The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection

~ Release by Bill Haley & His Comets (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1(We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
recording of:
Rock Around the Clock (Bill Haley’s version)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy De Knight (in 1952) and Max C. Freedman (American songwriter and lyricist) (in 1952)
arranger:
Harry Filler
publisher:
Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd. and Myers Music, Inc.
version of:
We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock (Original Freedman / De Knight version)
2:11
2Thirteen Women (And Only One Man in Town)
2:53
3Stop Beatin’ Around the Mulberry Bush
2:24
4Crazy Man Crazy
recording of:
Crazy Man, Crazy
lyricist and composer:
Bill Haley
2:39
5Real Rock Drive
2:19
6What’cha Gonna Do
2:31
7Pat-A-Cake
2:20
8Fractured
2:10
9Live It Up
2:52
10Farewell, So Long, Goodbye
2:18
11I’ll Be True
2:06
12Ten Little Indians
1:55
13Chattanooga Choo Choo
2:14
14Straight Jacket
2:47
15Dim, Dim the Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere)
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (on 1954-09-21)
drums (drum set):
Dick Richards (Dick Boccelli) (on 1954-09-21)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1954-09-21)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1954-09-21)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1954-09-21)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1954-09-21)
tenor saxophone:
Joey D'Ambrosio (on 1954-09-21)
recorded at:
Pythian Temple in Lincoln Square, New York, New York, United States (on 1954-09-21)
recording of:
Dim, Dim the Lights
writer:
Julius Dixson and Beverly Ross (musician (piano) and songwriter)
2:31
16Happy Baby
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (on 1954-09-21)
drums (drum set):
Billy Gussak (on 1954-09-21)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1954-09-21)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1954-09-21)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1954-09-21)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1954-09-21)
tenor saxophone:
Joey D'Ambrosio (on 1954-09-21)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1954-09-21)
recorded at:
Pythian Temple in Lincoln Square, New York, New York, United States (on 1954-09-21)
recording of:
Happy Baby
lyricist and composer:
Frank Pingatore
2:35
17Yes Indeed
2:22
18Mambo Rock
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (on 1955-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Billy Gussak (on 1955-01-05)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1955-01-05)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1955-01-05)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1955-01-05)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1955-01-05)
tenor saxophone:
Joey D'Ambrosio (on 1955-01-05)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1955-01-05)
recorded at:
Pythian Temple in Lincoln Square, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-01-05)
recording of:
Mambo Rock
writer:
Jimmy Ayre, Mildred Phillips and Bickley Reichner
2:37
19Birth of the Boogie
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (on 1955-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Billy Gussak (, on 1955-01-05)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1955-01-05)
guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher and Bill Haley (on 1955-01-05)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1955-01-05)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1955-01-05)
tenor saxophone:
Joey D'Ambrosio (on 1955-01-05)
tom-tom:
Dick Richards (Dick Boccelli) (on 1955-01-05)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1955-01-05)
recorded at:
Pythian Temple in Lincoln Square, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-01-05)
recording of:
Birth of the Boogie (on 1955-01-05)
writer:
Johnny Grande, Bill Haley and William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson
2:14
20Two Hound Dogs
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (on 1955-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Billy Gussak (on 1955-05-10)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1955-05-10)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1955-05-10)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1955-05-10)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1955-05-10)
tenor saxophone:
Joey D'Ambrosio (on 1955-05-10)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1955-05-10)
recorded at:
Pythian Temple in Lincoln Square, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-05-10)
recording of:
Two Hound Dogs (on 1955-05-10)
writer:
Bill Haley and Frank Pingatore
2:58
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part of:The Absolute Essential 3 CD Collection (order: 20)