For Sentimental Reasons: 28 Doo-Wop Classics

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Tracklist

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1I Only Have Eyes for You
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 21), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 98), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 157) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 175)
cover recording of:
I Only Have Eyes for You
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), B. Feldman Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Inc. (not for release label use!), 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)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
part of:
Dames (film)
part of:
Twins (1988)
recording of:
I Only Have Eyes for You
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), B. Feldman Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Inc. (not for release label use!), 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)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
part of:
Dames (film)
part of:
Twins (1988)
The Flamingos4.253:24
2Could This Be Magic
The Dubs2:19
3(I'll Remember) In the Still of the Night
producer:
Marty Kugell
double bass:
Doug Murray (double bassist) (in 1956-02)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Bobby Mapp (in 1956-02)
piano:
Curlee Glover (in 1956-02)
solo saxophone:
Vinny Mazzetta (in 1956-02)
vocals:
Al Denby (in 1956-02), Jim Freeman (in 1956-02), Ed Martin (in 1956-02), Nat Mosley (in 1956-02) and Fred Parris (in 1956-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Standard Records (in 1956)
recorded at:
Saint Bernadette Catholic School (New Haven) in New Haven, Connecticut, United States (in 1956-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 90) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 170)
recording of:
In the Still of the Night (Five Satins doo-wop song) (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Parris
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Incorporated, song publisher, never a release label) and Llee Corp. (LLEE Corporation) (in 1956)
The Five Satins4.53:02
4(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
The Cleftones2:34
5Daddy's Home
recording of:
Daddy’s Home
writer:
Charles Baskerville, Clarence Bassett and James “Shep” Sheppard (American Doo-Wop/R&B singer)
is based on:
A Thousand Miles Away
Shep & the Limelites2:59
6In the Chapel in the Moonlight
The Orioles2:32
7Close Your Eyes
The Skyliners2:30
8Gee
The Crows2:11
9I Love You So
The Crows2:46
10I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
The Chantels1:55
11It's Too Soon to Know
The Orioles2:04
12I'll Be Home
The Flamingos2:55
13A Thousand Miles Away
recording of:
A Thousand Miles Away
writer:
William Miller (US songwriter, A&R executive, label owner) and James “Shep” Sheppard (American Doo-Wop/R&B singer)
publisher:
Nom Music, Inc.
The Heartbeats2:26
14The Ten Commandments of Love
Harvey & The Moonglows3:38
15To the Aisle
recording of:
To the Aisle
writer:
Billy Smith (1950s Ohio rockabilly artist) and Stuart Wiener
publisher:
Wemar Music Corp.
The Five Satins2:48
16Crying in the Chapel
The Orioles1:49
17Rosie Lee
The Mello-Tones2:49
18Book of Love
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 12) and Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 29)
recording of:
Book of Love
writer:
Warren Davis, George Malone and Charles Patrick (lead singer for The Monotones)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Nom Music, Inc.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Monotones52:21
19Speedo
The Cadillacs2:21
20Heart and Soul
The Cleftones1:52
21Lovers Never Say Goodbye
recording of:
Lovers Never Say Goodbye
writer:
Terry Johnson (producer) and Paul Wilson (1950s US baritone vocalist)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
The Flamingos2:53
22Sincerely
bass guitar:
Willie Dixon (in 1954-10)
guitar:
Walter Scott (US blues guitarist) (in 1954-10)
membranophone:
Wesley Landers (Jazz drummer) (in 1954-10)
piano:
Johnny Young (jazz pianist) (in 1954-10)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Chamblee (in 1954-10)
baritone vocals:
Harvey Fuqua (in 1954-10)
bass vocals:
Prentiss Barnes (in 1954-10)
lead vocals:
Bobby Lester (in 1954-10)
tenor vocals:
Pete Graves (US doo-wop vocalist, member of The Moonglows) (in 1954-10)
recording of:
Sincerely
writer:
Alan Freed (American disc jockey) (until 1954-10) and Harvey Fuqua (until 1954-10)
publisher:
Alan Freed Music, Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Irving Music (BMI), Quazical Music, Regent Music Corp. (BMI) and ロックンロール ミュージック (Rock ’n’ Roll Music)
The Moonglows3:13
23Maybe
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 195)
recording of:
Maybe (on 1957-10-16)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Barrett (US soul producer/singer)
publisher:
TuneCore Digital Music (publisher; not a release label. Use [no label]) and チューンコアジャパン 株式会社 (TuneCore Japan, mostly a distributor; not a release label. Use [no label])
The Chantels52:49
24I Knew From the Start
The Moonglows2:03
25Peek-A-Boo
The Cadillacs2:15
26Just Walkin' in the Rain
recording of:
Just Walkin’ in the Rain
writer:
Johnny Bragg, Buddy Killen and Robert Riley
The Prisonaires2:48
27Little Girl of Mine
The Cleftones3:13
28Goodnight Sweetheart
cover recording of:
Goodnight, Sweetheart
writer:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher), Reginald Connelly and Ray Noble
translator:
Rudy Vallée
publisher:
Campbell Connelly Inc. (ASCAP affiliated) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
part of:
1941
The Flamingos2:27

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ASIN:US: B001GTXH5Y [info]