| Album Features |
| UPC: |
022775502527 |
| Format: |
CD |
| Release Year: |
1993 |
| Record Label: |
Era Records |
| Genre: |
Doowop, Oldies |
| Number Of Discs: |
4 |
Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Splish Splash - Bobby Darin
2. Dream Lover - Bobby Darin
3. Stupid Cupid - Connie Francis
4. Oh! Carol - Neil Sedaka
5. Stairway to Heaven - Neil Sedaka
6. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do - Neil Sedaka
7. Where the Boys Are - Connie Francis
8. Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka
9. Everybody's Somebody's Fool - Connie Francis
10. Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen - Neil Sedaka
11. Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) - Barry Mann
12. Hushabye - The Mystics
13. Teenager in Love, A - Dion & The Belmonts
14. Turn Me Loose - Fabian
15. I Love How You Love Me - The Paris Sisters
16. Halfway to Paradise - Tony Orlando
17. Take Good Care of My Baby - Bobby Vee
18. Run to Him - Bobby Vee
19. Bless You - Tony Orlando
20. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
DISC 2:
1. Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
2. Stand by Me - Ben E. King
3. On Broadway - The Drifters
4. Up on the Roof - The Drifters
5. Only in America - Jay & the Americans
6. Every Breath I Take - Gene Pitney
7. What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You) - Timi Yuro
8. Foolish Little Girl - The Shirelles
9. Don't Ever Change - The Crickets
10. Crying in the Rain - The Everly Brothers
11. I Can't Stay Mad at You - Skeeter Davis
12. Hey Girl - Freddie Scott
13. Oh No, Not My Baby - Maxine Brown
14. Patches - Dickey Lee
15. My Dad - Paul Peterson
16. Her Royal Majesty - James/Darren/James Darren
17. Rumors - Johnny Crawford
18. It Hurts to Be in Love - Gene Pitney
DISC 3:
1. Kind of Boy You Can't Forget, The - The Raindrops
2. Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann
3. When the Boy's Happy (The Girl's Happy Too) - The Four Pennies
4. It Might as Well Rain Until September - Carole King
5. Loco-Motion, The - Little Eva
6. Chains - The Cookies
7. Keep Your Hands off My Baby - Little Eva
8. Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby) - The Cookies
9. I'm into Something Good - Earl-Jean
10. Johnny Loves Me - Shelley Fabares
11. My One and Only, Jimmy Boy - The Girlfriends
12. He Don't Love Me - Shelley Fabares
13. Please Don't Wake Me - The Cinderellas
14. I Never Dreamed - The Cookies
15. One Fine Day - The Chiffons
16. Needles and Pins - Jackie DeShannon
17. Chico's Girl - The Girls
DISC 4:
1. Hanky Panky - Tommy James & the Shondells
2. Chapel of Love - The Dixie-Cups
3. I Wanna Love Him So Bad - The Jelly Beans
4. I Wonder - The Butterflys
5. Maybe I Know - Lesley Gore
6. Yes I Will (I'll Be True to You) - The Hollies
7. He's in Town - The Tokens
8. I'm Gonna Be Strong - Gene Pitney
9. Magic Town - The Vogues
10. You Baby - Linda Scott
11. Boy from New York City, The - The Ad Libs
12. New York's a Lonely Town - The Tradewinds
13. One You Can't Have, The - The Honeys
14. Look of Love - Lesley Gore
15. Out in the Streets - The Shangri-Las
16. Kicks - Paul Revere & the Raiders
17. Hungry - Paul Revere & the Raiders
18. (You're My) Soul and Inspiration - The Righteous Brothers
19. Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las
| Details |
| Playing Time: |
187 min. |
| Distributor: |
K-Tel Distribution |
| Recording Type: |
Studio |
| Recording Mode: |
Mixed |
| SPAR Code: |
AAD |
Album Notes
THE BRILL BUILDING SOUND: SINGERS & SONGWRITERS WHO ROCKED THE 60's compiles songs written at the Brill Building in New York City and released on various record labels between June 1958 and August 1966.Producers include: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Brian Wilson, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, The Tokens, David Gates, Russ Titelman, Steve Douglas, Phil Spector, Clyde Otis, Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Steve Venet, Snuff Garrett, George "Shadow" Morton.Compilation producer: Steve Wilson.Includes liner notes by Greg Shaw and Dawn Eden.Digitally remastered by Ray Janos (Trutone Inc.).Audio Remasterer: Ray Janos.Liner Note Authors: Dawn Eden; Greg Shaw.Illustrator: Cindy Lindgren.Although Phil Spector's songs weren't available due to licensing restrictions, the four-CD box set The Brill Building Sound remains an important and entertaining collection, featuring many of the songs that made the Brill Building a pop music institution in the early '60s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine |