Hits of the 50s / 60s / 70s / 80s

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

4-CD set; incomplete. 4 Jewel Cases in a cardboard box.

Cat# / Barcode (CD 1): 43472 / 5032044434720
Cat# / Barcode (CD 2): 43473 / 5032044434737
Cat# / Barcode (CD 3): 43474 / 5032044434744
Cat# / Barcode (CD 4): 50028 / 5032044500289

Annotation last modified on 2026-08-05 17:19 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Hits of the 50s
2▼CD: Hits of the 60s
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Obla-Di-Obla-Da
Marmalade3:12
2Wolly Bully
Sam the Sham2:22
3Baby Come Back
recording of:
Baby, Come Back
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Grant
publisher:
Kassner Music Ltd.
The Equals2:33
4Ferry Cross the Mersey
Gerry and the Pacemakers2:17
5Stand By Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-27)
producer:
Leiber and Stoller (songwriting team)
vocals:
Ben E. King (on 1960-10-27)
conductor:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor) (on 1960-10-27)
arranger:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Ltd. (The Henry Hadaway Organisation Ltd., music licensing), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1960, in 1961), Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1961, in 1986), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc. (in 1981) and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1981)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 1), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 62), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 121), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 131) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Stand by Me (on 1960-10-27)
publisher:
Mike Stoller
writer:
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
A.D.T. Enterprises, Hornall Brothers Music (limited company), Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt (publisher), Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG (fka Melodie der Welt J. Michel GmbH & Co. KG; this name since 2011-04-07), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rightsong Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Ben E. King4.653:03
6My Girl
The Temptations3:19
7It's My Party
producer:
Quincy Jones
arranger:
Claus Ogerman
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 353)
recording of:
It’s My Party (on 1963-03-30)
writer:
John Gluck, Jr., Wally Gold, Seymour Gottlieb and Herb Weiner
publisher:
A. Schroeder Music Ltd. and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Lesley Gore4.352:17
8When a Man Loves a Woman
Percy Sledge2:58
9I'm Sorry
Brenda Lee2:14
10Those Where the Days
Mary Hopkin5:00
11King of the Road
recording of:
King of the Road
lyricist:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964)
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd.
Roger Miller2:27
12Save the Last Dance for Me
The Drifters2:17
13Deep Purple
engineer:
Dave Wiechman
conductor:
Jimmie Haskell
arranger:
Jimmie Haskell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1963)
cover recording of:
Deep Purple
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1938)
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio)
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Nino Tempo & April Stevens2:45
14Telstar
recording of:
Telstar
composer:
Joe Meek
publisher:
Ivy Music Ltd. and Piedmont Music Company
The Tornados3:17
15The Leader of the Pack
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Red Bird (in 1964)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 316) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 447)
recording of:
Leader of the Pack (in 1964)
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and George “Shadow” Morton
publisher:
Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tender Tunes Inc., Trio Music Company, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
sub-publisher:
ミュージカル・ライツ・東京 (Musical Lights Tokyo)
The Shangri‐Las4.52:50
16Runnaway
Del Shannon2:17