Why Do Fools Fall in Love

~ Release by Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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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)
4.52:20
2Please Be Mine
recording of:
Please Be Mine (in 1955-11)
composer:
George Goldner and Frankie Lymon
3:09
3I Want You To Be My Girl
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 28)
recording of:
I Want You to Be My Girl (on 1956-02-16)
writer:
Richard Barrett (US soul producer/singer) and George Goldner
32:59
4I'm Not A Know It All
recording of:
I’m Not a Know It All (on 1956-02-16)
lyricist:
Buddy Kaye
composer:
Fred Spielman (songwriter)
2:52
5Who Can Explain?
recording of:
Who Can Explain (on 1956-05-02)
writer:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer) and Abner Silver
2:14
6I Promise To Remember
cover recording of:
I Promise to Remember (on 1956-05-15)
lyricist:
Jimmy Castor
composer:
Jimmy Castor and Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist)
2:52
7I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent
recording of:
I’m Not a Juvenile Delinquent (in 1956-10)
writer:
George Goldner
2:40
8Baby, Baby
recording of:
Baby, Baby (in 1956-10)
writer:
Glen Moore (composer of "Lonesome Train") and Milton Subotsky
2:10
9Teenage Love
recording of:
Teenage Love (in 1956-10)
writer:
A.J. Cooper (songwriter active in 50s-60s) and George Goldner
2:13
10Paper Castles
recording of:
Paper Castles (in 1956-10)
writer:
Aaron Schroeder (1950s~1960s US songwriter) and Ben Weisman
2:09
11Love Is A Clown
recording of:
Love Is a Clown (on 1956-02-04)
writer:
Grace Goldner
2:53
12Am I Fooling Myself Again?
recording of:
Am I Fooling Myself Again (on 1956-02-04)
writer:
George Goldner
2:41
13Out In The Cold Again
cover recording of:
Out in the Cold Again (on 1957-02-13)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
2:31
14Miracle In The Rain
recording of:
Miracle in the Rain (on 1957-02-13)
writer:
Vic Abrams, Al J. Cooper (songwriter active in 50s-60s), George Goldner and Irving Reid
2:16
15Goody, Goody
cover recording of:
Goody Goody (on 1957-06-19)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Malneck Music, The Johnny Mercer Foundation and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
sub-publisher:
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
42:13
16Creation Of Love
recording of:
Creation of Love (on 1957-06-19)
writer:
Richard Barrett (US soul producer/singer) and Stuart Wiener
2:33
17Share
recording of:
Share (on 1956-08-23)
writer:
Vic Abrams and Irving Reid
2:43
18Little Girl
cover recording of:
Little Girl (1931 song) (on 1957-09-05)
writer:
Francis Henry (in 1931) and Madeline Hyde (in 1931)
2:07
19Portable On My Shoulder
recording of:
Portable on My Shoulder (on 1957-12-20)
writer:
Vic Abrams
1:51
20Silhouettes
cover recording of:
Silhouettes (from 1958-03-24 until 1958-03-25)
writer:
Bob Crewe and Frank Slay
publisher:
Regent Music Corp. (BMI)
42:50
21Little Bitty Pretty One
cover recording of:
Little Bitty Pretty One (in 1958-03)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Day
publisher:
Ivan Mogull Music Ltd., Painted Desert Music, 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), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) 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)
52:44
22Buzz, Buzz, Buzz
cover recording of:
Buzz Buzz Buzz (from 1958-03-24 until 1958-03-25)
writer:
John Gray (US r&b/rockabilly musician, songwriter, label owner) and Robert James Byrd, Sr
publisher:
Stone Agate Music and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
42:07
23Next Time You See Me
cover recording of:
Next Time You See Me (in 1958-03)
writer:
Earl Forest and William G. Harvey (1950s bandleader/composer)
publisher:
Universal Duchess Music Corp.
42:39
24I'm Not Too Young To Dream
recording of:
I'm Not Too Young To Dream (in 1959-04)
writer:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) and Ted Murry (pianist, lyricist and songwriter)
2:20