The Mercury Years: The Best of the Shangri-Las

~ Release by The Shangri‐Las (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

▼ Digital Media 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Remember (Walkin’ in the Sand)
recording of:
Remember (Walkin' in the Sand)
lyricist and composer:
George “Shadow” Morton
2:20
2Leader of the Pack
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 316) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 447)
recording of:
Leader of the Pack
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and George “Shadow” Morton
publisher:
Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tender Tunes Inc., Trio Music Company, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and ミュージカル・ライツ・東京
52:53
3What Is Love?
2:24
4Give Him a Great Big Kiss
recording of:
Give Him a Great Big Kiss
lyricist and composer:
George “Shadow” Morton
2:14
5Maybe
2:33
6Out in the Streets
recording of:
Out in the Streets
writer:
Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich
publisher:
Malt Shoppe Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Steeplechase Music, Tender Tunes Inc., Tender Tunes Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Co., Inc. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2:49
7Give Us Your Blessings
recording of:
Give Us Your Blessings
writer:
Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich
publisher:
Malt Shoppe Music, Steeplechase Music, Trio Music Company and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3:16
8Heaven Only Knows
recording of:
Heaven Only Knows
writer:
Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tender Tunes Inc., Trio Music Company and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2:09
9Never Again
2:26
10What’s a Girl Supposed to Do?
recording of:
What's a Girl Supposed to Do
writer:
Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich
publisher:
Trio Music Company and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3:06
11The Dum Dum Ditty
recording of:
The Dum Dum Ditty
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart), Bobby Hart, Larry Martire and Steve Venet
2:24
12Right Now and Not Later
engineer:
Brooks Arthur
recording of:
Right Now and Not Later
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer), Kenneth Drake Hollon and Ronald Moseley
2:38
13The Train From Kansas City
recording of:
The Train From Kansas City
writer:
Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tender Tunes Inc., Trio Music Company and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3:21
14I Can Never Go Home Anymore
recording of:
I Can Never Go Home Anymore
lyricist and composer:
George “Shadow” Morton
is based on:
Hush, Little Baby (lullaby, popularized as "Mockingbird")
3:15
15Long Live Our Love
recording of:
Long Live Our Love
writer:
Sidney Barnes and J.J. Jackson (soul/R&B singer/songwriter Jerome Louis Jackson)
2:56
16Sophisticated Boom Boom
recording of:
Sophisticated Boom Boom
lyricist and composer:
George “Shadow” Morton
2:11
17He Cried
recording of:
He Cried
writer:
Ted Daryll (US songwriter & record producer) and Gregory Richards
version of:
She Cried
3:07
18Dressed in Black
recording of:
Dressed in Black
writer:
Vinny Gormann, Tony Michaels and George “Shadow” Morton
2:56
19Past, Present and Future
recording of:
Past, Present and Future
writer:
Artie Butler, Jerry Leiber and George “Shadow” Morton
publisher:
Jerome Leiber Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tender Tunes Inc.
2:42
20Paradise
3:14
21Love You More Than Yesterday
recording of:
Love You More Than Yesterday
writer:
Vinny Gormann and Tony Michaels
2:40
22The Sweet Sounds of Summer
43:06
23I’ll Never Learn
2:42
24Take the Time
2:50
25Footsteps on the Roof
2:24