Rock ’n’ Roll: The Definitive Collection

Compilation by Various Artists

Released 2006

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CD 1: 50s Classics
1
Heartaches by the Number
Guy Mitchell
5.0 ★
2
Blue Blue Day
Don Gibson
3
Sleepwalk
Santo & Johnny
4
The Great Pretender
The Platters
5.0 ★
5
Honeycomb
Jimmie Rodgers
4.0 ★
6
The Wayward Wind
Gogi Grant
2.0 ★
7
Ain't That a Shame (live)
Fats Domino
8
This Ole House
Rosemary Clooney
9
Keep a Knockin'
Little Richard
10
Running Bear
Johnny Preston
11
Sh-Boom
The Crew Cuts
12
Searchin'
The Coasters
13
Razzle Dazzle
Bill Haley and His Comets
4.0 ★
14
High School Confidential
Jerry Lee Lewis
15
Peggy Sue
Buddy Holly
16
Tequila
The Champs
CD 2: 60s Classics
1
Cherish
The Association
2
You Were on My Mind
Crispian St. Peters
3
Up on the Roof
The Drifters
4
Kind of a Drag
The Buckinghams
5
Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)
The Hombres
4.0 ★
6
Judy in Disguise (with Glasses)
John Fred & His Playboy Band
7
Here Comes My Baby
The Tremeloes
8
I Fought the Law
The Bobby Fuller Four
9
Lazy Sunday
Small Faces
10
Elusive Butterfly
Bob Lind
11
Judy's Turn to Cry
Lesley Gore
12
Cinnamon
Johnny Cymbal
13
Hats Off to Larry
Del Shannon
14
Indian Lake
The Cowsills
15
How Do You Do It
Gerry and the Pacemakers
3.5 ★
16
Young Girl
Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
4.0 ★
CD 3: 70s Classics
1
Julie, Do Ya Love Me
Bobby Sherman
2
Let Go
Brian Cadd
3
Do You Wanna Dance
Barry Blue
3.0 ★
4
You Little Trustmaker
The Tymes
5
Help Me Make It Through the Night
Sammi Smith
6
Me and You and a Dog Named Boo
Lobo
4.0 ★
7
The Pushbike Song
The Mixtures
8
Billy Don't Be a Hero
Paper Lace
9
Son of My Father
Chicory Tip
10
Rock Your Baby
George McCrae
11
(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right
Percy Sledge
12
The Witch Queen of New Orleans
Redbone
4.2 ★
13
Freedom Come, Freedom Go
The Fortunes
14
More More More (Part 1)
The Andrea True Connection
15
Lovin' Arms
Dobie Gray
16
Beg, Steal or Borrow
The New Seekers
CD 4: Teen Idols
1
Venus
Frankie Avalon
2
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Bobby Vee
3
Wild One
Bobby Rydell
4
The Twist
Chubby Checker
4.2 ★
5
Sheila
Tommy Roe
4.0 ★
6
Love Letters in the Sand
Pat Boone
4.0 ★
7
Because They're Young
Duane Eddy
8
Poetry in Motion
Johnny Tillotson
4.0 ★
9
Runaway
Del Shannon
10
Teen Angel
Mark Dinning
11
Mr. Bass Man
Johnny Cymbal
12
Halfway to Paradise
Billy Fury
13
Lightnin' Strikes
Lou Christie
14
Tiger
Fabian
15
Secretly
Jimmie Rodgers
CD 5: Rock ’n’ Roll Giants
1
Lucille
Little Richard
2
Ooby Dooby
Roy Orbison
3.0 ★
3
Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley and His Comets
4.4 ★
4
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Jerry Lee Lewis
5
Let's Twist Again
Chubby Checker
4.6 ★
6
Blueberry Hill (live)
Fats Domino
7
Peppermint Twist
Joey Dee & the Starliters
8
Finger Poppin' Time
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
9
Kansas City
Wilbert Harrison
10
Duke of Earl
Gene Chandler
11
Do You Wanna Dance
Bobby Freeman
3.5 ★
12
Dixie Fried
Carl Perkins
13
Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay
Danny & the Juniors
14
Sweets for My Sweet
The Drifters
5.0 ★
15
Poison Ivy
The Coasters
16
Limbo Rock
Chubby Checker
CD 6: The Great Bands
1
Happy Together
The Turtles
4.4 ★
2
Windy
The Association
3
She's Not There
The Zombies
4
Bend Me, Shape Me
The American Breed
5
Come and Get It
Badfinger
6
The Letter
The Box Tops
4.2 ★
7
Surfin'
The Beach Boys
8
Hippy Hippy Shake
The Swinging Blue Jeans
3.8 ★
9
Surfin' Bird
The Trashmen
10
Lady Willpower
Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
11
Silence Is Golden
The Tremeloes
3.6 ★
12
Baby, Come Back
The Equals
13
Tobacco Road
The Nashville Teens
14
Western Union
The Five Americans
15
Wild Thing
The Troggs
CD 7: All‐Time Pop Hits
1
Da Doo Ron Ron
The Crystals
5.0 ★
2
Even the Bad Times Are Good
The Tremeloes
3
Remember (Walkin' in the Sand)
The Shangri‐Las
4.4 ★
4
Little Things
Dave Berry
5
Do You Want to Know a Secret
Billy J. Kramer
3.0 ★
6
Sweet Talkin' Guy
The Chiffons
7
I'm Gonna Make You Mine
Lou Christie
8
Hello Little Girl
The Fourmost
9
Someone, Someone
Brian Poole
3.0 ★
10
Mountain of Love
Harold Dorman
11
Walkin' Back to Happiness
Helen Shapiro
