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Oldies But Goodies: Legendary Hits

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AllMusic Review by Al Campbell

Oldies but Goodies: Legendary Hits is an attractive package for consumers interested in AM radio hits of the '50s through the '70s. Spread out over 15 discs, all of these songs are recognizable even if the performers themselves are not. More than likely the casual music lover will only want one-hit wonders that appear throughout this set, including the Teen Queens' "Eddie My Love," Curtis Lee's "Pretty Little Angel Eyes," the Shields' "You Cheated," Alicia Bridges' "I Love the Nightlife," Dale & Grace's "I'm Leaving It All up to You," Music Explosion's "A Little Bit o' Soul," Terry Stafford's "Suspicion," Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs' "Wooly Bully," the Tune Weavers' "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby," and the O'Kaysions' "Girl Watcher." Unlike those of similar budget-line box sets, these songs are not re-recordings by the artists who made them famous; these are the original versions.

Track Listing - Disc 1

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Sincerely Alan Freed / Harvey Fuqua	The Moonglows	3:10
2	Earth Angel Maurice Williams	The Penguins	2:57
3	Eddie My Love Aaron Collins / Maxwell Davis / Sam Ling	The Teen Queens	3:13
4	Over the Mountain, Across the Sea Rex Garvin	Johnnie & Joe	2:14
5	Heaven and Paradise Don Julian	Don Julian & the Meadowlarks	2:52
6	The Letter Vernon Green	The Medallions	2:49
7	The Way You Look Tonight Dorothy Fields / Jerome Kern	The Jaguars	2:23
8	Sleepwalk Ann Farina	Santo & Johnny	2:23
9	Put Your Head on My Shoulder Paul Anka	Paul Anka	2:39
10	Confidential Dorinda Morgan	Sonny Knight	2:34
11	Big Boss Man Luther Dixon / Al Smith	Jimmy Reed	2:52
12	Let the Good Times Roll Shirley Goodman / Leonard Lee	Shirley & Lee	2:24
13	That'll Be the Day Jerry Allison / Buddy Holly / Norman Petty	Buddy Holly	2:17
14	Maybellene Chuck Berry	Chuck Berry	2:19
15	Stranded in the Jungle James Johnson / Ernestine Smith	The Cadets	3:04
16	Stagger Lee Harold Logan / Lloyd Price	Lloyd Price	2:23
17	Dance With Me Henry Hank Ballard / Etta James / Johnny Otis	Etta James	2:46

Track Listing - Disc 2

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	At the Hop Performed	Danny & the Juniors	2:31
2	Shake, Rattle & Roll Charles E. Calhoun	Big Joe Turner	2:59
3	Pretty Little Angel Eyes Tommy Boyce / Curtis Lee	Curtis Lee	2:42
4	Barbara Ann Fred Fassert	The Beach Boys	2:03
5	Bread and Butter Larry Parks	The Newbeats	1:57
6	Rama Lama Ding Dong George Jones Jr.	The Edsels	2:24
7	Diana Paul Anka	Paul Anka	2:23
8	Bye Bye Love Boudleaux Bryant / Felice Bryant	The Everly Brothers	2:23
9	Oh How Happy Chuck Hatcher	Shades of Blue	2:10
10	The Jerk Don Julian	The Larks	2:33
11	Popsicles and Icicles David Gates	The Murmaids	2:33
12	Backfield in Motion Melvin Harden / Tim McPherson	Mel & Tim	2:31
13	Blueberry Hill Al Lewis / Vincent Rose / Larry Stock	Fats Domino	2:19
14	Before the Next Teardrop Falls Venna Keith / Ben Peters	Freddy Fender	2:33
15	Goodnight My Love John Marascalco / George Motola	Jesse Belvin	3:07
16	To Know Him Is to Love Him Phil Spector	The Teddy Bears	2:23
17	Sealed With a Kiss Gary Geld / Peter Udell	Brian Hyland	2:40

