The Fifties Album: The Album of the Decade

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Let’s Face the Music and Dance	Nat King Cole		2:25
2	Stranger in Paradise cover recording of: Stranger in Paradise (popular song from the 1953 musical “Kismet”) lyricist: George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist) composer: Alexander Borodin (Russian composer), George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist) publisher: Scheffel Music Corp, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Frank Music Co. Ltd. (from 1953 to present) is based on: Polovtsian Dances no. 17, “Polovtsian Dance with Chorus”: II. Gliding Dance of the Maidens: Andantino, 4/4, A major part of: Kismet (full musical)	Tony Bennett		3:12
3	Pretty Butterfly	Andy Williams		2:12
4	Fever cover recording of: Fever writer: Eddie Cooley and John Davenport (songwriter Otis Blackwell) publisher: Carlin Music Corp., Chrysalis Songs, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Jay & Cee Music, Lark Music Ltd., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Trio Music Company part of: The Adjustment Bureau	Peggy Lee		3:19
5	Cry Me a River	Julie London		2:49
6	Mack the Knife producer: Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer), Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler vocals: Bobby Darin conductor: Richard Wess arranger: Richard Wess part of: Grammy Award: Record of the Year nominees (number: 1960 winner), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 4), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 40) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 251) cover recording of: Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation) lyricist: Bertolt Brecht composer: Kurt Weill (composer) translator: Marc Blitzstein (American composer) (in 1954) publisher: Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) translated version of: Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer	Bobby Darin	4	3:13
7	Take Five	The Dave Brubeck Quartet		5:29
8	Chicago vocals: Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (in 1959-01) cover recording of: Chicago (That Toddlin’ Town) (in 1959-01) lyricist and composer: Fred Fisher (in 1922) publisher: Fisher Music Corp. and Salabert	Count Basie and Tony Bennett	4	2:05
9	On the Street Where You Live	Vic Damone with Percy Faith Orchestra		2:42
10	All I Have to Do Is Dream recording of: All I Have to Do Is Dream lyricist and composer: Boudleaux Bryant publisher: House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1958-04-21)	The Everly Brothers		2:20
11	Poison Ivy recording of: Poison Ivy writer: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller publisher: Carlin Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)	The Coasters		2:51
12	I’ve Got a Woman recording of: I Got a Woman writer: Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) and Renald Richard publisher: Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Mijac Music, Progressive Music Pub. Co., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) sub-publisher: ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), 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)	Ray Charles		2:56
13	Children Go Where I Send You recording engineer: Rudy van Gelder (in 1959-04) producer: Hecky Krasnow piano and lead vocals: Nina Simone (in 1959-04) arranger: Robert Mersey phonographic copyright (℗) by: WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1960) recorded at: Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959-04) cover recording of: Children Go Where I Send Thee (in 1959-04) lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 133)	Nina Simone	4	2:55
14	Blue Velvet	The Clovers		2:36
15	Sh‐Boom	The Chords		2:23
16	What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?	Emile Ford & the Checkmates		2:07
17	Gamblin’ Man	Lonnie Donegan		3:20
18	A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation) cover recording of: A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation lyricist and composer: Marty Robbins	The King Brothers		2:20
19	She Wears Red Feathers	Guy Mitchell		3:06
20	Pickin’ a Chicken	Eve Boswell		2:17
21	Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White	Pérez Prado and His Orchestra		2:27
22	Side Saddle	Russ Conway		0:56
23	Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Back Seat	The Avons		2:07
24	Never Do a Tango With an Eskimo vocals: Alma Cogan recording of: Never Do a Tango With an Eskimo writer: Tommie Connor (English songwriter)	Alma Cogan		2:12
25	Yakety Yak recording of: Yakety Yak lyricist: Jerry Leiber writer: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller composer: Mike Stoller publisher: Sony/ATV Songs LLC part of: Twins (1988)	The Coasters		1:48

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