2.0 ★
12
Deep Purple
Nino Tempo & April Stevens
13
Wishin' and Hopin'
The Merseybeats
14
Raindrops
Dee Clark
15
Rubber Ball
Bobby Vee
16
Tossin' and Turnin'
The Ivy League
CD 8: Hits of the 60s
1
You've Got Your Troubles
The Fortunes
2
Build Me Up Buttercup
The Foundations
3.5 ★
3
Elenore
The Turtles
4
Concrete and Clay
Unit 4+2
3.5 ★
5
Itchycoo Park
Small Faces
6
Sorrow
The Merseys
7
Down in the Boondocks
Billy Joe Royal
8
This Diamond Ring
Gary Lewis & the Playboys
9
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Marmalade
10
The Pied Piper
Crispian St. Peters
11
Good Morning Starshine
Oliver
12
The Game of Love
Wayne Fontana
13
Games People Play
Joe South
14
Dizzy
Tommy Roe
15
Ferry Cross the Mersey
Gerry and the Pacemakers
16
I'm Telling You Now
Freddie & the Dreamers
CD 9: Juke Box Hits
1
Tutti Frutti
Little Richard
4.1 ★
2
Nut Rocker
B. Bumble & the Stingers
3
My Prayer
The Platters
4
Monster Mash
Bobby “Boris” Pickett
5
A Groovy Kind of Love
Wayne Fontana
6
Land of 1000 Dances
Sam & Dave
7
Baby, You've Got What It Takes
Brook Benton
8
Let There Be Drums
Sandy Nelson
9
Wooly Bully
Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
10
Little Arrows
Leapy Lee
11
Wolverton Mountain
Claude King
12
Sugar Shack
Jimmy Gilmer
13
Soldier Boy
The Shirelles
14
On Broadway
The Drifters
15
Little Honda
The Hondells
16
Stay
Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs
CD 10: R&B Greats
1
Long Tall Sally
Little Richard
2
Whispering Bells
The Del‐Vikings
3
Rockin' Robin
Bobby Day
4
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go
Hank Ballard
5
Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)
The Impalas
6
Heart and Soul
The Cleftones
7
Yakety Yak
The Coasters
8
I Don't Know Why (But I Do)
Clarence “Frogman” Henry
9
Hey Little Girl
Dee Clark
10
So Much in Love
The Tymes
11
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)
The Penguins
12
Stagger Lee
Lloyd Price
13
Love Potion No. 9
The Clovers
14
Western Movies
The Olympics
15
Save the Last Dance for Me
The Drifters
CD 11: Soul Classics
1
What's Going On (live)
Marvin Gaye
2
Bring It on Home to Me
Eddie Floyd
3
Spanish Harlem
Ben E. King
4
Warm and Tender Love
Percy Sledge
5
I Will Survive
Gloria Gaynor
6
Gimme Little Sign
Brenton Wood
7
A Rainy Night in Georgia
Brook Benton
8
Tell It Like It Is
Aaron Neville
9
Drift Away
Dobie Gray
10
Green Onions
Dave “Baby” Cortez
11
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted
Jimmy Ruffin
12
Backfield in Motion
Mel & Tim
13
Walking the Dog
Rufus Thomas
14
Hold On, I'm Comin'
Sam & Dave
15
(Hey There) Lonely Girl
Eddie Holman
16
Get Dancin'
Disco Tex and His Sex‐O‐Lettes
CD 12: Lets Hear It for the Girls
1
James (Hold the Ladder Steady)
Sue Thompson
2
Born a Woman
Sandy Posey
3
He's a Rebel
The Crystals
4
Let's Have a Party
Wanda Jackson
5
Harper Valley PTA
Jeannie C. Riley
6
Walkin' After Midnight
Patsy Cline
7
The End of the World
Skeeter Davis
8
Hurt
Timi Yuro
9
Tennessee Waltz
Patti Page
10
I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)
Barbara George
11
Love Makes a Woman
Barbara Acklin
12
Tell Him
Billie Davis
13
Baby, It's You
The Shirelles
14
Mr Lee
The Bobbettes
15
Sad Movies Make Me Cry
Sue Thompson
CD 13: The Vocal Groups
1
Five O’ Clock World
The Vogues
2
Goin’ Out of My Head
Little Anthony & the Imperials
3
Denise
Randy & the Rainbows
4
She Cried
Jay & the Americans
5
Blue Moon
The Marcels
6
Since I Don’t Have You
The Skyliners
7
The Boy From New York City
The Ad Libs
8
Wonderful! Wonderful!
The Tymes
9
Come Softly to Me
The Fleetwoods
10
Diane
The Bachelors
11
Only You (and You Alone)
The Platters
12
Bread and Butter
The Newbeats
13
Go Away Little Girl
The Happenings
14
Rhythm of the Rain
The Cascades
15
You Belong to Me
The Duprees
16
So This Is Love
The Castells
CD 14: Rock ’n’ Roll Love Songs
1
Let It Be Me
Betty Everett & Jerry Butler
2
Dedicated to the One I Love
The Shirelles
3
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
The Casinos
4
Endlessly
Brook Benton
5
I Love the Way You Love
Marv Johnson
6
Lavender Blue
Sammy Turner
7
Baby I’m Yours
Barbara Lewis
8
Just One Look
Doris Troy
9
A Rockin’ Good Way
Brook Benton
10
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
The Platters
11
You Always Hurt the One You Love
