Various Artists Pop - Alley Oop-30 One Hit Wonders-Us Pop / Various [CD]
Alley Oop-30 One Hit Wonders-Us Pop / Various
Various Artists Pop
CD Rel Date: 1984-08-19
604988090123
EU-only collection of records which provided the only U.S. chart entry for it's respective performer. This volume concentrates on the US Top 100, between the years 1955-62 and features an eclectic mix of artists and musical genres, from Doo Wop to R&B, from Rock 'n' Roll to novelty songs, from death discs to embryonic Soul. Includes million-selling, #1 records like the Elegants' 'Little Star', and the Hollywood Argyles' ultra-cool title track, to barely-remembered, semi-novelty items like Billy Graves' 'The Shag (Is Totally Cool)', Lonnie Russ's 'My Wife Can't Cook' and Rex Allen's preposterous 'Don't Go Near the Indians'. Also features much-loved Doo Wop classics like the Penguins' irresistible 'Earth Angel' (often described as America's favorite radio Oldie), Johnnie & Joe's lilting 'Over the Mountain, Across the Sea' and the Edsels' irrepressible 'Rama Lama Ding Dong', amid a myriad of others.
Tracklist:
- Billy Graves - the Shag (Is Totally Cool)
- Ernie Maresca - Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)
- The Earls - Remember Then
- The Edsels - Rama Lama Ding Dong
- Kenny Dino - Your Ma Said You Cried Inyour Sleep Last Night
- The Duals - Stick Shift
- Bob Luman - Let's Think About Living
- Lonnie Russ - My Wife Can't Cook
- Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want) 1
- The Penguins - Earth Angel 1
- Johnnie ; Joe - Over the Mountain, Across the Sea 1
- The Crescendos - Oh Julie 1
- Kokomo - Asia Minor 1
- Johnny Ferguson - Angela Jones 1
- Robin Luke - Susie Darlin' 1
- Harold Dorman - Mountain of Love 1
- Larry Finnegan - Dear One 1
- Rex Allen - Don't Go Near the Indians 1
- Tommy Dee with Carol Kay ; the Teen-Aires - Three Stars 2
- Billy Joe ; the Checkmates - Percolator Twist 2
- Ken Copeland - Pledge of Love 2
- Cathy Jean ; the Roommates - Please Love Me Forever 2
- Larry Hall - Sandy 2
- Ron Holden - Love You So 2
- Ronnie ; the Hi-Lites - I Wish That We Were Married 2
- The Danleers - One Summer Night 2
- The Elegants - Little Star 2
- Travis ; Bob - Tell Him No 2
- The Rock-A-Teens - Woo-Hoo 3
- The Hollywood Argyles - Alley-Oop