World Hits 1959

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Donna
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Donna
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Valens
publisher:
Aberbach Musikverlag (German publisher) and Carlin Music Corporation
Marty Wilde42:14
2My Happiness
vocals:
Connie Francis (American former actress and chart-topping singer)
orchestra:
David Rose and His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1959)
cover recording of:
My Happiness
lyricist:
Borney Bergantine (in 1933) and Betty Peterson (in 1948)
composer:
Borney Bergantine (in 1933)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) and Happiness Music Corp.
Connie Francis2:30
3Hula Rock
Ted Herold1:50
4Charlie Brown
cover recording of:
Charlie Brown (in 1959)
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
translator:
Carl Ulrich Blecher
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
translated version of:
Charlie Brown
Honey Twins2:11
5Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1958-09-24)
producer:
Buck Ram
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
performer:
The Platters
cover recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (on 1958-09-24)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
The Platters3.752:41
6Susi Darling
Tommy Kent2:36
7Mona Lisa
recording of:
Mona Lisa
lyricist:
Raymond B. Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
sub-publisher:
BMG Unisong Music Publishers BV
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1950 winner)
Conway Twitty2:26
8Broken Hearted Melody
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1958-01-08)
recording of:
Broken-Hearted Melody (on 1958-01-08)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Sherman Edwards
Sarah Vaughan42:25
9Come Softly to Me
Frankie Vaughan & Kaye Sisters2:21
10A Teenager in Love
Marty Wilde2:22
11Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)
recording of:
Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)
writer:
Harry Giosasi and Arthur Zwirn
The Impalas2:34
12Lipstick on Your Collar
vocals:
Connie Francis (American former actress and chart-topping singer)
recording of:
Lipstick on Your Collar
lyricist:
Edna Lewis
composer:
George Goehring
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Connie Francis2:20
13The Heart of a Man
Frankie Vaughan2:18
14Gigi
cover recording of:
Gigi (Gigi)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
The 31st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1958 winner)
part of:
Gigi (full musical)
Billy Eckstine2:34
15Souvenirs
recording of:
Souvenirs (German lyrics) (on 1959-06-08)
lyricist and composer:
Cy Coben (songwriter)
translator:
Jonny Bartels
translated version of:
Souvenirs
Bill Ramsey1:57
16Onkel Satchmo’s Lullaby
Louis Armstrong & die kleine Gabriele2:27
17Tom Dooley
cover recording of:
Tom Dooley
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4192)
recording of:
Tom Dooley
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4192)
Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle43:20
18Mr. Blue
Mike Preston2:38

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part of:World Hits (number: 1959) (order: 5)