Various - Great Original Hits Of The '50s And '60s
| Genre: | Jazz, Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop, Classical, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen |
| Singer: | Various |
| Title: | Great Original Hits Of The '50s And '60s |
| Short-info: | Label:
Reader's Digest – 2-648-0,
RCA Custom – 2-648-0
Type: 9 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation Box Set Country: Canada Date of released: 1973 Category: Jazz, Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop, Classical, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen Style: |
| MP3 album size .rar: | 1404 mb |
| APE album size .rar: | 1892 mb |
| Digital formats: | MP3 FLAC ASF MIDI MOD AA DMF AC3 MIDI |
- 1404 downloads at 53 mb/s
RAR archive MP3 format
- 1892 downloads at 43 mb/s
RAR archive FLAC format
Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1950 | ||
| A1 | –Teresa Brewer | Music! Music! MusicWritten By – Weiss, Baum |
| A2 | –The Andrews Sisters With Gordon Jenkins | I Can Dream, Can't IWritten By – Kahal, Fain |
| A3 | –Frankie Laine | The Cry Of The Wild GooseWritten By – Gilkyson |
| A4 | –The Weavers ; Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra | Goodnight, IreneWritten By – LomaxWritten-By – Ledbetter* |
| A5 | –The Ames Brothers With Sid Ramin's Orchestra* | Rag MopWritten By – Wills, Anderson |
| A6 | –Eddie Fisher With Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra* | AnytimeWritten By – Lawson |
| 1951-52 | ||
| B1 | –The Four Aces | Tell Me WhyArranged By – Marty GoldComposed By – Marty GoldWritten-By – Alberts*, Gold* |
| B2 | –Georgia Gibbs | Kiss Of FireWritten By – Allen, Hill |
| B3 | –Don Cornell | I'm YoursWritten By – Mellin |
| B4 | –The Ames Brothers With Sid Ramin's Orchestra* | UndecidedWritten-By – Shavers*, Robin* |
| B5 | –Vera Lynn | Auf Wiederseh'n SweetheartWritten By – Sexton, Turner, Storch |
| B6 | –Eddy Howard | SinWritten-By – Shull*, Hoven* |
| 1953 | ||
| C1 | –Teresa Brewer | Till I Waltz Again With YouWritten By – Prosen |
| C2 | –Eddie Fisher | I'm Walking Behind YouWritten By – Reid |
| C3 | –Frank Weir | The Happy WandererWritten By – Ridge, Moller |
| C4 | –Jim Reeves | Mexican JoeWritten By – Torok |
| C5 | –The Ames Brothers With Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra* | You, You, YouWritten By – Mellin, Olias |
| C6 | –Eddie Fisher With Hugo Winterhalter, His Orchestra And Chorus* | O Mein PapaWritten By – BurkhardtWritten-By – Parsons*, Turner* |
| 1954 | ||
| D1 | –Bill Haley And The Comets* | (We're Gonna) Rock Around The ClockWritten By – Freedman, De Knight |
| D2 | –Patti Page | Cross Over The BridgeWritten By – Benjamin, Weiss |
| D3 | –The Four Aces | Three Coins In The FountainWritten-By – Jule Styne And Sammy Cahn |
| D4 | –Kitty Kallen | Little Things Mean A LotArranged By, Conductor – Ray EllisWritten By – Lindeman, Stutz |
| D5 | –Perry Como With Hugo Winterhalter, His Orchestra And Chorus* | WantedWritten By – SteeleWritten-By – Fulton* |
| D6 | –The Gaylords | The Little ShoemakerWritten By – Geoffrey Parsons, Jack Turner, Le Marque, Revil |
| 1955 | ||
| E1 | –Roger Williams | Autumn LeavesWritten By – Mercer, Prévert, Kosma |
| E2 | –Georgia Gibbs | Tweedle DeeArranged By – Glenn OsserCo-producer – Luigi CreatoreProducer – Hugo PerettiWritten By – Scott |
| E3 | –Al Hibbler | Unchained MelodyWritten-By – North*, Zaret* |
| E4 | –The McGuire Sisters* | SincerelyWritten-By – Freed*, Fuqua* |
