The Roulette Story: Two Decades of American Popular Music 1957–1977

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

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Party Doll
Buddy Knox2:13
2I’m Sticking With You
recording of:
I’m Stickin’ With You
writer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter) and Buddy Knox (US country rocker, of The Rhythm Orchids)
Jimmy Bowen2:07
3Rockabilly Party
Hugo and Luigi2:30
4I’m Walkin’
Larry Storch2:14
5Honeycomb
Jimmie Rodgers2:17
6Doodle Doodle Doo
Shaye Cogan2:10
7Jo‐Ann
The Playmates2:31
8Nairobi
Bob Merrill2:09
9Screamin’ Ball (at Dracula Hall)
The Duponts2:21
10I Got a Rocket in My Pocket
Jimmy Lloyd2:22
11When the Boys Talk About the Girls
Valerie Carr2:38
12One Day Next Year
The Heartbeats2:19
13Torero
Pier Angeli2:37
14There’s No Tomorrow
Jim Nabors1:53
15The Hula Hoop Song
Georgia Gibbs2:20
16To Know Him Is to Love Him
Cathy Carr2:27
17Beep Beep
The Playmates2:31
18Wedding Bells
Tiny Tim & the Hits2:25
19The Hucklebuck
Georgia Gibbs2:14
20Forty Days
Ronnie Hawkins2:17
21Woo Hoo
The Rock-A-Teens2:07
22Little Bitty Pretty One
cover recording of:
Little Bitty Pretty One (in 1958-03)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Day
publisher:
Ivan Mogull Music Ltd., Painted Desert Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and 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)
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers52:41
23You Talk Too Much
Joe Jones2:32
24That’s All I Want From You
Barbara McNair2:36
25Flight 1203
The Beverly Sisters3:01
26Little Boy of Mine
The Delicates2:53
27English Country Garden
Jimmie Rodgers2:44
28Rip Van Winkle
The Devotions2:19
29Peppermint Twist (Part One)
recording of:
Peppermint Twist
writer:
Joey Dee and Henry Glover
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and FROST Music Corp
Joey Dee & the Starliters2:02
30Easier Said Than Done
The Essex2:06
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Every Day I Have the Blues
recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues
lyricist, composer and revised by:
Peter Chatman
writer:
Memphis Slim, Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Golden State Songs, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
Count Basie & Joe Williams4:44
2Li’ldarlin’
recording of:
Lil’ Darlin’
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
Count Basie3:44
3Hallelujah I Love Her So
Joe Williams2:39
4M‐Squad Theme
Count Basie2:28
5Jumpin’ at the Woodside
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross3:20
6Petite Fleur
Woody Herman and His Orchestra2:41
7A Woman, a Lover, a Friend
Buddy Johnson2:15
8Shake, Rattle and Roll
recording of:
Shake, Rattle and Roll
additional lyricist:
Daryl Bosteels
writer:
Charles Calhoun and Jesse Stone
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Mijac Music, Nightlight Music Pty Ltd., Progressive Music (publisher), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Count Basie & Joe Williams2:14
9I Apologise
cover recording of:
I Apologize
writer:
Ed G. Nelson (Popular music songwriter and bandleader), Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp. and DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc.
Billy Eckstine3:17
10Teach Me Tonight
cover recording of:
Teach Me Tonight
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), Cahn Music Co., Hub Music Co., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Sarah Vaughan, Joe Williams & Count Basie2:52
11Serenata
cover recording of:
Serenata (english vocals)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1950)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (on 1947-02-12)
is based on:
Serenata (original instrumental)
Sarah Vaughan2:40
12Christmas for Moderns (Part 1)
Maynard Ferguson3:11
13African Waltz
Johnny Dankworth2:22
14Duke’s Place
recording of:
Duke’s Place
lyricist:
Bill Katz, Ruth Roberts and Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
version of:
“C” Jam Blues
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington3:19
15Twist Changa
Machito2:14
16The Basie Twist
Count Basie2:24
17Alexander’s Ragtime Band
Irene Reid2:53
18Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean)
cover recording of:
(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean
writer:
Herb Lance (Herbert J. Lance) (in 1952), Charlie Singleton (Jazz saxophone player) (in 1952) and John Wallace (bass player for Harry Chapin) (in 1952)
Sarah Vaughan2:41
19Soulville
recording of:
Soulville
writer:
Henry Glover, Morris Levy, Titus Turner and Dinah Washington
publisher:
DeLarue Music Corp and EMI Longitude Music
Dinah Washington2:19
20Get Me to the Church on Time
Tito Puente2:15
21Where Are You?
cover recording of:
Where Are You?
