The Rock ’n’ Roll Years: Rock ’n’ Roll Legends

Compilation by Various Artists

Released 28 March 2011

doo-wop pop rock

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CD 1
1
(We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley and His Comets
2:11
2
Blue Suede Shoes
Carl Perkins
2:14
3
Apache
The Shadows
2:54
4
Tutti Frutti
Little Richard
2:24
5
Bye Bye Love
The Everly Brothers
2:23
6
I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash
2:44
7
Bony Moronie
Larry Williams
3:03
8
Ain’t That a Shame
Fats Domino
2:26
9
C’mon Everybody
Eddie Cochran
1:54
4.0 ★
10
Roll Over Beethoven
Chuck Berry
2:24
11
That’ll Be the Day
Buddy Holly
2:16
12
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
2:41
13
Chantillly Lace
Big Bopper
2:22
14
A White Sports Car
Terry Dene
2:26
15
Why Do Folls Fall in Love?
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
2:17
16
Wonderful World
Sam Cooke
2:08
17
Cumberland Gap
Lonnie Donegan
1:56
18
Only You (and You Alone)
The Platters
2:37
19
Ain’t Got No Home
Clarence “Frogman” Henry
2:21
20
Cry
Johnnie Ray
3:00
CD 2
1
Johnny B Goode
Chuck Berry
2:39
2
Great Balls of Fire
Jerry Lee Lewis
1:51
3
See You Later Alligator
Bill Haley and His Comets
2:45
4
Summertime Blues
Eddie Cochran
1:55
5
Heartbeat
Buddy Holly
2:09
6
Blueberry Hill
Fats Domino
2:21
7
Dream Lover
Bobby Darin
2:28
8
Long Tall Sally
Little Richard
2:09
9
Hoots Mon!
Lord Rockingham’s XI
2:15
10
Mr. Sandman
The Chordettes
2:24
4.2 ★
11
Sh’ Boom
The Crew-Cuts
2:46
12
Wake Up Little Susie
The Everly Brothers
2:05
13
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
The Platters
2:39
14
Yakety Yak
The Coasters
1:50
15
Only the Lonely
Roy Orbison
2:25
16
Puppy Love
Paul Anka
2:41
17
Poetry in Motion
Johnny Tillotson
2:33
18
Just Walkin’ in the Rain
Johnnie Ray
2:39
19
Here Comes Summer
Jerry Keller
2:09
20
Do You Want to Dance
Bobby Freeman
2:34
CD 3
1
Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash
2:47
2
Three Steps to Heaven
Eddie Cochran
2:23
3
A Teenager in Love
Dion & The Belmonts
2:32
3.6 ★
4
At the Hop
Danny & the Juniors
2:31
5
The Twist
Chubby Checker
2:35
6
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Bill Haley and His Comets
2:29
7
Maybe Baby
Buddy Holly and The Crickets
2:01
8
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On
Jerry Lee Lewis
2:52
9
Ooby Doody
Roy Orbison
2:12
10
Earth Angel
The Penguins
2:56
11
Water Water
Tommy Steele
2:17
12
Claudette
The Everly Brothers
2:12
13
Chain Gang
Sam Cooke
2:35
14
Endless Sleep
Marty Wilde
2:18
15
Don’t You Rock Me Daddy‐O
Lonnie Donegan
1:42
16
Personality
Lloyd Price
2:34
17
Shakin’ All Over
Johnny Kidd and the Pirates
2:22
18
The Green Door
Jim Lowe
2:13
19
For Your Precious Love
Jerry Butler
2:44
20
Dance to the Bop
Gene Vincent
2:15
CD 4
1
Brand New Cadilac
Vince Taylor
2:37
2
Rock With the Caveman
Tommy Steele
1:54
3
Love Potion No. 9
The Clovers
1:52
4
Rip It Up
Little Richard
2:22
5
Rockin’ With Fes
Professor Longhair & His New Orleans Boys
2:02
6
Maybellene
Chuck Berry
2:20
7
I’m a Man
