The Definitive Collection

~ Release by Brenda Lee (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Dynamite
lead vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
recording of:
Dynamite
lyricist:
Tom Glazer
composer:
Mort Garson (Canadian-born composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music)
publisher:
Skidmore Music Co., Inc. and Songs Music, Inc.
32:05
2Sweet Nothin’s
background vocals:
Anita Kerr Singers (mixed vocal group)
lead vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
conductor:
Owen Bradley
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 19)
recording of:
Sweet Nothin’s
lyricist and composer:
Ronnie Self (rockabilly singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Leeds Music Ltd.
32:26
3I’m Sorry
background vocals:
Anita Kerr Singers (mixed vocal group)
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
conductor:
Owen Bradley
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 28) and Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 168)
recording of:
I’m Sorry (Brenda Lee song, 1960)
writer:
Dub Albritton and Ronnie Self (rockabilly singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Songs of Universal (SOCAN)
3.52:43
4That’s All You Gotta Do
background vocals:
Anita Kerr Singers (mixed vocal group)
lead vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
conductor:
Owen Bradley
recording of:
That’s All You Gotta Do
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
publisher:
Bike Music
2:31
5I Want to Be Wanted
recording of:
I Want to Be Wanted (Per Tutta la Vita)
writer:
Pino Spotti and Alberto Testa
translator:
Kim Gannon
publisher:
Santa Cecilia Casa Musicale Di A Rossi and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
translated version of:
Per tutta la vita
3:06
6Emotions
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1960-08-16)
recording of:
Emotions (on 1960-08-16)
writer:
Ramsey Kearney and Mel Tillis
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
2:50
7I’m Learning About Love
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
recording of:
I’m Learning About Love
writer:
Louis Innis and Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
2:42
8You Can Depend on Me
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1961-01-09)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-01-09)
cover recording of:
You Can Depend on Me (on 1961-01-09)
composer:
Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
3:34
9Dum Dum
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
recording of:
Dum Dum
composer:
Jackie DeShannon and Sharon Sheeley
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc., Money Honey Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:29
10Fool #1
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1961-08-30)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-08-30)
recording of:
Fool #1 (on 1961-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Kathryn Fulton
publisher:
Sure Fire Music Company Inc.
2:30
11Anybody But Me
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1961-08-30)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-08-30)
recording of:
Anybody but Me (on 1961-08-30)
composer:
Dub Allbritten and Ronnie Self (rockabilly singer and songwriter)
2:27
12Break It to Me Gently
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
recording of:
Break It to Me Gently
writer:
Diane Lampert (composer) and Joe Seneca (Songwriter, film and television actor)
publisher:
Northern Music Company, Rainbow Music Corp and The Songwriters Guild
2:40
13Everybody Loves Me But You
2:33
14Heart in Hand
recording of:
Heart in Hand (on 1962-03-07)
writer:
Jackie DeShannon and Sharon Sheeley
2:30
15All Alone Am I
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
recording of:
All Alone Am I
lyricist:
Arthur Altman
composer:
Μάνος Χατζιδάκις (Manos Hatzidakis, Greek composer)
publisher:
Seed Point Music Publishing, Ltd. and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
translated version of:
Μη τον ρωτάς τον ουρανό
2:46
16Your Used to Be
2:14
17Losing You
cover recording of:
Losing You
writer:
Pierre Havet (French songwriter), Jean Renard and Carl Sigman
version of:
Connais-tu
version of:
Un ange
recording of:
Losing You
writer:
Pierre Havet (French songwriter), Jean Renard and Carl Sigman
version of:
Connais-tu
version of:
Un ange
2:35
18My Whole World Is Falling Down
recording of:
My Whole World Is Falling Down
writer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) and Jerry Crutchfield (Country & Pop record producer, songwriter, musician)
publisher:
Johnny Bienstock Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Champion Music Corporation
1:57
19I Wonder
recording of:
I Wonder
writer:
Cecil Gant and Raymond Leveen (Composer, songwriter and author)
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
is based on:
I Wonder
3:01
20The Grass Is Greener
recording of:
The Grass Is Greener
writer:
Mike Anthony (Michael J. Logiudice) and Barry Mann
publisher:
Dyad Music Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
2:48
21As Usual
recording of:
As Usual
writer:
Alex Zanetis
publisher:
Jack O Diamonds Publications Inc
2:37
22Is It True?
recording of:
Is It True
writer:
John Carter (songwriter & producer, b. 1942) and Ken Lewis (manager/songwriter for 60s groups, incl. Flower Pot Men)
publisher:
Carter-Lewis Music Publishing Co., Ltd. and Peermusic Ltd. (BMI)
2:28
23Too Many Rivers
cover recording of:
Too Many Rivers
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
Combine Music Corp., Efsee Music, Inc., Good Ol Harlan Songs and Legacy of Harlan Perry Howard, LLC
2:52
24Coming On Strong
recording of:
Coming On Strong
writer:
Little David Wilkins (Country singer, songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Johnny Bienstock Music
2:04
25Nobody Wins
cover recording of:
Nobody Wins (Kris Kristofferson)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Resaca Music and Resaca Music Publishing Co.
3:03
26Big Four Poster Bed
recording of:
Big Four Poster Bed
writer:
Shel Silverstein
publisher:
Evil Eye Music Inc.
4:39
27Tell Me What It’s Like
recording of:
Tell Me What It’s Like
writer:
Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Ben Peters Music (BMI)
3:02
28Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1958-10-19)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 2), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 2), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 3), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 3), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 7), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 13), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-22 (number: 19), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 33), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 59), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023 (number: 60), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2025 (number: 67), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 70), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 80), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2021 (number: 92) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (on 1958-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell, D. Davis & Co. Pty Ltd, EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited and St. Nicholas Music
42:06

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ASIN:US: B000BYRA08 [info]