VA — We Were First — 180 Hits in Their Original Versions (2014)
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This 10 CD box set features 180 original songs that would later be covered and become hits for the likes of Elvis Pressley, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Buddy Holly, Bill Haley & His Comets, Pat Boone, Johnny Cash and others. It includes classic tracks such as Chan Romero — \»Hippy Hippy Shake\», Hank Ballard & The Midnighters — \»The Twist\», Barbie Gaye — \»My Boy Lollipop\», Chuck Berry — \»Bye Bye Johnny\», Chuck Berry — \»Sweet Little Sixteen\», Pete Seeger — \»If I Had A Hammer\», Sonny Dae & His Knights — \»Rock Around The Clock \», Bo Diddley — \»Mona\», Bill Monroe & The Blue Grass Boys — \»Blue Moon of Kentucky\», Carl Perkins — \»Blue Suede Shoes\», Willie Mae \»Big Mama\» Thornton — \»Hound Dog\» and many others.
We Were First — 180 Hits in Their Original Versions, Vol. 1
01. Hippy Hippy Shake — Chan Romero
02. Rock and Roll Music — Chuck Berry
03. Seven Nights to Rock — Moon Mullican
04. Haunted House — Johnny Fuller
05. Farmer John — Don
06. The Twist — Hank Ballard
07. Carol — Chuck Berry
08. Lucky Lips — Ruth Brown
09. Shirley — John Fred
10. Three Stars — Tommy Dee
11. Baby Sittin\’ — Myron Lee
12. Roll over Beethoven — Chuck Berry
13. Young Love — Ric Cartey
14. My Boy Lollipop — Barbie Gaye
15. Hello Mary Lou — Johnny Duncan
16. Slow Down — Larry Williams
17. Bye Bye Johnny — Chuck Berry
18. Boys — The Shirelles
We Were First — 180 Hits in Their Original Versions, Vol. 2
01. All Shook Up — David Hill
02. Sweet Little Sixteen — Chuck Berry
03. Sittin\’ in the Balcony Sittin\’ in the Balcony — Johnny Dee (John D. Loudermilk)
04. If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song) — Pete Seeger
05. Dizzy Miss Lizzy — Larry Williams
06. Don\’t You Just Know It — Huey \»Piano\» Smith
07. Corrina, Corrina — Red Nichols
08. Brown Eyed Handsome Man — Chuck Berry
09. One Night — Smiley Lewis
10. Rock-a-Beatin\’ Boogie — The Esquire Boys
11. Jambalaya — Hank Williams
12. Good Rockin\’ Tonight — Roy Brown
13. Shake, Rattle and Roll — Big Joe Turner
14. Bad Boy — Larry Williams
15. Around and Around — Chuck Berry
16. (Baby) Hully Gully — The Olympics
17. Look What You\’ve Done — Muddy Waters
18. Everybody\’s Trying to Be My Baby — Carl Perkins
We Were First — 180 Hits in Their Original Versions, Vol. 3
01. Sheila — Tommy Roe
02. Do the Bop — Danny
03. Such a Night — The Drifters
04. Love Potion Number Nine — The Clovers
05. K. C. Loving — Little Willie Littlefield
06. Choo Choo Ch\’boogie — Louis Jordan
07. Whole Lotta Shakin\’ Goin\’ On — Big Maybelle
08. Razzle Dazzle — Ella Mae Morse
09. Keep a Knockin\’ — Milton Brown
10. Red Hot — Billy \»The Kid\» Emerson
11. Judy — Teddy Redell
12. Fever — Little Willie John
13. I Almost Lost My Mind — Ivory Joe Hunter
14. Money — Barrett Strong
15. Louie, Louie — Richard Berry
16. We\’re Gonna Rock This Joint Tonight — Jimmy Preston
17. I\’m a King Bee — Slim Harpo
18. Honey, Don\’t — Carl Perkins
We Were First — 180 Hits in Their Original Versions, Vol. 4
01. Rock Around the Clock — Sonny Dae & His Knights
02. (Now and Then There\’s) A Fool Such as I — Hank Snow
03. Little Darlin\’ — The Gladiolas
04. A Rockin\’ Good Way — The Spaniels
05. Come on, Let\’s Go — Ritchie Valens
06. Flip, Flop and Fly — Big Joe Turner
07. Money Honey — The Drifters
08. Cry, Cry, Cry — Bobby Bland
09. I\’m Gonna Knock on Your Door — The Isley Brothers
10. The Girl Next Door Went-a-Walkin\’ — Thomas Wayne
11. Fannie Mae — Buster Brown
12. Just a Little Bit — Rosco Gordon
13. Brand New Cadillac — Vince Taylor
14. Shout — The Isley Brothers
15. Release Me — Eddie Miller
16. That\’s All Right — Arthur \»Big Boy\» Crudup
17. She Said Yeah — Larry Williams
18. Matchbox — Carl Perkins