Track Listing - Disc 3

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	I'm a Believer Neil Diamond	The Monkees	2:43
2	It's My Party Wally Gold / John Gluck Jr. / Herbert Weiner	Lesley Gore	2:17
3	She'd Rather Be With Me Garry Bonner / Alan Gordon	The Turtles	2:19
4	Surfin' Safari Mike Love / Brian Wilson	The Beach Boys	2:02
5	Sea Cruise Huey "Piano" Smith	Frankie Ford	2:45
6	Everything Is Beautiful Ray Stevens	Ray Stevens	3:26
7	Come Go with Me Clarence E. Quick	The Del Vikings	2:39
8	Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree Russell Brown	Dawn / Tony Orlando	3:18
9	Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) Rudy Clark	Betty Everett	2:12
10	Bongo Rock Arthur Egnoian / Preston Epps	Preston Epps	2:09
11	Don't You Just Know It Huey "Piano" Smith / Johnny Vincent	Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns	2:27
12	Oh, What a Night Johnny Funches / Marvin Junior	The Dells	2:53
13	You Cheated Don Burch	The Shields	2:26
14	My Prayer Georges Boulanger / Jimmy Kennedy	The Platters	2:44
15	Memories of el Monte Ray Collins / Frank Zappa	The Penguins	2:39
16	For Your Precious Love Arthur Brooks / Richard Brooks / Jerry Butler	Jerry Butler / The Impressions	2:43
17	Feelings Morris Albert	Morris Albert	3:40

Track Listing - Disc 4

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Proud Mary John Fogerty	Creedence Clearwater Revival	3:06
2	Peggy Sue Jerry Allison / Buddy Holly / Norman Petty	Buddy Holly	2:32
3	Soldier Boy Luther Dixon / Florence Greenberg	The Shirelles	2:42
4	It Ain't Me Babe Bob Dylan	The Turtles	2:06
5	Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Sunny David / Dave Williams	Jerry Lee Lewis	2:51
6	Harper Valley P.T.A. Tom T. Hall	Jeannie C. Riley	3:12
7	Blue Suede Shoes Carl Perkins	Carl Perkins	2:13
8	Bird Dog Boudleaux Bryant	The Everly Brothers	2:12
9	Love Is Strange Ethel Smith	Mickey & Sylvia	2:56
10	Chantilly Lace Jiles Perry Richardson	The Big Bopper	2:23
11	Silhouettes Bob Crewe / Frank Slay	The Rays	2:43
12	Teenage Prayer Bernie Lowe / Bickley S. Reichmer	Gloria Mann	2:29
13	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Hank Williams	B.J. Thomas	3:09
14	The Big Hurt Wayne Shanklin	Toni Fisher	2:12
15	My True Story Eugene Pitt / Oscar Waltzer	The Jive Five	2:33
16	Come on Let's Go Ritchie Valens	Ritchie Valens	1:58
17	Teen Beat Arthur Egnoian / Sandy Nelson	Sandy Nelson	2:22

Track Listing - Disc 5

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Since I Don't Have You James Beaumont / Joseph Rock / The Skyliners	The Skyliners	2:36
2	Angel Baby Rosie "Rosalie" Hamlin	Rosie & the Originals	3:36
3	Little Star Vito Picone / Arthur Venosa	The Elegants	2:42
4	A Thousand Stars Eugene Pearson	Kathy Young	3:12
5	When We Get Married Don Hogan	The Dreamlovers	2:29
6	Daddy's Home James Sheppard	Shep & the Limelites	2:47
7	Diamonds and Pearls West Tyler	The Paradons	2:20
8	Harlem Shuffle Earl Nelson / Bob Relf	Bob & Earl	2:53
9	Mr. Big Stuff Joseph Broussard / Carol Washington / Hank Williams	Jean Knight	2:45
10	The Wanderer Ernie Maresca	Dion	2:42
11	Mama Said Willie Denson / Luther Dixon	The Shirelles	2:11
12	Who's Making Love? Homer Banks / Bettye Crutcher / Don Davis / Raymond Jackson	Johnnie Taylor	2:49
13	Tossin' and Turnin' Ritchie Adams / Malou Rene	Bobby Lewis	2:21
14	Rockin' Robin J. Karen Thomas	Bobby Day	2:36
15	Sixty Minute Man Rose Marks / Billy Ward	The Dominoes	2:31
16	Alley Oop Dallas Frazier	The Hollywood Argyles	2:43

