Rock & Roll: The Legendary Years 1961-1964

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blue Moon
The Marcels?:??
2Stand by Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-27)
producer:
Leiber and Stoller (songwriting team)
vocals:
Ben E. King (on 1960-10-27)
conductor:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor) (on 1960-10-27)
arranger:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Ltd. (The Henry Hadaway Organisation Ltd., music licensing), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1960, in 1961) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1986)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 1), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 62), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 121), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 131) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Stand by Me (on 1960-10-27)
publisher:
Mike Stoller
writer:
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
A.D.T. Enterprises, Hornall Brothers Music (limited company), Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt (publisher), Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG (fka Melodie der Welt J. Michel GmbH & Co. KG; this name since 2011-04-07), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rightsong Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Ben E. King4.65?:??
3Please Mr. Postman
recording of:
Please Mr. Postman
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer) (in 1961), Georgia Dobbins (in 1961), William Garrett (in 1961), Freddie Gorman (in 1961) and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) (in 1961)
publisher:
Dominion Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.
The Marvelettes?:??
4Peppermint Twist
Joey Dee & the Starliters?:??
5Duke of Earl
recording of:
Duke of Earl
writer:
Eugene Dixon, Earl Edwards (soul singer-songwriter) and Bernice Williams (songwriter)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present))
Gene Chandler?:??
6Hey! Baby
Bruce Channel?:??
7The Loco-Motion
Little Eva?:??
8Let’s Dance
recording of:
Let’s Dance
lyricist and composer:
Jim Lee (“Let’s Dance” writer/producer)
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., DeVorzon Music, Rondell Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Chris Montez?:??
9Big Girls Don’t Cry
The Four Seasons?:??
10Do You Love Me
producer:
Berry Gordy Jr.
guitar:
Huey Davis (guitarist) (on 1962-06-03)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (on 1962-06-03)
additional lead vocals:
Billy Hoggs (on 1962-06-03)
background vocals:
Billy Hoggs (in 1962), Joe Billingslea (soul vocalist, songwriter) (on 1962-06-03), Hubert Johnson (singer) (on 1962-06-03) and Sylvester Potts (on 1962-06-03)
lead vocals:
Billy Gordon (The Contours) (on 1962-06-03)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1962-06-03)
music videos:
Do You Love Me (music video) by The Contours (60s soul)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1962 (number: 9)
recording of:
Do You Love Me (on 1962-06-03)
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
The Contours4.35?:??
11Up on the Roof
recording of:
Up on the Roof
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Drifters?:??
12PipelineThe Chantays?:??
13It’s My Party
producer:
Qunicy Jones
arranger:
Claus Ogerman
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 353)
recording of:
It’s My Party (on 1963-03-30)
writer:
John Gluck, Jr., Wally Gold, Seymour Gottlieb and Herb Weiner
publisher:
A. Schroeder Music Ltd. and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Lesley Gore4.35?:??
14Easier Said Than Done
recording of:
Easier Said Than Done
writer:
Larry Huff and William Linton (1960s producer and songwriter)
The Essex?:??
15Wipe Out
The Surfaris?:??
16Sheila
Tommy Roe?:??
17Heatwave
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas?:??
18My Boyfriend’s Back
recording of:
My Boyfriend’s Back
writer:
Bob Feldman (of The Strangeloves), Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer (American songwriter and music executive)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
The Angels?:??