Teen Time: The Young Years of Rock & Roll, Vol. 2: I Got Rhythm

by Teen Time: Young Years Of Rock

Overview

The long-running series Golden Age of American Rock 'n' Roll from Ace has rewarded long-suffering fans of early rock and pop with a bounty of late-'50s and early-'60s songs, most of which reached the Top 40, but have been under-served by reissues since. The Eric label, with its own series Teen Time: The Young Years of Rock & Roll, picked up yet more slack with its 20-song collections of pop hits -- most of them on the rare side -- that serve the same purpose as the Ace volumes and pay similarly high dividends. The second volume of Teen Time, subtitled "I Got Rhythm," focuses on uptempo material, whether rock- or jazz-based (not all of it uptempo). It casts the net wider than Ace volumes, taking in several low chart entries, as well as a few later hits, but narrows the focus on material by including more artists with jazz-vocal tropes and ignoring R&B with only a few exceptions. Any listeners with a dedicated interest in '50s rock and pop will still find at least a few undiscovered nuggets here, like the alternately loose and tight harmonies of the Forester Sisters on the immediately enjoyable "Don't Mention My Name." None of the tracks have been overplayed (at least not since the '60s), and every one is a high-caliber production despite the novelty factor. Also appreciated is the fact that both Eric and producers Bill Buster, Tom Daly, and Mark Mathews have high standards of sound quality. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	03/23/2004
Label:	Eric Records
UPC:	0730531152120
Rank:	118325

Tracks

1. Party Doll  - Jimmy Bowen  - Buddy Knox
2. I'm Stickin' With You  - Jimmy Bowen  - Buddy Knox  -  Rhythm Orchids
3. Forty Days  - Chuck Berry  - Ronnie Hawkins
4. Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again  - Al Hoffman  - Dick Manning  - Mark Markwell  - Jimmie F. Rodgers
5. She's Everything (I Wanted You to Be)  - Ral Donner
6. Blue Moon  - Lorenz Hart  -  Marcels  - Richard Rodgers
7. I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)  -  Ikettes  - Ike Turner
8. Keep Your Hands Off My Baby  - Gerry Goffin  - Carole King  -  Little Eva
9. Chains  -  Cookies  - Gerry Goffin  - Carole King
10. Don't Mention My Name  -  Shepherd Sisters
11. Two Faces Have I  - Lou Christie  - Twyla Herbert
12. What a Guy  - Jeff Barry  - Ellie Greenwich  -  Raindrops
13. Swinging on a Star  - Johnny Burke  - James Van Heusen  - Big Dee Irwin  -  Little Eva
14. Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)  - Ray Evans  - Jay Livingston  - High Keyes
15. Hey, Girl  - Gerry Goffin  - Freddie Scott
16. A Walkin' Miracle  - Luigi Creatore  -  Essex  - Morris Levy  - Hugo Peretti  - George David Weiss
17. But It's Alright  - J.J. Jackson  - Pierre Tubbs
18. (When She Wants Good Lovin') My Baby Comes to Me  -  Chicago Loop  - Jerry Leiber  - Mike Stoller
19. It's Cold Outside  -  Choir
20. I Got Rhythm  - George Gershwin  -  Happenings

Album Credits

Performance Credits

High Keyes   Primary Artist
Jimmy Bowen   Primary Artist
The Raindrops   Primary Artist
Little Eva   Primary Artist
Lou Christie   Primary Artist
Freddie Scott   Primary Artist
Big Dee Irwin   Primary Artist
Jimmie F. Rodgers   Primary Artist
Buddy Knox   Primary Artist
Rhythm Orchids   Primary Artist
The Shepherd Sisters   Primary Artist
Ral Donner   Primary Artist
Ronnie Hawkins   Primary Artist
J.J. Jackson   Primary Artist
Chicago Loop   Primary Artist
The Ikettes   Primary Artist
The Happenings   Primary Artist
The Cookies   Primary Artist
The Choir   Primary Artist
The Essex   Primary Artist
The Marcels   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

James Van Heusen   Composer
Joe Atlas   Photography
Tom Daly   Producer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Pierre Tubbs   Composer
Jay Livingston   Composer
Ray Evans   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Jeff Barry   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Morris Levy   Composer
Buddy Knox   Composer
Mark Markwell   Composer
Hugo Peretti   Composer
Dick Manning   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Carole King   Composer
Ellie Greenwich   Composer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Lou Christie   Composer
J.J. Jackson   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Al Hoffman   Composer
Ike Turner   Composer
Jimmy Bowen   Composer
Bill Buster   Producer
Greg Adams   Liner Notes
Gerry Goffin   Composer
George David Weiss   Composer
Twyla Herbert   Composer
Luigi Creatore   Composer