Clarence “Frogman” Henry
12
He Will Break Your Heart
Jerry Butler
13
My Special Angel
Bobby Helms
14
Mr. Blue
The Fleetwoods
15
Tell Laura I Love Her
Ray Peterson
16
Sea of Love
Phil Phillips
CD 15: Rock’s Pioneers
1
Good Golly Miss Molly
Little Richard
2:08
2
Willie and the Hand Jive
Johnny Otis
2:41
3
Little Darlin'
The Diamonds
2:10
4
16 Candles
Johnny Maestro
2:57
5
Blue Suede Shoes
Carl Perkins
2:17
6
The Green Door
Jim Lowe
2:12
7
Personality
Lloyd Price
2:29
8
Just Walking in the Rain
Johnnie Ray
2:50
9
Come Go With Me
The Del‐Vikings
2:37
10
My True Love
Jack Scott
2:49
11
Rebel Rouser
Duane Eddy
2:18
12
Singing the Blues
Guy Mitchell
2:28
13
Charlie Brown
The Coasters
2:18
14
At the Hop
Danny & the Juniors
2:40
15
Party Doll
Buddy Knox
2:19
16
Great Balls of Fire
Jerry Lee Lewis
1:50
CD 16: Rockin’ Instrumentals
1
Walk, Don't Run
The Ventures
2:11
2
Pipeline
The Chantays
2:14
3
Telstar
Tornadoes 74
3:15
4
Rinky Dink
Dave “Baby” Cortez
2:58
5
Tuff
Ace Cannon
2:38
6
Memphis
Lonnie Mack
2:29
7
Last Night
The Mar‐Keys
2:36
8
Red River Rock
Johnny and the Hurricanes
2:12
9
Let's Go
The Routers
2:11
10
Forty Miles of Bad Road
Duane Eddy
2:08
11
Teen Beat
Sandy Nelson
2:26
12
Out of Limits
The Marketts
2:08
13
Raunchy
Bill Justis
2:24
14
Wipeout
The Surfaris
2:16
15
No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's in)
The T-Bones
2:24
CD 17: Girl Group Sound
1
It's My Party
Lesley Gore
2:18
2
Then He Kissed Me
The Crystals
2:35
3
My Boyfriend's Back
The Angels
2:16
4
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
The Shirelles
2:39
5
Leader of the Pack
The Shangri‐Las
2:51
6
The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)
Betty Everett
2:14
7
My Guy
Mary Wells
2:48
8
Tell Him
The Exciters
2:24
9
Chapel of Love
The Dixie Cups
2:54
10
I Can't Stay Mad at You
Skeeter Davis
2:12
11
He's So Fine
The Chiffons
1:53
12
Maybe
The Chantels
2:34
13
Rescue Me
Fontella Bass
2:49
14
Hello Stranger
Barbara Lewis
2:43
15
Do the Bird
Dee Dee Sharp
2:13
16
Dancing in the Street
Martha Reeves
2:38
CD 18: Soul Explosion
1
Soul Man
Sam & Dave
2:38
2
Knock on Wood
Eddie Floyd
3:03
3
It's All Right
The Impressions
3:00
4
If You Don't Know Me by Now
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
3:34
5
B-A-B-Y
Carla Thomas
2:50
6
Patches
Clarence Carter
3:11
7
Turn Back the Hands of Time
Tyrone Davis
2:43
8
When a Man Loves a Woman
Percy Sledge
2:59
9
Tighten Up
Archie Bell & the Drells
2:48
10
Only the Strong Survive
Jerry Butler
2:41
11
Stand by Me
Ben E. King
3:00
12
Make Me Your Baby
Barbara Lewis
2:30
13
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
Ron Banks
4:22
14
Harlem Shuffle
Bob & Earl
2:52
15
Cool Jerk
The Capitols
2:31
CD 19: Easy 70s
1
Precious and Few
Climax
2:48
2
Fallin' in Love
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
3:13
3
Yellow River
Christie
2:51
3.4 ★
4
The Night Chicago Died
Paper Lace
3:15
5
Beautiful Sunday
Daniel Boone
3:00
6
Indiana Wants Me
R. Dean Taylor
3:10
7
Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again
The Fortunes
2:52
8
Undercover Angel
Alan O’Day
3:41
9
Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
Edison Lighthouse
2:34
3.0 ★
10
Hitchin' a Ride
Vanity Fare
2:54
11
Sugar Baby Love
The Rubettes
3:27
12
I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
The New Seekers
2:32
13
Midnight at the Oasis
Maria Muldaur
3:38
14
(It's So) Nice to Be With You
Gallery
2:51
15
My Baby Loves Lovin'
White Plains
2:36
16
I'd Love You to Want Me
Lobo
4:10
CD 20: Those Were the Days
1
Those Were the Days
Mary Hopkin
5:00
2
Treat Her Like a Lady
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
2:45
3
She'd Rather Be With Me
The Turtles
2:22
4
Love Is All Around
The Troggs
3:02
5
Hawaii Five-O
The Ventures
1:46
6
In the Summertime
Mungo Jerry
3:36
7
Baby, Now That I've Found You
The Foundations
3:10
8
The Birds and the Bees
Jewel Akens
2:12
9
You Don't Own Me
Lesley Gore
2:36
10
Saturday Night at the Movies
The Drifters
2:39
11
Forget Him
Bobby Rydell
2:11
12
Little Woman
Bobby Sherman
2:29
13
My Maria
B.W. Stevenson
2:29
14
Reflections of My Life
Marmalade
3:59
15
Indian Reservation (Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)
Paul Revere & Mark Lindsay (Formerly Of Paul Revere & The Raiders)
2:51

