This continues the strand of R&B and country collections associated with Acrobat’s highly popular “America’s Greatest Hits” series, this one focusing on the top R&B records in the US Billboard charts during 1957. This 115-track 4CD anthology includes almost every record which peaked in the Billboard R&B Top 15 during that year. With rock ’n’ roll now the dominant force in the pop chart, and with that music having substantial roots in R&B, the boundaries between the genres were becoming more flexible, with much more crossover between the charts. As a result a lot of familiar rock ‘n’ roll names, such as Elvis, Presley, Little Richard, Fats Domino and Jerry Lee Lewis, appear alongside numerous R&B greats. It contains a 12,000+ word booklet featuring background notes on every record. It contains a 12,000+ word booklet featuring background notes on every record.
TRACKS
| Disc 1 |
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| Track |
Title |
Artist |
| 1 |
Blueberry Hill |
Fats Domino |
| 2 |
Since I Met You Baby |
Ivory Joe Hunter |
| 3 |
Ain't Got No Home |
Clarence "Frogman" Henry |
| 4 |
Jim Dandy |
LaVerne Baker & The Gliders |
| 5 |
You Got Me Dizzy |
Jimmy Reed |
| 6 |
Singing The Blues |
Guy Mitchell |
| 7 |
Oh, What A Nite |
Dells |
| 8 |
Blue Monday |
Fats Domino |
| 9 |
Slow Walk |
Sil Austin |
| 10 |
I Feel Good |
Shirley & Lee |
| 11 |
Green Door |
Jim Lowe |
| 12 |
Love Me Tender |
Elvis Presley |
| 13 |
On My Word Of Honor |
B.B. King |
| 14 |
On My Word Of Honor |
Platters |
| 15 |
What's The Reason I'm Not Pleasing You |
Fats Domino |
| 16 |
Love Is Strange |
Mickey & Sylvia |
| 17 |
Hound Dog |
Elvis Presley |
| 18 |
Don't Be Cruel |
Elvis Presley |
| 19 |
Without Love |
Clyde McPhatter |
| 20 |
A Thousand Miles Away |
The Heartbeats |
| 21 |
In The Chapel |
Ann Cole |
| 22 |
One In A Million |
Platters |
| 23 |
The Girl Can't Help It |
Little Richard |
| 24 |
Too Much |
Elvis Presley |
| 25 |
Bacon Fat |
André Williams |
| 26 |
Banana Boat Song |
Tarriers |
| 27 |
Young Love |
Tab Hunter |
| Disc 2 |
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| Track |
Title |
Artist |
| 1 |
Ain't That Love |
Ray Charles |
| 2 |
Walking By Myself |
Jimmy Rogers |
| 3 |
Banana Boat Song |
Harry Belafonte |
| 4 |
It Hurts To Be In Love |
Annie Laurie |
| 5 |
Just Because |
Lloyd Price |
| 6 |
Lucky Lips |
Ruth Brown |
| 7 |
I'm Walkin' |
Fats Domino |
| 8 |
Lucille |
Little Richard |
| 9 |
Party Doll |
Buddy Knox |
| 10 |
Butterfly |
Charlie Gracie |
| 11 |
Come Go With Me |
The Dell-Vikings |
| 12 |
Next Time You See Me |
Little Jr.Parker |
| 13 |
Party Doll |
Roy Brown |
| 14 |
Little Darlin' |
Diamonds |
| 15 |
All Shook Up |
Elvis Presley |
| 16 |
Mama Look At Bubu |
Harry Belafonte |
| 17 |
Send Me Some Lovin' |
Little Richard |
| 18 |
C.C. Rider |
Chuck Willis |
| 19 |
There Oughta Be A Law |
Mickey & Sylvia |
| 20 |
Empty Arms |
Ivory Joe Hunter |
| 21 |
Love's A Hurting Game |
Ivory Joe Hunter |
| 22 |
Just To Hold My Hand |
Clyde McPhatter |
| 23 |
Troubles, Troubles, Troubles |
B. B. "Blues Boy" King and His Orchestra |
| 24 |
I Want To Get Married |
