The Very Best of The Golden Gate Quartet

~ Release by The Golden Gate Quartet (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

has a bug on CD2
track3 is 3:44 instead of 2:50
track4 is 1:10 instead of 2:01

Other Identifiers
CD1
Matrix / Runout: 828836 2@1
Mould SID Code: IFPI 2503

CD2
Matrix / Runout: 828837 2@1
Mould SID Code: IFPI 2503

Annotation last modified on 2015-07-16 22:27 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Shadrack
cover recording of:
Shadrack (in 1955)
writer:
R. McGimsey
2:40
2Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
arranger:
The Golden Gate Quartet (in 1955)
cover recording of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (in 1862)
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5435)
3:18
3Didn’t It Rain
cover recording of:
Didn't It Rain (in 1956)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
H. Knight (in 1947) and Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1947)
2:25
4I Pitched My Tent
arranger:
The Golden Gate Quartet (in 1956)
cover recording of:
I Pitched My Tent (in 1956)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:59
5Invisible Hands
cover recording of:
Invisible Hands (in 1956)
writer:
Bill Harrington (British saxophone player), Buddy Kaye, Frederick Patrick and Frank Lebby Stanton
2:49
6Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
arranger:
The Golden Gate Quartet (in 1955)
cover recording of:
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:19
7You Never Walk Alone
cover recording of:
You’ll Never Walk Alone (Carousel) (in 1956)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), T.B. Harms Company, The Welk Music Group, Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:20
8Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
arranger:
The Golden Gate Quartet (in 1957)
cover recording of:
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
C. Mose Music
2:54
9Elijah
arranger:
Caleb Ginyard (in 1958)
2:17
10Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
arranger:
Orlandus Wilson (in 1958)
cover recording of:
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10072)
3:18
11Down by the Riverside
arranger:
Caleb Ginyard (in 1958) and Orlandus Wilson (in 1958)
2:49
12’Round the Bay of Mexico
recording of:
'Round The Bay Of Mexico (in 1958)
writer:
Orlandus Wilson (in 1958)
2:41
13My Heart Is an Open Book
cover recording of:
My Heart Is an Open Book (in 1960)
writer:
Hal David and Lee Pockriss
2:12
14Mister Blue
2:57
15Casey Jones
arranger:
The Golden Gate Quartet
cover recording of:
The Ballad of Casey Jones (in 1960)
lyricist:
Wallace Saunders (songwriter) and T. Lawrence Seibert
composer:
Eddie Newton (songwriter)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3247)
1:57
16Alabama Bound
arranger:
Orlandus Wilson
cover recording of:
I’m Alabama Bound (in 1960)
composer:
Robert Hoffman (Wrote "I'm Alabama Bound") (in 1909)
2:31
17Roll Jordan Roll
arranger:
The Golden Gate Quartet
cover recording of:
Roll Jordan Roll (in 1960)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6697)
2:22
18Ezekiel Saw the Wheel
arranger:
The Golden Gate Quartet
cover recording of:
Ezekiel Saw de Wheel (in 1960)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:06
19Rudolph, the Red Nose Reindeer
cover recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (in 1960)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
2:25
20Poor Little Jesus
arranger:
The Golden Gate Quartet
cover recording of:
Poor Little Jesus (in 1962)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:37
2▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Ballin’ the Jack
cover recording of:
Ballin’ the Jack (in 1960)
lyricist:
Jim Burris
composer:
Chris Smith (Ragtime composer)
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
1:51
2Alexander’s Ragtime Band
cover recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (in 1960)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
2:18
3The King of Kings
3:44
4For the Rest of My Life
recording of:
For the Rest of My Life (in 1962)
writer:
Louis Gasté and Orlandus Wilson
1:10
5Memories of You
cover recording of:
Memories of You (in 1960)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1930)
composer:
Eubie Blake (in 1930)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
2:27
6The World Outside (Warsaw Concerto)
cover recording of:
Warsaw Concerto (Dangerous Moonlight) (in 1961)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist)
composer:
Richard Addinsell (composer)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 45)
part of:
Dangerous Moonlight (film soundtrack)
2:26
7When the Saints Go Marchin’ In
arranger:
The Golden Gate Quartet (in 1960)
cover recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In (in 1960)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13983)
version of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
2:47
8Margie
cover recording of:
Margie (aka “My Little Margie”) (in 1960)
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) (in 1920)
composer:
Con Conrad (in 1920) and J. Russel Robinson (in 1920)
2:48
9Saint Louis Blues
cover recording of:
St. Louis Blues (in 1960)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
2:29
10Me and Brother Bill
arranger:
The Golden Gate Quartet
cover recording of:
Me and Brother Bill (in 1961)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:35
11Deep River
arranger:
The Golden Gate Quartet (in 1960)
cover recording of:
Deep River (in 1960)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:32
12Rock My Soul
arranger:
Orlandus Wilson
cover recording of:
Rock My Soul (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:29
13Glory Hallelujah
arranger:
Orlandus Wilson
3:00
14Basin Street Blues
cover recording of:
Basin Street Blues (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
2:07
15The Birth of the Blues
cover recording of:
Birth of the Blues (in 1965)
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
2:53
16On the Sunny Side of the Street
cover recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street (in 1965)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Ancar Enterprises Inc., Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Vydia Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
part of:
American Splendor
2:11
17Sweet Georgia Brown
cover recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown (in 1965)
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis Day (publisher), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
2:08
18Honey Pie
cover recording of:
Honey Pie
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
2:12
19The Dock of the Bay
cover recording of:
(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay (in 1969)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
publisher:
East Publishing Inc., East/Memphis Music Corp., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (Australia), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Yamaha Music EH(CM) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
2:59
20Oh Happy Day
arranger:
Orlandus Wilson (in 1969)
cover recording of:
Oh Happy Day (Hawkins’ 1967 gospel arrangement) (in 1969)
lyricist:
Philip Doddridge
composer:
Edward Francis Rimbault (in 1854)
arranger:
Edwin Hawkins (in 1967)
publisher:
Edwin R Hawkins Music Co, EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
arrangement of:
Oh Happy Day
version of:
O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (mid‐19th century version, with new melody and a chorus by Rimbault)
4:42

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