100 Hits: The Best Rock’n’Roll Album

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Tracklist

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1The Wanderer
recording of:
The Wanderer
lyricist and composer:
Ernie Maresca
publisher:
Mijac Music, Schwartz Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America
Dion2:46
2Rubber Ball
recording of:
Rubber Ball
lyricist and composer:
Gene Pitney and Aaron Schroeder (1950s~1960s US songwriter)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Bobby Vee2:19
3Hey Baby
recording of:
Hey! Baby
writer:
Bruce Channel and Margaret Cobb
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc., Gerig Musikverlag (Musikverlage Hans Gerig KG), Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.), CBS Unart Catalog, Inc. (in 1961) and Le Bill Music (in 1961)
Bruce Channel2:23
4Blueberry Hill
recording of:
Blueberry Hill
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Larry Stock
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Larry Stock Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Sovereign Music Company and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
Fats Domino2:24
5Walking After Midnight
cover recording of:
Walkin’ After Midnight
lyricist:
Don Hecht
composer:
Alan Block and Don Hecht
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Patsy Cline2:36
6Hey, Good Lookin’
recording of:
Hey, Good Lookin’ (on 1951-03-16)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-03-16)
Hank Williams42:56
7Smokestack Lightning
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Howlin’ Wolf3:08
8I’m a Man
recording of:
I’m a Man
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
68 Publishing Ltd., Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Bo Diddley3:02
9Susie Q
recording of:
Susie Q
lyricist and composer:
Dale Hawkins
additional composer:
Eleanor Broadwater and Stanley Lewis (well known 60s/70s US producer/songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and PeerMusic AB
Dale Hawkins2:13
10I Hear You Knocking
Smiley Lewis2:45
11Long Tall Sally
producer:
Randy Wood (producer)
vocals:
Pat Boone (in 1956-03)
conductor:
Billy Vaughn (in 1956-03)
arranger:
Billy Vaughn
recorded at:
Universal Recording (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-03)
cover recording of:
Long Tall Sally (in 1956-03)
writer:
Enotris Johnson (on 1955-11-29), Richard Wayne Penniman (on 1955-11-29) and Robert Alexander Blackwell (on 1955-11-29)
publisher:
ATV Music, Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited, Unichappell Music and Venice Music
Pat Boone2:13
12Rock With the Caveman
Tommy Steele & the Steelmen1:55
13A White Sports Coat (and a Pink Carnation)
Terry Dene2:27
14Well I Ask You
recording of:
Well I Ask You
composer:
Les Vandyke
Eden Kane2:16
15Maybe Tomorrow
Billy Fury2:13
16My Special Angel
recording of:
My Special Angel
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Duncan (US songwriter & producer from Texas)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Bobby Helms2:59
17Teen Angel
recording of:
Teen Angel
lyricist and composer:
Jean Surrey
publisher:
Acuff Rose Musikverlag (German department of the US publishing company Acuff Rose Music, which began its exploration of foreign publishing markets in the 1950s), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Mark Dinning2:42
18It’s Only Make Believe
recording of:
It’s Only Make Believe
writer:
Jack Nance (in 1958) and Conway Twitty (in 1958)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Tree Publishing Co., Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Conway Twitty2:13
19Earth Angel
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 151)
recording of:
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) (in 1954)
writer:
Jesse Belvin, Gaynel Hodge (doo-wop singer and songwriter), Curtis Williams (1950s doo-wop singer, member of The Penguins) and Dootsie Williams (band leader, record producer and record label owne)
publisher:
Dootsie Williams Music (publisher) (in 1986)
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
The Penguins52:57
20My Prayer
recording of:
My Prayer
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Georges Boulanger (Romani-Romanian violinist, conductor, composer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Peter Maurice Music, Skidmore Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
is based on:
Avant de mourir
The Platters2:47
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part of:100 Hits (UK Demon Music Group) (number: 218) (order: 144)