Greatest Hits of the 50’s

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Claudette
recording of:
Claudette (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose (BMI)
The Everly Brothers2:13
2Somethin’ Else
recording of:
Somethin’ Else
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) and Sharon Sheeley
Eddie Cochran2:05
3You Got What It Takes
Marv Johnson2:40
4Great Balls of Fire
recording of:
Great Balls of Fire
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Jack Hammer (Earl Burroughs, co-wrote Great Balls of Fire)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range Songs, Inc.
Jerry Lee Lewis1:54
5Bluejean Bop
recording of:
Blue Jean Bop
writer:
Hal Levy and Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent2:24
6Rubber Ball
The Avons32:13
7I Wonder Why
recording of:
I Wonder Why
writer:
Melvin Anderson and Ricardo Weeks
publisher:
Schwartz Music
Dion & The Belmonts4.52:20
8I Like Your Kind of Love
recording of:
I Like Your Kind of Love
lyricist and composer:
Melvin Endsley
Andy Williams2:30
9Big Man
recording of:
Big Man
writer:
Bruce Belland and Glen Larson
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp.
The Four Preps2:22
10Little Things Mean a Lot
cover recording of:
Little Things Mean a Lot
lyricist:
Edith Lindeman
composer:
Carl Stutz
Alma Cogan3:18
11Harbour Lights
Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra3:24
12Just Between You and Me
The Chordettes2:10
13Stairway of Love
recording of:
Stairway of Love
writer:
Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
Michael Holliday2:18
14Just a Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
tenor saxophone:
Sam Butera (on 1956-04-19)
trombone:
Lou Sineaux (on 1956-04-19)
trumpet:
Louis Prima (on 1956-04-19)
vocals:
Louis Prima (on 1956-04-19)
orchestra:
The Witnesses (on 1956-04-19)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-04-19)
recording of:
Just a Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody (Louis Prima medley) (on 1956-04-19)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer and Roger Graham
composer:
Leonello Casucci and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
arranger:
Louis Prima (in 1956)
translator:
Irving Caesar
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Eschig Max. Soc., Warner/Chappell North America and Wiener Bohème Verlag GmbH
medley of:
I Ain’t Got Nobody
medley of:
Just a Gigolo (English version)
Louis Prima44:45
15In the Cool Cool of the Evening
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (on 1951-04-09)
conductor:
Dick Stabile (on 1951-04-09)
recording of:
In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening (from “Here Comes the Groom”) (on 1951-04-09)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 24)
Dean Martin3:01
16Side by Side
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-06-26)
vocals:
Kay Starr
orchestra:
Hal Mooney & His Orchestra
conductor:
Hal Mooney
recording of:
Side by Side (on 1952-06-26)
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter) (in 1927)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部
Kay Starr2:54
17Pickin’ a Chicken
recording of:
Pickin’ a Chicken
writer:
Derek Bernfield, Garfield De Mortimer and Paddy Roberts (singer/songwriter)
Eve Boswell2:13
18A Blossom Fell
recording of:
A Blossom Fell
writer and composer:
Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius and Dominic John (songwriter, aka Dominic John)
Ronnie Hilton2:22
19Because You’re Mine
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1952)
performer:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (in 1952)
recording of:
Because You’re Mine (Because You’re Mine) (in 1952)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Nicholas Brodzsky
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Nat King Cole3:13
20Unchained Melody
Les Baxter2:34
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part of:Greatest Hits of the (Label: Disky) (number: 50) (order: 1)