#1 Hits of the 50s & 60s

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

Tracklist

CD 1: Disc One
CD 2: Disc Two
CD 3: Disc Three
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Game of Love
Wayne Fontana2:15
2This Diamond Ring
recording of:
This Diamond Ring
lyricist:
Bob Brass (American songwriter, collaborated with Irwin Levine, and also Al Kooper) and Irwin Levine
composer:
Al Kooper
Gary Lewis & the Playboys2:02
3I'm Telling You NowFreddie & the Dreamers2:09
4Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
drums (drum set):
Barry Whitwam
electric bass guitar:
Karl Green
guitar:
Keith Hopwood and Derek Leckenby
lead vocals:
Peter Noone (UK singer/songwriter member of Herman's Hermits)
recording of:
Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter
lyricist and composer:
Trevor Peacock
publisher:
Brakenbury Music and Hill & Range Songs (publisher)
Herman’s Hermits2:38
5When a Man Loves a Woman
recorded in:
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1966-02-17)
producer:
Marlin Greene ('60s teen artist, writer & engineer) and Quin Ivy
double bass:
Albert Lowe Jr. (American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter) (on 1966-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1966-02-17)
farfisa [farfisa organ]:
Spooner Oldham (on 1966-02-17)
guitar:
Marlin Greene ('60s teen artist, writer & engineer) (on 1966-02-17)
vocals:
Percy Sledge (on 1966-02-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Ltd. (The Henry Hadaway Organisation Ltd., music licensing), Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1966) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Norala Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1966-02-17)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 54)
recording of:
When a Man Loves a Woman (on 1966-02-17)
writer:
Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright (US keyboardist)
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America, Warner/Chappell, Pronto Music, Inc. (publisher) (from 1966 to present), Quinvy Music Publishing Company, Inc. (from 1966 to present), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (from 1966 to present), Pronto (BMI‐affiliated publishing company) (in 1972) and Quinvy (record company and publisher) (in 1972)
Percy Sledge4.32:56
6Wild Thing
producer:
Colin Frechter (British pianist, arranger, music director, producer, vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Ronnie Bond (The Troggs)
electric guitar:
Chris Britton (The Troggs)
ocarina and lead vocals:
Reg Presley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1966)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 257)
cover recording of:
Wild Thing (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and April Music (in 1981)
The Troggs4.652:29
7Sunshine Superman
recording of:
Sunshine Superman
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan Music Ltd.
Donovan4:04
8Cherish
cover recording of:
Cherish
lyricist and composer:
Terry Kirkman
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) 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)
The Association53:22
9I Heard It Through the Grapevine (live)Marvin Gaye3:55
10Dizzy
recording of:
Dizzy
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Roe and Freddy Weller
Tommy Roe2:52