They Sold a Million: Fifties

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3 Slim Jewel Cases in a Paperbox
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Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mona Lisa
Nat King Cole3:16
2Vaya con dios (May God Be With You)
Les Paul & Mary Ford3:07
3Secret Love
recording of:
Secret Love (song from “Calamity Jane”)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Chappell, Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell North America and Warner Chappell North America Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
part of:
The 26th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1953 winner)
part of:
Calamity Jane (stage musical)
Doris Day3:38
4Three Coins in the Fountain
cover recording of:
Three Coins in the Fountain
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Robbins Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 27th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1954 winner)
The Four Aces3:01
5Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes
Perry Como2:42
6Rag Mop
The Ames Brothers2:39
7Music Music Music
cover recording of:
Music! Music! Music!
writer:
Bernie Baum and Stephan Weiss
Teresa Brewer2:48
8Mr. Sandman
The Chordettes2:25
9Ain’t That Shame
producer:
Randy Wood (producer)
vocals:
Pat Boone (in 1955-05)
conductor:
Billy Vaughn (in 1955-05)
arranger:
Billy Vaughn
recorded at:
Universal Recording (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-05)
cover recording of:
Ain’t That a Shame (in 1955-05)
writer:
Antoine Domino (Fats 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)
Pat Boone2:24
10Sh‐Boom
The Crew-Cuts2:52
11The Great Pretender
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-09)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elap Music Ltd. (a division of Pickwick Group Ltd. / a division of Carlton Home Entertainment (UK) Ltd.)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 352)
recording of:
The Great Pretender (in 1955-09)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
Panther Music Corp, Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Southern Music (publisher), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
The Platters52:38
12Memories Are Made of This
cover recording of:
Memories Are Made of This
writer:
Richard Dehr (in 1955), Terry Gilkyson (in 1955) and Frank Miller (American singer & songwriter) (in 1955)
publisher:
Montclare Music
Dean Martin2:16
13Cry
recording of:
Cry
lyricist and composer:
Churchill Kohlman
Johnnie Ray3:03
14Rags to Riches
vocal:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
orchestra:
Percy Faith & His Orchestra (Faith’s orchestra before his death in 1976)
recording of:
Rags to Riches (on 1953-03-17)
writer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Saunders Publications Inc. (from 1953 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
cover recording of:
Rags to Riches
writer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Saunders Publications Inc. (from 1953 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
Tony Bennett2:49
15Here in My Heart
vocals:
Al Martino (singer & actor)
conductor:
Monty Kelly
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1952)
recording of:
Here in My Heart
writer:
Bill Borrelli (writer “Here in My Heart”), Pat Genaro (Songwriter) and Lou Levinson (writer “Here in My Heart”)
publisher:
Algonquin Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Mellin Music
Al Martino33:03
16Song From Moulin Rouge
Percy Faith & His Orchestra3:19
17The Ballad of Davy Crocket
Bill Hayes2:25
18Cry of the Wild Goose
recording of:
The Cry of the Wild Goose
lyricist and composer:
Terry Gilkyson
Frankie Laine2:54
19How Much Is That Doggie in the Window
recording of:
(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
publisher:
Golden Bell Songs and Joy Music Inc.
Patti Page2.652:28
20Come On‐A My House
Rosemary Clooney2:26
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1(We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
recording of:
Rock Around the Clock (Bill Haley’s version)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy De Knight (in 1952) and Max C. Freedman (American songwriter and lyricist) (in 1952)
arranger:
Harry Filler
publisher:
Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd. and Myers Music, Inc.
version of:
We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock (Original Freedman / De Knight version)
Bill Haley and His Comets2:13
2Tutti Frutti
recording of:
Tutti Frutti
lyricist:
Dorothy LaBostrie (American songwriter) and Richard Wayne Penniman
composer:
Dorothy LaBostrie (American songwriter), Joe Lubin and Richard Wayne Penniman
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Venice, Venice Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and Phonogram GmbH (in 1983)
Little Richard2:26
3I’ve Got a Woman
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1954-11-18)
bass:
Jimmy Bell (jazz bassist) (on 1954-11-18)
drums (drum set):
Glenn Brooks (on 1954-11-18)
guitar:
Wesley Jackson (US R&B guitarist) (on 1954-11-18)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1954-11-18)
solo tenor saxophone:
Donald Wilkerson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist) (on 1954-11-18)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1954-11-18) and Charles "Clanky" Whitley (on 1954-11-18)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1954-11-18)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
WGST Studio in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1954-11-18)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2019) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 235)
recording of:
I Got a Woman (on 1954-11-18)
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) and Renald Richard
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Mijac Music, Progressive Music Pub. Co., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Ray Charles4.52:50
4Why Do Fools Fall in Love
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 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, Warner Chappell, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers4.52:20
5Blueberry Hill
cover recording of:
Blueberry Hill
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Larry Stock
writer:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist), Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) and Larry Stock
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Larry Stock Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Sovereign Music Company and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
Fats Domino2:23
6I Walk the Line
recording of:
I Walk the Line
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash2:43
7Sixteen Tons
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
arranger:
Paul Brody
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:37
8Rose 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 Whitman2:21
9Dreamboat
Alma Cogan1:47
10Rock and Roll Waltz
Kay Starr2:48
11The Story of My Life
recording of:
The Story of My Life
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
Michael Holliday2:15
12Suddenly There’s a Valley
recording of:
Suddenly There's a Valley
lyricist:
Chuck Meyer
writer:
Biff Jones (in 1955) and Chuck Meyer (in 1955)
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Hill & Range Songs (publisher)
Gogi Grant2:59
13Be My Girl
cover recording of:
Be My Girl
writer:
Artie Singer (US songwriter, producer and bandleader)
Jim Dale2:03
14Love & Marriage
recording of:
Love and Marriage
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Barton Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Frank Sinatra2:39
15Butterfly
Andy Williams2:23
16Flamingo
Earl Bostic2:43
17Great Balls of Fire
recording of:
Great Balls of Fire
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Jack Hammer (Earl Burroughs, co-wrote Great Balls of Fire)
publisher:
B.R.S. Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
Jerry Lee Lewis1:53
18Blue Suede Shoes
recording of:
Blue Suede Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Hi Lo Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Carl Perkins2:16
19Let the Good Times Roll
recording of:
Let the Good Times Roll
writer:
Shirley Goodman and Leonard Lee (rhythm & blues and doo wop singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI), Pixley Music (publisher), Travis Music Co. and Unart Music Corp.
