Various Artists

30 ORIGINAL POP. ROCK & ROLL AND SOUL ANTHEMS

This remastered CD edition presents Goffin & King’s most essential and enduring works from their peak as a songwriting team, gathering a variety of the timeless songs they composed in the early Sixties for different artists and labels. This release boasts such classic tunes as “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” (popularized both by Brenda Lee and The Shirelles), “Chains” (The Cookies, later covered by The Beatles), “Up on the Roof” (The Drifters), “The Loco-Motion” (The Vernons Girls), and “Halfway to Paradise” (Billy Fury), to name just a few.

This collector’s release also contains two seminal numbers performed by Carole King herself, and a selection of lesser-heard tracks which are just as enjoyable asthe hits. This material represents a formidable slice of popular culture and allows you to experience some of the fi nest gems of the original pop & soul era.

TRACKS:

01. WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW - Brenda Lee
02. UP ON THE ROOF - The Drifters
03. LITTLE HOLLYWOOD GIRL - The Cickets
04. THE LOCO-MOTION - The Vernons Girls
05. WHAT A SWEET THING THAT WAS - The Shirelles
06. HOW CAN I MEET HER - The Everly Brothers
07. HE IS THE BOY - Little Eva
08. JUST ANOTHER FOOL - Curtis Lee
09. SCHOOL BELLS ARE RINGING - Carole King
10. WALKIN’ WITH MY ANGEL - Bobby Vee
11. ALL THE WORLD LOVES A LOVER - Bertell Dache
12. YOU BET I WOULD - The Ronettes
13. EVERYBODY’S GOT A DANCE BUT ME - Big Dee Irwin
14. FOLLOW THAT GIRL - Vinnie Monte
15. HE HIT ME (AND IT FELT LIKE A KISS) - The Crystals
16. AM I THE GUY? - Tony Orlando
17. POINT OF NO RETURN - Gene McDaniels
18. HEAVEN IS BEING WITH YOU - Jackie Deshannon
19. HALFWAY TO PARADISE - Billy Fury
20. HER ROYAL MAJESTY - James Darren
21. SHOW ME THE WAY - Ben E. King
22. HOW MANY TEARS - Bobby Vee
23. CHAINS - The Cookies
24. TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY - Dion
25. BOBBY, BOBBY, BOBBY - Ann Campbell
26. HEY FUNNY FACE - Shelley Fabares
27. NOBODY’S PERFECT - Carole King
28. EVERY BREATH I TAKE - Gene Pitney
29. WHO PUT THE BOMP (IN THE BOMP BOMP BOMP) - The Viscounts
30. WHEN MY LITTLE GIRL IS SMILING - The Drifters

TOTAL TIME: 71:29