Sounds of the Sixties: 1960

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Tracklist

1▼CD: Good Timin': The Greatest Hits of 1960
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1Hit and Miss
producer:
John Barry (English score composer)
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Stead
bass guitar:
Mike Peters (John Barry Seven)
drums (drum set):
Dougie Wright
electric piano:
Les Reed
guitar [lead guitar]:
Vic Flick
tenor saxophone:
Dennis King (John Barry Seven)
trumpet:
John Barry (English score composer)
violin:
Alec Firman (John Barry Seven "plus Four"), Charlie Katz (John Barry Seven "Plus Four"), Sidney Margo (violinist and orchestra contractor) and Bernard Monshin (session violinist)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1960-01-14)
recording of:
Hit & Miss (on 1960-01-14)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer), Freddie Poser (English composer, publisher & producer) and Russell Turner (BBC Producer)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Limited (PRS for Music-affiliated)
The John Barry Seven2:02
2Good Timin’
recording of:
Good Timin’
writer:
Clint Ballard, Jr. and Fred Tobias (Broadway lyricist)
Jimmy Jones2:11
3When Will I Be Loved
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cadence (NYC-based label founded by Archie Bleyer) (in 1960)
recording of:
When Will I Be Loved? (on 1960-02-18)
lyricist and composer:
Phil Everly
publisher:
Acuff-Rose (BMI), Everly and Sons Music Publishing (BMI) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
The Everly Brothers1:59
4Goodness, Gracious Me!
vocals:
Sophia Loren (actress and singer) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1960)
recording of:
Goodness Gracious Me
writer:
Herbert Kretzmer and Dave Lee (pianist bandleader)
publisher:
Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd.
Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren3:03
5Lucky Five
recording of:
Lucky Five
writer:
Trevor Stanford (pianist, composer)
Russ Conway1:58
6Standing on the Corner
cover recording of:
Standing on the Corner (The Most Happy Fella)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
part of:
The Most Happy Fella (full musical)
The King Brothers2:46
7Mr Custer
recording of:
Mr. Custer
writer:
Fred Darian, Al De Lory and Joseph van Winkle
Charlie Drake3:11
8Look for a Star
recording of:
Look for a Star (1959/60 song)
lyricist and composer:
Tony Hatch
Garry Mills2:05
9Why?
cover recording of:
Why (1959 song)
lyricist:
Robert P. Marcucci
composer:
Peter de Angelis
publisher:
Debmar Publishing Co., Inc.
Anthony Newley2:30
10Let It Be Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cadence (NYC-based label founded by Archie Bleyer) (in 1960)
cover recording of:
Let It Be Me (on 1959-12-15)
lyricist:
Pierre Delanoë
composer:
Gilbert Bécaud
translator:
Mann Curtis
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing France, EMA-Suisse, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
translated version of:
Je t’appartiens
The Everly Brothers2:40
11He’ll Have to Go
producer:
Chet Atkins
vocals:
Jim Reeves (US country & pop singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1959)
recording of:
He’ll Have to Go (on 1959-10-15)
writer:
Audrey Allison and Joe Allison
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Central Songs and Central Songs, Inc.
Jim Reeves4.352:21
12As Long as He Needs Me
producer:
Norman Newell
background vocals:
The Rita Williams Singers
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
orchestra:
Geoff Love and His Orchestra
conductor:
Geoff Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1960)
cover recording of:
As Long as He Needs Me (Oliver!)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Bart
publisher:
Lakeview Music Publishing Company Ltd. and TRO-Hollis, Inc.
part of:
Oliver! (Lionel Bart musical)
Shirley Bassey3:02
13Summer Set
recording of:
Summer Set
composer:
Acker Bilk and David Collett
publisher:
Preston-Stevens Music Co Ltd
Mr. Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazz Band3:42
14Image of a Girl
recording of:
Image of a Girl
writer:
Richard Clasky and Marvin Rosenberg (songwriter)
Mark Wynter2:30
15Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport
recording of:
Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport
lyricist and composer:
Rolf Harris
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp. and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Rolf Harris2:52
16Be Mine
recording of:
Be Mine
writer:
Tobby Lüth (songwriter), Mario Panas (Greek musician, composer and producer), Joe Menke (schlager songwriter & producer) and Marcel Stellman
translated version of:
Alle Mädchen wollen küssen
Lance Fortune1:52
17Starry Eyed
recording of:
Starry Eyed
writer:
Garson (Canadian-born composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music) and Shuman (composer / lyricist)
Michael Holliday2:22
18Tell Laura I Love Her
cover recording of:
Tell Laura I Love Her
lyricist:
Ben Raleigh
composer:
Jeff Barry
publisher:
E.B. Marks Music Corp. and Steeplechase Music
Ricky Valance2:43
19Mama
cover recording of:
Mama (US English version, Barlow/Brito)
lyricist:
Bixio Cherubini (in 1940)
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio (in 1940)
translator:
Harold Barlow (US songwriter & plagiarism consultant) (in 1946) and Phil Brito (in 1946)
translated version of:
Mamma
Connie Francis4:01
20Mack the Knife
cover recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (American composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
Ella Fitzgerald4:45
21What a Mouth (What a North and South)
recording of:
What a Mouth (What a North and South)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Patrick Weston
Tommy Steele2:46
2▶CD: Passing Breeze: The Memories of 1960
3▶CD: Three Steps to Heaven: The Rock'n'Roll of 1960

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part of:Sounds of the Sixties (Reader’s Digest) (order: 1)