Track Listing - Disc 6

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Raindrops Dee Clark / Johnny Otis	Dee Clark	2:53
2	Remember (Walking in the Sand) George "Shadow" Morton	The Shangri-Las	2:19
3	Duke of Earl Eugene Dixon / Earl Edwards / Bernie Williams	Gene Chandler	2:23
4	Twist and Shout Phil Medley / Bert Russell	The Isley Brothers	2:33
5	Mashed Potato Time Bernie Lowe / Barry Mann	Dee Dee Sharp	2:30
6	A Teenager in Love Doc Pomus	Dion	2:35
7	This I Swear Joe Rock / The Skyliners	The Skyliners	2:36
8	The Boy from New York City George Davis / John T. Taylor	The Ad Libs	3:08
9	Honky Tonk, Pt. 1 Billy Butler / Bill Doggett / Clifford Scott / Berisford "Shep" Shepherd	Bill Doggett	3:04
10	Honky Tonk, Pt. 2 Billy Butler / Bill Doggett / Clifford Scott / Berisford "Shep" Shepherd	Bill Doggett	2:37
11	Breathless Otis Blackwell	Jerry Lee Lewis	2:44
12	Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me of You) Nick Curinga / Paul Leo Politi	Little Caesar & the Romans	3:16
13	You Were Mine Paul Giacalone	The Fireflies	1:57
14	Every Beat of My Heart Johnny Otis	Gladys Knight & the Pips	2:01

Track Listing - Disc 7

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Tequila Chuck Rio	The Champs	2:12
2	Runaround Sue Dion DiMucci / Ernie Maresca	Dion	2:41
3	Wake Up Little Susie Boudleaux Bryant / Felice Bryant	The Everly Brothers	2:05
4	What'd I Say Ray Charles	Jerry Lee Lewis	2:25
5	Handy Man Otis Blackwell / Jimmy "Handy Man" Jones	Jimmy "Handy Man" Jones	2:03
6	Elenore John Barbata / Howard Kaylan / Al Nichol / Jim Pons / Mark Volman	The Turtles	2:31
7	Oogum Boogum Alfred Smith	Brenton Wood	2:28
8	In the Rain Tony Hester	The Dramatics	5:10
9	It's All in the Game Charles Dawes / Carl Sigman	Tommy Edwards	2:37
10	I Love How You Love Me Larry Kolber / Barry Mann	The Paris Sisters	2:07
11	Once in a While Michael Edwards / Bud Green	The Chimes	2:29
12	Donna Ritchie Valens	Ritchie Valens	2:23
13	Teen Angel Jean Surrey	Mark Dinning	2:40
14	He Will Break Your Heart Jerry Butler / Calvin Carter / Curtis Mayfield	Jerry Butler	2:47
15	I've Been Hurt Ray Whitley	Bill Deal	2:09
16	Bumble Boogie Jack Fina	Billy Bumble & the Stingers	2:11

Track Listing - Disc 8

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Where Did Our Love Go Lamont Dozier / Brian Holland / Eddie Holland	The Supremes	2:31
2	Charlie Brown Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller	The Coasters	2:18
3	Splish Splash Bobby Darin / Murray "The K" Kaufman	Bobby Darin	2:09
4	La Bamba Ritchie Valens	Ritchie Valens	2:04
5	Rip It Up Robert "Bumps" Blackwell	Little Richard	2:21
6	Summertime Blues Jerry Capehart / Eddie Cochran	Eddie Cochran	1:55
7	Wipe Out Berryhill / Patrick Connolly / Jim Fuller / Ron Wilson	The Surfaris	2:30
8	Good Vibrations Mike Love / Brian Wilson	The Beach Boys	3:35
9	Run Baby Run Joe Melson	The Newbeats	2:58
10	Sweet Talkin' Guy Doug Morris / Robert Schwartz	The Chiffons	2:24
11	How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) Lamont Dozier / Brian Holland	Marvin Gaye	2:57
12	On Broadway Jerry Leiber / Barry Man / Mike Stoller / Cynthia Weil	The Drifters	2:57
13	Girl Watcher Wayne Pittman / Buck Trail	The O'Kaysions	2:32
14	Smokey Places Abner Spector	The Corsairs	2:57
15	Hey There Lonely Girl Leon Carr / Earl Shuman	Eddie Holman	3:32
16	Sally, Go 'Round the Roses Zell Sanders	The Jaynetts	3:12
17	Puppy Love Paul Anka	Paul Anka	2:38

Track Listing - Disc 9

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	My Girl Smokey Robinson / Ronald White	Smokey Robinson	2:41
2	Stand by Me Ben E. King / Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller	Ben E. King	2:58
3	When a Man Loves a Woman Calvin Lewis / Andrew Wright	Percy Sledge	2:49
4	Tell It Like It Is Aaron Neville	Aaron Neville	2:39
5	Hurt Jimmie Crane / Al Jacobs	Timi Yuro	2:25
6	Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye John D. Loudermilk	The Casinos	3:03
7	What's Your Name? C.J. Johnson	Don & Juan	2:11
8	Cruisin' Smokey Robinson / Marvin Tarplin	Smokey Robinson	4:24
9	Gimme Little Sign Joe Hooven / Alfred Smith	Brenton Wood	2:20
10	Runaway Max Crook / Del Shannon	Del Shannon	2:17
11	I Fought the Law Sonny Curtis	The Bobby Fuller Four	2:16
12	Over and Over Robert Byrd	Bobby Day	2:16
13	Last Kiss Wayne Cochran	J. Frank Wilson	2:24
14	Please Love Me Forever Ollie Blanchard / J.J. Malone	Cathy Jean	2:53

