The Essential Recordings

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

Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Little Bitty Pretty One52:41
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 School42:05
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 Rock3.52:14
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