Trapeze Catalogue Home / Shop / Trapeze Catalogue / America's Greatest Hits 1957 - Vol. 8 (4CD) America's Greatest Hits 1957 - Vol. 8 (4CD) America's Greatest Hits 1957 - Vol. 8 (4CD) £19.00 Stock Status: In Stock Add to your Wish List Information Specifications This release is the latest in the series of Americas Greatest Hits which over the years has provided annual collections of the biggest hits of each year in the Billboard pop charts. The collection for 1957 is an excellent value 120-track 4-CD set which includes every record that appeared in the Top 10 any version of the Top 10 of the Billboard chart during the year Best Sellers, Most Played by Disc Jockeys, Most Played on Juke Boxes, and the Honor Roll of Hits. In addition it includes those that appeared only in the Cashbox Top 10, plus the highest performing of those tracks which were listed as B sides which were listed as having reported significant sales which contributed to the A side chart position. Many of the tracks are, inevitably, well-known hits, which went on to score chart success in the UK, but there are more than 30 tracks which did not make it into the UK charts despite their major US success, including classic tracks by well-known artists alongside more obscure hits by artists that never made any kind of impression in the UK. The whole collection is a highly entertaining trawl through the American music scene of the times, a rather different musical experience from listening to our British Hit Parades collections from the UK charts, which naturally feature a high proportion of home-grown talent. As ever. its a fascinating and entertaining pot-pourri of pop, as emerging teen idols jostled with R&B acts, new rock n roll stars joined the established big names, vocal groups and instrumentals of all kinds had a field day, and the inevitable and collectable quotient of one-hit wonders and novelty hits maintained the variety. Its an enlightening snapshot of the pop music scene in the USA at a time when the musical landscape was constantly evolving, and it makes for hugely entertaining listening. It is likely to appeal to the many collectors who enjoy these completest anthologies, and will hopefully provide useful programming for the specialist radio programmes which feature pop nostalgia. Disc 1 Track Title Artist 1 Singing The Blues Guy Mitchell 2 The Green Door Jim Lowe 3 Love Me Tender Elvis Presley 4 Blueberry Hill Fats Domino 5 Just Walking In The Rain Johnnie Ray 6 True Love Bing Crosby & Grace kelly 7 Love Me Elvis Presley 8 Banana Boat Song The Tarriers 9 Rose And A Baby Ruth George Hamilton IV 10 Rock A Bye Your Baby Jerry Lewis 11 Hey Jealous Lover Frank Sinatra 12 Honky Tonk Pts. 1&2 Bill Doggett 13 Don't Be Cruel Elvis Presley 14 Hound Dog Elvis Presley 15 Cindy, Oh Cindy Eddie Fisher 16 Don't Forbid Me Pat Boone 17 Moonlight Gambler Frankie Laine 18 Young Love Sonny James 19 Banana Boat (Day-O) Harry Belafonte 20 Young Love Tab Hunter 21 Too Much Elvis Presley 22 Playing For Keeps Elvis Presley 23 Blue Monday Fats Domino 24 I Dreamed Betty Johnson 25 Love Is Strange Mickey & Sylvia 26 You Don't Owe Me A Thing Johnnie Ray 27 Marianne Terry Gilkyson and The Easy Riders 28 Teenage Crush Tommy Sands 29 Butterfly Charlie Gracie Disc 2 Track Title Artist 1 Marianne The Hilltoppers 2 Butterfly Andy Williams 3 Who Needs You The Four Lads 4 Round And Round Perry Como 5 Party Doll Buddy Knox 6 I'm Walkin' Fats Domino 7 Little Darlin' The Diamonds 8 Why Baby Why Pat Boone 9 Come Go With Me Dell-Vikings 10 All Shook Up Elvis Presley 11 Gone Ferlin Husky And His Hush Puppies 12 Party Doll Steve Lawrence 13 Mama Look A Boo Boo (Shut You Mouth - Go Away) Harry Belafonte 14 School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell) Chuck Berry 15 So Rare Jimmy Dorsey 16 Love Is A Golden Ring Frankie Laine 17 Rock-A-Billy Guy Mitchell 18 A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation) Marty Robbins 19 I'm Walkin' Ricky Nelson 20 A Teenager's Romance Ricky Nelson 21 Love Letters In The Sand Pat Boone 22 Bernadine Pat Boone 23 Mangos Rosemary Clooney 24 Dark Moon Gale Storm 25 Start Movin' Sal Mineo 26 Dark Moon Bonnie Guitar 27 Four Walls Jim Reeves 28 Bye Bye Love Everly Brothers 29 Searchin' The Coasters 30 Young Blood The Coasters 31 Freight Train Rusty Draper Disc 3 Track Title Artist 1 Shish Kebab Ralph Marterie & His Orchestra 2 It's Not For Me To Say Johnny Mathis 3 Old Cape Cod Patti Page 4 Wondering Patti Page 5 I Like Your Kind Of Love Andy Williams 6 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear Elvis Presley 7 Loving You Elvis Presley 8 Valley Of Tears Fats Domino 9 It's You I Love Fats Domino 10 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down Billy Williams 11 Jenny Jenny Little Richard 12 Send For Me Nat King Cole 13 Over The Mountain, Across The Sea Johnnie & Joe 14 Short Fat Fannie Larry Williams 15 Around The World Victor Young 16 Whispering Bells Del Vikings 17 Tammy Debbie Reynolds 18 White Silver Sands Don Rondo 19 Tammy The Ames Brothers 20 Diana Paul Anka 21 Rainbow Russ Hamilton 22 That'll Be The Day The Crickets 23 Honeycomb Jimmie Rodgers 24 Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On Jerry Lee Lewis 25 Mr Lee The Bobbettes 26 In The Middle Of An Island Tony Bennett 27 Remember You're Mine Pat Boone 28 Chances Are Johnny Mathis 29 The Twelfth Of Never Johnny Mathis 30 Happy, Happy Birthday Baby The Tune Weavers Disc 4 Track Title Artist 1 Just Between You And me The Chordettes 2 Wake Up Little Susie Everly Brothers 3 Hula Love Buddy Knox 4 My Heart Reminds Me Kay Starr 5 Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley 6 Treat Me Nice Elvis Presley 7 Keep A' Knockin' Little Richard 8 Fascination Jane Morganand The Troubadors 9 Bebop Baby Ricky Nelson 10 Silhouettes The Rays 11 You Send Me Sam Cooke 12 Melodie D'Amour (Melody Of Love) Ames Brothers 13 My Special Angel Bobby Helms 14 Little Bitty Pretty One Thurston Harris 15 April Love Pat Boone 16 Just Born (To Be Your Baby) Perry Como 17 Ivy Rose Perry Como 18 Silhouettes The Diamonds 19 Raunchy Bill Justis And His Orchestra 20 You Send Me Teresa Brewer 21 All The Way Frank Sinatra 22 Bony Moronie Larry Williams 23 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine Jimmie Rodgers 24 Peggy Sue Buddy Holly 25 Rock And Roll Music Chuck Berry 26 At The Hop Danny & the Juniors 27 Great Balls Of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis And His Pumping Piano 28 Raunchy Ernie Freeman 29 I'm Available Margie Rayburn 30 Raunchy Billy Vaughn Artist: Various Artists Discs: 4 EAN: 824046707026 Release: February 2014 Brand: Acrobat Product Code: ACQCD7070 Weight: 0.2kg
