The Wonderful World of the 50’s: 100 Hit Songs

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Band of Gold
recording of:
Band of Gold (1955 song)
lyricist:
Bob Musel (American journalist, lyricist)
composer:
Jack Taylor (US soul producer/songwriter)
Don Cherry2:18
2Jezebel
recording of:
Jezebel
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Shanklin
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Domino Publishing Co. Ltd.
Frankie Laine3:10
3Tennessee Waltz
recording of:
Tennessee Waltz
lyricist:
Redd Stewart (in 1946)
composer:
Pee Wee King (in 1946)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Patti Page2:56
4Cry
Johnnie Ray3:08
5Love Is a Many‐Splendored Thing
recording of:
Love Is a Many‐Splendored Thing
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Miller Music (publisher) and WC Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1955 winner)
The Four Aces2:59
6Tell Me You’re Mine
The Gaylords2:43
7P.S. I Love You
cover recording of:
P.S. I Love You (on 1953-02-01)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Gordon Jenkins
publisher:
La Salle Music Publishers, Inc., Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), The Jenkins Family Partnership, The Johnny Mercer Foundation and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
The Hilltoppers2:38
8Crying in the Chapel
Sonny Til & the Orioles3:05
9Hey There
recording of:
Hey There (The Pajama Game)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Frank Music (from 1954 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
part of:
The Pajama Game (musical)
Rosemary Clooney2:53
10Caribbean
recording of:
Caribbean
lyricist and composer:
Mitchell Torok
Mitchell Torok2:24
11Love Letters in the Sand
Pat Boone2:16
12Suddenly There’s a Valley
recording of:
Suddenly There's a Valley
lyricist:
Chuck Meyer
writer:
Biff Jones (in 1955) and Chuck Meyer (in 1955)
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Hill & Range Songs (publisher)
Gogi Grant2:57
13Hold My Hand
recording of:
Hold My Hand
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1950) and Richard Myers (in 1950)
part of:
The 27th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Don Cornell2:49
14Standing on the Corner (from “The Music Man”)
recording of:
Standing on the Corner (The Most Happy Fella)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
part of:
The Most Happy Fella (full musical)
The Four Lads2:40
15Singing 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 Mitchell2:25
16Fraulein
recording of:
Fraulein
lyricist and composer:
Lawton Williams
Bobby Helms2:41
1726 Miles (Santa Catalina)
recording of:
26 Miles (Santa Catalina)
writer:
Bruce Belland and Glenn Larson
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp.
The Four Preps2:19
18Chanson d’Amour (Song of Love)
recording of:
Chanson d’amour (1958 song)
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Shanklin
writer:
Shanklin
publisher:
Carlin Music and Intersong (publisher) (in 1982)
Art & Dotty Todd2:52
19Deck of Cards
cover recording of:
The Deck of Cards
writer:
T. Texas Tyler
Wink Martindale4:08
20Cinco Robles (Five Oaks)
Russell Arms2:18
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