Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1961
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Rhino / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Tossin' and Turnin' - Adams, Ritchie
- Runaway - Crook, Max
- Blue Moon - Hart, Lorenz
- Runaround Sue - DiMucci, Dion
- Quarter to Three - Barge, Gene
- Will You Love Me Tomorrow - Goffin, Gerry
- I Like It Like That, Pt. 1 - Kenner, Chris
- Daddy's Home - Sheppard
- Stand by Me - King, Ben E.
- Goodbye Cruel World - Shayne, Gloria
Free Music Notes for Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1961
Free Music Review: fine look back at what we really listened to...
Hit: 5 Stars
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1961 gives you a budget priced CD with ten great rock and roll hits from 1961. The quality of the sound is rather good and I like the artwork.
Bobby Lewis gets things started with his "Tossin' And Turnin'." This awesome little number rocks well and the key modulations are great! Bobby never misses a beat and the backup vocalists harmonize very well. Del Shannon's "Runaway" also rocks but somewhat slower right after "Tossin' And Turnin'." Del Shannon sings this out like a belter and the interesting musical interlude adds to the number quite a bit.
The Marcels weigh in with their hit entitled "Blue Moon;" this has a distinct doo wop flavor to it that was a bit more popular a few years prior to 1961 but it all works very well. The backup vocalists are very strong on "Blue Moon."
Dion's "Runaround Sue" has a sound and a beat that always makes me smile despite the serious lyrics of the song. The men in the background harmonize and Dion's voice is quite strong. His excellent diction bolsters his performance and they never sing a superfluous note!
The Shirelles perform "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow;" this number always pulls at my heartstrings and the melody benefits from the strings in the arrangement. Shep & The Limelites do their sweet tune entitled "Daddy's Home;" and listen also for Ben E. King to do his huge hit "Stand By Me." "Stand By Me" still sounds as fresh as the first time I ever heard it!
Overall, this CD gives you some rather strong hits from 1961 for a lower price perfect for those of us on a budget. I highly recommend this CD for people who like music from the very early 1960s; and newcomers to this genre will enjoy this album, too.
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