| E5 | –Billy Vaughn | Melody Of LoveWritten By – Glazier, Englemann |
| E6 | –The Platters | Only YouWritten-By – Rand*, Ram* |
| 1956 | ||
| F1 | –Carl Perkins | Blue Suede ShoesWritten-By – Carl Perkins |
| F2 | –Gogi Grant | The Wayward WindWritten By – Lebowsky, Newman |
| F3 | –Perry Como With The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra* And The Ray Charles Singers | Hot DiggityWritten By – Al Hoffman, Manning |
| F4 | –Fats Domino | Blueberry HillWritten By – Lewis, Stock, Rose |
| F5 | –Pat Boone | Friendly PersuasionComposed By – Dimitri TiomkinWritten By – WebsterWritten-By – Dimitri Tiomkin |
| F6 | –The Platters | The Great PretenderWritten-By – Buck Ram |
| 1957 | ||
| G1 | –The Ames Brothers With Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra* | Melodie D'AmourWritten By – Johns, Salvador |
| G2 | –Jane Morgan | FascinationLyrics By – Dick ManningWritten-By – F. D. Marchetti* |
| G3 | –Bobby Helms With The Anita Kerr Singers | My Special AngelWritten-By – Duncan* |
| G4 | –Debbie Reynolds | TammyWritten-By – Livingston & Evans |
| G5 | –Pat Boone | Love Letters In The SandWritten By – KennyWritten-By – Coots*, Kenny* |
| G6 | –Paul Anka | DianaConductor – Joe ShermanWritten-By – Paul Anka |
| 1958 | ||
| H1 | –Perry Como With The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra* And The Ray Charles Singers | Catch A Falling StarWritten By – Vance, Pockriss |
| H2 | –The Coasters | Yakety YakWritten-By – Leiber & Stoller |
| H3 | –Chuck Berry | Sweet Little SixteenWritten-By – Chuck Berry |
| H4 | –The McGuire Sisters* | SugartimeWritten By – Phillips, Echols |
| H5 | –Billy Vaughn | Sail Along Silv'ry MoonWritten-By – Tobias*, Wenrich* |
| H6 | –The Diamonds | The StrollWritten By – DeeWritten-By – Otis* |
| 1959 | ||
| I1 | –Dinah Washington | What A Diff'rence A Day MadeWritten By – Adams, Grever |
| I2 | –Bobby Darin | Mack The KnifeLyrics By – Marc BlitzsteinWritten-By – Brecht*, Weill* |
| I3 | –Sarah Vaughan | Broken-Hearted MelodyWritten-By – David*, Edwards* |
| I4 | –Dave "Baby" Cortez | The Happy OrganWritten By – Wood, Clowney, Kriegsmann |
| I5 | –Della Reese | Don't You KnowArranged By, Conductor – Glenn OsserWritten-By – Worth* |
| I6 | –The Coasters | Charlie BrownWritten-By – Leiber & Stoller |
| 1960 | ||
| J1 | –Ferrante And Teicher* | Theme From The ApartmentWritten By – Williams |
| J2 | –The Platters | Harbor LightsWritten By – Kennedy, Williams |
| J3 | –Larry Verne | Mr. CusterWritten-By – De Lory*, Darian*, Van Winkle* |
| J4 | –Brian Hyland | Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot BikiniWritten By – Vance, Pockriss |
| J5 | –Sam Cooke | Chain GangArranged By, Conductor – Glenn OsserWritten By – C. CookeWritten-By – Sam Cooke |
| J6 | –Johnny Preston | Running BearWritten-By – J. P. Richardson* |
| 1961 | ||
| K1 | –Bert Kaempfert | Wonderland By NightTrumpet – Charlie Tabor*Written By – Gunter, Neumann |
| K2 | –Sam Cooke | CupidArranged By, Conductor – René Hall*Written-By – Sam Cooke |
| K3 | –Billy Vaughn | WheelsWritten By – Torres, Stephens |
| K4 | –Paul Anka | Puppy LoveConductor – Joe ShermanWritten-By – Paul Anka |
| K5 | –Floyd Cramer | On The Rebound |
| K6 | –Pat Boone | Moody RiverWritten By – Bruce |
| 1962 | ||
| L1 | –Henry Mancini, His Orchestra And Chorus* | Moon RiverWritten-By – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer |
| L2 | –Joe Harnell | Fly Me To The MoonWritten-By – Bart Howard |
| L3 | –Kenny Ball And His Jazzmen | Midnight In MoscowArranged By – Kenny BallWritten By – Soloviev, Dedoi, Matusovosky |
