Million Sellers 2: The Fifties

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Wake Up Little Suzie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cadence (NYC-based label founded by Archie Bleyer) (in 1957)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 21) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 311)
recording of:
Wake Up Little Susie (in 1957)
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
The Everly Brothers4.652:01
2Venus
vocals:
Frankie Avalon (American actor, singer)
conductor and chorus master:
Peter de Angelis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chancellor Records Inc. (in 1959)
recording of:
Venus
lyricist and composer:
Ed Marshall
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Kirshner Songs, Inc., Larsdale, Rambed and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
Frankie Avalon4.52:28
3A Teenager in Love
performer:
Dion & The Belmonts
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 7)
recording of:
A Teenager in Love (in 1959)
lyricist:
Doc Pomus
composer:
Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
Dion & The Belmonts52:36
4Catch a Falling Star
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1957) and The Ray Charles Singers (in 1957)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1957)
performer:
The Ray Charles Singers and Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1957)
arranger:
Joe Reisman
recording of:
Catch a Falling Star (in 1957)
writer:
Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance (US songwriter and producer)
Perry Como42:25
5Sippin’ Soda
Guy Mitchell2:19
6Ooby Dooby
recording of:
Ooby Dooby
lyricist and composer:
Wade Moore and Dick Penner
publisher:
Hi Lo Music, Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
Roy Orbison32:10
7Tequila
The Champs2:14
8Let Me Go Lover
Sunny Gale2:32
9Mexican Joe
recording of:
Mexican Joe
lyricist and composer:
Mitchell Torok
Jim Reeves2:35
10Banana Boat Song
guitar:
Millard Thomas
recording of:
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (Burgess/Attaway version made famous by Harry Belafonte)
additional lyricist:
William Attaway (in 1955) and Irving Burgie (in 1955)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Caribe Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Publishing Ltd and Lord Burgess Music Publishing Co.
version of:
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (Original folk song)
Harry Belafonte3:02
11Petite Fleur
Chris Barber3:01
12Diana
vocals:
Paul Anka
conductor:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 26)
recording of:
Diana (on 1957-05-20)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Anka
publisher:
Pamco Music Inc. (ended) and Epa Publishing
Paul Anka52:19
13Rockin’ Robin
Bobby Day2:32
14Hawaiian Wedding Song
cover recording of:
Hawaiian Wedding Song
composer:
Charles E. King
translator:
Al Hoffman (in 1958) and Dick Manning (American songwriter) (in 1958)
publisher:
Al Hoffman Songs Inc., Charles E. King Music Co., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント
translated version of:
Ke Kali Nei Au
Andy Williams2:31
15Heart
recording of:
Heart
writer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
Eddie Fisher2:36
16Scarlett Ribbons
The Browns2:35
17Born to Be With You
producer:
Archie Bleyer
The Chordettes2:37
18Blue Suede Shoes
double bass:
Clayton Perkins (in 1955-12)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (in 1955-12)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12) and Jay Perkins (in 1955-12)
vocals:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun (US label founded in 1952) (from 1956 to present)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 5) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 95)
recording of:
Blue Suede Shoes (in 1955-12)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Hi Lo Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Carl Perkins42:13

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part of:Million Sellers (Disky) (number: 2) (order: 2)