The Best of Eddie Cochran

~ Release by Eddie Cochran (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1C'mon Everybody
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1958-10-10)
electric bass guitar:
Connie “Guybo” Smith (bass player) (on 1958-10-10)
guitar:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (on 1958-10-10)
piano:
Ray Johnson (Rhythm 'n' blues - jazz pianist - songwriter - band leader) (on 1958-10-10)
tambourine:
Jerry Capehart (on 1958-10-10)
vocals:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (on 1958-10-10)
recorded at:
Goldstar Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-10-10)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 22) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 403)
recording of:
C’mon Everybody (on 1958-10-09)
writer:
Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., Metric Music Co (publisher) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
41:58
2Twenty Flight Rock
recording of:
Twenty Flight Rock (on 1957-10-29)
writer:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) and Ned Fairchild
1:45
3Three Steps to Heaven
producer:
Snuff Garrett (aka.Tommy Garrett, singer, songwriter, producer and disc jockey)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Allison (on 1960-01-08)
electric bass guitar:
Connie “Guybo” Smith (bass player) (on 1960-01-08)
guitar:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (on 1960-01-08) and Sonny Curtis (on 1960-01-08)
vocals:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (on 1960-01-08)
recorded at:
Goldstar Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-01-08)
recording of:
Three Steps to Heaven (on 1960-01-08)
writer:
Bob Cochran and Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s)
publisher:
Belsize Music Ltd.
32:24
4Summertime Blues
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1958-03-28)
electric bass guitar:
Connie “Guybo” Smith (bass player) (on 1958-03-28)
guitar:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (on 1958-03-28)
vocals:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (on 1958-03-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Goldstar Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-03-28)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 11), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 73) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 432)
recording of:
Summertime Blues (in 1958-05)
writer:
Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s)
publisher:
American Music (publisher), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd., Edition Wilhelm Hansen, Elvis Presley Music, Gallo Music Publishers, Gladys Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Rightsong Music, Viva Music, Inc, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3.751:59
5Drive-in Show
recording of:
Drive In Show
lyricist and composer:
Fred Dexter
2:07
6Nervous Breakdown
producer:
Jerry Capehart
recording of:
Nervous Breakdown
lyricist and composer:
Mario Roccuzzo
2:21
7Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie
52:24
8Weekend
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty (a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1961)
recording of:
Weekend
writer:
Bill Post and Doree Post
publisher:
Cross Music Ltd.
1:53
9Somethin' Else
electric bass guitar and guitar:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (on 1959-06-23)
piano:
Jim Stivers (on 1959-06-23)
vocals:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (on 1959-06-23)
recorded at:
Goldstar Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-06-23)
recording of:
Somethin’ Else (on 1959-06-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Cochran, Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) and Sharon Sheeley
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
2:10
10Skinny Jim
recording of:
Skinny Jim
writer:
Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s)
2:13
11Pink Peg Slacks
2:11
12Cut Across Shorty
recording of:
Cut Across Shorty (on 1960-01-08)
writer:
Wayne Walker and Marijohn Wilkin
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
31:51
13Sittin' in the Balcony
double bass [stand-up bass]:
Connie “Guybo” Smith (bass player) (in 1957-01)
guitar:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (in 1957-01)
background vocals:
The Johnny Mann Chorus (in 1957-01)
vocals:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (in 1957-01)
recorded at:
Liberty Custom Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1957-01)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 32)
cover recording of:
Sittin’ in the Balcony (in 1957-01)
lyricist and composer:
John D. Loudermilk
2:00
14Hallelujah, I Love Her So
2:20
15My Way
bass guitar:
Connie “Guybo” Smith (bass player) (on 1959-01-17)
guitar:
Irving Asby (on 1959-01-17) and Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (on 1959-01-17)
piano:
Ray Johnson (Rhythm 'n' blues - jazz pianist - songwriter - band leader) (on 1959-01-17)
saxophone:
Jewell Grant (US saxophonist) (on 1959-01-17), Plas Johnson (on 1959-01-17) and Jackie Kelso (on 1959-01-17)
vocals:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (on 1959-01-17)
recorded at:
Goldstar Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-01-17)
recording of:
My Way (on 1959-01-17)
writer:
Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s)
publisher:
Cross Music Ltd.
2:15