Best of Chubby Checker

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Tracklist

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1The Twist
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 2), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 249) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 451)
cover recording of:
The Twist
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., J. Albert & Son P/L and Embassy Music Corporation (from 2016-06 to present)
4.22:41
2The Hucklebuck
cover recording of:
The Hucklebuck
lyricist:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer)
additional writer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
composer:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
32:29
3Pony Time
guitar:
Arto Lindsay
vocals:
Arto Lindsay
cover recording of:
Pony Time
writer:
John Berry (US country singer-songwriter) and Don Covay
42:29
4The Fly
recording of:
The Fly
writer:
John Madara and David White (rock ’n’ roll pianist & songwriter, member of Danny & the Juniors)
2:24
5Lets Twist and Shout
2:25
6Dance the Mess Around
recording of:
Dance the Mess Around
lyricist:
Kal Mann
composer:
Dave Appell
22:24
7Limbo Rock
cover recording of:
Limbo Rock
lyricist:
Jon Sheldon
composer:
Billy Strange
2:28
8Slow Twistin
recording of:
Slow Twistin’
lyricist:
Kal Mann
composer:
John Sheldon
translator:
Marco Rivera
12:46
9Popeye the Hitchhiker
2:34
10Dancin Party
recording of:
Dancing Party
lyricist:
Kal Mann
composer:
Dave Appell
2:29
11Loddy Lo
cover recording of:
Loddy-lo
writer:
Dave Appell and Karl Mann
translator:
Jack Bulterman
translated version of:
Loddy Lo
2:10
12Birdland
recording of:
Birdland
lyricist:
Kal Mann
composer:
Huey “Piano” Smith
publisher:
Ace Pub. Co. (BMI-affiliated)
2:33
13Twenty Miles
2:12
14Hooka Tooka
cover recording of:
Hooka Tooka
lyricist and composer:
Judy Henske
2:15
15Lets Limbo Some More
recording of:
Let's Limbo Some More
lyricist:
Kal Mann
composer:
Dave Appell
2:15
16Twist It Up
recording of:
Twist It Up
lyricist:
Kal Mann
composer:
Dave Appell
3:49
17Mary Ann Limbo
2:51
18Hey Bobba Needle
2:28
19Limbo Rock (extended version)
cover recording of:
Limbo Rock
lyricist:
Jon Sheldon
composer:
Billy Strange
4:23
20Do the Freddy
2:27
21The Twist (extended version)
cover recording of:
The Twist
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., J. Albert & Son P/L and Embassy Music Corporation (from 2016-06 to present)
5:13