B. B. "Blues Boy" King and His Orchestra |
| 25 |
Young Blood |
The Coasters |
| 26 |
Searchin' |
The Coasters |
| 27 |
Jim Dandy Got Married |
Lavern Baker |
| 28 |
Over The Mountain, Across The Sea |
Johnny And Joe |
| 29 |
Valley Of Tears |
Fats Domino |
| Disc 3 |
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| Track |
Title |
Artist |
| 1 |
So Rare |
Jimmy Dorsey |
| 2 |
It's You I Love |
Fats Domino |
| 3 |
What Can I Do |
Donnie Elbert |
| 4 |
My Dream |
The Platters |
| 5 |
Johnny's House Party |
Johnny Heartsman, The Rhythm Rocker And The Gaylarks |
| 6 |
Bye, Bye Love |
Everly Brothers |
| 7 |
Jenny, Jenny |
Little Richard |
| 8 |
United |
Otis Williams & His Charms |
| 9 |
Short Fat Fannie |
Larry Williams |
| 10 |
Sun Is Shining |
Jimmy Reed |
| 11 |
Miss Ann |
Little Richard |
| 12 |
Send For Me |
Nat "King" Cole |
| 13 |
Everyone's Laughing |
The Spaniels |
| 14 |
Please Send Me Someone To Love |
The Moonglows |
| 15 |
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear |
Elvis Presley |
| 16 |
Rocking Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu |
Huey Smith and The Clowns |
| 17 |
Stardust |
Billy Ward & The Dominoes |
| 18 |
My Personal Possession |
Nat King Cole and The Four Knights |
| 19 |
Love Letters In The Sand |
Pat Boone |
| 20 |
To The Aisle |
The Five Satins |
| 21 |
Miss You So |
Lillian Offitt |
| 22 |
Whispering Bells |
The Dell-Vikings |
| 23 |
Loving You |
Elvis Presley |
| 24 |
Long Lonely Nights |
Clyde McPhatter |
| 25 |
Farther Up The Road |
Bobby "Blue" Bland |
| 26 |
Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On |
Jerry Lee Lewis |
| 27 |
High School Dance |
Larry Williams |
| 28 |
Mr. Lee |
The Bobbettes |
| 29 |
That'll Be The Day |
Buddy Holly & The Crickets |
| Disc 4 |
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| Track |
Title |
Artist |
| 1 |
Diana |
Paul Anka |
| 2 |
Honeycomb |
Jimmie Rodgers |
| 3 |
Wake Up Little Susie |
Everly Brothers |
| 4 |
Happy Happy Birthday Baby |
The Tune Weavers |
| 5 |
Rainbow |
Russ Hamilton |
| 6 |
Lotta Lovin' |
Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps |
| 7 |
Keep A Knockin' |
Little Richard |
| 8 |
Jailhouse Rock |
Elvis Presley |
| 9 |
Treat Me Nice |
Elvis Presley |
| 10 |
Honest I Do |
Jimmy Reed |
| 11 |
Hula Love |
Buddy Knox |
| 12 |
You Send Me |
Sam Cooke |
| 13 |
Silhouettes |
The Rays |
| 14 |
Be Bop Baby |
Ricky Nelson |
| 15 |
Little Bitty Pretty One |
Thurston Harris |
| 16 |
Daddy Cool |
The Rays |
| 17 |
Wait And See |
Fats Domino |
| 18 |
My Special Angel |
Bobby Helms |
| 19 |
Bony Moronie |
Larry Williams |
| 20 |
Rock And Roll Music |
Chuck Berry |
| 21 |
Raunchy |
Bill Justis & His Orchestra |
| 22 |
Swanee River Rock (Talkin' Bout That River) |
Ray Charles |
| 23 |
Chances Are |
Johnny Mathis |
| 24 |
Raunchy |
Ernie Freeman |
| 25 |
Peggy Sue |
Buddy Holly |
| 26 |
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine |
Jimmie Rodgers |
| 27 |
Great Balls Of Fire |
Jerry Lee Lewis And His Pumping Piano |
| 28 |
At The Hop |
Danny & the Juniors |
| 29 |
Buzz, Buzz, Buzz |
The Hollywood Flames |
| 30 |
I'll Come Running Back To You |
Sam Cooke |