Track Listing - Disc 10

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin Barry Mann / Phil Spector / Cynthia Weil	The Righteous Brothers	3:39
2	Dedicated to the One I Love Ralph Bass / Lowman Pauling	The Shirelles	2:04
3	Venus Ed Marshall	Frankie Avalon	2:19
4	Only You (And You Alone) Buck Ram / Ande Rand	The Platters	2:36
5	Happy, Happy Birthday Baby	The Tune Weavers	2:19
6	You Belong to Me Pee Wee King / Chilton Price / Redd Stewart	The Duprees	2:37
7	Pledging My Love Don Robey / Ferdinand Washington	Johnny Ace	2:26
8	Let It Be Me Gilbert Bécaud / Manny Curtis / Pierre Delanoë	Jerry Butler / Betty Everett	2:41
9	Bright Lights, Big City Jimmy Reed	Jimmy Reed	2:43
10	Drift Away Mentor Williams	Dobie Gray	3:51
11	Wooly Bully Domingo "Sam" Samudio	Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs	2:20
12	Roll over Beethoven Chuck Berry	Chuck Berry	2:23
13	Bo Diddley Ellas McDaniel	Bo Diddley	2:30
14	In the Mood Joe Garland / Andy Razaf	Ernie Fields	2:35
15	My Blue Heaven Walter Donaldson / George A. Whiting	Fats Domino	2:06
16	The Angels Listened In	The Crests	1:58
17	(Baby) Hully Gully Cliff Goldsmith	The Olympics	3:37

Track Listing - Disc 11

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Little Darlin' Maurice Williams	The Diamonds	2:08
2	Louie, Louie Richard Berry	The Kingsmen	2:43
3	Expressway to Your Heart Kenny Gamble / Leon Huff	The Soul Survivors	2:16
4	My Boyfriend's Back Bob Feldman / Jerry Goldstein / Richard Gottehrer	The Angels	2:38
5	Palisades Park Chuck Barris	Freddy Cannon	1:52
6	When Will I Be Loved? Phil Everly	The Everly Brothers	2:02
7	Soul and Inspiration Barry Mann / Cynthia Weil	The Righteous Brothers	3:04
8	Chapel of Love Ellie Greenwich / Phil Spector	The Dixie-Cups	2:47
9	Be Thankful for What You've Got William DeVaughn	William DeVaughn	3:28
10	Sunny Bobby Hebb	Bobby Hebb	2:41
11	You're No Good Clint Ballard, Jr.	Betty Everett	2:18
12	Baby, What You Want Me to Do Jimmy Reed	Jimmy Reed	2:24
13	Suspicion Doc Pomus / Mort Shuman	Terry Stafford	2:29
14	I'm Leaving It All Up to You Don "Sugarcane" Harris / Dewey Terry	Dale & Grace	2:06
15	Traces Buddy Buie / Emory Gordy Jr.	Classics IV	2:44
16	Going Out of My Head Teddy Randazzo / Bob Weinstein	Little Anthony	2:25
17	Ten Commandments of Love Marshall Paul	Harvey & the Moonglows	3:39

Track Listing - Disc 12

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Wild Thing Chip Taylor	The Troggs	2:34
2	Sweet Little Sixteen Chuck Berry	Chuck Berry	3:00
3	Great Balls of Fire Otis Blackwell / Jack Hammer	Jerry Lee Lewis	1:51
4	A Little Bit O' Soul John Carter	Music Explosion	2:19
5	Rescue Me R. Miner / Carl Smith	Fontella Bass	2:54
6	Do You Love Me Berry Gordy, Jr.	The Contours	2:51
7	The Letter Wayne Carson	The Box Tops	1:55
8	One Fine Day Gerry Goffin / Carole King	The Chiffons	2:08
9	I Wonder Why Maxwell Anderson / Ricardo Weeks	Dion & the Belmonts	2:16
10	I'm Your Puppet Spooner Oldham / Dan Penn	Bobby Purify / James Purify	2:59
11	Our Day Will Come Mort Garson / Bob Hilliard	Ruby & the Romantics	2:30
12	Gypsy Woman Curtis Mayfield	The Impressions	2:19
13	La-La (Means I Love You) Thom Bell / William "Poogie" Hart	The Delfonics	3:17
14	Reunited	Peaches & Herb	5:41
15	Since I Fell for You Buddy Johnson	Lenny Welch	2:52
16	All I Have to Do Is Dream Boudleaux Bryant / Felice Bryant		2:19
17	Lonely Boy Paul Anka	Paul Anka	2:31