| L4 | –The Tokens | The Lion Sleep TonightArranged By, Conductor – Sammy LoweWritten By – Peretti, Creatore, Weiss, Stanton |
| L5 | –Bent Fabric | Alley CatComposed By – Frank BjornWritten-By – Frank Bjorn |
| L6 | –Ketty Lester | Love LettersWritten-By – Heyman*, Young* |
| 1963 | ||
| M1 | –The Rooftop Singers | Walk Right InWritten By – Darling, SuanoeWritten-By – Cannon*, Woods* |
| M2 | –Brenda Lee | Losing YouWritten By – Sigman, Havet, Renard |
| M3 | –Peggy March | I Will Follow HimConductor – Sammy LoweWritten By – Gimbel, Altman, Plante, Stole, Del Roma |
| M4 | –The Drifters | Up On The RoofGuitar – Bill DavisWritten-By – Goffin And King |
| M5 | –Paul And Paula* | Hey PaulaWritten-By – Hildebrand* |
| M6 | –Lesley Gore | It's My PartyWritten By – Wiener, Gold, Gluck |
| 1964 | ||
| N1 | –Louis Armstrong | Hello, Dolly!Written By – Herman |
| N2 | –The Singing Nun | DominiqueWritten By – Soeur Sourire |
| N3 | –Al (He's The King) Hirt* | JavaWritten By – Friday, Toussaint, Tyler |
| N4 | –The Serendipity Singers | (Crooked Little Man) Don't Let The Rain Come DownWritten By – Hickey, Miller |
| N5 | –Nino Tempo & April Stevens | Deep PurpleWritten By – ParishWritten-By – DeRose* |
| N6 | –The Supremes | Where Did Our Love GoWritten-By – Holland-Dozier-Holland |
| 1965 | ||
| O1 | –Horst Jankowski | A Walk In The Black ForestWritten By – Horst Jankowski, Mann |
| O2 | –The Supremes | Stop In The Name Of LoveWritten-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland* |
| O3 | –Bert Kaempfert | Red Roses For A Blue LadyWritten By – Tepper, Bennett |
| O4 | –The Searchers | Love Potion No. 9Written-By – Lieber, Stoller* |
| O5 | –Sonny And Cher* | I Got You BabeWritten-By – Bono* |
| O6 | –Ramsey Lewis | The "In" CrowdWritten By – Page |
| 1966-67 | ||
| P1 | –Vikki Carr | It Must Be HimWritten By – Bécaud, David |
| P2 | –The Association | CherishWritten-By – Kirkman* |
| P3 | –Bobby Hebb | SunnyWritten-By – Bobby Hebb |
| P4 | –Dusty Springfield | You Don't Have To Say Love MeWritten By – Wickham, Napier, Bell, Pallavicini, Donaggio |
| P5 | –Henry Mancini, His Orchestra And Chorus* | Dear HeartComposed By – Ray EvansLyrics By – Jerry LivingstonWritten-By – Henry Mancini, Livingston*, Evans* |
| P6 | –Aretha Franklin | I Say A Little PrayerWritten-By – Bacharach And David |
| 1968 | ||
| Q1 | –Paul Mauriat | Love Is BlueWritten By – CourWritten-By – Popp* |
| Q2 | –Bobby Goldsboro | HoneyWritten-By – Russell* |
| Q3 | –Jeannie C. Riley | Harper Valley PTAWritten-By – Hall* |
| Q4 | –Otis Redding | (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The BayWritten By – Cropper, Redding |
| Q5 | –The Irish Rovers | The UnicornWritten-By – Silverstein* |
| Q6 | –Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra And Chorus | The Good, The Bad And The UglyWritten-By – Morricone* |
| 1969 | ||
| R1 | –Oliver | JeanProducer – Bob CreweWritten-By – McKuen* |
| R2 | –Diana Ross And The Supremes* | Love ChildWritten By – Richards, Sawyer, Taylor, Wilson |
| R3 | –The Youngbloods | Get TogetherWritten By – Powers |
| R4 | –Manfred Mann | Mighty QuinnWritten-By – Dylan* |
| R5 | –Henry Mancini, His Orchestra And Chorus* | Love Theme From Romeo And JulietWritten-By – Rota* |
| R6 | –Stevie Judkins, "Little Stevie Wonder"* | For Once In My LifeWritten By – Miller, Murden |
Companies, etc.
- Licensed From – MCA Records, Inc.
- Licensed From – Phonogram, Inc.
- Licensed From – United Artists Records, Inc.
