Solid Gold Soul 1956

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Why Do Fools Fall in Love
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 307)
recording of:
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (in 1955-11)
additional writer:
George Goldner, Jimmy Merchant (US singer, member of The Teenagers) and Herman Santiago (singer for Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers)
writer:
Morris Levy and Frankie Lymon
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Patricia Music, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), 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 (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers4.52:19
2Let the Good Times Roll
Shirley & Lee2:25
3Rip It UpLittle Richard2:25
4I'm in Love Again
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Everest Records (classical)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 6)
recording of:
I’m in Love Again (on 1955-10-15)
writer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
Fats Domino51:59
5Eddie My Love
The Teen Queens3:14
6The Great Pretender
The Platters2:40
7Honky Tonk (Part 2)
Bill Doggett2:36
8Smoke Stack Lightning
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Howlin’ Wolf3:04
9Please Please Please
recording of:
Please, Please, Please
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames)
publisher:
Intersong Music, Intersong Music Ltd. and Jadar Music Corp.
James Brown2:46
10Fever
recorded in:
Cincinnati, United States (on 1956-03-01)
bass:
Edwyn Conley (on 1956-03-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Edison Gore (on 1956-03-01)
guitar:
Bill Jennings (1950s US blues guitarist) (on 1956-03-01)
piano:
Jon Thomas (R&B/rock'n'roll organist and pianist) (on 1956-03-01)
tenor saxophone:
Ray Felder (on 1956-03-01) and Rufus Gore (US R&B saxophonist) (on 1956-03-01)
vocals:
Little Willie John (on 1956-03-01)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 3) and Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2010)
recording of:
Fever (on 1956-03-01)
writer:
Eddie Cooley and John Davenport (songwriter Otis Blackwell)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Chrysalis Songs, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Jay & Cee Music, Lark Music Ltd., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Trio Music Company
part of:
The Adjustment Bureau
Little Willie John2:43
11In the Still of the Nite
producer:
Marty Kugell
double bass:
Doug Murray (double bassist) (in 1956-02)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Bobby Mapp (in 1956-02)
piano:
Curlee Glover (in 1956-02)
solo saxophone:
Vinny Mazzetta (in 1956-02)
vocals:
Al Denby (in 1956-02), Jim Freeman (in 1956-02), Ed Martin (in 1956-02), Nat Mosley (in 1956-02) and Fred Parris (in 1956-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Standard Records (in 1956)
recorded at:
Saint Bernadette Catholic School (New Haven) in New Haven, United States (in 1956-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 90) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 170)
recording of:
In the Still of the Night (Five Satins doo-wop song) (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Parris
publisher:
Llee Corp. and Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label)
The Five Satins53:02
12Long Tall SallyLittle Richard2:10
13Speedoo
The Cadillacs2:23
14Brown-Eyed Handsome Man
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess (Legendary US production duo)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1956-04-19)
drums (drum set):
Melvin Billups (on 1956-04-19)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1956-04-19)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (on 1956-04-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 2003)
recorded at:
Universal Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, United States (on 1956-04-19)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 375)
recording of:
Brown Eyed Handsome Man (on 1956-04-19)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corporation (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Chuck Berry32:18
15Corrine Corrina
Joe Turner2:55
16Blueberry Hill
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Everest Records (classical) and Liberty (a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1957)
edit of:
Blueberry Hill (Imperial) by Fats Domino
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 17), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 81) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 147)
cover recording of:
Blueberry Hill (on 1956-06-27)
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Larry Stock
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Larry Stock Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Sovereign Music Company and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
Fats Domino4.652:23
17Oh What a Nite
recording of:
Oh, What a Night
writer:
Johnny Funches and Marvin Junior
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Dells2:54
18Treasure of Love
Clyde McPhatter2:10
19Stranded in the Jungle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ace Records Ltd (Do not use as label, use only for copyright and distribution credits.) (from 1956 to present)
cover recording of:
Stranded in the Jungle
writer:
James E. Johnson (The Jayhawks/Vibrations) and Ernestine Smith
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peermusic (UK) Limited and Shag Publications
The Cadets3:05
20Slow Walk
Sil Austin2:41
21A Thousand Miles Away
The Heartbeats2:26
22Goodnight My Love
recording of:
Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams)
lyricist and composer:
John Marascalco and George Motola
publisher:
House of Fortune and Quintet Music (Leiber & Stoller)
Jesse Belvin3:06