Halfway To Paradise: The Goffin & King Songbook

Artist: VARIOUS ARTISTS
Format: 3CD
Bar-code: 5060432022815
Cat No: NOT3CD281

£7.99

A piano-playing prodigy, Carole King had an ear for melody that matched the music pouring from the radio during that frenzied mid-50s period. Gerry Goffin divided his time between the folk music of Greenwich Village coffee houses, and big Broadway musicals. With a folder full of lyrics, Gerry was searching for someone to set them to music, and when a friend suggested a pianoplaying acquaintance, there began one of the greatest rock & roll songwriting partnerships… When The Beatles cut their first LP ‘Please Please Me’, “Chains” – a Goffin & King hit for the Cookies, was among the songs recorded that historic day in 1963. John Lennon later testified: “when Paul and I began we wanted to be the British Goffin & King” – and on these 3 CDs you can hear 60 good reasons why.

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Disc 1

1. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow – The Shirelles
2. The The Loco-Motion – Little Eva
3. Up On The Roof – The Drifters
4. I’d Never Find Another You – Billy Fury
5. Why’d You Wanna Make Me Cry – Connie Stevens
6. Walkin’ With My Angel – Bobby Vee
7. Point Of No Return – Gene McDaniels
8. I’ve Got Bonnie – Ronnie Lane
9. Happy Tears – Paul Anka
10. A Very Special Boy – Carole King
11. Tell Daddy – Ben E. King
12. When My Little Girl Is Smiling – Jimmy Justice
13. Takin’ That Long Walk Home – Dorothy Jones
14. In My Baby’s Eyes – Bobby Vee
15. Billy’s Ridin’ – Ernie Sheldon
16. Down Home – Little Eva
17. Am I The Guy – Tony Orlando
18. Dear Buddy – Barbara Lyons
19. Queen Of The Beach – Carole King
20. Dear Mr. Dj (Play It Again) – Tina Robin

Disc 2

1. Halfway To Paradise – Billy Fury
2. Happy Times (Are Here To Stay) – Tony Orlando
3. Stranger In My Arms – The Cookies
4. Good Buddies – The Crawford Brothers
5. All The World Loves A Lover – Bertell Dache
6. I Didn’t Have Any Summer Romance – Carole King
7. Her Royal Majesty – James Darren
8. No One Ever Tells You – The Crystals
9. What A Sweet Thing That Was – The Shirelles
10. The Light In Your Window – Kenny Karen
11. He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss) – The Crystals
12. Nobody’s Perfect – Carole King
13. He Knows I Love Him Too Much – The Paris Sisters
14. Every Breath I Take – Gene Pitney
15. (I Won’t) Go Away Little Boy – Jennie Smith
16. I Couldn’t Say No – Connie Stevens
17. Follow That Girl – Vinnie Monte
18. How Many Tears – Bobby Vee
19. Short Mort – Carole King
20. Another Night With The Boys – The Drifters

Disc 3

1. It Might As Well Rain Until September – Carole King
2. Take Good Care Of My Baby – Bobby Vee
3. I Was Only Kidding – Ann-Margret
4. Talkin’ About You – Tony Orlando
5. Heaven Is Being With You – Jackie DeShannon
6. You Gotta Have Chicks – Bertell Dache
7. My Golden Chance – Bobby Vee
8. Don’t Ever Change – The Crickets
9. Keep Your Love Locked (Deep In Your Heart) – Paul Petersen
10. Some Kind Of Wonderful – The Drifters
11. Carole – Billy Scott
12. Sharing You – Bobby Vee
13. Where Do I Go? – Little Eva
14. Go Away Little Girl – Steve Lawrence
15. School Bells Are Ringing – Carole King
16. Chains – The Cookies
17. Just Another Fool – Curtis Lee
18. I Can’t Say Goodbye – Bobby Vee
19. Keep Your Hands Off My Baby – Little Eva
20. Yes, I Will Love You Tomorrow – Jon E. Holiday