Jukebox Hits of 1956, Volume 4

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Girl Can’t Help It
baritone saxophone:
Alvin “Red” Tyler (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-10-16)
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (on 1956-10-16)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1956-10-16)
guitar:
Roy Montrell (on 1956-10-16)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1956-10-16)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1956-10-16)
background vocals:
Junior Gordon (on 1956-10-16), Art Neville (on 1956-10-16), Adolph Smith (1950s vocalist, guitarist & songwriter) (on 1956-10-16) and William Tircuit (1950s vocalist) (on 1956-10-16)
recorded at:
J&M Music Shop in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1956-10-16)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 413)
recording of:
The Girl Can’t Help It (on 1956-10-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Troup
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp. and Twentieth Century Music Corp. (in 1956)
Little Richard42:34
2Blue Days, Black Nights
recording of:
Blue Days, Black Nights
lyricist and composer:
Ben Hall (Texas based singer, songwriter, label owner, active 1950s/60s; studio owner through 1990s)
publisher:
Palace Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Valley Publishers, Inc. (not to be confused with Valley Pub. Inc)
Buddy Holly2:07
3Blue Suede Shoes
cover 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)
Pee Wee King2:05
4That Made Him Mad
cover recording of:
Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad
writer:
Daniel Barker and Don Raye
Wanda Jackson2:42
5Young Love
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-10-30)
background vocals:
Gordon Stoker (US pianist, tenor vocalist and music publisher) (on 1956-10-30)
lead vocals:
Sonny James (US country singer and songwriter) (on 1956-10-30)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 40)
cover recording of:
Young Love (on 1956-10-30)
writer:
Ric Cartey (US rockabilly singer and songwriter) and Carole Joyner
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Sonny James2:33
6Rockin’ Daddy
Eddie Bond2:03
7Slow Walk
Sil Austin2:45
8Long Tall Sally
producer:
Randy Wood (producer)
vocals:
Pat Boone (in 1956-03)
conductor:
Billy Vaughn (in 1956-03)
arranger:
Billy Vaughn
recorded at:
Universal Recording (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-03)
cover recording of:
Long Tall Sally (in 1956-03)
writer:
Enotris Johnson (on 1955-11-29), Richard Wayne Penniman (on 1955-11-29) and Robert Alexander Blackwell (on 1955-11-29)
publisher:
ATV Music, Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited, Unichappell Music and Venice Music
Pat Boone2:14
9I’m a Fool
Slim Whitman2:47
10Rock Island Line
Merrill Moore2:15
11So Long
producer:
Dave Bartholomew
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1991)
recorded at:
J&M/Cosimo Recording Studios (New Orleans, circa 1945-1955) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
recording of:
So Long (on 1955-11-30)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino (Fats Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
Fats Domino42:11
12Juke Box Baby
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1956) and The Ray Charles Singers (in 1956)
performer:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1956)
recording of:
Juke Box Baby
writer:
Joe Sherman and Noel Sherman
Perry Como2:17
13When I Fall in Love
cover recording of:
When I Fall in Love
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Avenue Music Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Intersong U.S.A. (publisher), Northern Music (song publisher), Victor Young Publishing, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
sub-publisher:
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)
Nat King Cole3:13
14On London Bridge
Jo Stafford2:34
15Bluejean Bop
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps2:28
16Wonderful! Wonderful!
recording of:
Wonderful, Wonderful
lyricist:
Ben Raleigh
composer:
Sherman Edwards
Johnny Mathis2:52
17Watching the World Go By
Dean Martin2:12
18Champion the Wonder Horse
Frankie Laine2:22
19Ooby Dooby
Janis Martin2:03
20Twenty Flight Rock
double bass [stand-up bass]:
Connie “Guybo” Smith (bass player) (from 1957-05 until 1957-08)
guitar:
Perry Botkin (from 1957-05 until 1957-08) and Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (from 1957-05 until 1957-08)
background vocals:
The Johnny Mann Chorus (from 1957-05 until 1957-08)
vocals:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (from 1957-05 until 1957-08)
recorded at:
Goldstar Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1957-05 until 1957-08)
recording of:
Twenty Flight Rock (in 1956)
writer:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) and Ned Fairchild
Eddie Cochran1:48
21Remember When
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1958-09-25)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
Remember When (The Platters song) (on 1958-09-25)
writer:
Mickey J. Addy and Buck Ram
The Platters42:52
22Oh Marie
Louis Prima2:28
23R.O.C.K.
Bill Haley & His Comets2:23
24Such a Night
The Four Lovers1:44
25Rockhouse
recording of:
Rock House
lyricist and composer:
Harold Lloyd Jenkins
Roy Orbison2:08
26Boppin’ the Blues
recording of:
Boppin’ the Blues
composer:
Curley Griffin (1950s rockabilly artist) (in 1956) and Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Hi-Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), MPL Music Publishing Inc., MPL UK Publishing, Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Wren Music Co.
Carl Perkins2:52
27Cool It Baby
Eddie Fontaine2:21
28Ruby Baby
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
guitar:
Jimmy Oliver (guitar, Drifters) (on 1955-09-19)
baritone vocals:
Andrew Thrasher (on 1955-09-19)
bass vocals:
Bill Pinkney (on 1955-09-19)
lead vocals:
Johnny Moore (soul/rnb vocalist for The Drifters) (on 1955-09-19)
tenor vocals:
Johnny Moore (soul/rnb vocalist for The Drifters) (on 1955-09-19) and Gerhart Thrasher (on 1955-09-19)
recorded at:
Master Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-09-19)
recording of:
Ruby Baby (on 1955-09-19)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Jerry Leiber Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Stoller Music (ASCAP)
The Drifters2:25
29On the Street Where You Live
cover recording of:
On the Street Where You Live (My Fair Lady)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
Eddie Fisher2:31
30The Church Bells May Ring
cover recording of:
Church Bells May Ring
lyricist and composer:
Morton Craft
additional writer:
The Willows (50s/60s US soul vocal group)
The Diamonds2:20