The very best of Route 66

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Born To Be Wild
Steppenwolf3:29
2Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison3:03
3Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
Cher2:35
4Let Your Love Go
Bread2:56
5On The Road Again
Canned Heat3:23
6We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
Eric Burdon4:04
7Summer In The City
The Lovin’ Spoonful2:38
8Mony Mony
Tommy James & the Shondells2:50
9Cry Like A Baby
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records (not an imprint, use "Arista" for release labels) (in 1968)
recording of:
Cry Like a Baby
writer:
Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn
The Box Tops2:30
10The Witch Queen Of New Orleans
Redbone3:34
1124 Hours From Tulsa
Gene Pitney2:57
12Runaway
Del Shannon2:20
13Yakety Yak
The Coasters1:51
14Speedy Gonzales
Pat Boone2:34
15Wild Thing
The Troggs2:31
16(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
Chuck Berry2:48
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Driver's Seat
acoustic guitar:
Paul Roberts (Lead singer of Sniff ’n’ The Tears)
drums (drum set):
Luigi Salvoni
guitar:
Mick Dyche and Loz Netto
vocals:
Paul Roberts (Lead singer of Sniff ’n’ The Tears)
recording of:
Driver’s Seat (Sniff ’n’ the Tears song)
composer:
Paul Roberts (Lead singer of Sniff ’n’ The Tears)
Sniff ’n’ the Tears5:50
2Rebel Rouser
Duane Eddy2:22
3The Leader Of The Pack
The Shangri‐Las2:49
4Kansas City
Fats Domino2:19
5Come And Get It
Badfinger2:14
6Nashville Cats
The Lovin’ Spoonful2:37
7Hitchin' A Ride
Vanity Fare2:51
8Western Union
The Five Americans2:21
9I Thank You
Sam & Dave2:40
10In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly3:00
11Boom Boom
producer:
Calvin Carter
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Joe Hunter
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, United States (on 1961-10-26)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463)
recording of:
Boom Boom (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker3.42:29
12Louie Louie
The Kingsmen2:44
13Wooly Bully
Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs2:22
14Spanish Rose
Van Morrison3:52
15Catch The Wind
Donovan2:54
16Ruby Tuesday
Melanie4:19