1959 British Hit Parade, Pt. 1: January-July

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Overview

Acrobat's British Hit Parade series spotlights the hits from a specific year by the original artists. This volume samples 103 tracks that made the charts between January and July of 1959, including the original versions of "Queen of the Hop" (Bobby Darin), "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" (the Platters), and "Livin' Lovin' Doll" (Cliff Richard), in addition to tracks by Connie Francis, Little Richard, and Duane Eddy. ~ Al Campbell

Product Details

Release Date:	11/08/2011
Label:	Acrobat Music
UPC:	0824046702823

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Baby Face  -  Little Richard
2. My Ukelele  - Max Bygraves
3. Cannonball  - Duane Eddy
4. Queen of the Hop  - Bobby Darin
5. The World Outside  - Ronnie Hilton
6. You're the Top Cha  - Al Saxon
7. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes  -  Platters
8. I'll Remember Tonight  - Pat Boone
9. Heartbeat  - Buddy Holly
10. I Got Stung  - Elvis Presley
11. One Night  - Elvis Presley
12. The World Outside  - Russ Conway
13. Problems  -  Everly Brothers
14. High School Confidential  - Jerry Lee Lewis
15. I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time  - Rosemary June
16. Last Night on the Back Porch  - Alma Cogan
17. The World Outside  -  Four Aces
18. (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings  - Paul Anka
19. There Must Be a Way  - Joni James
20. Livin' Lovin' Doll  - Cliff Richard
21. A Pub with No Beer  - Slim Dusty
22. That's My Doll  - Frankie Vaughan
23. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour on the Bedpost Overnight  - Lonnie Donegan
24. Wee Tom  -  Lord Rockingham's XI
25. The Little Drummer Boy  -  Beverley Sisters

Disc 2

26. My Happiness  - Connie Francis
27. Gigi  - Billy Eckstine
28. The Little Drummer Boy  -  Simeone
29. Petite Fleur  - Chris Barber
30. The Wonderful Secret of Love  - Robert Earl
31. Stagger Lee  - Lloyd Price
32. Side Saddle  - Russ Conway
33. Beep Beep  -  Playmates
34. Tomboy  - Perry Como
35. The Little Drummer Boy  - Michael Flanders
36. It Doesn't Matter Anymore  - Buddy Holly
37. Maybe Tomorrow  - Billy Fury
38. Willingly  - Malcolm Vaughan
39. Wait for Me  - Malcolm Vaughan
40. Manhattan Spiritual  - Reg Owen
41. The Love Game  -  Mudlarks
42. Donna  - Ritchie Valens
43. C'mon Everybody  - Eddie Cochran
44. Venus  - Ed Marshall  - Dickie Valentine
45. Ciao Ciao Bambina  - Marino Marini
46. Sing Little Birdie  - Pearl Carr  - Teddy Johnson
47. Donna  - Marty Wilde
48. Charlie Brown  -  Coasters
49. The Story of My Love  - Conway Twitty
50. Ciao Ciao Bambini  - Domenico Modugno
51. By the Light of the Silvery Moon  -  Little Richard

Disc 3

52. The Lonely One  - Duane Eddy
53. With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair  - Pat Boone
54. All American Boy  - Bill Parsons
55. French Foreign Legion  - Frank Sinatra
56. Early to Bed  -  Poni-Tails
57. It's Late  - Rick Nelson
58. Come Softly to Me  -  Fleetwoods
59. A Fool Such as I  - Elvis Presley
60. I Need Your Love Tonight  - Elvis Presley
61. I Go Ape  - Neil Sedaka
62. Love's Made a Fool of You  -  Crickets
63. Venus  - Frankie Avalon  - Ed Marshall
64. Come Softly to Me  - Craig Douglas
65. May You Always  - Joan Regan
66. I've Waited so Long  - Anthony Newley
67. Lovin' Up a Storm  - Jerry Lee Lewis
68. Come Softly to Me  -  Kaye Sisters  - Frankie Vaughan
69. May You Always  -  McGuire Sisters
70. Fort Worth Jail  - Lonnie Donegan
71. Idle on Parade  - Anthony Newley
72. Mean Streak  - Cliff Richard
73. Never Mind  - Cliff Richard
74. Guitar Boogie Shuffle  - Bert Weedon
75. Never Be Anyone Else But You  - Rick Nelson
76. Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)  - Lloyd Price
77. Roulette  - Russ Conway

