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American Graffiti Highlights: 25th Anniversary Edition

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In 1998, the original two-album set gets reduced to a single compact-disc selection to coincide with the 25th anniversary re-release of the original motion picture American Graffiti -- hence this best-of compilation, a curious release in and of itself. Still utilizing voice-overs from the late disc jockey Wolfman Jack, who had a memorable cameo in the movie, American Graffiti Highlights: 25th Anniversary Edition pares the original two-disc set down to highlights from Chuck Berry ("Johnny B. Goode," "Almost Grown"), Buddy Holly ("That'll Be the Day," "Maybe Baby"), the Platters ("Only You," "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"), great rocking one-shots from Fats Domino, Del Shannon, Johnny Burnette, Bill Haley, and the Beach Boys, and plenty of great doo wop from the Spaniels, the Skyliners, the Clovers, Dell Vikings, the Five Satins, the Flamingos, the Regents, and the Diamonds. Even in this truncated 20-track form, this is still one great little oldies compilation to add to the collection.

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock Jimmy DeKnight / Max Freedman	Bill Haley	02:10	Amazon
2	Runaway Max Crook / Del Shannon	Del Shannon	02:18	Amazon
3	Why Do Fools Fall in Love? Morris Levy / Frankie Lymon	Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers	02:17	Amazon
4	That'll Be the Day Jerry Allison / Buddy Holly / Norman Petty	Buddy Holly	02:15	Amazon
5	Almost Grown Chuck Berry	Chuck Berry	02:19	Amazon
6	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Otto Harbach / Jerome Kern	The Platters	02:37	Amazon
7	Little Darlin' Maurice Williams	The Diamonds	02:07	Amazon
8	Barbara Ann Fred Fassert	The Regents	02:12	Amazon
9	Maybe Baby Buddy Holly / Norman Petty	Buddy Holly	02:01	Amazon
10	Ain't That a Shame Dave Bartholomew / Fats Domino	Fats Domino	02:25	Amazon
11	Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry	Chuck Berry	02:39	Amazon
12	I Only Have Eyes for You Al Dubin / Harry Warren	The Flamingos	03:31	Amazon
13	To the Aisle Billy Smith / Stuart Wiener	The Five Satins	02:44	Amazon
14	Come Go with Me Clarence E. Quick	The Del Vikings	02:40	Amazon
15	You're Sixteen (You're Beautiful and You're Mine) Richard M. Sherman	Johnny Burnette	01:56	Amazon
16	Love Potion No. 9 Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller	The Clovers	01:51	Amazon
17	Since I Don't Have You James Beaumont / Joseph Rock	The Skyliners	02:37	Amazon
18	Only You (And You Alone) Buck Ram / Ande Rand	The Platters	02:40	Amazon
19	Goodnight, Well It's Time to Go Calvin Carter / James Hudson	The Spaniels	02:43	Amazon
20	All Summer Long Mike Love / Brian Wilson	The Beach Boys	02:06	Amazon

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