Bo Diddley
2:58
8
Blue Jean Bop
Gene Vincent
2:22
9
Bg Man
The Four Preps
2:21
10
Get Rhythm
Johnny Cash
2:14
11
It’s All in the Game
Rommy Edwards
2:37
12
Since I Don’t Have You
The Skyliners
2:37
13
Let the Good Times Roll
Shirley & Lee
2:24
14
Chains of Love
Pat Boone
2:56
15
Twilight Time
The Platters
2:45
16
If You Were the Only Girl in the World
Johnny Kidd and the Pirates
2:37
17
You Talk Too Much
Jo Jones
2:31
18
Venus
Frankie Avalon
2:20
19
On a Slow Boat to China
Emile Ford & the Checkmates
2:31
20
My Special Angel
Bobby Helms
2:58
CD 5
1
Tequilla
The Champs
2:12
2
La Bamba
Ritchie Valens
2:07
3
Lollipop
The Chordettes
2:09
4.0 ★
4
Good Golly Miss Molly
Little Richard
2:10
5
Goody Goody
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
2:11
6
Why?
Frankie Avalon
2:36
7
High School Confidential
Jerry Lee Lewis
2:29
8
Please Don’t Touch
Johnny Kidd and the Pirates
1:49
9
Oh! Carol
Neil Sedaka
2:16
10
Silhouettes
The Diamonds
2:43
11
Man of Mystery
The Shadows
2:01
12
Singing the Blues
Tommy Steele
2:23
13
What Do You Want
Adam Faith
1:36
14
Ain’t Misbehavin’
Tommy Bruce
2:07
15
The Great Pretender
The Platters
2:39
16
Beatnik Fly
Johnny and the Hurricanes
2:08
17
Baby Talk
Jan & Dean
2:24
18
I’m in Love Again
Fats Domino
1:54
19
Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby
Carl Perkins
2:13
20
Susie‐O
Dale Hawkins
2:19
CD 6
1
School Days
Chuck Berry
2:42
2
Peggy Sue
Buddy Holly
2:29
3
Maybe Tomorrow
Billy Fury
2:12
4
Party Doll
Buddy Knox
2:10
5
Lipstick on Your Collar
Connie Francis
2:15
6
Only Sixteen
Craig Douglas
2:09
7
Twenty Flight Rock
Eddie Cochran
1:43
8
Be Bop a Lula
Gene Vincent
2:34
9
Lucille
Little Richard
2:24
10
Rock Island Line
Lonnie Donegan
2:28
11
Calendar Girl
Neil Sedaka
2:37
12
Teen Beat
Sandy Nelson
2:24
13
Good Rockin’ Tonight
Wynonie Harris All Stars
2:45
14
The Happy Organ
Dave “Baby” Cortez
2:05
15
Teenage Crush
Tommy Sands
2:23
16
Finger Poppin’ Time
Hank Ballard
1:50
17
Poor Me
Adam Faith
1:46
18
It’s Only Make Believe
Conway Twitty
2:13
19
Butterfly
Charlie Gracie
2:23
20
Little Bitty Pretty One
Thurston Harris
2:24
CD 7
1
Oh Boy
Buddy Holly
2:07
2
Hula Love
Buddy Knox
2:20
3
A Rockin’ Good Way
Dinah Washington & Her Trio
2:27
4
Tallahassee Lassie
Freddy Cannon
2:33
5
Sixty Minute Man
Billy Ward and His Dominoes
2:30
6
Teen Angel
Mark Dinning
2:39
7
Put Your Head on My Shoulder
Paul Anka
2:38
8
Bird Dog
The Everly Brothers
2:16
9
Who’s Sorry Now?
Connie Francis
2:19
10
What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?
Emile Ford & the Checkmates
2:05
11
Colette
Billy Fury
1:51
12
Bad Boy
Marty Wilde
2:20
13
Running Bear
Johnny Preston
2:36
14
(Baby) Hully Gully
The Olympics
2:05
15
Walk Don’t Run
The Ventures
2:05
16
Come Softly to Me
The Fleetwoods
2:19
17
Someday (You’ll Want Me to Want You)
Ricky Nelson
2:50
18
When
Kalin
2:26
19
Giddy Up a Ding Dong
Freddie Bell & the Bell Boys
2:00
20
Unchained Melody
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
2:39
CD 8
1
I Want to Walk You Home
Fats Domino
2:23
2
Somethin’ Else
