Just About as Good as It Gets! The Original Rock ’n’ Roll Recordings 1956–1961

~ Release by Freddy Cannon (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (reprocessed stereo)
cover recording of:
’Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist)
composer:
Turner Layton
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Freddy Cannon2:30
2Indiana (alternate stereo recording)
cover recording of:
Indiana
writer:
James F. Hanley and Ballard MacDonald
Freddy Cannon1:49
3Kansas City (alternate stereo recording)
cover recording of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1952)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1952)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Peter Maurice Music Co., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Freddy Cannon2:17
4Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue
cover recording of:
Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue (Has Anybody Seen My Girl?)
lyricist:
Ray Henderson, Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) (in 1925) and Joe Young (US lyricist) (in 1925)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1925)
Freddy Cannon2:33
5St. Louis Blues (alternate stereo recording)
cover recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Freddy Cannon2:42
6Blue Skies
cover recording of:
Blue Skies
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and 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)
Freddy Cannon2:41
7Boston (alternate stereo recording)
Freddy Cannon2:09
8Bye Bye Blues
cover recording of:
Bye Bye Blues
composer:
Dave Bennett (Songwriter) (until 1925), Chauncey Gray (until 1925), Fred Hamm (1920s US jazz musician/composer) (until 1925) and Bert Lown (until 1925)
Freddy Cannon2:49
9The Old Piano Roll Blues
Freddy Cannon2:20
10California Here I Come (alternate stereo recording)
cover recording of:
California Here I Come
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Al Jolson
composer:
Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons (on 1924-01-07)
Freddy Cannon2:09
11Carolina in the Morning (alternate stereo recording)
cover recording of:
Carolina in the Morning
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1922)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1922)
Freddy Cannon2:35
12Sweet Georgia Brown (alternate stereo recording)
cover recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis Day (publisher), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Freddy Cannon2:23
13Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy (alternate stereo recording)
cover recording of:
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy (Jack Stap didn't actually write "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" but is credited for it.)
writer:
Jack Stapp and Harry Stone (US songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1950-01-11)
Freddy Cannon2:21
14Deep in the Heart of Texas
cover recording of:
Deep in the Heart of Texas
lyricist and composer:
June Hershey (in 1941) and Don Swander (in 1941)
Freddy Cannon1:43
15Alice Blue Gown
cover recording of:
Alice Blue Gown
lyricist:
Joseph McCarthy (lyricist, 1885–1943)
composer:
Harry Tierney
part of:
Irene (the musical)
Freddy Cannon1:59
16Lavender Blue
cover recording of:
Lavender Blue (Dilly, Dilly) (from the 1948 Disney film, “So Dear to My Heart”)
lyricist:
Larry Morey (American lyricist, 1905–1971)
composer:
Eliot Daniel
publisher:
Joy Music Inc., Plastic Fish Publishing, Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
version of:
Lavender’s Blue (late 17th c. English folk song)
Freddy Cannon2:18
17Belinda
The Spindrifts feat. Freddy Cannon2:02
18Ka‐Ding Dong
The G-Clefs feat. Freddy Cannon1:58
19Cha Cha Doo
The Spindrifts feat. Freddy Cannon2:35
20Fractured
Freddy Cannon2:40
21Cuernavaca Choo Choo
Freddy Cannon2:43
22Tallahassee Lassie (alternate stereo recording)
recording of:
Tallahassee Lassie
writer:
Bob Crewe, Frank C. Slay Jr. and Frederick A. Picariello
premiered by:
Freddy Cannon (rock and roll singer and rhythm guitarist)
publisher:
Conley Music, Inc.
Freddy Cannon2:43
23Walk to the Moon
Freddy Cannon3:01
24Opportunity
Freddy Cannon2:11
25You Know
Freddy Cannon2:25
26Deep in the Heart of Texas (alternate stereo recording)
recording of:
Deep in the Heart of Texas
lyricist and composer:
June Hershey (in 1941) and Don Swander (in 1941)
Freddy Cannon1:45