Hit History, Volume 3: 1957

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jailhouse Rock
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1957-04-30)
electric bass guitar:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1957-04-30)
electric guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1957-04-30)
additional vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1957-04-30)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1957-04-30)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1957-04-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1957) and BMG Music (in 1957)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 67) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 216)
recording of:
Jailhouse Rock (on 1957-04-30)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
ABG Elvis Songs, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Elvis Presley Music Susan Aberbach Trust, Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC, Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Silver Seahorse Music LLC and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc., ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Elvis Presley3.42:26
2Young 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 James2:31
3Be Bop Baby
Ricky Nelson2:03
4Ma He's Making Eyes at Me
The Johnny Otis Show2:26
5Raunchy
Ernie Freeman2:16
6Diana
vocals:
Paul Anka (Canadian singer, songwriter and actor)
conductor:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 26)
recording of:
Diana (on 1957-05-20)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Anka (Canadian singer, songwriter and actor)
publisher:
Pamco Music Inc. (ended), Epa Publishing, Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp. and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
sub-publisher:
ミュージカル・ライツ・東京 株式会社 (Musical Lights Tokyo)
Paul Anka4.22:20
7Banana Boat (Day-O)
producer:
Herman Diaz, Jr.
congas:
Alexander Cambrelen (on 1955-10-20) and Mario Castillo (on 1955-10-20)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1955-10-20)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1955-10-20)
flute:
Herbert Levy (on 1955-10-20)
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1955-10-20)
choir vocals:
Charles Colman (on 1955-10-20), J. Hamilton Grandison (on 1955-10-20), Herbert L. Stubbs (on 1955-10-20), Joseph Lewis (on 1955-10-20), Lord Burgess (on 1955-10-20), Brock Peters (on 1955-10-20), Sherman Sneed (on 1955-10-20), John White (50s US vocalist) (on 1955-10-20) and Gloria Wynder (on 1955-10-20)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-10-20)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
orchestra:
Tony Scott's Orchestra & Chorus (on 1955-10-20)
conductor:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1955-10-20)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-10-20)
recording of:
Day‐O (The Banana Boat Song) (Burgess/Attaway arrangement made famous by Harry Belafonte) (on 1955-10-20)
additional lyricist:
William Attaway (in 1955) and Irving Burgie (in 1955)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Caribe Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Publishing Ltd, EMI Songs Ltd., Garber Music Ltd., Lord Burgess Music Publishing Co., Music Sales Corp (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Reservoir Media Music
version of:
Day‐O (The Banana Boat Song) (original folk song)
Harry Belafonte4.33:04
8Blue Monday
producer:
Dave Bartholomew
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Frank Music (in 1956), Liberty Records (a division of Capitol Records, Inc. since 1980 – not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits only) (in 1957) and 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
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 12)
cover recording of:
Blue Monday (on 1955-03-30)
writer:
Antoine Dominique Domino (Fats Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) and Chappell Music Ltd.
Fats Domino52:16
9Round and Round
producer:
Joe Carlton
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (on 1957-01-15) and The Ray Charles Singers (on 1957-01-15)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (on 1957-01-15)
arranger:
Joe Reisman
recording of:
Round and Round (on 1957-01-15)
writer:
Joe Shapiro (US songwriter) (in 1956) and Lou Stallman (Songwriter and producer active since the 1950s) (in 1956)
Perry Como2:35
10Love Is Strange
vocals:
Mickey Baker and Sylvia Robinson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Vestron Music Inc. (Connecticut (CT) registered music publishing company, now dissolved.) (in 1987)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 7)
recording of:
Love Is Strange (on 1956-10-17)
lyricist:
Mickey Baker, Ethel Smith (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) and Sylvia Robinson
writer:
Ethel Smith
composer:
Ethel Smith (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Cromwell Music Ltd. and Ben Ghazi Music, Inc. (publisher) (in 1956)
Mickey & Sylvia4.52:54
11My Special Angel
Malcolm Vaughan2:45
12When 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 Cole3:09
13Teen-Age Crush
Tommy Sands2:22
14Melodie d'amour
The Ames Brothers2:38
15White Silver Sands
Don Rondo32:40
16Island in the Sun
producer:
Joe Carlton
bongos:
Noah Rodriguez (on 1957-01-27)
congas:
Daniel Barrajanos (on 1957-01-27)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1957-01-27)
flute:
James N. DeMeo (on 1957-01-27) and Harold M. Jones (50s US flautist) (on 1957-01-27)
guitar:
Frantz Casséus (on 1957-01-27), Victor Messer (on 1957-01-27) and Millard Thomas (on 1957-01-27)
marimba:
Joe Venuto (on 1957-01-27)
trumpet:
Joseph B. Wilder (on 1957-01-27)
choir vocals:
Gilbert E. Adkins (on 1957-01-27), Irving D. Barnes (on 1957-01-27), Leon Bibb (on 1957-01-27), Charles Colman (on 1957-01-27), Stephen Harbachick (baritone) (on 1957-01-27), Marvin Hayes (bass-baritone) (on 1957-01-27), Herbert L. Stubbs (on 1957-01-27), Irving Burgie (on 1957-01-27), Joe N. Kenyon (on 1957-01-27), Leroy B. Thompson (on 1957-01-27), Samuel R. McCurry (on 1957-01-27), John Nielsen (on 1957-01-27), Brock Peters (on 1957-01-27), Howard A. Roberts (founder of the Howard Roberts Chorale) (on 1957-01-27), Rodester Timmons (on 1957-01-27) and William Stewart (choral vocals in Harry Belafonte recordings) (on 1957-01-27)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1957-01-27)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
conductor:
Robert DeCormier (American composer and conductor) (on 1957-01-27)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-01-27)
recording of:
Island in the Sun (on 1957-01-27)
writer:
Harry Belafonte and Lord Burgess
publisher:
Caribe Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Publishing and Clara Music Publ. Corp.
Harry Belafonte23:23
17Be My Girl
cover recording of:
Be My Girl
writer:
Artie Singer (US songwriter, producer and bandleader)
Jim Dale2:01
18Four Walls
producer:
Chet Atkins
recording of:
Four Walls (on 1957-02-07)
composer:
George Campbell and Marvin Moore (songwriter, best known for “Four Walls” and “The Green Door”)
publisher:
SBK United Partnership Ltd.
Jim Reeves2:50

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part of:Hit History (number: 3) (order: 3)