The Very Best of Brenda Lee

~ Release by Brenda Lee (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
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1Sweet Nothin's
background vocals:
Anita Kerr Singers (mixed vocal group)
lead vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
conductor:
Owen Bradley
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 19)
recording of:
Sweet Nothin’s
lyricist and composer:
Ronnie Self (rockabilly singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Champion Music Co. and Leeds Music Ltd.
32:24
2Emotions
recording of:
Emotions
writer:
Ramsey Kearney and Mel Tillis
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
2:50
3All Alone Am I
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
recording of:
All Alone Am I
lyricist:
Arthur Altman
composer:
Μάνος Χατζιδάκις (Manos Hatzidakis, Greek composer)
publisher:
Seed Point Music Publishing, Ltd. and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
translated version of:
Μη τον ρωτάς τον ουρανό
2:45
4Dum Dum
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
recording of:
Dum Dum
composer:
Jackie DeShannon and Sharon Sheeley
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc., Money Honey Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:25
5Fool No.1
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1961-08-30)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-08-30)
recording of:
Fool #1 (on 1961-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Kathryn Fulton
publisher:
Sure Fire Music Company Inc.
2:28
6Speak to Me Pretty
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
recording of:
Speak to Me Pretty (Two Little Bears)
writer:
William Dunham and Henryk Wars
publisher:
Angelica Music
2:15
7All the Way
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
cover recording of:
All the Way (from “The Joker Is Wild”)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Barton Music Corporation OBO Maraville Music Corp, Maraville Music Corp., The International Music Network and Universal Music Corp. OBO Van Heusen Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
part of:
The 30th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1957 winner)
3:03
8How Deep Is the Ocean?
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
recording of:
How Deep Is the Ocean?
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1932)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
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)
3:05
9That's All You Gotta Do
background vocals:
Anita Kerr Singers (mixed vocal group)
lead vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
conductor:
Owen Bradley
recording of:
That’s All You Gotta Do
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
publisher:
Bike Music
2:29
10Do I Worry?
cover recording of:
Do I Worry (Yes I Do)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Lordan
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
2:07
11Break It to Me Gently
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
recording of:
Break It to Me Gently
writer:
Diane Lampert (composer) and Joe Seneca (Songwriter, film and television actor)
publisher:
Northern Music Company, Rainbow Music Corp and The Songwriters Guild
2:38
12Send Me Some Lovin'
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
cover recording of:
Send Me Some Lovin’
lyricist:
Leo Price
composer:
John Marascalco
publisher:
ATV Music Corp., Robin Hood Music Co. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
2:54
13Weep No More My Baby
background vocals:
Anita Kerr Singers (mixed vocal group) (on 1959-08-13)
lead vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1959-08-13)
conductor:
Owen Bradley (on 1959-08-13)
recording of:
Weep No More My Baby (on 1959-08-13)
writer:
John D. Loudermilk and Marijohn Wilkin
publisher:
Loudermilk Music and Universal Cedarwood Publishing
3:01
14I'm Sorry
background vocals:
Anita Kerr Singers (mixed vocal group)
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
conductor:
Owen Bradley
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 28) and Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 168)
recording of:
I’m Sorry (Brenda Lee song, 1960)
writer:
Dub Albritton (manager and songwriter) and Ronnie Self (rockabilly singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Songs of Universal (SOCAN)
3.52:42
15One Step at a Time
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
recording of:
One Step at a Time
lyricist and composer:
Hugh Ashley
2:40
16Heart in Hand
recording of:
Heart in Hand (on 1962-03-07)
writer:
Jackie DeShannon and Sharon Sheeley
2:29
17I Miss You So
cover recording of:
I Miss You So
writer:
Jimmy Henderson (in 1939), Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer) (in 1939) and Bertha Scott (in 1939)
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2:54
18You Always Hurt the One You Love
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
recording of:
You Always Hurt the One You Love
lyricist:
Allan Roberts (songwriter)
composer:
Doris Fisher
publisher:
Doris Fisher Music Corp.
