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1CD: The Birth of Doo Wop (1948–1955)
2CD: The Rock ’n’ Roll Explosion (1955–1957)
3CD: Doo Wop’s Golden Age (1957–1959)
4CD: The Doo Wop Revival (1959–1987)
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1Mope‐itty Mope
Boss-Tones2:05
2Oh Rose Marie
The Fascinators with Jesse Stone Orchestra2:22
3Just to Be With You
registrazione cover di:
Just to Be With You (Passions doo wop song)
autore:
Marv Kalfin
The Passions2:25
4Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko‐Ko‐Bop
parte di:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (numero: 36)
registrazione di:
Shimmy, Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop (il 1959-09-29)
paroliere e compositore:
Robert Smith (composer of Shimmy Shimmy Koko Bop)
Little Anthony & the Imperials2:10
5The Wind
registrazione cover di:
The Wind
autore:
Bob "Chico" Edwards (Detroit doo wop guitarist), Quentin Eubanks, Juan Guitierrez, Willie Hunter (50s-70s R&B singer) e Nolan Strong
editore:
Trianon Publications
The Jesters3:25
6Stay
batteria [drums] :
Willie Morrow
contrabbasso :
Albert Hill (double bassist)
voce di baritono:
Charles Thomas (The Zodiacs)
voce di tenore:
Wiley Bennett
voce di tenore [falsetto tenor]:
Henry Gaston
voce principale:
Maurice Williams (US singer/songwriter, played with The Zodiacs)
diritti fonografici (℗) detenuti da:
Vestron Music Inc. (nel 1987)
parte di:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (numero: 1)
registrazione di:
Stay
paroliere e compositore:
Maurice Williams (US singer/songwriter, played with The Zodiacs)
editore:
Cherio Music Publishers, Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. e Cherio Corp. (nel 1960)
Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs51:38
7There’s a Moon Out TonightThe Capris2:15
8Blue Moon
produttore:
Danny e Stu (US TV/film composer, conductor & producer)
diritti fonografici (℗) detenuti da:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (nel 1961, nel 2004)
registrazione cover di:
Blue Moon
paroliere:
Lorenz Hart (nel 1934)
compositore:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (nel 1934)
editore:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation, SBK United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) e 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)
sub-editore:
EMI Music Publishing Belgium NV e Francis Day Editions (SABAM)
parte di:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
The Marcels32:19
9Tonight I Fell in LoveThe Tokens1:48
10Daddy’s Home
parte di:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (numero: 23)
registrazione di:
Daddy’s Home
autore:
Charles Baskerville, Clarence Bassett, James Sheppard (American Doo-Wop/R&B singer) e William Henry Miller (US songwriter, A&R executive, label owner)
editore:
EMI Longitude Music, Longitude Music, Sixty Four East Music Co., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (fino al 2021-06-30) e 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) (dal 2021-07-01 a oggi)
si basa su:
A Thousand Miles Away
Shep & the Limelites22:54
11Barbara‐Ann
parte di:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (numero: 35)
registrazione di:
Barbara‐Ann
paroliere e compositore:
Fred Fassert
editore:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint), Cousins Music, EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Longitude Music Co., Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Shoe-String Music Corp. e Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
adattamenti:
Bomb Iran (Vince Vance & the Valiants parody)
adattamenti:
Bomb Iran (Paul Shanklin parody)
The Regents2:17
12Rama Lama Ding Dong
registrazione di:
Rama Lama Ding Dong
paroliere e compositore:
George Jones Jr.
The Edsels2:28
13Tonight (Could Be the Night)
esecutore:
Virgil Johnson
registrazione di:
Tonight (Could Be the Night)
compositore:
Virgil Johnson
The Velvets, featuring Virgil Johnson2:08
14My True StoryThe Jive Five2:35
15Nag
registrazione di:
Nag
paroliere e compositore:
Arthur Crier
The Halos2:53
16Lookin’ for My Baby
registrazione di:
Looking for My Baby (earls song)
autore:
Paul Georgion e Tony Morra
The Earls2:00
17Imagination
registrazione cover di:
Imagination (nel 1961)
paroliere:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
compositore:
Jimmy Van Heusen
editore:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music e Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
The Quotations2:17
18Coney Island Baby
registrazione di:
Coney Island Baby (doo wop song)
autore:
Peter Alonzo e Vincent Catalano
The Excellents2:13
19Remember Then
registrazione di:
Remember Then
paroliere e compositore:
Tony Powers
editore:
Embassy Music Corporation e Unichappell Music, Inc.
The Earls2:10
20Never Let You Go
registrazione di:
Never Let You Go (doo wop song)
autore:
The Five Discs
The Five Discs2:19
21Denise
registrazione di:
Denise
paroliere e compositore:
Neil Levenson (pianist and songwriter)
editore:
Bright Tunes Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Minder Music Ltd. e Taking Care of Business Music Inc. (BMI)
Randy & the Rainbows41:59
22Unchained Melody
registrazione cover di:
Unchained Melody
editore:
Hy Zaret
paroliere:
Hy Zaret
compositore:
Alex North (US composer)
editore:
Frank Music Corp. (conclusa), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL Communications Australia, MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing e Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC
sub-editore:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
parte di:
The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (numero: 2)
Vito & the Salutations2:02
23I Do
registrazione di:
I Do (Marvelows song)
autore:
Melvin Mason (Marvelows member), Frank Paden (Marvelows member), Johnny Paden (Marvelows member), Jesse Smith (Marvelows member) e Willie Stephenson (Marvelows member)
The Marvelows2:30
24Morse Code of Love
registrazione di:
Morse Code of Love
paroliere e compositore:
Nick Santo
The Capris2:39
25My Juanita (live)
The Brooklyn Bridge3:23

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