Eddie Cochran
2:04
3
Stupid Cupid
Connie Francis
2:13
4
Rock ’n’ Roll Music
Chuck Berry
2:31
5
Poor Little Fool
Ricky Nelson
2:31
6
Tell Laura I Love Her
Ricky Valance
2:39
7
Purple People Eater
Sheb Wooley
2:14
8
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
Johnny Cash
2:11
9
Red River Rock
Johnny and the Hurricanes
2:10
10
Rock‐a‐Billy
Guy Mitchell
2:13
11
Because They’re Young
Duane Eddy
2:01
12
Devil Doll
Roy Orbison
2:08
13
Honky Tonk (Part 2)
Bill Doggett
2:35
14
Let’s Have a Party
Wanda Jackson
2:10
15
Gonna Get Along Without You Now
Patience & Prudence
1:55
16
Love Letters in the Sand
Pat Boone
2:15
17
Stagger Lee
Lloyd Price
2:22
18
See You in September
The Tempos
1:59
19
Words of Love
Buddy Holly
1:54
20
Sea of Love
Phil Phillips
2:24
CD 9
1
Save the Last Dance for Me
The Drifters
2:35
2
Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Larry Williams
2:12
3
To Know Him Is to Love Him
The Teddy Bears
2:22
4
Harbour Lights
The Platters
3:10
5
You Send Me
Sam Cooke
2:44
6
New Orleans
Gary “U.S.” Bonds
2:48
7
Sweet Little Sixteen
Chuck Berry
3:01
8
Stay
Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs
1:39
9
You Got What It Takes
Mary Johnson
2:37
10
Tears on My Pillow
Little Anthony & the Imperials
2:14
11
Space Guitar
Johnny “Guitar” Watson
2:37
12
Reveille Rock
Johnny and the Hurricanes
2:22
13
I’m Not a Juvenile Deliquent
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
2:33
14
Sittin’ on the Balcony
Eddie Cochran
1:58
15
White Silver Sands
Bill Black’s Combo
2:33
16
Dynamite
Brenda Lee
2:03
17
Donna
Ritchie Valens
2:26
18
Never Be Anyone Else but You
Ricky Nelson
2:15
19
Raunchy
Bill Justis & His Orchestra
2:21
20
Goin’ Steady
Tommy Sands
2:36
CD 10
1
Money
Barrett Strong
2:37
2
The Hucklebuck
Chubby Checker
2:32
3
Rockin’ Gooose
Johnny and the Hurricanes
1:48
4
The Battle of New Orleans
Johnny Horton
2:32
5
There’s a Moon Out Tonight
The Capris
2:13
6
Diana
Paul Anka
2:24
7
Whole Lotta Woman
Marvin Rainwater
2:35
8
The Girl Can’t Help It
Little Richard
2:31
9
You’re Sixteen
Johnny Brunette
1:57
10
Baby, Baby
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
2:05
11
Rebel Rouser
Duane Eddy
2:22
12
Oh Lonesome Me
Don Gibson
2:30
13
Wonderful Girl
Dion & The Belmonts
2:37
14
Rubber Ball
Bobby Vee
2:31
15
Putting On the Style
Lonnie Donegan
3:33
16
Young Love
Tab Hunter
2:17
17
Baby It’s You
The Spaniels
2:31
18
Come Go With Me
The Del‐Vikings
2:34
19
Little Darlin’
The Diamonds
2:08
20
Charlie Brown
The Coasters
2:21

Release credits

Archie Bleyer
producer [2.10, 5.3]
Connie “Guybo” Smith
double bass [14], electric bass guitar [9]
Dion & The Belmonts
performer [3]
Earl Palmer
drums (drum set) [9]
Eddie Cochran
electric bass guitar [2], guitar [9.14, 1.9, 8.2], vocal [1.9, 8.2, 9.14]
Jerry Capehart
tambourine [9]
Jim Stivers
piano [2]
Ray Johnson
piano [9]
The Chordettes
performer [10]
The Johnny Mann Singers
background vocals [14]

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The Rock ’n’ Roll Years: Rock ’n’ Roll Legends
10x CD
28 March 2011