American Heartbeat – The ’60s (3CD SET)

Artist: VARIOUS ARTISTS
Format: 3CD
Bar-code: 5060259820915
Cat No: DAY3CD091

£7.99

If variety is the spice of life, then listening to American radio during the early part of the 1960s was certainly a spicy experience! Legend has it that the period covered by these 3CDs was a low point in pop, roughly bordered by Elvis enlisting in the Army in 1958, and the American breakthrough of The Beatles in 1964. But even the briefest look at these titles – or the quickest of listens, will disprove that legend. Here is a delicious menu of dance sensations, virtuoso instrumentals, novelty hits, heart-breaking ballads together with some of the perkiest pop you could wish for.

 

Disc 1

1. Only The Lonely ~ Roy Orbison
2. The Locomotion ~ Little Eva
3. Chain Gang ~ Sam Cooke
4. Cathy’s Clown ~ The Everly Brothers
5. Runaway ~ Del Shannon
6. Return To Sender ~ Elvis Presley
7. Green Onions ~ Booker T. & The M.G.’s
8. Soldier Boy ~ The Shirelles
9. Hey! Baby ~ Bruce Channel
10. Hit The Road, Jack ~ Ray Charles
11. The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) ~ The Tokens
12. All Alone Am I ~ Brenda Lee
13. Runaround Sue ~ Dion
14. Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool ~ Connie Francis
15. He’s A Rebel ~ The Crystals
16. Big Bad John ~ Jimmy Dean
17. Mother-In-Law ~ Ernie K-Doe
18. Big Girls Don’t Cry ~ The Four Seasons
19. Travelin’ Man ~ Ricky Nelson
20. Good Timin’ ~ Jimmy Jones
21. A Hundred Pounds Of Clay ~ Gene McDaniels
22. He’ll Have To Go ~ Jim Reeves
23. Take Good Care Of My Baby ~ Bobby Vee
24. Poetry In Motion ~ Johnny Tillotson
25. Johnny Angel ~ Shelley Fabares

Disc 2

1. Good Luck Charm ~ Elvis Presley
2. Sealed With A Kiss ~ Brian Hyland
3. Running Bear ~ Johnny Preston
4. Because They’re Young ~ Duane Eddy
5. El Paso ~ Marty Robbins
6. Tossin’ And Turnin’ ~ Bobby Lewis
7. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do ~ Neil Sedaka
8. Puppy Love ~ Paul Anka
9. Shop Around ~ The Miracles
10. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans ~ Freddie Cannon
11. Roses Are Red ~ Bobby Vinton
12. Do You Love Me ~ The Contours
13. I Like It Like That (Part 1) ~ Chris Kenner
14. Sixteen Reasons ~ Connie Stevens
15. The Mountain’s High ~ Dick & Dee Dee
16. Blue Moon ~ The Marcels
17. Peppermint Twist (Part 1) ~ Joey Dee & The Starliters
18. Save The Last Dance For Me ~ The Drifters
19. Burning Bridges ~ Jack Scott
20. Moody River ~ Pat Boone
21. Stay ~ Maurice Williams
22. I Know (You Don’t Love Me No More) ~ Barbara George
23. Teen Angel ~ Mark Dinning
24. Sink The Bismark ~ Johnny Horton
25. Only Love Can Break A Heart ~ Gene Pitney

Disc 3

1. The Wanderer ~ Dion
2. Sherry ~ The Four Seasons
3. Ramblin’ Rose~ Nat King Cole
4. Quarter To Three ~ Gary U.S. Bonds
5. Sheila ~ Tommy Roe
6. Fool No.1 ~ Brenda Lee
7. It’s Now Or Never (O Sole Mio) ~ Elvis Presley
8. The Stripper ~ David Rose
9. Duke Of Earl ~ Gene Chandler
10. Bobby’s Girl ~ Marcie Blane
11. Michael (Row The Boat Ashore) ~ The Highwaymen
12. Walk Don’t Run ~ The Ventures
13. Handy Man ~ Jimmy Jones
14. The Twist ~ Chubby Checker
15. Alley-Oop ~ Hollywood Argyles
16. Raindrops ~ Dee Clark
17. Last Night ~ The Mar-Keys
18. Monster Mash ~ Bobby Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
19. Please Mr. Postman ~ The Marvelettes
20. (Theme From) A Summer Place ~ Percy Faith
21. I Can’t Stop Loving You ~ Ray Charles
22. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow ~ The Shirelles
23. Crying ~ Roy Orbison
24. Mashed Potato Time ~ Dee Dee Sharp
25. Last Date ~ Floyd Cramer