The Best of Bill Haley and His Comets 1951-1954

~ Release by Bill Haley & His Comets (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Rocket 88
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (on 1951-06-14)
electric guitar:
Danny Cedrone (on 1951-06-14)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1951-06-14)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1951-06-14)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1951-06-14)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1951-06-14)
cover recording of:
Rocket “88” (on 1951-06-14)
lyricist and composer:
Jackie Brenston (until 1951-03-03)
writer:
Ike Turner
2:33
2Green Tree Boogie
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1951)
electric guitar:
Bob Scaltrito (in 1951)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1951)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1951)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
recording of:
Green Tree Boogie (in 1951)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Haley
2:50
3Sundown Boogie
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1951)
electric guitar:
Danny Cedrone (in 1951)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1951)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1951)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
recording of:
Sundown Boogie (in 1951)
writer:
Bill Haley and Jesse Rogers
2:30
4Rock the Joint
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1951)
electric guitar:
Danny Cedrone (in 1951)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1951)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1951)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
cover recording of:
Rock the Joint (in 1951)
writer:
Harry Bagby, Harry Crafton and Wendell 'Don' Keane
2:16
5Dance With a Dolly
2:32
6Rockin' Chair on the Moon
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1951)
electric guitar:
Danny Cedrone (in 1951)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1951)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1951)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
recording of:
Rockin' Chair on the Moon (in 1951)
writer:
Harry Broomall and Bill Haley
2:53
7Stop Beatin' Round the Mulberry Bush
2:26
8Real Rock Drive
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1951)
electric guitar:
Danny Cedrone (in 1951)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1951)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1951)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1951)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
recording of:
Real Rock Drive (in 1951)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Haley
2:20
9Crazy Man, Crazy
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
electric guitar:
Art Ryerson (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
recording of:
Crazy Man, Crazy (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Haley
2:40
10What'cha Gonna Do?
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
electric guitar:
Art Ryerson (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
recording of:
What'cha Gonna Do (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Haley
2:31
11Pat-A-Cake
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
electric guitar:
Art Ryerson (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
recording of:
Pat-a-Cake (in 1953)
writer:
Bill Haley and William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson
2:21
12Fractured
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
electric guitar:
Art Ryerson (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
recording of:
Fractured (in 1953)
writer:
Bill Haley and Marshall Lytle
2:11
13Live It Up
baritone saxophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
electric guitar:
Art Ryerson (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
recording of:
Live It Up (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Haley
2:53
14Farewell, So Long, Goodbye
baritone saxophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
electric guitar:
Art Ryerson (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
recording of:
Farewell, So Long, Goodbye (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Haley
2:20
15I'll Be True
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
electric guitar:
Art Ryerson (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
recording of:
I'll Be True (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
William McLemore (guitarist active ca. 1940)
2:07
16Ten Little Indians
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
electric guitar:
Art Ryerson (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
recording of:
Ten Little Indians (in 1953)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bill Haley
version of:
Ten Little Indians
1:57
17Chattanooga Choo Choo
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
electric guitar:
Art Ryerson (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
cover recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo (in 1953)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1941)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), 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)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
2:14
18Yes Indeed!
2:18

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ASIN:US: B0001MZ7SW [info]