Sounds of the Sixties: 1960

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Good Timin': The Greatest Hits of 1960
2▶CD: Passing Breeze: The Memories of 1960
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)