Sounds of the Sixties: 1960

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1▼CD: Good Timin': The Greatest Hits of 1960
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1Hit and Miss
producer:
John Barry (English score composer)
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Stead
bass guitar:
Mike Peters (John Barry Seven)
drums (drum set):
Dougie Wright
electric piano:
Les Reed
guitar [lead guitar]:
Vic Flick
tenor saxophone:
Dennis King (John Barry Seven)
trumpet:
John Barry (English score composer)
violin:
Alec Firman (John Barry Seven "plus Four"), Charlie Katz (John Barry Seven "Plus Four"), Sidney Margo (violinist and orchestra contractor) and Bernard Monshin (session violinist)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1960-01-14)
recording of:
Hit & Miss (on 1960-01-14)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer), Freddie Poser (English composer, publisher & producer) and Russell Turner (BBC Producer)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Limited (PRS for Music-affiliated)
The John Barry Seven2:02
2Good Timin’
recording of:
Good Timin’
writer:
Clint Ballard, Jr. and Fred Tobias (Broadway lyricist)
Jimmy Jones2:11
3When Will I Be Loved
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cadence (NYC-based label founded by Archie Bleyer) (in 1960)
recording of:
When Will I Be Loved? (on 1960-02-18)
lyricist and composer:
Phil Everly
publisher:
Acuff-Rose (BMI), Everly and Sons Music Publishing (BMI) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
The Everly Brothers1:59
4Goodness, Gracious Me!
vocals:
Sophia Loren (actress and singer) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1960)
recording of:
Goodness Gracious Me
writer:
Herbert Kretzmer and Dave Lee (pianist bandleader)
publisher:
Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd.
Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren3:03
5Lucky Five
recording of:
Lucky Five
writer:
Trevor Stanford (pianist, composer)
Russ Conway1:58
6Standing on the Corner
cover recording of:
Standing on the Corner (The Most Happy Fella)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
part of:
The Most Happy Fella (full musical)
The King Brothers2:46
7Mr Custer
recording of:
Mr. Custer
writer:
Fred Darian, Al De Lory and Joseph van Winkle
Charlie Drake3:11
8Look for a Star
recording of:
Look for a Star (1959/60 song)
lyricist and composer:
Tony Hatch
Garry Mills2:05
9Why?
cover recording of:
Why (1959 song)
lyricist:
Robert P. Marcucci
composer:
Peter de Angelis
publisher:
Debmar Publishing Co., Inc.
Anthony Newley2:30
10Let It Be Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cadence (NYC-based label founded by Archie Bleyer) (in 1960)
cover recording of:
Let It Be Me (on 1959-12-15)
lyricist:
Pierre Delanoë
composer:
Gilbert Bécaud
translator:
Mann Curtis
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing France, EMA-Suisse, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
translated version of:
Je t’appartiens
The Everly Brothers2:40
11He’ll Have to Go
producer:
Chet Atkins
vocals:
Jim Reeves (US country & pop singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1959)
recording of:
He’ll Have to Go (on 1959-10-15)
writer:
Audrey Allison and Joe Allison
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Central Songs and Central Songs, Inc.
Jim Reeves4.352:21
12As Long as He Needs Me
producer:
Norman Newell
background vocals:
The Rita Williams Singers
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
orchestra:
Geoff Love and His Orchestra
conductor:
Geoff Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1960)
cover recording of:
As Long as He Needs Me (Oliver!)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Bart
publisher:
Lakeview Music Publishing Company Ltd. and TRO-Hollis, Inc.
