50 Golden Love Songs

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Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Prayer
The Platters2:44
2(Till) I Kissed You
recording of:
(’Til) I Kissed You
lyricist and composer:
Don Everly
The Everly Brothers2:21
3Hurt
cover recording of:
Hurt
writer:
Jimmie Crane and Al Jacobs
publisher:
Deb‐Mi Publishing Co. (ASCAP‐affiliated), EMI Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
Timi Yuro2:27
4Cupid
recording of:
Cupid
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
Sam Cooke2:30
5April Love
conductor:
Billy Vaughn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records. (in 1957)
recording of:
April Love (on 1957-09-15)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
The 30th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Pat Boone2:41
6Warm and Tender Love
cover recording of:
Warm and Tender Love
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Robinson
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
Percy Sledge3:09
7One Last Kiss
Bobby Vee1:58
8Sea of Love
recording of:
Sea of Love
lyricist:
Philip Baptiste (US singer and songwriter, author of "Sea of Love")
composer:
George Khoury and Philip Baptiste (US singer and songwriter, author of "Sea of Love")
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Co and Tek Publishing
Phil Phillips2:24
9Diana
vocals:
Paul Anka
conductor:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 26)
recording of:
Diana (on 1957-05-20)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Anka
publisher:
Pamco Music Inc. (ended) and Epa Publishing
Paul Anka4.752:27
10Calender GirlNeil Sedaka2:38
11Raining in My HeartBuddy Holly2:46
12Donna
recording of:
Donna
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Valens
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
Ritchie Valens2:21
13Teen - Angel
Mark Dinning2:39
14Devoted to You
recording of:
Devoted to You
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
Acuff-Rose (BMI)
The Everly Brothers2:22
15Wooden Heart
Joe Dowell2:02
16The Great PretenderThe Platters2:37
17A Teenager in Love
performer:
Dion & The Belmonts
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 7)
recording of:
A Teenager in Love (in 1959)
lyricist:
Doc Pomus
composer:
Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
Dion & The Belmonts52:34
18Before the Next Teardrop Falls
cover recording of:
Before the Next Teardrop Falls
writer:
Vivian Keith and Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Shelby Singleton Music Inc.
Freddy Fender2:33
19Ruby
cover recording of:
Ruby
orchestrator:
Marty Paich
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Heinz Roemheld
publisher:
Miller Music (publisher) (in 1960)
Ray Charles3:53
20He Will Break Your HeartJerry Butler2:43
21Will You Love Me Tomorrow
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (in 1960)
kettle drum:
Carole King (in 1960)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (in 1960)
lead vocals:
Shirley Owens (in 1960)
vocals:
Doris Coley (in 1960), Addie Harris (in 1960) and Beverly Lee (singer for The Shirelles) (in 1960)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Licensing Ltd.
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 4), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 33), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 125) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 151)
recording of:
Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Carole King song) (in 1960)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Lushmole Music, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Shirelles3.82:39
22You Send Me
producer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
bass:
Ted Brinson
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
guitar:
Clifton White and René Hall
background vocals:
Alicia Adams (singer), Sue Allen, Lee Gotch and Charles Parlato
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke
conductor:
Glenn Osser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Keen (in 1958)
recorded at:
Specialty Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-06-01)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 115)
recording of:
You Send Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
additional writer:
L. C. Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) 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)
Sam Cooke4.52:45
23Put Your Head on My Shoulder
recording of:
Put Your Head on My Shoulder
lyricist and composer:
Paul Anka
publisher:
Spanka Music (ended), Chrysalis Standards Inc. and Epa Publishing
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
Paul Anka2:39
24My Special Prayer
recording of:
My Special Prayer
lyricist and composer:
Wini Scott
publisher:
Peter Maurice (publisher) (in 1972)
Percy Sledge2:52
25Love Is Strange
recording of:
Love Is Strange
lyricist:
Mickey Baker, Ethel Smith (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) and Sylvia Robinson
writer:
Ethel Smith
composer:
Ethel Smith (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Cromwell Music Ltd. and Ben Ghazi Music, Inc. (publisher) (in 1956)
Mickey & Sylvia2:54
26Tell Laura I Love Her
recording of:
Tell Laura I Love Her
lyricist:
Ben Raleigh
composer:
Jeff Barry
publisher:
Steeplechase Music
Ray Peterson2:50