Rhythm & Blues: 1959

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Stagger Lee
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 20)
recording of:
Stagger Lee (Lloyd Price version)
writer:
Harold Logan and Lloyd Price (US R&B/soul singer)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, Irving Music (BMI) and Travis Music Co.
version of:
Stagger Lee (“Stackolee” etc., traditional)
Lloyd Price52:24
2Lonely Teardrops
recording of:
Lonely Teardrops
writer:
Tyran Carlo, Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
publisher:
Lena Music, Regent Music (BMI) and The Jewel Music Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Jackie Wilson2:40
3Poison Ivy
recording of:
Poison Ivy
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
The Coasters2:39
4Hey Little Girl
Dee Clark2:15
5So Fine
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 24)
recording of:
So Fine
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Eldorado Music Co. and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
cover recording of:
So Fine
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Eldorado Music Co. and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
The Fiestas2:17
6What a Difference a Day Makes
cover recording of:
What a Diff’rence a Day Made
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
María Grever
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Estate of Stanley Adams, Maurice Music, Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Stanley Adams Music, Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Golden Sands Enterprises, Inc.
is based on:
Cuando vuelva a tu lado
Dinah Washington2:32
7There Goes My Baby
recording of:
There Goes My Baby
lyricist and composer:
Benjamin Nelson, Lover Patterson and George Treadwell
publisher:
Jerome Leiber Music, Purple Starfish Music, Sherman Jot Enterprises Inc. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Drifters2:11
8You Got What It Takes
cover recording of:
You Got What It Takes
writer:
Roquel Davis, Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Fidelity Music (in 1959)
Marv Johnson2:40
9Try Me
recording of:
Try Me
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown2:32
10Sea of Love
producer:
Trevor Jones (South African score composer)
mixer:
John Richards (engineer)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 39)
recording of:
Sea of Love
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Co and Tek Publishing
Phil Phillips4.52:24
11Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1958-09-24)
producer:
Buck Ram
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
performer:
The Platters
cover recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (on 1958-09-24)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
The Platters3.752:41
12The Twist
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1958-11-11)
bass:
Edwyn Conley (on 1958-11-11)
drums (drum set):
George DeHart (on 1958-11-11)
electric bass guitar:
Navarre Hastings (on 1958-11-11)
guitar:
Cal Green (on 1958-11-11)
membranophone:
George DeHart
piano:
Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist) (on 1958-11-11)
tenor saxophone:
Ray Felder (on 1958-11-11) and James E. Henry Moore (on 1958-11-11)
background vocals:
The Midnighters (aka The Midnighters until 1958)
lead vocals:
Hank Ballard (on 1958-11-11)
vocals:
The Midnighters (aka The Midnighters until 1958) (on 1958-11-11)
recording of:
The Twist (on 1958-11-11)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., J. Albert & Son P/L and Embassy Music Corporation (from 2016-06 to present)
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters42:38
13That's Why I Love You So
cover recording of:
That’s Why (I Love You So)
writer:
Tyran Carlo, Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
Jackie Wilson2:05
14Charlie Brown
recording of:
Charlie Brown
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Coasters2:23
15You're So Fine
The Falcons2:28
16It's Just a Matter of Time
Brook Benton2:28
17I Cried a Tear
recording of:
I Cried a Tear
writer:
Fred Jay and Al Julia
LaVern Baker2:36
18Kansas City
cover recording of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1952)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1952)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Wilbert Harrison2:25
19Pretty Girls Everywhere
recording of:
Pretty Girls Everwhere
writer:
Eugene Church, Thomas Williams (1960s singer-songwriter) and Tommy ‘Buster’ Williams (The Fellows)
Eugene Church2:54
20Don't You Know
Della Reese2:34
21I Want to Walk You Home
recording of:
I Want to Walk You Home
Fats Domino2:18
22I Only Have Eyes for You
The Flamingos3:15

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part of:Rhythm & Blues (Time-Life Music) (number: 1959) (order: 6)