A Child's Celebration of Rock 'n' Roll

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rock Around the Clock
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (on 1954-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Billy Gussak (on 1954-04-12)
electric guitar:
Danny Cedrone (on 1954-04-12)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1954-04-12)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1954-04-12)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1954-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
Joey D'Ambrosio (on 1954-04-12)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1954-04-12)
recording of:
Rock Around the Clock (Bill Haley’s version) (on 1954-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy De Knight (in 1952) and Max C. Freedman (American songwriter and lyricist) (in 1952)
arranger:
Harry Filler
publisher:
Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd. and Myers Music, Inc.
version of:
We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock (Original Freedman / De Knight version)
Bill Haley & His Comets42:12
2Charlie Brown
recording of:
Charlie Brown
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Coasters2:21
3Splish Splash
producer:
Herb Abramson and Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer)
recording of:
Splish Splash
writer:
Bobby Darin and Jean Murray
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., EMI Unart Catalog Inc., Good Music Ltd. and Oirt Music Inc.
Bobby Darin32:07
4Willie and the Hand Jive
recording of:
Willie and the Hand Jive
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Eldorado Music Company
Johnny Otis2:37
5Lollipop
producer:
Archie Bleyer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cadence (NYC-based label founded by Archie Bleyer) (in 1958)
cover recording of:
Lollipop
writer:
Julius Dixson and Beverly Ross
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd. and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
The Chordettes42:11
6Rockin' Robin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Class (1950s-1960s US) (in 1958)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 29)
recording of:
Rockin’ Robin
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Thomas
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), J. Albert & Son and Recordo Music Pub.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Bobby Day3.152:36
7Alley Oop
recording of:
Alley Oop
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)
The Hollywood Argyles2:45
8Yakety Yak
acoustic guitar:
Allen Hanlon (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-03-17)
double bass [bass]:
Wendell Marshall (on 1958-03-17)
drums (drum set):
Joe Marshall (jazz drummer) (on 1958-03-17)
electric guitar:
Adolph Jacobs (on 1958-03-17)
guitar:
George Barnes (on 1958-03-17)
piano:
Mike Stoller (on 1958-03-17)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1958-03-17)
vocals:
Carl Gardner (on 1958-03-17), Cornell Gunter (on 1958-03-17), Billy Guy (on 1958-03-17) and Will “Dub” Jones (US R&B/doo wop vocalist) (on 1958-03-17)
arranger:
Mike Stoller
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-03-17)
recording of:
Yakety Yak (on 1958-03-17)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
part of:
Twins (1988)
The Coasters3.651:52
9Name Game
Shirley Ellis3:01
10Purple People Eater
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bear Family Records (from 1997 to present)
recording of:
The Purple People Eater (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
Sheb Wooley
publisher:
Channel Music Co. and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Sheb Wooley3.52:14
11Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor?
Lonnie Donegan42:30
12Monster Mash
Bobby “Boris” Pickett3:11
13Sea Cruise
recording of:
Sea Cruise
writer:
Huey “Piano” Smith
Frankie Ford2:38
14Get a Job
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 36)
recording of:
Get a Job (in 1957-10)
writer:
Earl T. Beal, Raymond W. Edwards (member of 1950s doowop group the Silhouettes), Richard A. Lewis (member of 1950s doowop group the Silhouettes) and William F. Horton (US R&B/northern soul)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Jamie Music Publishing Co., Ken Williams Music, Dandelion Music Co. (in 1957) and Wildcat Music (US publisher) (in 1957)
The Silhouettes4.52:45
15La Bamba
recording of:
La bamba (additional lyrics by Ritchie Valens)
additional lyricist:
Ritchie Valens
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ritchie Valens
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Longitude Music and M.P.A. (M.P.A.)
version of:
La bamba
Ritchie Valens2:13