Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1959: Pop Gold

Overview

Pop music in the 1950s was less stratified than it is in the 21st century (where every genre has its own radio station and bandwidth), and listening to the hits in 1959, say (the year covered by this fun compilation), meant hearing pop crooners, jazz vocalists, nascent rockers, shined-up teen idols, and even the Mormon Tabernacle Choir -- whose passionate version of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" hit the charts that year. This set collects 27 of 1959's hits, including "Battle Hymn," Dinah Washington's often overlooked version of "Unforgettable," and Patti Page's "Old Cape Cod," just to name a few, and most of these sides are presented here for the first time in true stereo, making this package a collector's bonanza. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	09/21/2010
Label:	Hit Parade Records
UPC:	0730531231122
Rank:	109727

Tracks

1. Don't You Know  - Della Reese  - Bobby Worth
2. Unforgettable  - Irving Gordon  - Dinah Washington
3. Old Cape Cod  - Tom Daly  - Patti Page  -  Pincus  -  Rothrock
4. Lavender Blue  -  Traditional  - Sammy Turner
5. Always  - Irving Berlin  - Sammy Turner
6. Nola  - Felix Arndt  - Billy Williams
7. Heartaches by the Number  - Harlan Howard  - Guy Mitchell
8. Primrose Lane  - Jerry Wallace
9. Broken-Hearted Melody  -  Hearted Melody  - Sarah Vaughan
10. Pretty Blue Eyes  - Steve Lawrence  -  Randazzo  -  Weinstein
11. Footsteps  - Steve Lawrence
12. What in the World's Come Over You  - Jack Scott
13. Midnite Special  - Paul Evans  -  Traditional
14. Moondreams  - Buddy Holly  - Norman Petty
15. There Must Be a Way  - Joni James
16. If I Give My Heart to You  - Kitty Kallen
17. Till There Was You  - Anita Bryant  - Meredith Willson
18. I Laughed at Love [Album Version]  - Joni James
19. Down by the Station  -  Four Preps
20. It's Time to Cry  - Paul Anka
21. I Miss You So  - Paul Anka
22. I've Come of Age  - Billy Storm
23. The Wonder of You  - Baker Knight  - Ray Peterson
24. Guess Who  - Jesse Belvin  - JoAnne Belvin
25. Just Come Home  -  Hugo & Luigi  - Marguerite Monnot
26. Deck of Cards  - Wink Martindale  - T. Texas Tyler
27. Battle Hymn of the Republic  -  Mormon Tabernacle Choir  -  Traditional

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Paul Evans   Primary Artist
Billy Storm   Primary Artist
Kitty Kallen   Primary Artist
Della Reese   Primary Artist
Sarah Vaughan   Primary Artist
Joni James   Primary Artist
Sammy Turner   Primary Artist
Dinah Washington   Primary Artist
Hugo & Luigi   Primary Artist
The Four Preps   Primary Artist
Billy Williams   Primary Artist
Jack Scott   Primary Artist
Mormon Tabernacle Choir   Primary Artist
Hearted Melody   Primary Artist
Jesse Belvin   Primary Artist
Jerry Wallace   Primary Artist
Ray Peterson   Primary Artist
Anita Bryant   Primary Artist
Buddy Holly   Primary Artist
Guy Mitchell   Primary Artist
Wink Martindale   Primary Artist
Paul Anka   Primary Artist
Patti Page   Primary Artist
Steve Lawrence   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
T. Texas Tyler   Composer
Baker Knight   Composer
Bill Buster   Producer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Irving Gordon   Composer
JoAnne Belvin   Composer
Bobby Worth   Composer
Jack Scott   Composer
Weinstein   Composer
Rothrock   Composer
Tom Daly   Sound Production,Stereo Mix Producer
Rod Brown   Sound Production
Pincus   Composer
Greg Adams   Liner Notes
Mark Mathews   Sound Production
Randazzo   Composer
Jesse Belvin   Composer
Norman Petty   Composer
Marguerite Monnot   Composer
Harlan Howard   Composer
Meredith Willson   Composer
Paul Anka   Composer
Felix Arndt   Composer