Billboard Top Rock’n’Roll Hits: 1960 (1993 re-release with tracks 1 & 6 replaced)

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Annotation

1993 re-release replaces tracks 1 & 6.
1997 re-release replaces tracks 1 & 6 again.

Annotation last modified on 2018-01-29 19:49 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1You Talk Too Much
recording of:
You Talk Too Much
writer:
Reginald Hall (US songwriter) and Joe Jones (US R&B singer, songwriter & arranger)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly
Joe Jones2:31
2Cathy's Clown
bass:
Floyd Chance (on 1960-03-18)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1960-03-18)
guitar:
Don Everly (on 1960-03-18)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1960-03-18)
performer:
The Everly Brothers (on 1960-03-18)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 30) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 149)
recording of:
Cathy’s Clown (on 1960-03-18)
lyricist and composer:
Don Everly
writer:
Don Everly and Phil Everly
publisher:
Acuff-Rose (BMI) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
The Everly Brothers3.52:26
3The Twist
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 2), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 249) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 451)
cover recording of:
The Twist
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., J. Albert & Son P/L and Embassy Music Corporation (from 2016-06 to present)
Chubby Checker4.22:36
4Save the Last Dance for Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-05-19)
producer:
Leiber and Stoller (songwriting team)
guitar:
Billy Davis (US guitarist & songwriter; member/manager of The Drifters) (on 1960-05-19)
baritone vocals:
Doc Green (on 1960-05-19)
bass vocals:
Elsbeary Hobbs (on 1960-05-19)
lead vocals:
Benny Nelson (on 1960-05-19)
tenor vocals:
Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) (on 1960-05-19) and Johnny Williams (soul/blues vocalist) (on 1960-05-19)
conductor:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor) (on 1960-05-19)
arranger:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1998)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 12) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 182)
recording of:
Save the Last Dance for Me (on 1960-05-19)
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated), Pomus Songs Inc., Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rumbalero Music Inc., The Manor Music Co. Ltd., Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (in 1974) and Trio Music (publisher) (in 1974)
The Drifters52:31
5Running Bear
recording of:
Running Bear
lyricist and composer:
J.P. Richardson (known as The Big Bopper)
publisher:
Big Bopper Music Company, Hall-Clement Publications, Universal Music Publishing GmbH (Universal Music Publishing Group Germany), Universal Music Publishing International Ltd. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Johnny Preston2:39
6Sweet Nothin's
recording of:
Sweet Nothin’s
lyricist and composer:
Ronnie Self (rockabilly singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Champion Music Co. and Leeds Music Ltd.
Brenda Lee2:25
7Handy Man
recording of:
Handy Man
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Jimmy Jones (writer of “Good Timin’” and “Handy Man”)
publisher:
Bess Music Company, EMI Unart Catalog Inc., Metric Music Company (publisher), Shalimar Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and 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)
Jimmy Jones32:02
8Walk-Don't Run
engineer:
Joe Boles
producer:
Bob Reisdorff
drums (drum set):
Skip Moore
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Nokie Edwards
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Bob Bogle
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Don Wilson (US guitarist, member or The Ventures)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 39)
cover recording of:
Walk, Don’t Run
composer:
Johnny Smith (jazz guitarist)
publisher:
Forshay Music, Inc., On Board Music (publisher), Peer Music (“Peermusic—the global independent”) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
The Ventures4.252:05
9Alley-Oop
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Lute (1960s L.A. label run by Al Kavelin) (in 1960)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 36)
recording of:
Alley Oop
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)
The Hollywood Argyles52:46
10Stay
double bass:
Albert Hill (double bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Willie Morrow
baritone vocals:
Charles Thomas (The Zodiacs)
lead vocals:
Maurice Williams (US singer/songwriter, played with The Zodiacs)
tenor vocals:
Wiley Bennett
tenor vocals [falsetto tenor]:
Henry Gaston
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: 1960 (number: 1)
recording of:
Stay
lyricist and composer:
Maurice Williams (US singer/songwriter, played with The Zodiacs)
publisher:
Cherio Music Publishers, Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Cherio Corp. (in 1960)
Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs51:39

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ASIN:US: B0000032IU [info]

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part of:Billboard Top Rock’n’Roll Hits (number: 1960) (order: 6)
Wikidata:Q4911738 [info]