Shirley & Lee2:26
20Wake Up Little Susie
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: 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), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
The Everly Brothers4.651:59
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1That’s All Right Mama
cover recording of:
That’s All Right
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Crudup Music, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Intersong GmbH (publisher; do NOT use as release label), PW Ballads, Special Rider Music, St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Elvis Presley1:56
2C’mon Everybody
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1958-10-10)
electric bass guitar:
Connie “Guybo” Smith (bass player) (on 1958-10-10)
guitar:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (on 1958-10-10)
piano:
Ray Johnson (Rhythm 'n' blues - jazz pianist - songwriter - band leader) (on 1958-10-10)
tambourine:
Jerry Capehart (on 1958-10-10)
vocals:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (on 1958-10-10)
recorded at:
Goldstar Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-10-10)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 22) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 403)
recording of:
C’mon Everybody (on 1958-10-09)
writer:
Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., Metric Music Co (publisher) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Eddie Cochran41:56
3Bye Bye Love
recording of:
Bye Bye Love
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony ATV Acuff Rose Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
The Everly Brothers2:23
4Tweedle Dee
recording of:
Tweedlee Dee
lyricist and composer:
Winfield Scott (in 1954)
publisher:
Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Unichappell Music
LaVern Baker3:06
5Only Sixteen
cover recording of:
Only Sixteen
writer:
Barbara Campbell (collective songwriter pseudonym for Sam Cooke, Lou Adler and Herb Alpert)
publisher:
ABKCO Music and Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd.
Craig Douglas2:10
6What Do You Want?
recording of:
What Do You Want?
lyricist and composer:
Les Vandyke
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and EMI Mills Music Limited (PRS for Music-affiliated)
Adam Faith1:39
7As I Love You
recording of:
As I Love You (1958 song from the film "The Big Beat")
writer:
Ray Evans (American songwriter) and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Larry Shayne Enterprises and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Shirley Bassey2:19
8Mr. Blue
The Fleetwoods2:26
9Side Saddle
Russ Conway1:55
10Autumn Leaves
Roger Williams2:57
11Melody of Love
recording of:
Melody of Love (Billy Vaughn instrumental arr.)
composer:
Hans Engelmann
arranger:
Billy Vaughn
publisher:
Billy Vaughn Orchestra
arrangement of:
Melody of Love (1903 instrumental)
Billy Vaughn3:03
12Only You
recording of:
Only You
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Hollis Music, Inc., Robert Mellin, Inc., Tro-Hollis Music, Inc., Wildwood Music and Sherwin Music (publisher) (in 1973)
The Platters2:46
13Love Is a Many Splendoured Thing
The Four Aces2:56
14Thank You for Calling
Jo Stafford2:31
15Moments to Remember
The Four Lads3:21
16That Old Black Magic
cover recording of:
That Old Black Magic
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Sammy Davis Jr.2:36
17Buona Sera
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
double bass:
Amato Rodrigues (on 1956-04-19)
guitar:
Jack Marshall (US jazz guitarist, composer, arranger & record producer) (on 1956-04-19)
piano:
Willie McCumber (on 1956-04-19)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Butera (on 1956-04-19)
trombone:
James Blount, Jr. (on 1956-04-19)
trumpet:
Louis Prima (on 1956-04-19)
vocals:
Louis Prima (on 1956-04-19)
orchestra:
The Witnesses (on 1956-04-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1956)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-04-19)
recording of:
Buona sera (on 1956-04-19)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
translated version of:
Buona sera signorina (italian version for Fred Buscaglione)
Louis Prima42:59
18I Hear You Knocking
Gale Storm2:23
19See You Later Alligator
Bill Haley and His Comets2:45
20Maybellene
recording of:
Maybellene
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Salee Music Company
Chuck Berry2:18

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