2:46
19Hummin' the Blues Over You
2:09
20Pretend
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1960-09-01)
recorded at:
Bradley Film and Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-09-01)
cover recording of:
Pretend (1952 song popularized by Nat King Cole) (on 1960-09-01)
lyricist:
Lew Douglas, Frank Lavere and Cliff Parman
composer:
Dan Belloc, Lew Douglas, Frank Lavere and Cliff Parman
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
2:52
21You've Got Me Crying Again
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
recording of:
You’ve Got Me Crying Again
lyricist:
Charles Newman (Charles Chas Newman, early 20th century songwriter)
composer:
Isham Jones
2:42
22When My Dreamboat Comes Home
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
recorded at:
Bradley Film and Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
When My Dreamboat Comes Home
writer:
Dave Franklin (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) and Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
2:14
23Rock-A-Bye Baby Blues
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
recording of:
Rock-a-Bye Baby Blues
lyricist and composer:
Florence Wilson
2:17
24Lazy River
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
cover recording of:
Lazy River
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Sidney Arodin and Hoagy Carmichael
2:19
25Ring-A-My-Phone
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
recording of:
Ring-a-My Phone
writer:
James Lee (“Let’s Dance” writer/producer) and Lee Morris (US songwriter)
2:01
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1Dynamite
recording of:
Dynamite
lyricist:
Tom Glazer
composer:
Mort Garson (Canadian-born composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music)
publisher:
Skidmore Music Co., Inc. and Songs Music, Inc.
2:04
2I Want to Be Wanted
recording of:
I Want to Be Wanted (Per Tutta la Vita)
writer:
Pino Spotti and Alberto Testa
translator:
Kim Gannon
publisher:
Santa Cecilia Casa Musicale Di A Rossi and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
translated version of:
Per tutta la vita
3:05
3Here Comes That Feeling
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
recording of:
Here Comes That Feeling (on 1961-08-26)
composer:
Dorsey Burnette and Joe Osborne (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son and MCA/Gilbey Music
2:06
4Let's Jump the Broomstick
recording of:
Let’s Jump the Broomstick
lyricist and composer:
Charles Robins
publisher:
Ken Marlow
2:37
5It Started All Over Again
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
recording of:
It Started All Over Again
writer:
Gerry Goffin and Jack Keller
2:24
6Eventually
recording of:
Eventually
writer:
Dub Allbritten (manager and songwriter) and Ronnie Self (rockabilly singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
3:01
7Only You
2:57
8Fools Rush In
cover recording of:
Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
writer:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., Commander Publications, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Corp., 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), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
2:38
9Halleluja I Love Him So
cover recording of:
Hallelujah, I Love Her So
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:24
10Hold Me
cover recording of:
Hold Me
writer:
Little Jack Little, David Oppenheim (songwriter, composer) and Ira Schuster
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
2:36
11I'll Always Be in Love With You
recording of:
I’ll Always Be in Love With You
lyricist:
Bud Green (until 1929)
composer:
Herman Ruby (until 1929) and Sam H. Stept (until 1929)
2:32
12Blueberry Hill
recording of:
Blueberry Hill
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Larry Stock
writer:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist), Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) and Larry Stock
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Larry Stock Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Sovereign Music Company and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
2:28
13It's the Talk of the Town
recording of:
It’s the Talk of the Town
lyricist:
Al J. Neiburg (lyricist) and Marty Symes (lyricist)
composer:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
arranger:
Ib Glindemann
3:20
14On the Sunny Side of the Street
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Ancar Enterprises Inc., Cotton Club Publishing, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Vydia Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
part of:
American Splendor
3:20
15If I Didn't Care
3:01
16Bigelow 6-2000
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1956-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Farris Coursey (on 1956-07-30)
guitar:
Don Helms (on 1956-07-30), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1956-07-30) and Jack Shook (on 1956-07-30)
piano:
Owen Bradley (on 1956-07-30)
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1956-07-30)
recording of:
Bigelow 6-200 (on 1956-07-30)
writer:
Paul Simmons (cowrote "Bigelow 6-200") and Don Woody (rockabilly drummer & songwriter)
2:15
17Pennies From Heaven
2:25
18If I'm Dreaming Just Let Me Dream
2:50
19Walkin' to New Orleans
2:32
20Jambalaya
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1956-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Farris Coursey (on 1956-07-30)
guitar:
Don Helms (on 1956-07-30), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1956-07-30) and Jack Shook (on 1956-07-30)
piano:
Owen Bradley (on 1956-07-30)
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1956-07-30)
cover recording of:
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (on 1956-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Fred Rose Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-07-28)
2:09
21We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)
3:30
22Rock-A-Bye Your Baby
2:28
23The Stroll
2:32
24I'll Be Seeing You
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1961-10-26)
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Seeing You (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist:
Irving Kahal (in 1938)
composer:
Sammy Fain (in 1938)
publisher:
Fain Music (ASCAP), New Irving Kahal Music and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
2:38
25Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1958-10-19)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 2), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 2), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 3), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 3), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 7), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 13), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-22 (number: 19), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 33), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 59), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023 (number: 60), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2025 (number: 67), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 70), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 80), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2021 (number: 92) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (on 1958-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell, D. Davis & Co. Pty Ltd, EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited and St. Nicholas Music
42:14