Release credits

Al Ham
producer [8]
Alvin “Red” Tyler
baritone saxophone [1]
Barry Blue
producer [3]
Bill Davis
guitar [14]
Bill Haley
electric guitar [3], guitar [13], lead vocals [3], vocal [13]
Billy Gussak
drums (drum set) [5.3, 1.13]
Buddy Cole and His Orchestra
performing orchestra [8]
Charlie Thomas
lead vocals [14], tenor vocals [14]
Chubby Checker
vocal [5]
Claus Ogerman
arranger [11]
Dan Penn
producer [6]
Danny Cedrone
electric guitar [3]
Dave Wiechman
engineer [12]
Denis Brownside
piano [9]
Dock Green
baritone vocals [14]
Earl Palmer
drums (drum set) [1]
Eddie Bayers
drums (drum set) [9]
Francis 'Franny' Beecher
electric guitar [13]
Frank Fields
double bass [1]
Jack Jackson
bass guitar [9]
Jeff Lynne
mix [2], producer [2]
Jim Beck
producer [2]
Jimmie Haskell
arranger [12], conductor [12]
Jimmy Carroll
arranger [8]
Joey D'Ambrosio
tenor saxophone [5.3, 1.13]
John Barker
producer [4]
John Mackswith
engineer [11]
Johnny Grande
piano [1.13, 5.3]
Justin Adams
guitar [1]
Lee Allen
tenor saxophone [1]
Little Richard
lead vocals [1.9, 9.1]
Marshall Lytle
double bass [5.3, 1.13]
Melvin Dowden
piano [1]
Mike Smith
producer [6.11, 8.9]
Mitch Miller
producer [8]
Morty Palitz
producer [11]
Pat Patnik
guitar [9]
Paul Wormley
guitar [9]
Quincy Jones
producer [11]
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
producer [1]
Rosemary Clooney
vocal [8]
Roy Orbison
lead vocals [2], producer [2]
Rudy Lewis
lead vocals [14]
Stan Applebaum
arranger [14], conductor [14]
The Equals
performer [12]
Tony Romeo
arranger [14]
Tony Williams
lead vocals [4]
Unit 4+2
performer [4]
Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven
engineer [4]
Wayne Bickerton
producer [11]
Wes Farrell
producer [14]
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson
steel guitar [5.3, 1.13]

Issues

R
(Combined release view)
R
Rock ’n’ Roll: The Definitive Collection (Easy 70s / Those Were the Days)
2x CD
2006
R
Rock ’n’ Roll: The Definitive Collection
20x CD
2006