Only Rock 'n' Roll 1960 - 1964: #1 Radio Hits

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Let's Dance
Chris Montez2:20
2Walking to New Orleans
remix of:
Walking to New Orleans (stereo, undubbed) by Fats Domino
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 8)
recording of:
Walking to New Orleans (from 1960-04-23 until 1960-04-30)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino, Dave Bartholomew and Robert Guidry
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
Fats Domino51:59
3Sherry
producer:
Bob Crewe
bass guitar:
Nick Massi
guitar:
Tommy DeVito
keyboard and piano:
Bob Gaudio
vocals:
Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi and Frankie Valli (American singer and actor, best known as the frontman of The Four Seasons)
vocals arranger:
Nick Massi
recording of:
Sherry
lyricist and composer:
Bob Gaudio
The Four Seasons52:33
4My Boyfriend's Back
recording of:
My Boyfriend’s Back
writer:
Bob Feldman (of The Strangeloves), Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer (American songwriter and music executive)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
The Angels2:39
5Mother-In-Law
recording of:
Mother‐in‐Law
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
Ernie K‐Doe32:37
6It Hurts to Be in Love
recording of:
It Hurts to Be in Love
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Helen Miller (US songwriter)
Gene Pitney52:35
7Johhny Angel
recording of:
Johnny Angel
lyricist:
Lyn Duddy
composer:
Lee Pockriss
publisher:
Emily Music Corp. (publisher), Ivanhoe Music LLC and Post Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
Shelley Fabares2:23
8There Goes My Baby
guitar:
Reggie Kimber (on 1959-03-06)
baritone vocals:
Dock Green (on 1959-03-06)
bass vocals:
Elsbeary Hobbs (on 1959-03-06)
lead vocals:
Ben E. King (on 1959-03-06)
tenor vocals:
Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) (on 1959-03-06)
conductor:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor) (on 1959-03-06)
arranger:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Coastal Recording in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-03-06)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 2) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 193)
recording of:
There Goes My Baby (on 1959-03-06)
writer:
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Lover Patterson, Mike Stoller and George Treadwell
publisher:
Jerome Leiber Music, Purple Starfish Music, Sherman Jot Enterprises Inc. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Drifters4.52:12
9Next Door to an Angel
recording of:
Next Door to an Angel
writer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Neil Sedaka2:26
10Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
Freddy Cannon2:33
11Dead Man's Curve
recording of:
Dead Man's Curve
writer:
Jan Berry, Roger Christian (US radio personality and lyricist), Artie Kornfeld and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Artie Kornfeld Music (BMI-affiliated) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Jan & Dean42:31
12Hats Off to Larry
recording of:
Hats Off to Larry
lyricist and composer:
Del Shannon
Del Shannon2.52:03
13I'm Sorry
recording of:
I’m Sorry (Brenda Lee song, 1960)
writer:
Dub Albritton and Ronnie Self
publisher:
Songs of Universal
Brenda Lee2:42
14Handy Man
recording of:
Handy Man
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Jimmy Jones (writer of “Good Timin’” and “Handy Man”)
publisher:
Bess Music Company, EMI Unart Catalog Inc., Metric Music Company (publisher), Shalimar Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 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)
Jimmy Jones2:02
15Sixteen Reasons
recording of:
Sixteen Reasons
writer:
Bill & Doree Post
Connie Stevens41:58
16There's a Moon Out Tonight
recording of:
There’s a Moon Out Tonight
writer:
Alfonso Gentile, Joe Luccisano and Al Striano
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
The Capris2:16
17School Is Out
recording of:
School Is Out
writer:
Gene Barge and Gary Anderson
Gary “U.S.” Bonds2:31
18Sugar Shack
cover recording of:
Sugar Shack
writer:
Keith McCormack and Faye Voss
publisher:
Jeff Hubbard Productions, Inc.
Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs2:03
19Raindrops
Dee Clark2:54
20Stand by Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-27)
vocals:
Ben E. King (on 1960-10-27)
conductor:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor) (on 1960-10-27)
arranger:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Ltd. (The Henry Hadaway Organisation Ltd., music licensing) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1961)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 1), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 121) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 131)
recording of:
Stand by Me (on 1960-10-27)
publisher:
Mike Stoller
writer:
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music (limited company), Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music (publisher) and Unichappell Music
Ben E. King4.63:01