part of:
Oliver! (Lionel Bart musical)
Shirley Bassey3:02
13Summer Set
recording of:
Summer Set
composer:
Acker Bilk and David Collett
publisher:
Preston-Stevens Music Co Ltd
Mr. Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazz Band3:42
14Image of a Girl
recording of:
Image of a Girl
writer:
Richard Clasky and Marvin Rosenberg (songwriter)
Mark Wynter2:30
15Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport
recording of:
Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport
lyricist and composer:
Rolf Harris
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp. and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Rolf Harris2:52
16Be Mine
recording of:
Be Mine
writer:
Tobby Lüth (songwriter), Mario Panas (Greek musician, composer and producer), Joe Menke (schlager songwriter & producer) and Marcel Stellman
translated version of:
Alle Mädchen wollen küssen
Lance Fortune1:52
17Starry Eyed
recording of:
Starry Eyed
writer:
Garson (Canadian-born composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music) and Shuman (composer / lyricist)
Michael Holliday2:22
18Tell Laura I Love Her
cover recording of:
Tell Laura I Love Her
lyricist:
Ben Raleigh
composer:
Jeff Barry
publisher:
E.B. Marks Music Corp. and Steeplechase Music
Ricky Valance2:43
19Mama
cover recording of:
Mama (US English version, Barlow/Brito)
lyricist:
Bixio Cherubini (in 1940)
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio (in 1940)
translator:
Harold Barlow (US songwriter & plagiarism consultant) (in 1946) and Phil Brito (in 1946)
translated version of:
Mamma
Connie Francis4:01
20Mack the Knife
cover recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (American composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
Ella Fitzgerald4:45
21What a Mouth (What a North and South)
recording of:
What a Mouth (What a North and South)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Patrick Weston
Tommy Steele2:46
2▼CD: Passing Breeze: The Memories of 1960
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1Harbor Lights
recording of:
Harbour Lights
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Hugh Williams (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
The Platters3:12
2Paper Roses
recording of:
Paper Roses
lyricist:
Janice Torre (songwriter and lyricist)
composer:
Fred Spielman (songwriter)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
The Kaye Sisters2:49
3Please Help Me, I’m Falling
recording of:
Please Help Me, I’m Falling
lyricist and composer:
Hal Blair and Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Don Robertson Music Corp., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
Hank Locklin52:24
4El Paso
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 66)
recording of:
El Paso (on 1959-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Mariposa Music Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Marty Robbins54:23
5Never on Sunday
recording of:
Never on Sunday
lyricist:
Manos Hadjidakis (Manos Hatzidakis, Greek composer) and Billy Towne (movie/musical composer)
composer:
Manos Hadjidakis (Manos Hatzidakis, Greek composer)
translator:
Billy Towne (movie/musical composer)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
The 33rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1960 winner)
arrangement of:
Τα παιδιά του Πειραιά
translated version of:
Τα παιδιά του Πειραιά
Manuel & His Music of the Mountains2:56
6That’s You
recording of:
That’s You
writer:
Chester Conn, Sammy Gallop and Nelson Riddle
Nat King Cole2:39
7Along Came Caroline
recording of:
Along Came Caroline
writer:
Michael Cox (Steele) (British singer) and Geoff Stephens
Michael Cox2:24
8Lucky Devil
recording of:
Lucky Devil
writer:
Wally Gold and Aaron Schroeder (1950s~1960s US songwriter)
publisher:
Sheldon Music
Frank Ifield1:59
9Milord
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1959-06-05)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1959-06-05)
recording of:
Milord (on 1959-06-05)
lyricist:
Georges Moustaki
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
publisher:
Éditions Salabert
Édith Piaf44:35
10Fings Ain’t Wot They Used T’Be
recording of:
Fings Ain’t Wot They Used t’Be (Fings Ain’t Wot They Used t’Be)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Bart
Max Bygraves2:19
11Consider Yourself
recording of:
Consider Yourself (Oliver!) (in 1960)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Bart
publisher:
Lakeview Music Publishing Company Ltd. and TRO-Hollis, Inc.
part of:
Oliver! (Lionel Bart musical)
Lionel Bart4:09
12My Old Dutch
vocals:
Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
cover recording of:
My Old Dutch
writer:
Albert Chevalier and Charles Ingle
Peter Sellers2:54
13Delaware
recording of:
Delaware
lyricist and composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1959)
Perry Como2:24
14You Mean Everything to Me
recording of:
You Mean Everything to Me
writer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Neil Sedaka2:43
15Passing Breeze
recording of:
Passing Breeze
composer:
Trevor Stanford (pianist, composer)
Russ Conway2:55
16Misty
producer:
Al Ham and Mitch Miller
vocals:
Johnny Mathis (US pop/soul singer) (in 1959)
conductor:
Glenn Osser (in 1959)
arranger:
Glenn Osser
recording of:
Misty
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Erroll Garner
publisher:
Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Octave Music Publishing Corp., Pocketful of Dreams Music, Reganesque Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Vernon Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
is based on:
Misty (original instrumental work)
Johnny Mathis3:34
17Another Sleepless Night
recording of:
Another Sleepless Night
lyricist and composer:
Neil Sedaka
writer:
Howard Greenfield
publisher:
Aldon Music
Jimmy Clanton2:12
18Theme From 'The Apartment'
recording of:
“The Apartment” Theme (originally called “Jealous Lover”)
composer:
Charles Williams (UK film music composer & conductor)
part of:
The Apartment (1960 film)
part of:
The Romantic Age (1949 film)
Ferrante and Teicher3:01
3▼CD: Three Steps to Heaven: The Rock'n'Roll of 1960
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1Running Bear
recording of:
Running Bear
lyricist and composer:
J.P. Richardson (known as The Big Bopper)
publisher:
Big Bopper Music Company, Hall-Clement Publications, Universal Music Publishing GmbH (Universal Music Publishing Group Germany), Universal Music Publishing International Ltd. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Johnny Preston2:41
2Apache
recording of:
Apache
composer:
Jerry Lordan
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Bert Weedon2:40
3Shakin’ All Over
recording of:
Shakin’ All Over
lyricist and composer:
Frederick Heath and Johnny Kidd
publisher:
Belwin Mills Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!)
