Acrobat celebrates another landmark moment in Billboard chart history with The ‘Twist’ Hot 100 25th January 1962… This chart compilation recognises the moment when Chubby Checker’s record The Twist topped the US pop charts for the second time, signalling the approaching peak of the worldwide Twist dance craze – he had first made No.1 well over a year earlier, in September 1960, since which time the dance had started to catch on all round the world.
An evocative snapshot of the music scene during a transitional time, it includes seven Twist hits which underline the popularity of the dance. It follows such popular releases as The 'Heartbreak Hotel' Top 100 (ACQCD7122), The Day The Music Died - Feb 3rd 1959 Hot 100 (ACQCD7134) and The 'Telstar' Hot 100 December 22nd 1962 (ACQCD7144).
REVIEWS
As always with these blockbuster sets, the documentation and commentary on each track is an exemplary piece of scholarship and no doubt this one will be another successful entry. As for me, take me back to 1947, much more to enjoy in that collection! - Gerry Stonestreet (In Tune Issue 349)
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| Track |
Title |
Artist |
| 1 |
The Twist |
Chubby Checker |
| 2 |
The Lion Sleeps Tonight |
The Tokens |
| 3 |
Peppermint Twist |
Joey Dee & the Starliters |
| 4 |
Can't Help Falling In Love |
Elvis Presley |
| 5 |
I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) |
Barbara George |
| 6 |
Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen |
Neil Sedaka |
| 7 |
Walk On By |
Leroy Van Dyke |
| 8 |
Run To Him |
Bobby Vee |
| 9 |
Unchain My Heart |
Ray Charles & His Orchestra |
| 10 |
When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) |
Connie Francis |
| 11 |
Goodbye Cruel World |
James Darren |
| 12 |
When I Fall In Love |
The Lettermen |
| 13 |
Please Mr. Postman |
The Marvelettes |
| 14 |
Let There Be Drums |
Sandy Nelson |
| 15 |
Revenge |
Brook Benton |
| 16 |
Norman |
Sue Thompson |
| 17 |
A Little Bitty Tear |
Burl Ives |
| 18 |
Cotton Fields |
The Highwaymen |
| 19 |
The Wanderer |
Dion |
| 20 |
Town Without Pity |
Gene Pitney |
| 21 |
Til |
The Angels |
| 22 |
Jingle Bell Rock |
Bobby Rydell & Chubby Checker |
| 23 |
Gypsy Woman |
The Impressions |
| 24 |
There's No Other (Like My Baby ) |
The Crystals |
| 25 |
I Don't Know Why |
Linda Scott |
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| Disc 2 |
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| Track |
Title |
Artist |
| 1 |
If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody |
James Ray |
| 2 |
Small Sad Sam |
Phil McLean |
| 3 |
Funny How Time Slips Away |
Jimmy Elledge |
| 4 |
Jambalaya (On The Bayou) |
Fats Domino |
| 5 |
Rock-A-Hula Baby |
Elvis Presley |
| 6 |
Moon River |
Henry Mancini, His Orchestra And Chorus |
| 7 |
Dear Lady Twist |
Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 8 |
Moon River |
Jerry Butler |
| 9 |
Johnny Will |
Pat Boone |
| 10 |
Irresistible You |
Bobby Darin |
| 11 |
Let's Twist Again |
Chubby Checker |
| 12 |
Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night |
Kenny Dino |
| 13 |
Poor Fool |
Ike & Tina Turner |
| 14 |
Hey, Little Girl |
Del Shannon |
| 15 |
Twist-Her |
Bill Black's Combo |
| 16 |
Dear Ivan |
Jimmy Dean |
| 17 |
Do-Re-Mi |
Lee Dorsey |
| 18 |
Dreamy Eyes |
Johnny Tillotson |
| 19 |
Tonight |
Ferrante & Teicher |
| 20 |
Turn On Your Love Light |
Bobby Bland |
| 21 |
Pocketful Of Miracles |
Frank Sinatra |
| 22 |
Little Altar Boy |
Vic Dana |
| 23 |
Well, I Told You |
The Chantels |
| 24 |
Multiplication |
Bobby Darin |
| 25 |
Letter Full of Tears |
Gladys Knight & the Pips |
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| Disc 3 |
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| Track |
Title |
Artist |
| 1 |
She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be) |
Ral Donner |
| 2 |
Maria |
Roger Williams |
| 3 |
Flying Circle |
Frank Slay And His Orchestra |
| 4 |
Big Bad John |
Jimmy Dean |
| 5 |
Break It To Me Gently |
Brenda Lee |
| 6 |
Walkin' With My Angel |
Bobby Vee |
| 7 |
Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) |
Solomon Burke |
| 8 |
Gypsy Rover |
The Highwaymen |
| 9 |
Up A Lazy River |
Si Zentner And His Orchestra |
| 10 |
Tuff |
Ace Cannon |
| 11 |
Shadrack |
Brook Benton |
| 12 |
It Will Stand |
The Showmen |
| 13 |
Just Got To Know |
Jimmy McCracklin |
| 14 |
Let's Go Trippin' |
Dick Dale & The Del-Tones |
| 15 |
So Deep |
Brenda Lee |
| 16 |
Turn Around, Look At Me |
Glen Campbell |
| 17 |
Go On Home |
Patti Page |
| 18 |
Smoky Places |
The Corsairs |
| 19 |
The Majestic |
Dion |
| 20 |
Baby's First Christmas |
Connie Francis |
| 21 |
The Greatest Hurt |
Jackie Wilson |
| 22 |
Lost Someone |
James Brown & The Famous Flames |
| 23 |
I Could Have Loved You So Well |
Ray Peterson |
| 24 |
Let Me In |
The Sensations |
| 25 |
What's The Reason |
Bobby Edwards |
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| Disc 4 |
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| Track |
Title |
Artist |
| 1 |
I Need Someone |
The Belmonts |
| 2 |
Twistin' All Night Long |
Danny & the Juniors |
| 3 |
My Boomerang Won't Come Back |
Charlie Drake |
| 4 |
The Lost Penny |
Brook Benton |
| 5 |
I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) |
The Ikettes |
| 6 |
Room Full Of Tears |
The Drifters |
| 7 |
Tears From An Angel |
Troy Shondell |
| 8 |
I Told The Brook |
Marty Robbins |
| 9 |
What's So Good About Goodbye |
The Miracles |
| 10 |
But On The Other Hand Baby |
Ray Charles & His Orchestra |
| 11 |
A Little Too Much |
Clarence Henry |
| 12 |
Pop Goes The Weasel |
Anthony Newley |
| 13 |
Crying In The Rain |
Everly Brothers |
| 14 |
Happy Jose (Ching Ching) |
Jack Ross |
| 15 |
Unsquare Dance |
Dave Brubeck Quartet |
| 16 |
Island In The Sky |
Troy Shondell |
| 17 |
Duke Of Earl |
Gene Chandler |
| 18 |
That's My Pa |
Sheb Wooley |
| 19 |
Surfer's Stomp |
The Mar-Kets |
| 20 |
Searchin' |
Jack Eubanks' Orchestra |
| 21 |
Basie Twist |
Count Basie & His Orchestra |
| 22 |
The Comancheros |
Claude King |
| 23 |
Lonesome Number One |
Don Gibson |
| 24 |
Percolator (Twist) |
Billy Joe & The Checkmates |
