Greatest Ever! Rock ’n’ Roll Legends: The Definitive Collection

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Walk the Line
recording of:
I Walk the Line
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash2:44
2Heartbeat
recording of:
Heartbeat
writer:
Bob Montgomery and Norman Petty
publisher:
Melody Lane Publications Inc.
Buddy Holly & The Picks2:11
3Dixie Bop
recording of:
Dixie Bop
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
Carl Perkins1:59
4Diddy Wah Diddy
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
instruments:
Little Willie Smith
maracas:
Jerome Green
membranophone:
Frank Kirkland
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
recording of:
Diddy Wah Diddy
writer:
Willie Dixon and Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Bo Diddley2:33
5Hully Gully
The Olympics2:22
6Long Tall Sally
recording of:
Long Tall Sally
writer:
Enotris Johnson (on 1955-11-29), Richard Wayne Penniman (on 1955-11-29) and Robert Alexander Blackwell (on 1955-11-29)
publisher:
ATV Music, Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited, Unichappell Music and Venice Music
Little Richard2:04
7Maybellene
recording of:
Maybellene
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Salee Music Company
Chuck Berry2:22
8Blue Monday
recording of:
Blue Monday
writer:
Antoine Dominique Domino (Fats Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) and Chappell Music Ltd.
Fats Domino2:19
9High School Confidential
Jerry Lee Lewis2:32
10Reveille Rock
cover recording of:
Reveille Rock
writer:
Carl Conatser and Tom King (50s & 60s songwriter)
Johnny and the Hurricanes2:21
11Rip It Up
recording of:
Rip It Up
writer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell and John Marascalco
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Robin Hood Music Co., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Venice Music
Little Richard2:25
12Don’t Be Cruel
Jerry Lee Lewis2:01
13Rock Around the Clock
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sonet Music AB (in 1954) and MCA Records Inc. (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) (in 1955)
recording of:
Rock Around the Clock (Bill Haley’s version) (on 1954-04-12)
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)
recording of:
Rock Around the Clock (Bill Haley’s version) (on 1962-08-31)
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)
cover 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)
Bill Haley52:12
14Peggy Sue
recording of:
Peggy Sue
writer:
Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), McCartney Music, Melody Lane Publications Inc., MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company), Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music (publisher) and Wren Music Co.
Buddy Holly & The Picks2:33
15Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley2:44
16Flyin’ Saucers Rock & Roll
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Marvin Pepper (on 1956-12-11)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1956-12-11)
guitar:
Roland Janes (on 1956-12-11) and Billy Lee Riley (on 1956-12-11)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1956-12-11)
vocals:
Billy Lee Riley (on 1956-12-11)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-12-11)
remix of:
Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (undubbed master take) by Billy Riley
recording of:
Flyin’ Saucers Rock ’n’ Roll (on 1956-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Scott (Rockabilly artist: Harold Raymond Scott)
Billy Lee Riley2:04
17I’m Sorry, I’m Not Sorry
recording of:
I’m Sorry, I’m Not Sorry
lyricist and composer:
Wanda Ballman
Carl Perkins2:36
18My Blue Heaven
cover recording of:
My Blue Heaven
lyricist:
George A. Whiting (popular songwriter) (in 1924)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1924)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
composed at:
New York Friars Club in New York, New York, United States (in 1924)
Fats Domino2:11
19It’ll Be Me
Jerry Lee Lewis2:48
20Domino
Roy Orbison2:17
21The Glory of Love
The Platters2:47
22Who Do You Love?
Bo Diddley2:30
23Crazy Man Crazy
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
electric guitar:
Art Ryerson (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. 'Billy' Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
recording of:
Crazy Man, Crazy (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Haley
Bill Haley2:36
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ASIN:UK: B003BOU6J2 [info]