Johnny Kidd and the Pirates3.52:25
4Only the Lonely
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-03-26)
producer:
Fred Foster
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1960-03-26)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1960-03-26)
guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1960-03-26) and Harold Bradley (on 1960-03-26)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1960-03-26)
background vocals:
Joe Melson (on 1960-03-26) and The Anita Kerr Singers (mixed vocal group) (on 1960-03-26)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1960-03-26)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 2) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) (on 1960-03-26)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-05-04)
was commissioned by:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Roy Orbison4.72:28
5Please Don’t Tease
recording of:
Please Don’t Tease
composer:
Pete Chester and Bruce Welch (English guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer)
Cliff Richard & The Shadows3:02
6That’s Love
recording of:
That’s Love
lyricist and composer:
Billy Fury
Billy Fury1:49
7I Wanna Be Loved
vocals:
Rick Nelson (rock n roll artist; "Ricky Nelson" until 1961)
recording of:
I Wanna Be Loved (Ricky Nelson song)
lyricist and composer:
Baker Knight Jr.
publisher:
Nelson Music Publ. Co., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Ricky Nelson2:46
8Heart of a Teenage Girl
recording of:
Heart of a Teenage Girl
writer:
Bill Crompton and Morgan Jones (welsh pianist and songwriter)
Craig Douglas2:25
9Poetry in Motion
cover recording of:
Poetry in Motion
writer:
Mike Anthony (US songwriter) and Paul Kaufman (songwriter)
Johnny Tillotson42:34
10On a Slow Boat to China
recording of:
On a Slow Boat to China
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Emile Ford & the Checkmates2:35
11Someone Else’s Baby
recording of:
Someone Else’s Baby (1960 song)
writer:
Perry Ford (English pop singer) and Les Vandyke
Adam Faith2:06
12Teensville
engineer:
Bill Porter (engineer)
electric guitar:
Chet Atkins
recording of:
Teensville
composer:
Wayne Cogswell (50s US rock'n'roll artist)
Chet Atkins2:14
13My Heart
recording of:
My Heart
writer:
Johnny Burnette
Gene Vincent2:29
14Three Steps to Heaven
producer:
Snuff Garrett (aka.Tommy Garrett, singer, songwriter, producer and disc jockey)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Allison (on 1960-01-08)
electric bass guitar:
Connie “Guybo” Smith (bass player) (on 1960-01-08)
guitar:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (on 1960-01-08) and Sonny Curtis (on 1960-01-08)
vocals:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (on 1960-01-08)
recorded at:
Goldstar Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-01-08)
recording of:
Three Steps to Heaven (on 1960-01-08)
writer:
Bob Cochran and Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s)
publisher:
Belsize Music Ltd.
Eddie Cochran32:25
15You Got What It Takes
cover recording of:
You Got What It Takes
writer:
Roquel Davis, Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Fidelity Music (in 1959)
Marv Johnson2:38
16Walking to New Orleans
remix of:
Walking to New Orleans (stereo, undubbed) by Fats Domino
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 8)
recording of:
Walking to New Orleans (from 1960-04-23 until 1960-04-30)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino (Fats Domino), Dave Bartholomew and Robert Guidry
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
Fats Domino51:56
17When Johnny Comes Marching Home
recording of:
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), John Barry (English score composer) and John Maitland
Adam Faith2:04
18The Stranger
recording of:
The Stranger
composer:
Bill Crompton and Morgan Jones (welsh pianist and songwriter)
The Shadows2:38
19Short’nin’ Bread
cover recording of:
Short’nin’ Bread (traditional song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4209)
The Viscounts1:49
20Mule Skinner Blues
guitar:
Phil Humphrey and Jim Sundquist
cover recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
The Fendermen2:27
21Hound Dog Man
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chancellor Records Inc. (in 1958)
recording of:
Hound Dog Man
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
Fabian2:13
22Darktown Strutters’ Ball
recording of:
Darktown Strutters’ Ball
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks (in 1917)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Joe Brown2:14
23My Old Man’s a Dustman
recording of:
My Old Man's a Dustman
lyricist:
Peter Buchanan and Beverley Thorn
composer:
Lonnie Donegan
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 32562)
Lonnie Donegan and His Group3:19

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part of:Sounds of the Sixties (Reader’s Digest) (order: 1)