Top 40 Fifties: The Ultimate Top 40 Collection

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Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Living Doll
recording of:
Living Doll
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Bart
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Cliff Richard2:39
2Bye Bye LoveThe Everly Brothers2:20
3Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que sera, sera)
Doris Day2:05
4All 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 (US pianist, tenor vocalist and music publisher) (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 (southern gospel group) (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13)
remixer:
Dennis Ferrante
additional performer:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group)
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: 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 Presley3.651:59
5Mack the Knife
live recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (American composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
Louis Armstrong3:20
6Blueberry Hill
recording of:
Blueberry Hill
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), Chappell Music Ltd., Larry Stock Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Sovereign Music Company and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
Fats Domino2:22
7Oh! Carol
recording of:
Oh! Carol
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Universal Music Careers
translated version of:
Karel (Oh Carol)
Neil Sedaka2:19
8Banana Boat (Day-O)
guitar:
Millard Thomas
recording of:
Day‐O (The Banana Boat Song) (Burgess/Attaway arrangement made famous by Harry Belafonte)
additional lyricist:
William Attaway (in 1955) and Irving Burgie (in 1955)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Caribe Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Publishing Ltd, EMI Songs Ltd., Garber Music Ltd., Lord Burgess Music Publishing Co., Music Sales Corp (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Reservoir Media Music
version of:
Day‐O (The Banana Boat Song) (original folk song)
Harry Belafonte3:06
9With All My Heart
recording of:
With All My Heart (1957 song)
lyricist:
Robert P. Marcucci
composer:
Peter de Angelis
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Petula Clark2:36
10I Walk the Line
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 2)
recording of:
I Walk the Line
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash2:53
11When You’re Smiling
Frank Sinatra2:31
12Love Is Strange
vocals:
Mickey Baker and Sylvia Robinson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Vestron Music Inc. (in 1987)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 7)
recording of:
Love Is Strange (on 1956-10-17)
lyricist:
Mickey Baker, Ethel Smith (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) and Sylvia Robinson
writer:
Ethel Smith
composer:
Ethel Smith (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Cromwell Music Ltd. and Ben Ghazi Music, Inc. (publisher) (in 1956)
Mickey & Sylvia4.52:54
13A Certain Smile
producer:
Al Ham and Mitch Miller
orchestra:
Ray Ellis and His Orchestra (on 1958-05-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jon Mat Records, Inc. (in 1958)
cover recording of:
A Certain Smile (on 1958-05-12)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
The 31st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
recording of:
A Certain Smile
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
The 31st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Johnny Mathis32:48
14Mandolins in the MoonlightPerry Como2:46
15Don’t You Know
recording of:
Don't You Know
writer:
Bobby Worth (American songwriter)
Della Reese2:35
16Four Walls
recording of:
Four Walls
composer:
George Campbell and Marvin Moore (songwriter, best known for “Four Walls” and “The Green Door”)
publisher:
SBK United Partnership Ltd.
Jim Reeves2:51
17El Paso
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 66)
recording of:
El Paso (on 1959-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Mariposa Music Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Marty Robbins54:22
18Buona sera
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
double bass:
Amato Rodrigues (on 1956-04-19)
guitar:
Jack Marshall (US jazz guitarist, composer, arranger & record producer) (on 1956-04-19)
piano:
Willie McCumber (on 1956-04-19)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Butera (on 1956-04-19)
trombone:
James Blount, Jr. (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)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1956)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-04-19)
recording of:
Buona sera (on 1956-04-19)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Peter de Rose
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
translated version of:
Buona sera signorina (italian version for Fred Buscaglione)
Louis Prima42:58
19Diana
Paul Anka2:20
20Let Me Go Lover!
