)
writer:
Richard Barrett (US soul producer/singer) and George Goldner
33:01
5Who Can Explain
recording of:
Who Can Explain (on 1956-05-02)
writer:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer) and Abner Silver
2:13
6Please Be Mine
recording of:
Please Be Mine (in 1955-11)
composer:
George Goldner and Frankie Lymon
3:10
7I'm Not a Know-It-All
recording of:
I’m Not a Know It All (on 1956-02-16)
lyricist:
Buddy Kaye
composer:
Fred Spielman
2:53
8I Promise to Remember
cover recording of:
I Promise to Remember (on 1956-05-15)
lyricist:
Jimmy Castor
composer:
Jimmy Castor and Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist)
2:52
9The ABC's of Love
recording of:
The ABC’s of Love (on 1956-08-23)
writer:
Richard Barrett (US soul producer/singer) and George Goldner
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
1:58
10Share
recording of:
Share (on 1956-08-23)
writer:
Vic Abrams and Irving Reid
2:40
11Love Is a Clown
recording of:
Love Is a Clown (on 1956-02-04)
writer:
Grace Goldner
2:54
12Am I Fooling Myself Again?
recording of:
Am I Fooling Myself Again (on 1956-02-04)
writer:
George Goldner
2:40
13Paper Castles
recording of:
Paper Castles (in 1956-10)
writer:
Aaron Schroeder (1950s~1960s US songwriter) and Ben Weisman
2:06
14Teenage Love
recording of:
Teenage Love (in 1956-10)
writer:
A.J. Cooper (songwriter active in 50s-60s) and George Goldner
2:14
15Out in the Cold Again
cover recording of:
Out in the Cold Again (on 1957-02-13)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
2:26
16Miracle in the Rain
recording of:
Miracle in the Rain (on 1957-02-13)
writer:
Vic Abrams, Al J. Cooper (songwriter active in 50s-60s), George Goldner and Irving Reid
2:10
17Goody Goody
cover recording of:
Goody Goody (on 1957-06-19)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Malneck Music, The Johnny Mercer Foundation, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
42:13
18Creation of Love
recording of:
Creation of Love (on 1957-06-19)
writer:
Richard Barrett (US soul producer/singer) and Stuart Wiener
2:28
▼ CD 2
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1Little Bitty Pretty One
cover recording of:
Little Bitty Pretty One (in 1958-03)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Day
publisher:
Ivan Mogull Music Ltd., Painted Desert Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label)
52:41
2My Girl
recording of:
My Girl (in 1957-08)
writer:
Bill Harrington (US vocalist, pianist, accordionist, songwriter) and Bob Saffer
1:53
3Little Girl
cover recording of:
Little Girl (1931 song) (on 1957-09-05)
writer:
Francis Henry (in 1931) and Madeline Hyde (in 1931)
2:00
4Thumb Thumb
recording of:
Thumb Thumb (on 1957-12-20)
writer:
Bobby Fonville, Ralph Hernandez and Stuart Wiener
2:16
5Footsteps
recording of:
Footsteps (on 1957-12-20)
writer:
Clarence Green (Texas blues guitarist) and Natalie Pierce
2:10
6Portable on My Shoulder
recording of:
Portable on My Shoulder (on 1957-12-20)
writer:
Vic Abrams
1:44
7Mama Don't Allow It
cover recording of:
Mama Don’t Allow It (on 1958-03-31)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Cow Cow Davenport
2:16
8The Only Way to Love
recording of:
The Only Way To Love (on 1958-07-17)
writer:
Paul Evans (50s US rock n roll singer/songwriter) and Jimmy Krondes (composer)
1:56
9Melinda
recording of:
Melinda (on 1958-07-17)
writer:
Ben Huey and Rudolph Toombs
1:58
10Waitin' in School
cover recording of:
Waitin’ In School (in 1958-03)
lyricist and composer:
Dorsey Burnette and Johnny Burnette
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
42:05
11Silhouettes
cover recording of:
Silhouettes (from 1958-03-24 until 1958-03-25)
writer:
Bob Crewe and Frank Slay
publisher:
Regent Music Corp. (BMI)
42:50
12Next Time You See Me
cover recording of:
Next Time You See Me (in 1958-03)
writer:
Earl Forest and William G. Harvey (1950s bandleader/composer)
publisher:
Universal Duchess Music Corp.
42:39
13Send for Me
cover recording of:
Send for Me (from 1958-03-24 until 1958-03-25)
lyricist and composer:
Ollie Jones
42:28
14It Hurts to Be in Love
cover recording of:
It Hurts to Be in Love (from 1958-03-24 until 1958-03-25)
lyricist and composer:
Julius Dixson and Rudolph Toombs
42:08
15Jailhouse Rock
cover recording of:
Jailhouse Rock (in 1958-03)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
ABG Elvis Songs, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Elvis Presley Music Susan Aberbach Trust, Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC, Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Silver Seahorse Music LLC and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc., ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and 日音 Synch事業部
3.52:14
16Buzz Buzz Buzz
cover recording of:
Buzz Buzz Buzz (from 1958-03-24 until 1958-03-25)
writer:
John Gray (US r&b/rockabilly musician, songwriter, label owner) and Robert James Byrd, Sr
publisher:
Stone Agate Music and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
42:05
17Up Jumped a Rabbit
recording of:
Up Jumped the Rabbit (in 1959-01)
writer:
John Gluck, Jr.
2:25
18Goody Good Girl
recording of:
Goody Good Girl (in 1959-04)
writer:
Carmen Taylor and Arthur Truscott (songwriter)
2:22
19I'm Not Too Young to Dream
recording of:
I'm Not Too Young To Dream (in 1959-04)
writer:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) and Ted Murry
2:21
20I Put the Bomp
cover recording of:
Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) (in 1961-08)
writer:
Gerry Goffin and Barry Mann
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
2:55