100 Hits of the 50’s

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1A Guy Is a Guy
recording of:
A Guy Is a Guy
lyricist and composer:
Oscar Brand
publisher:
Ludlow Music
Doris Day2:40
2Three Coins in the Fountain
cover recording of:
Three Coins in the Fountain
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Robbins Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 27th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1954 winner)
The Four Aces & Al Alberts3:00
3Be My Love
recording of:
Be My Love
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Nicholas Brodzsky
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Mario Lanza3:28
4Down in the Valley
The Andrews Sisters3:01
5Sh‐Boom
recording of:
Sh‐Boom
writer:
William Edwards (The Chords), Carl Feaster, Claude Feaster, James Keyes and Floyd McRae
premiered by:
The Chords (50s US doo-wop group "Sh-Boom")
The Crew-Cuts2:45
6The Song From “Moulin Rouge”
recording of:
The Song From Moulin Rouge (aka “Where Is Your Heart”)
lyricist:
William Engvick
composer:
Georges Auric (composer)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
part of:
Moulin Rouge (1952 film)
Percy Faith3:18
7London Is the Place for Me
Edmundo Ros2:33
8The Great Pretender
recording of:
The Great Pretender
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
Panther Music Corp, Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Southern Music (publisher), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
The Platters2:36
9When
vocals:
Kalin Twins
conductor:
Jack Pleis
recording of:
When
writer:
Paul Evans (50s US rock n roll singer/songwriter) and Jack Reardon (American songwriter)
Kalin Twins2:25
10Tommy
Debbie Reynolds3:04
11Bimbo
recording of:
Bimbo (1953 song) (on 1953-10-08)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Morris
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
Jim Reeves2:46
12Istanbul
The Four Lads2:20
13Cry
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-10-16)
performer:
The Four Lads (on 1951-10-16)
cover recording of:
Cry (on 1951-10-16)
lyricist and composer:
Churchill Kohlman
Johnnie Ray3:03
14The Yellow Rose of Texas
recording of:
The Yellow Rose of Texas (on 1955-06-10)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music
Mitch Miller3:01
15Blue Tango
Leroy Anderson2:52
16That’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 (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company) (in 1976)
Buddy Holly & The Crickets2:15
17Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight
The McGuire Sisters2:52
18Personality
recording of:
Personality
lyricist and composer:
Harold Logan and Lloyd Price (US R&B/soul singer)
Lloyd Price2:34
19Yakety Yak
recording of:
Yakety Yak
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
part of:
Twins (1988)
The Coasters1:47
20Half as Much
recording of:
Half as Much
lyricist and composer:
Curley Williams (in 1951)
publisher:
Fred Rose Music, Inc. (in 1951) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-10-17)
Rosemary Clooney2:48
21It’s Only Make Believe
recording of:
It’s Only Make Believe (on 1958-05-07)
writer:
Jack Nance (in 1958) and Conway Twitty (in 1958)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Tree Publishing Co., Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Conway Twitty2:12
22What’d I Say
recording of:
What’d I Say
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Mijac Music, MUAC Music, Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Ray Charles5:05
23It’s Almost Tomorrow
The Dream Weavers2:46
24Heimweh
lead vocals:
Freddy Quinn (Austrian singer and actor) (on 1956-02-22)
orchestra:
Horst Wende Tanzsolisten (on 1956-02-22)
recorded at:
Musikhalle, Großer Saal in Hamburg, Germany (on 1956-02-22)
recording of:
Heimweh (on 1956-02-22)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson and Frank Miller (American singer & songwriter)
translator:
Ernst Bader (actor, songwriter and composer) and Dieter Rasch
translated version of:
Memories Are Made of This
Freddy Quinn3:31
25Sail Along Silv’ry Moon
recording of:
Sail Along Silv’ry Moon (1930s song)
lyricist:
Harry Tobias
composer:
Percy Wenrich (American composer)
Billy Vaughn2:09
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