Disc 4

78. Come Dance with Me  - Frank Sinatra
79. Guitar Boogie Shuffle  -  Virtues
80. Hey Little Lucy  - Conway Twitty
81. Margie  - Fats Domino
82. If Only I Could Live My Life Again  - Jane Morgan
83. For a Penny  - Pat Boone
84. Three Stars  - Ruby Wright
85. Pink Shoe Laces  - Dodie Stevens
86. You Made Me Love You  - Nat King Cole
87. Dream Lover  - Bobby Darin
88. Poor Jenny  -  Everly Brothers
89. Kansas City  -  Little Richard
90. A Teenager in Love  - Marty Wilde
91. Goodbye Jimmy Goodbye  - Ruby Murray
92. Personality  - Anthony Newley
93. A Teenager in Love  - Craig Douglas
94. Please Don't Touch  - Johnny Kidd
95. Personality  - Lloyd Price
96. Peter Gunn  - Duane Eddy
97. Take a Message to Mary  -  Everly Brothers
98. The Battle of New Orleans  - Lonnie Donegan
99. A Teenager in Love  -  Dion & The Belmonts
100. Margo, Don't Go  - Billy Fury
101. The Battle of New Orleans  - Johnny Horton
102. Lipstick on Your Collar  - Connie Francis
103. Living Doll  - Cliff Richard

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cliff Richard   Primary Artist
Frankie Avalon   Primary Artist
Dodie Stevens   Primary Artist
Duane Eddy   Primary Artist
Elvis Presley   Primary Artist
Jane Morgan   Primary Artist
Johnny Horton   Primary Artist
Russ Conway   Primary Artist
Joni James   Primary Artist
Johnny Kidd   Primary Artist
Dickie Valentine   Primary Artist
Dion & the Belmonts   Primary Artist
Lonnie Donegan   Primary Artist
Ritchie Valens   Primary Artist
Ronnie Hilton   Primary Artist
Ruby Murray   Primary Artist
Perry Como   Primary Artist
Nat King Cole   Primary Artist
Neil Sedaka   Primary Artist
Robert Earl   Primary Artist
Jerry Lee Lewis   Primary Artist
Ruby Wright   Primary Artist
Rick Nelson   Primary Artist
Marty Wilde   Primary Artist
Max Bygraves   Primary Artist
The McGuire Sisters   Primary Artist
The Poni-Tails   Primary Artist
The Mudlarks   Primary Artist
Lord Rockingham's XI   Primary Artist
Buddy Holly   Primary Artist
Marino Marini   Primary Artist
The Virtues   Primary Artist
Harry Simeone Chorale   Primary Artist
Malcolm Vaughan   Primary Artist
Paul Anka   Primary Artist
Anthony Newley   Primary Artist
The Beverley Sisters   Primary Artist
Bert Weedon   Primary Artist
The Fleetwoods   Primary Artist
Bill Parsons   Primary Artist
Conway Twitty   Primary Artist
The Crickets   Primary Artist
Frank Sinatra   Primary Artist
Eddie Cochran   Primary Artist
Little Richard   Primary Artist
Lloyd Price   Primary Artist
The Playmates   Primary Artist
The Platters   Primary Artist
Frankie Vaughan   Primary Artist
Michael Flanders   Primary Artist
The Kaye Sisters   Primary Artist
Pearl Carr   Primary Artist
Teddy Johnson   Primary Artist
The Four Aces   Primary Artist
Reg Owen   Primary Artist
Al Saxon   Primary Artist
Rosemary June   Primary Artist
Domenico Modugno   Primary Artist
Alma Cogan   Primary Artist
Slim Dusty   Primary Artist
The Everly Brothers   Primary Artist
Bobby Darin   Primary Artist
The Coasters   Primary Artist
Billy Fury   Primary Artist
Billy Eckstine   Primary Artist
Craig Douglas   Primary Artist
Chris Barber   Primary Artist
Connie Francis   Primary Artist
Pat Boone   Primary Artist
Joan Regan   Primary Artist
Fats Domino   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Ed Marshall   Composer