- Licensed From – Motown Record Corporation
- Licensed From – London Records, Inc.
- Licensed From – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Licensed From – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Licensed From – Pye Records Ltd.
- Licensed From – Chess Records
- Licensed From – Famous Music Corporation
- Licensed From – Era Records
- Licensed From – Vanguard Recording Society, Inc.
Notes
Contains a Guarantee of Quality and Satisfaction square piece of paper and a green, orange and white order form.Some very interesting facts are found on the backs of each of the record's inner sleeves.
Record 1 = Side 1 and Side 18
Record 2 = Side 2 and Side 17
Record 3 = Side 3 and Side 16
Record 4 = Side 4 and Side 15
Record 5 = Side 5 and Side 14
Record 6 = Side 6 and Side 13
Record 7 = Side 7 and Side 12
Record 8 = Side 8 and Side 11
Record 9 = Side 9 and Side 10
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc: A1, A2, A4, B1, B3, C1, D1, D3, E1, E3, E4, G2, G3, G4, H4, I5, J4, K1, L2, M2, N1, O3, and Q5.
Courtesy of Phonogram Inc: A3, B2, B6, D2, D6, E2, E6, F6, H1, H6, I1, I3, J2, J6, M5, M6, N2, N4, O1, P3, P4, Q1, and R4.
Courtesy of United Artists Records, Inc: F4, J1, P1, Q2, and R1.
Courtesy of Motown Record Corporation: N6, O2, R2, and R6.
Courtesy of London Records, Inc: B5 and C3.
Courtesy of Shelby Singleton Corporation: F1 and Q3.
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation: H1, I2, I6, L5, M4, N5, O5, P6, and Q4.
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc: L2
Courtesy of Pye Records Ltd: L3 and O4
Courtesy of Chess Records: H3 and O6.
Courtesy of Famous Music Corp: E5, F5, G5, H5, K3, and K6.
Courtesy of ERA Records: F2 and J3.
Courtesy of Vanguard Recording Society, Inc: M1
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Record 1 Side 1): RD-2648-A KHD M
- Matrix / Runout (Record 1 Side 18): R.D.-2648-B D M
- Matrix / Runout (Record 2 Side 2): RD-2648-C KD M
- Matrix / Runout (Record 2 Side 17): RD-2648-D HD M
- Matrix / Runout (Record 3 Side 3): RD-2648-E HD M
- Matrix / Runout (Record 3 Side 16): RD-2648-F-2 HD M
- Matrix / Runout (Record 4 Side 4): CIRS-9533 KHD M
- Matrix / Runout (Record 4 Side 15): RD-2648-G HD M
- Matrix / Runout (Record 5 Side 5): CIRS-9534 KHD M
- Matrix / Runout (Record 5 Side 14): RD-2648-H HD M
- Matrix / Runout (Record 6 Side 6): CIRS-9535 KHD M
- Matrix / Runout (Record 6 Side 13): RD-2648-I KHD M
- Matrix / Runout (Record 7 Side 7): CIRS-9536 HD M
- Matrix / Runout (Record 7 Side 12): CIRS-9540 HD M
- Matrix / Runout (Record 8 Side 8): CIRS-9537 HD M
- Matrix / Runout (Record 8 Side 11): RD-2648-J KHD M
- Matrix / Runout (Record 9 Side 9): CIRS-9538 KHD M
- Matrix / Runout (Record 9 Side 10): RD-2648-K KHD M
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDS 9081, RDS 9082, RDS 9083, RDS 9084, RDS 9085, | Various | Great Original Hits Of The '50s And '60s (9xLP, Comp + Box) | Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest | RDS 9081, RDS 9082, RDS 9083, RDS 9084, RDS 9085, | Europe | Unknown |
| RDA 182 1-A | Various | Great Original Hits Of The '50s And '60s (7xLP, Comp + Box) | Reader's Digest, RCA Custom | RDA 182 1-A | US | 1971 |
| RDA 182 1-A | Various | Great Original Hits Of The '50s And '60s (9xLP, Comp + Box) | Reader's Digest, RCA Custom | RDA 182 1-A | US | 1971 |
| RDS 9081, RDS 9082, RDS 9083, RDS 9084, RDS 9085, | Various | Great Original Hits Of The '50s And '60s (9xLP, Comp + Box) | Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest | RDS 9081, RDS 9082, RDS 9083, RDS 9084, RDS 9085, | Europe | Unknown |









