Trapeze Catalogue Home / Shop / Trapeze Catalogue / America's Greatest Hits 1961 - Vol. 12 (4CD) America's Greatest Hits 1961 - Vol. 12 (4CD) America's Greatest Hits 1961 - Vol. 12 (4CD) £19.00 Stock Status: Temporarily Out Of Stock Temporarily Out of Stock Add to your Wish List Information Specifications This release continues 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 1961 is an excellent value 107-track 4-CD set which includes every record that entered in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 during the year. Many of the tracks are, inevitably, well-known hits, which went on to score chart success in the UK, but there are no less than 45 tracks which did not make it into the UK charts despite their major US success, including tracks by well-known artists alongside more obscure hits by artists that never saw the light of day in the UK, from the classic Angel Baby by Rosie & The Originals to the oddity of a Scandinavian version of Apache. The whole collection is a highly entertaining trawl through the American music scene of the times, a rather different musical experience from listening to collections from the UK charts, which naturally feature a high proportion of home-grown talent. It captures the essence of the strands of musical creativity that were active at the time, from Brill Building producers to the Twist craze, plus country sounds from Nashville and some fine early soul. As ever, it includes comprehensive booklet notes with commentary on every track as well as the distinctive series packaging. 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 Corinne Corinna Ray Peterson 2 Angel Baby Rosie and the Originals 3 Will You Love Me Tomorrow Shirelles 4 Rubber Ball Bobby Vee 5 Calcutta Lawrence Welk 6 Shop Around The Miracles 7 Calendar Girl Neil Sedaka 8 Emotions Brenda Lee 9 My Empty Arms Jackie Wilson 10 Pony Time Chubby Checker 11 There's a Moon Out Tonight The Capris 12 Dedicated to the One I Love The Shirelles 13 Wheels Stringalongs 14 Surrender Elvis Presley 15 Don't Worry Marty Robbins 16 Where the Boys Are Connie Francis 17 Ebony Eyes Everly Brothers 18 Baby Sittin' Boogie Buzz Clifford 19 Spanish Harlem Ben E. King 20 Apache Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar 21 Walk Right Back Everly Brothers 22 Blue Moon The Marcels 23 Gee Whiz Look At His Eyes Carla Thomas 24 On the Rebound Floyd Cramer 25 Runaway Del Shannon 26 But I Do Clarence Frogman Henry 27 Mother-In-Law Ernie K. Doe Disc 2 Track Title Artist 1 A Hundred Pounds of Clay Gene McDaniels 2 Asia Minor Kokomo 3 I've Told Every Little Star Linda Scott 4 You Can Depend on Me Brenda Lee 5 Take Good Care of Her Adam Wade 6 One Mint Julep Ray Charles 7 Portrait of My Love Steve Lawrence 8 Daddy's Home Shep & The Limelites 9 Travellin' Man Ricky Nelson 10 Mama Said The Shirelles 11 Running Scared Roy Orbison 12 Breaking in a Brand New Broken Heart Connie Francis 13 Hello Mary Lou Ricky Nelson 14 I Feel So Bad Elvis Presley 15 Tragedy The Fleetwoods 16 Stand By Me Ben E. King 17 Moody River Pat Boone 18 Raindrops Dee Clark 19 The Writing on the Wall Adam Wade 20 Every Beat of My Heart The Pips 21 Quarter to Three U.S. Bonds 22 Boll Weevil Song Brook Benton 23 Tossin ' and Turnin' Bobby Lewis 24 Those Oldies But Goodies Little Caesar and The Romans 25 Yellow Bird Arthur Lyman Group 26 Dance on Little Girl Paul Anka 27 Hats Off to Larry Del Shannon Disc 3 Track Title Artist 1 San Antonio Rose Floyd Cramer 2 I Like It Like That Part 1 Chris Kenner 3 Dum Dum Brenda Lee 4 Together Connie Francis 5 Let's Twist Again Chubby Checker 6 Last Night Mar-Keys 7 Pretty Little Angel Eyes Curtis Lee 8 Wooden Heart Joe Dowell 9 Michael The Highwaymen 10 School Is Out U.S. Bonds 11 You Don't Know What You've Got Ral Donner 12 Don't Bet Money Honey Linda Scott 13 Hurt Timi Yuro 14 Take Good Care of My Baby Bobby Vee 15 My True Story The Jive Five 16 As If I Didn't Know Adam Wade 17 Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour Lonnie Donegan 18 Who Put the Bomp Barry Mann 19 Little Sister Elvis Presley 20 His Latest Flame Elvis Presley 21 Crying Roy Orbison 22 Without You Johnny Tillotson 23 One Track Mind Bobby Lewis 24 When We Get Married The Dreamlovers 25 The Mountain's High Dick And Deedee 26 Mexico Bob Moore & His Orchestra 27 Hit the Road Jack Ray Charles Disc 4 Track Title Artist 1 You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby Bobby Darin 2 Bristol Stomp The Dovells 3 Runaround Sue Dion 4 Let's Get Together Hayley Mills 5 Sad Movies Sue Thompson 6 Big Bad John Jimmy Dean 7 Ya Ya Lee Dorsey 8 This Time Troy Shondell 9 I Love How You Love Me The Paris Sisters 10 The Fly Chubby Checker 11 Fool No. 1 Brenda Lee 12 Tower of Strength Gene McDaniels 13 Please Mr. Postman The Marvelettes 14 Goodbye Cruel World James Darren 15 Heartaches The Marcels 16 Crazy Patsy Cline 17 The Twist Chubby Checker 18 Walk on By Leroy Van Dyke 19 I Understand The G-Clefs 20 The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Tokens 21 Run to Him Bobby Vee 22 Tonight Ferrante And Teicher 23 Let There Be Drums Sandy Nelson 24 Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen Neil Sedaka 25 Peppermint Twist Joey Dee and the Starliters 26 Can't Help Falling in Love Elvis Presley Artist: Varous Discs: 4 EAN: 824046704728 Release: September 2012 Brand: Acrobat Product Code: ACQCD7047 Weight: 0.2kg Related Products America's Greatest Hits 1958 - Vol. 9 (4CD) £19.00 America's Greatest Hits 1959 - Vol. 10 (4CD) £19.00 America's Greatest Hits 1960 - Vol. 11 (4CD) £19.00 America's Greatest Hits 1962 - Vol. 13 (4CD) £19.00
