Great Jukebox Favourites

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Annotation

20 disc box set.

Annotation last modified on 2011-07-08 16:35 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Top 20 Hits of the 50’s
▶ CD 2: Top 20 Hits of the 50’s
▶ CD 3: Top 20 Hits of the 50’s
▶ CD 4: Top 20 Hits of the 50’s
▶ CD 5: Top 20 Hits of the 50’s
▶ CD 6: Rolling Back the Years: ’56‐’57
▶ CD 7: Rolling Back the Years: ’58‐’59
▶ CD 8: Rolling Back the Years: ’60‐’61
▼ CD 9: Rolling Back the Years: ’62‐’63
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hey Baby
Bruce Channel2:23
2Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Neil Sedaka4:02
3Hey Paula
recording of:
Hey Paula (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Hildebrand
publisher:
Speckle Music
Paul & Paula2:29
4Duke of Earl
recording of:
Duke of Earl
writer:
Eugene Dixon, Earl Edwards and Bernice Williams
Gene Chandler22:26
5Monster Mash
recording of:
Monster Mash
writer:
Lenny Capizzi and Bobby “Boris” Pickett (novelty musician, known for “Monster Mash”)
publisher:
TM Music Ltd.
Bobby “Boris” Pickett3:20
6Boom Boom
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Joe Hunter
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1967)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463)
recording of:
Boom Boom (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker3.42:33
7Up on the Roof
recording of:
Up on the Roof
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Drifters2:13
8Stranger on the Shore
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. UK (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1962) and K-Tel International (in 1984)
recording of:
Stranger on the Shore (original instrumental version)
composer:
Acker Bilk
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd.
Acker Bilk2:50
9What Kind of Fool Am I?
cover recording of:
What Kind of Fool Am I?
lyricist and composer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
publisher:
Essex Music and Ludlow Music
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1963 winner)
part of:
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off
Sammy Davis Jr.3:03
10Speedy Gonzales
recording of:
Speedy Gonzales
writer:
David Hill (US songwriter), Buddy Kaye and Ethel Lee (songwriter)
publisher:
Budd Music Ltd. (publisher) (from 1977 to present)
Pat Boone52:34
11Nut Rocker
recording of:
Nut Rocker
composer:
Kim Fowley and Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
publisher:
Kim Fowley Music
is based on:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: a) Marche. Tempo di marcia viva
B. Bumble & the Stingers32:00
12He’s So Fine
recording of:
He’s So Fine (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Ronnie Mack (1960s US songwriter)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Chiffons3.351:52
13Red Sails in the Sunset
recording of:
Red Sails in the Sunset
lyricist:
James B. Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Hugh Williams (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Fats Domino2:50
14You’ll Never Walk Alone
cover recording of:
You’ll Never Walk Alone (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), T.B. Harms Co., Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Gerry & the Pacemakers32:25
15Swinging on a Star
performer:
Big Dee Irwin and Little Eva
recording of:
Swinging on a Star
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (in 1944)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke & Van Heusen, Inc. and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 17)
Big Dee Irwin & Little Eva2:38
16Charmaine
The Bachelors2:39
17It’s My Party
Lesley Gore2:17
18From a Jack to a King
recording of:
From a Jack to a King
lyricist and composer:
Ned Miller
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Ned Miller2:10
19Little Town Flirt
recording of:
Little Town Flirt
writer:
Maron McKenzie and Del Shannon
Del Shannon42:48
20If I Had a Hammer
Trini Lopez3:02
▶ CD 10: Doo Wop Classics: Earth Angel
▶ CD 11: Doo Wop Classics: The Glory of Love
▶ CD 12: Good Rockin’ Tonight
▶ CD 13: Rock Around the Clock
▶ CD 14: Rocket 88: Rock ’n’ Roll Pioneers
▶ CD 15: Tutti Frutti: Rock ’n’ Roll Classics
▶ CD 16: Sun Records: The Collection
▶ CD 17: Buddy Holly & The Picks: The Very Best
▶ CD 18: Jerry Lee Lewis: Breathless
▶ CD 19: The Everly Brothers: The Best of live
▶ CD 20: The Coasters: The Golden Greats