recording of:
Let Me Go, Lover
lyricist:
Al Hill (Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Kay Twomey)
composer:
Jenny Lou Carson
is based on:
Let Me Go, Devil
Joan Weber2:24
21Singing the Blues
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 37)
cover recording of:
Singing the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Melvin Endsley (in 1956)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Opryland Ltd. (UK) and Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK)
Guy Mitchell2:27
22There Goes My BabyThe Drifters2:12
23I Need You Now
Eddie Fisher32:31
24On the Street Where You Live
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1956)
cover recording of:
On the Street Where You Live (My Fair Lady)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
Vic Damone42:40
2CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Baby Just Cares for MeNina Simone3:39
2Love Letters in the Sand
recording of:
Love Letters in the Sand
lyricist:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
composer:
J. Fred Coots, Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
publisher:
Bourne (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc. and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Pat Boone2:16
3Island in the Sun
producer:
Joe Carlton
bongos:
Noah Rodriguez (on 1957-01-27)
congas:
Daniel Barrajanos (on 1957-01-27)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1957-01-27)
flute:
James N. DeMeo (on 1957-01-27) and Harold M. Jones (50s US flautist) (on 1957-01-27)
guitar:
Frantz Casséus (on 1957-01-27), Victor Messer (on 1957-01-27) and Millard Thomas (on 1957-01-27)
marimba:
Joe Venuto (on 1957-01-27)
trumpet:
Joseph B. Wilder (on 1957-01-27)
choir vocals:
Gilbert E. Adkins (on 1957-01-27), Irving D. Barnes (on 1957-01-27), Leon Bibb (on 1957-01-27), Charles Colman (on 1957-01-27), Stephen Harbachick (baritone) (on 1957-01-27), Marvin Hayes (bass-baritone) (on 1957-01-27), Herbert L. Stubbs (on 1957-01-27), Irving Burgie (on 1957-01-27), Joe N. Kenyon (on 1957-01-27), Leroy B. Thompson (on 1957-01-27), Samuel R. McCurry (on 1957-01-27), John Nielsen (on 1957-01-27), Brock Peters (on 1957-01-27), Howard A. Roberts (founder of the Howard Roberts Chorale) (on 1957-01-27), Rodester Timmons (on 1957-01-27) and William Stewart (choral vocals in Harry Belafonte recordings) (on 1957-01-27)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1957-01-27)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
conductor:
Robert DeCormier (American composer and conductor) (on 1957-01-27)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-01-27)
recording of:
Island in the Sun (on 1957-01-27)
writer:
Harry Belafonte and Lord Burgess
publisher:
Caribe Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Publishing and Clara Music Publ. Corp.
Harry Belafonte3:23
4Young Love
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-10-30)
background vocals:
Gordon Stoker (US pianist, tenor vocalist and music publisher) (on 1956-10-30)
lead vocals:
Sonny James (US country singer and songwriter) (on 1956-10-30)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 40)
cover recording of:
Young Love (on 1956-10-30)
writer:
Ric Cartey (US rockabilly singer and songwriter) and Carole Joyner
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Sonny James2:31
5Medley: The River Kwai / Colonel Bogey March
recording of:
Colonel Bogey (on 1957-11-11)
composer:
Kenneth J. Alford (in 1914)
recording of:
The Bridge on the River Kwai: V. Finale: The River Kwai March (on 1957-11-11)
composer:
Malcolm Arnold (composer) (in 1957)
part of:
The Bridge on the River Kwai
recording of:
The Bridge on the River Kwai: II. Colonel Bogey
additional composer:
Kenneth J. Alford
composer:
Malcolm Arnold (composer)
part of:
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Mitch Miller2:27
6The Three Bells
cover recording of:
The Three Bells (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Gilles (Swiss composer/vocalist/actor Jean Villard Gilles) (in 1939)
translator:
Bert Reisfeld (in 1948)
publisher:
Southern Music ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
translated version of:
Les Trois Cloches
The Browns2:52
7I’m a Fool to Want You
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1958-02-20)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-02-20)
cello:
Maurice Brown (jazz cellist) (on 1958-02-20) and David Soyer (on 1958-02-20)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1958-02-20)
flute:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1958-02-20), Phil Bodner (Woodwind player) (on 1958-02-20), Thomas Parshley (on 1958-02-20) and Romeo Penque (on 1958-02-20)
guitar:
Barry Galbraith (on 1958-02-20)
harp:
Janet Putnam (harpist) (on 1958-02-20)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1958-02-20)
solo trombone:
Urbie Green (on 1958-02-20)
trombone:
Jack Green (on 1958-02-20) and J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1958-02-20)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1958-02-20), Mel Davis (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-02-20) and Bernie Glow (on 1958-02-20)
viola:
Sidney Brecher (on 1958-02-20) and Richard Dickler (on 1958-02-20)
violin:
Emmanual Green (on 1958-02-20), Harry Hoffman (violinist) (on 1958-02-20), Harry Katzman (on 1958-02-20), Leo Kruczek (on 1958-02-20), Milton Lomask (on 1958-02-20), Harry Melnikoff (on 1958-02-20), George Ockner (on 1958-02-20) and Sam Rand (violinist) (on 1958-02-20)
background vocals:
Elise Bretton (on 1958-02-20) and Miriam Workman (on 1958-02-20)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1958-02-20)
orchestra:
Ray Ellis and His Orchestra (on 1958-02-20)
conductor:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor) (on 1958-02-20)
cover recording of:
I’m a Fool to Want You (on 1958-02-20)
writer:
Joel Herron (in 1951), Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (in 1951) and Jack Wolf (in 1951)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Integrity Music Corp., Sergeant Music Co., The International Music Network and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Billie Holiday43:25
8Chances Are
recording of:
Chances Are
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Robert Allen (US songwriter/arranger/pianist)
publisher:
Kitty Anne Music Co., Inc. (ended), Charlie Deitcher Productions, Inc., Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Johnny Mathis3:04
9Magic Moments
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1957) and The Ray Charles Singers (in 1957)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1957)
performer:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1957) and Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1957)
arranger:
Joe Reisman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1958)
recording of:
Magic Moments (in 1957)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and MCA Music Ltd.