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
writer:
Harold Adamson and Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, Harold Adamson Music and Leo Feist, Inc.
Dinah Washington2:13
22A Taste of Honey
cover recording of:
A Taste of Honey
lyricist:
Ric Marlow (in 1960)
composer:
Bobby Scott (vocals, piano, US musician & producer) (in 1960)
publisher:
Ambassador Music Ltd. and Songfest Music Corp.
Sarah Vaughan2:54
23Morgan’s Song
Sonny Stitt2:31
24That Sunday (That Summer)
cover recording of:
That Sunday, That Summer
writer:
Joe Sherman and George David Weiss
publisher:
Comet Music (publisher)
Dinah Washington3:34
25Blues for M.F. (part 1)
John Handy2:23
26Ko Ko
Bill Doggett3:04
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Who Do You Love
Ronnie Hawkins2:42
2Don’t Stop the Wedding
Ann Cole2:10
3The Gypsie Cried
Lou Christie2:10
4My Beatle Haircut
recording of:
My Beatle Haircut
writer:
Elizabeth Davis (US songwriter), Glenn Dorsey and Jules Kruspir
The Twiliters2:28
5San Francisco Bay Blues
Au Go Go Singers2:01
6Shame and Scandal in the Family
recording of:
Shame and Scandal in the Family
writer:
Lord Melody and Sir Lancelot
Shawn Elliot2:41
7I’m Gonna Love You Too
The Hullabaloos2:03
8Santa Bring Me Ringo
Christine Hunter2:38
9Leader of the Laundromat
The Detergents3:12
10Walkin’
Jimmy Jones2:50
11You Know
Derek Martin2:06
12Stay Together Young Lovers
Ben Aiken2:53
13Soul Heaven
The Dixie Drifter2:40
14Hanky Panky
recording of:
Hanky Panky
writer:
Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., T. M. Music (publisher) and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Tommy James & the Shondells2:53
15Dance, Dance, Dance
The Casualeers2:42
16It’s Cold Outside
The Choir2:50
17Seven Days Too Long
recording of:
Seven Days Too Long
writer:
Vernon Harrell and Ralph Bailey
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
Chuck Wood2:21
18Mony Mony
recording of:
Mony Mony
writer:
Bobby Bloom (US singer-songwriter), Ritchie Cordell, Bo Gentry and Tommy James (American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer)
publisher:
Big Seven Music Corp., EMI Blackwood Music (Canada) Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
Tommy James & the Shondells2:53
19Footsee (instrumental)
The Chosen Few3:05
20Tighter, Tighter
Alive ’n Kickin’2:45
21Where Are We Going
Bobby Bloom2:19
22Maybe (single edit)
recording of:
Maybe
lyricist and composer:
Richard Barrett (US soul producer/singer)
publisher:
Tunecore Digital Music (publisher; not a release label. Use [no label]) and チューンコアジャパン株式会社 (TuneCore Japan, mostly a distributor; not a release label. Use [no label])
The Three Degrees3:40
23Draggin’ the Line
recording of:
Draggin’ the Line
writer:
Tommy James (American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer) and Bob King (US vocalist/guitarist for The Soul Stirrers)
publisher:
Big Seven Music (in 1971)
Tommy James & the Shondells2:46
24I Wouldn’t Give You Up
Tommy James & the Shondells3:27
25Bang Bang
Love Childs Afro Cuban Blues Band3:18
26My Baby Got E.S.P.
Four Below Zero3:32
27One Night Affair
Jay Black4:05
28Benihana
Marilyn Chambers4:18