Hit History, Volume 1: 1955

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1Ballad of Davy Crockett
cover recording of:
The Ballad of Davy Crockett
lyricist:
Tom Blackburn
composer:
George Bruns
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:53
2Memories Are Made of This
producer:
Lee Gillette
background vocals:
The Easy Riders
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (in 1955)
orchestra:
Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (in 1955)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1955)
cover recording of:
Memories Are Made of This (in 1955)
writer:
Richard Dehr (in 1955), Terry Gilkyson (in 1955) and Frank Miller (American singer & songwriter) (in 1955)
Dean Martin52:17
3Oh Baby Mine
The Four Knights2:02
4A Blossom Fell
bass:
Red Callender (on 1954-12-20)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1954-12-20)
cello:
Victor Gottlieb (on 1954-12-20) and Edgar Lustgarten (on 1954-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1954-12-20)
flute:
Harry Klee (on 1954-12-20), Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1954-12-20) and Champ Webb (on 1954-12-20)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (on 1954-12-20) and Joseph Eger (horn player) (on 1954-12-20)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1954-12-20)
harp:
Kathryn Julye (on 1954-12-20)
piano:
Ray Turner (pianist) (on 1954-12-20)
trombone:
Joe Howard (american trombone player) (on 1954-12-20)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1954-12-20)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1954-12-20)
viola:
Stanley Spiegelman (on 1954-12-20) and Dave Sterkin (on 1954-12-20)
violin:
Israel Baker (violinist) (on 1954-12-20), Victor Bay (on 1954-12-20), Alex Beller (on 1954-12-20), Harry Bluestone (on 1954-12-20), Walter Edelstein (on 1954-12-20), Murray Kellner (on 1954-12-20), Nathan Ross (on 1954-12-20) and Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1954-12-20)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1954-12-20)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1954-12-20)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1954-12-20)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, United States (on 1954-12-20)
recording of:
A Blossom Fell (on 1954-12-20)
writer and composer:
Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius and Dominic John (songwriter, aka Dominic John)
Nat King Cole42:33
5Unchained Melody
recording of:
Unchained Melody
publisher:
Hy Zaret
lyricist:
Hy Zaret
composer:
Alex North (US composer)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing and Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
part of:
The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Les Baxter42:32
6Rose Marie
recording of:
Rose-Marie (title song of the 1924 operetta)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Otto Harbach
composer:
Rudolf Friml
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Rose-Marie (1924 operetta-style musical)
Slim Whitman2:20
7Naughty Lady of Shady Lane
orchestra:
Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra (on 1954-09-08)
recording of:
The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane (on 1954-09-08)
writer:
Roy Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
The Ames Brothers2:50
8Hummingbird
cover recording of:
Hummingbird
lyricist:
Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter)
composer:
Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter) (in 1955)
Les Paul & Mary Ford2:39
9Cry Me a River
engineer:
John Kraus (1950s US engineer) (in 1955-08)
producer:
Bobby Troup
vocals:
Julie London (in 1955-08)
recording of:
Cry Me a River (in 1955-08)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Hamilton
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc., Harmony Grace Publishing, Saunders Publications Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Daksel Music Corp. (in 1982) and Song and Dance Music Co. (in 1982)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Julie London42:56
10Lisbon Antiqua
recording of:
Lisbon Antigua (Nelson Riddle arrangement)
arrangement of:
Lisboa antiga
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra2:35
11Ain't That a Shame
recording of:
Ain’t That a Shame
writer:
Antoine Domino and Dave Bartholomew
publisher:
Commodore Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., F. Day & Hunter Ltd., Travis Music, Inc., Unart Music Corp. (in 1955, in 1983) and United Artists Music Ltd. (from 1977 to present)
Fats Domino2:27
12Dreamboat
vocals:
Alma Cogan
recording of:
Dreamboat (1955 song)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Hoffman
Alma Cogan1:46
13Under the Bridges of Paris
Eartha Kitt2:41
14Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
cover recording of:
Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
writer:
Forest Gene Wilson (in 1954), Eunice Levy (Member of Gene and Eunice) (in 1954) and Jake Porter (in 1954)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Meridian Music Corp. (in 1954)
Perry Como2:40
15Heart
Eddie Fisher2:37
16The Longest Walk
Jaye P. Morgan2:17
17Whatever Lola Wants
recording of:
Whatever Lola Wants (Damn Yankees)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
part of:
Damn Yankees (1955 musical)
Dinah Shore2:28
18Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
Pérez Prado3:02

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part of:Hit History (number: 1) (order: 1)