Perry Como3.152:41
10Patricia
recording of:
Patricia
lyricist:
Bob Marcus
composer:
Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
Pérez Prado2:21
11Mambo Italiano
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-09-23)
vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1954-09-23) and The Mellomen (American singing quartet) (on 1954-09-23)
orchestra:
Buddy Cole and His Orchestra (on 1954-09-23)
conductor:
Paul Weston (on 1954-09-23)
recording of:
Mambo Italiano (original english version) (on 1954-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
Rosemary Clooney4.352:32
12Butterfly
vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist)
conductor:
Archie Bleyer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cadence (NYC-based label founded by Archie Bleyer) (in 1957)
cover recording of:
Butterfly
writer:
Bernie Lowe and Kal Mann
publisher:
Mayland‐Presley
Andy Williams2:22
13Oh Lonesome Me
recording of:
Oh Lonesome Me (on 1957-12-03)
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Esperanza MV Frank Oldenburg e. K., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Don Gibson42:32
14Rebel Rouser
Duane Eddy2:32
15Rawhide
vocals:
Frankie Laine (on 1958-06-19)
orchestra:
Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra (on 1958-06-19)
recording of:
Rawhide (on 1958-06-19)
publisher:
Mrs. Ned Washington (wife of American lyricist Ned Washington)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, Largo Music, MCA Music Ltd., Patti Washington Music and Volta Music Corporation
Frankie Laine with Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra42:02
16If I Give My Heart to You
background vocals:
The Mellomen (American singing quartet) (in 1954)
vocals:
Doris Day (in 1954)
orchestra:
Percy Faith and His Orchestra (Faith’s orchestra before his death in 1976) (in 1954)
conductor:
Percy Faith (in 1954)
recording of:
If I Give My Heart to You
writer:
Jimmie Crane, Al Jacobs and Milton Gabler
Doris Day2:52
17Just Walkin’ in the Rain
vocals:
Johnnie Ray (aka Johnny Ray, US 1950s songwriter and singer) (on 1956-06-29)
orchestra:
Ray Conniff, His Orchestra & Chorus (on 1956-06-29)
cover recording of:
Just Walkin’ in the Rain (on 1956-06-29)
writer:
Johnny Bragg, Buddy Killen and Robert Riley
Johnnie Ray42:39
18Marianne
vocals:
Rich Dehr
recording of:
Marianne
writer:
Richard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson and Frank Miller (American singer & songwriter)
Terry Gilkyson & the Easy Riders2:23
19’S Wonderful!
Ray Conniff2:27
20Melodie d’amour
The Ames Brothers2:39
21Shout
recording of:
Shout
writer:
O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs) and Rudolph Isley
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Longitude Music Co., Nightlight Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI), Nightlight Music Pty Ltd. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
The Isley Brothers4:30
22Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
recording of:
Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Nat Simon
The Four Lads2:21
23In the Middle of an Island
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
recording of:
In the Middle of an Island (1957 song)
writer:
Nick Aquaviva (Songwriter) and Ted Varnick (songwriter)
Tony Bennett2:07
24You Don’t Know Me
recording of:
You Don’t Know Me
writer:
Eddy Arnold and Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son, Unichappell Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1955), Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1955-08-19) and Mijac Music (in 2006)
sub-publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 2006)
Jerry Vale2:31