Kings of Rock’n’Roll

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1All Shook Up
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13)
piano:
Gordon Stoker (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) and The Jordanaires (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13)
remixer:
Dennis Ferrante
additional performer:
The Jordanaires
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1957), BMG Music (in 1957) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13) and Bloch Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States (on 1961-03-25)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 18) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 353)
cover recording of:
All Shook Up (on 1957-01-12)
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Global (publisher) and Shalimar Music Corp.
Elvis Presley3.652:00
2You Send Me
producer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
bass:
Ted Brinson
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
guitar:
Clifton White and René Hall
background vocals:
Alicia Adams (singer), Sue Allen, Lee Gotch and Charles Parlato
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke
conductor:
Glenn Osser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Keen (in 1958)
recorded at:
Specialty Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-06-01)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 115)
recording of:
You Send Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
additional writer:
L. C. Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, 日本アブコ音楽出版, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Sam Cooke4.52:47
3Great 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
4That’ll Be the Day
recording of:
That’ll Be the Day
writer:
Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company), Nor-Va-Jak Music, Inc, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music (publisher), Wren Music Co. and MPL Communications (publishing and company credits) (in 1976)
The Crickets2:19
5Wake Up Little Susie
recording of:
Wake Up Little Susie
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
The Everly Brothers2:04
6Blue Suede Shoes
recording of:
Blue Suede Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Hi Lo Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Carl Perkins2:16
7Blueberry Hill
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Everest Records (classical) and Liberty (a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1957)
edit of:
Blueberry Hill (Imperial) by Fats Domino
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 17), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 81) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 147)
cover recording of:
Blueberry Hill (on 1956-06-27)
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Larry Stock
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Larry Stock Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Sovereign Music Company and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
Fats Domino4.652:23
8Good Golly Miss Molly
recording of:
Good Golly Miss Molly
writer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell and John Marascalco
publisher:
Cedos Music, Jondora Music, PeerMusic AB, Prestige Music ltd. and Robin Hood Music Co.
Little Richard2:10
9Summertime Blues
recording of:
Summertime Blues
writer:
Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s)
publisher:
American Music (publisher), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd., Elvis Presley Music, Gladys Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Rightsong Music, Viva Music, Inc and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Eddie Cochran1:58
10At the Hop
recording of:
At the Hop
writer:
John L. Medora, Arthur Singer and David White (rock ’n’ roll pianist & songwriter, member of Danny & the Juniors)
publisher:
Sea-Lark Enterprises, Inc., Singular Music and Tristan Music Ltd.
Danny & the Juniors2:33
11Too Much
cover recording of:
Too Much
writer:
Lee Rosenberg and Bernard Weinman
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., MCS Music Ltd. and Southern Belle Music
Elvis Presley2:33
12Bony Moronie
Larry Williams3:06
13Tequila
recording of:
Tequila
lyricist:
Chuck Rio (Daniel Flores)
composer:
Chuck Río (Daniel Flores)
The Champs2:13
14Breathless
recording of:
Breathless
lyricist and composer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill & Range Songs, Inc., Home Folks Music (USA) Inc. and Obie Music Inc.
Jerry Lee Lewis2:44
15Endless Sleep
recording of:
Endless Sleep
lyricist and composer:
Jody Reynolds
publisher:
Elizabeth Music and Johnstone-Montei Music
Marty Wilde2:21
16Rocking Pneumonia and Boogie Woogie Blues
recording of:
Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu
lyricist and composer:
Huey “Piano” Smith
Huey “Piano” Smith2:17
17Along Came Jones
recording of:
Along Came Jones
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Coasters2:55
18Heartbreak Hotel
engineer:
Bob Ferris (engineer)
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1956-01-10)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1956-01-10)
guitar:
Chet Atkins (on 1956-01-10), Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1956-01-10) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1956-01-10)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1956-01-10)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1956-01-10)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”), Ben Speer (on 1956-01-10), Lena Brock "Mom" Speer (on 1956-01-10) and Gordon Stoker (on 1956-01-10)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1956), BMG Music (in 1956) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2002)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-01-10)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 1), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 45) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 347)
recording of:
Heartbreak Hotel (on 1956-01-10)
writer:
Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Belwin Mills Music Ltd., Durden Breyer Publishing, EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Limited (PRS for Music-affiliated), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Unichappell Music, 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), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Elvis Presley3.82:11
19The Purple People Eater
recording of:
The Purple People Eater
lyricist and composer:
Sheb Wooley
publisher:
Channel Music Co. and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Sheb Wooley2:23
20A Bongo Rock
Preston Epps2:27
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