Street Corner Symphonies: The Complete Story of Doo Wop, Volume 7

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1Why Do Fools Fall in Love
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 307)
recording of:
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (in 1955-11)
additional writer:
George Goldner, Jimmy Merchant (US singer, member of The Teenagers) and Herman Santiago (singer for Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers)
writer:
Morris Levy and Frankie Lymon
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Patricia Music, Warner Chappell, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), 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) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Teenagers feat. Frankie Lymon4.52:20
2Most of All
The Moonglows3:04
3Speedoo
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 3)
recording of:
Speedoo (in 1955-09)
lyricist and composer:
Esther Navarro
The Cadillacs32:20
4Close Your Eyes
recording of:
Close Your Eyes (on 1954-11-16)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Willis (American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Tideland Music Publishing Corporation
The Five Keys2:18
5At My Front Door
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 9)
recording of:
At My Front Door (on 1955-04-24)
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr. (record label executive and songwriter) and John C. Moore (songwriter; manager of The El Dorados)
publisher:
Tollie Music
The El Dorados2:37
6Adorable
The Colts2:49
7What'cha Gonna Do
recording of:
What'cha Gonna Do
lyricist and composer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer)
Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters2:46
8Story Untold
The Nutmegs2:18
9Only You (And You Alone)
piano:
Buck Ram (on 1955-04-26)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters) (on 1955-04-26)
spoken vocals [dialogue]:
Wolfman Jack (US disc jockey) (on 1955-04-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1955), PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1955) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1957)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 10)
recording of:
Only You (on 1955-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Hollis Music, Inc., Robert Mellin, Inc., Tro-Hollis Music, Inc., Wildwood Music and Sherwin Music (publisher) (in 1973)
The Platters2:39
10Don't Change Your Pretty Ways
The Midnighters2:31
11Lonely Nights
recording of:
Lonely Nights
writer:
Zelma Sanders (Singer, songwriter, group manager, label owner)
The Hearts2:38
12When You Dance
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 4)
recording of:
When You Dance (in 1955-07)
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Jones (songwriter of “When You Dance”)
publisher:
Downtown Music Publishing International Inc., Peermusic (UK) Limited, 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 ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
The Turbans2:57
13Got the Water Boiling
The Regals2:37
14The Way You Dog Me Around
The Diablos3:04
15Chop Chop Boom
The Danderliers2:14
16Soldier Boy
recording of:
Soldier Boy
writer:
David Jones and Theodore Williams
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
The Four Fellows2:59
17Come Back My Love
recording of:
Come Back My Love
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Mansfield
The Wrens2:22
18Why Don't You Write Me?
lead vocals:
Willie Davis (US tenor vocalist for The Cadets & The Jacks)
cover recording of:
Why Don’t You Write Me (doo wop song) (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
Laura Hollins
The Jacks2:49
19Witchcraft
The Spiders2:36
20Life Is but a Dream
The Harptones2:42
21Smokey Joe's Cafe
The Robins2:43
22Smoke From Your Cigarette
The Mellows2:26
23You Tickle Me Baby
The Royal Jokers2:44
24Heaven and Paradise
recording of:
Heaven and Paradise
writer:
Don Julian
Don Julian & The Meadowlarks2:52
25You Baby You
The Cleftones with Jimmy Wright & His Orchestra2:43
26Burn That Candle
recording of:
Burn That Candle
lyricist and composer:
Winfield Scott
publisher:
Roosevelt Music Co.
The Cues2:31
27It Wasn't a Lie
The Fi-Tones Quintette2:58
28Rollin' Stone
The Marigolds2:53
29Newly Wed
The Orchids3:00
30Zindy Lou
The Chimes3:08
31Lily Maebelle
The Valentines2:17
32The Door Is Still Open
The Cardinals2:57
33Red Hots and Chili Mac
The Moroccos2:32

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part of:Street Corner Symphonies: The Complete Story of Doo Wop (number: 7) (order: 7)