Track Listing - Disc 13

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Unchained Melody Alex North / Hy Zaret	The Righteous Brothers	3:35
2	I Only Have Eyes for You Al Dublin / Harry Warren	The Flamingos	3:21
3	Always and Forever Rod Temperton	Heatwave	4:46
4	Crystal Blue Persuasion Eddie Gray / Tommy James / Mike Vale	Tommy James	4:00
5	Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got) Dennis Lambert / Brian Potter	The Four Tops	3:06
6	Trust in Me Milton Ager / Jean Schwartz / Ned Wever	Etta James	2:57
7	I'm Stone in Love With You Anthony Bell / Linda Creed	The Stylistics	3:18
8	What'd I Say Ray Charles	Ray Charles	6:27
9	What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)		2:24
10	Chain of Fools Don Covay	Aretha Franklin	2:43
11	There Goes My Baby Benjamin Nelson / Lover Patterson / George Treadwell	The Drifters	2:08
12	Ooo Baby Baby Warren "Pete" Moore / Smokey Robinson	Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	2:44
13	Let's Get It On Marvin Gaye / Ed Townsend	Marvin Gaye	4:00
14	The Way We Were Alan Bergman / Marilyn Bergman / Marvin Hamlisch	Gladys Knight & the Pips	4:31

Track Listing - Disc 14

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock Jimmy DeKnight / Max Freedman	Bill Haley	2:08
2	Dancing in the Street Marvin Gaye / William "Mickey" Stevenson	Martha & the Vandellas	2:38
3	Hang on Sloopy Wes Farrell / Bert Russell	The McCoys	3:01
4	Funky Broadway Arlester "Dyke" Christian	Wilson Pickett	2:32
5	He's So Fine Ronnie Mack	The Chiffons	1:53
6	Lightning Strikes Lou Christie / Twyla Herbert	Lou Christie	2:57
7	Will You Love Me Tomorrow Gerry Goffin / Carole King	The Shirelles	2:43
8	Just Because Lloyd Price	Lloyd Price	2:47
9	I Love the Nightlife Alicia Bridges	Alicia Bridges	5:36
10	What You See Is What You Get Tony Hester	The Dramatics	3:55
11	Don't Make Me Over Burt Bacharach / Hal David	Dionne Warwick	2:43
12	16 Candles Luther Dixon / Allyson R. Khent	The Crests	2:51
13	My Special Angel Jimmy Duncan	Bobby Helms	2:58
14	I'm Sorry Dub Albritton / Ronnie Self	Brenda Lee	2:39
15	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Otto Harbach / Jerome Kern	The Platters	2:40
16	Unforgettable Irving Gordon	Dinah Washington	2:45
17	What the World Needs Now Is Love Burt Bacharach / Hal David	Jackie DeShannon	3:04

Track Listing - Disc 15

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Funny How Time Slips Away Willie Nelson	Joe Hinton	3:04
2	Hello Stranger Barbara Lewis	Barbara Lewis	2:39
3	Show and Tell Jerry Fuller	Al Wilson	3:31
4	Together Kenny Gamble / Leon Huff	Tierra	4:24
5	The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me Jim Weatherly	Gladys Knight & the Pips	3:47
6	Love Makes the World Go Round Deon Jackson	Deon Jackson	2:32
7	Walk on By Burt Bacharach / Hal David	Dionne Warwick	2:49
8	Precious and Few Walter Nims	Climax	2:47
9	Happy Together Garry Bonner / Alan Gordon	The Turtles	2:56
10	Treat Her Right Roy Head	Roy Head	2:06
11	Leader of the Pack Jeff Barry / Ellie Greenwich / George "Shadow" Morton	The Shangri-Las	2:52
12	Venus Robbie Van Leeuwen	Shocking Blue	3:02
13	Little Green Bag Johannes Bouwens	George Baker Selection	3:18
14	What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am	Bill Deal & the Rhondels	2:15
15	Low Rider Papa Dee Allen / Gerald Goldstein / Lonnie Jordan / Charles Miller / Lee Oskar / Howard Scott	Dionne Warwick	3:01

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