We Were First — 180 Hits in Their Original Versions, Vol. 5
01. Later Alligator — Bobby Charles
02. Blue Moon of Kentucky — Bill Monroe
03. Rama Lama Ding Dong — The Edsels
04. All My Love — Sonee West
05. Searchin\’ — The Coasters
06. I\’m Leavin\’ It All up to You — Don & Dewey
07. Over and Over — Bobby Day
08. Mona — Bo Diddley
09. I\’m Moving On — Hank Snow
10. Little Queenie — Chuck Berry
11. Long Tall Sally — Little Richard
12. Blue Moon — Frankie Trumbauer & Band
13. Down the Road Apiece — Will Bradley
14. Little Bitty Pretty One — Bobby Day
15. Rave On — Sonee West
16. Blue Suede Shoes — Carl Perkins
17. I Want to Be Loved — Muddy Waters
18. Till There Was You — Anita Bryant
We Were First — 180 Hits in Their Original Versions, Vol. 6
01. Hound Dog — Willie Mae \»Big Mama\» Thornton
02. Oh My Soul — Little Richard
03. What a Difference a Day Made — Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
04. Not Fade Away — Buddy Holly
05. Are You Lonesome Tonight — Al Jolson
06. Goody Goody — Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
07. The Green Door — Jim Lowe
08. Don\’t Jive It Mama — Tampa Red
09. Tutti Frutti — Little Richard
10. Just Walking in the Rain — The Prisonaires
11. Sig the Blues — Marty Robbins
12. I Just Wanna Make Love to You — Muddy Waters
13. Skinnie Minnie — Bill Haley & His Comets
14. Red Sails in the Sunset — Al Bowlly
15. I Gotta Know — Cliff Richard
16. Suzie Q — Dale Hawkins
17. Honest I Do — Jimmy Reed
18. Words of Love — Buddy Holly
We Were First — 180 Hits in Their Original Versions, Vol. 7
01. You\’ll Never Walk Alone — Frank Sinatra
02. Little Red Rooster — Howlin\’ Wolf
03. I Get a Kick out of You — Ethel Merman
04. Pistol Packin\’ Mama — Al Dexter
05. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain — Roy Acuff
06. Sixteen Tons — Merle Travis
07. Riders in the Sky — Burl Ives
08. Tennessee Waltz — Pee Wee King
09. It\’s Too Soon to Know — The Orioles
10. Ain\’t That a Shame — Fats Domino
11. Pretend — Nat \»king\» Cole
12. Don\’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes — Slim Willet
13. When My Dreamboat Comes Home — Guy Lombardo
14. Rip It Up — Little Richard
15. Lipstick, Powder and Paint — Big Joe Turner
16. When My Blue Moon Turns — Wiley Walker
17. Love in Vain — Robert Johnson
18. Talkin\’ `bout You — Memphis Minnie
We Were First — 180 Hits in Their Original Versions, Vol. 8
01. Day Dah Light — Edric Connor & His Caribbeans
02. What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For — Ada Jones
03. My Baby Just Cares for Me — Ted Weems & His Orchestra
04. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes — Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
05. Route 66 — Nat \»king\» Cole
06. Cotton Eyed Joe — Adolph Hofner & His San Antonians
07. Love Letters in the Sand — Ted Black
08. This Ole House — Stuart Hamblen
09. Unchained Melody — Les Baxter & His Orchestra
10. Gambler\’s Guitar — Jim Lowe
11. In the Middle of an Island — Tony Bennett
12. Poison Ivy — The Coasters
13. My Happiness — Johnny & Sondra Steele
14. Mona Lisa — Nat \»king\» Cole
15. Zip a Dee Doo Dah — James Baskett
16. Ida Red — Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
17. Confessin\’ the Blues — Jay McShann
18. You Can Make It If You Try — Gene Allison
We Were First — 180 Hits in Their Original Versions, Vol. 9
01. Rising Sun Blues — Clarence Ashley
02. The Wreck of the Sloop John B. — The Weavers
03. Tom Dooley — Grayson
04. My Blue Heaven — Gene Austin
05. Ain\’t She Sweet — Ben Bernie & His Roosevelt Hotel Orchestra
06. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine — The Weavers
07. Cindy Oh Cindy — Vince Martin
08. You\’ll Never Walk Alone — Frank Sinatra
09. Aura Lee — The Shelton Brothers
10. Putting on the Style — Pete Seeger
11. Blueberry Hill — Glenn Miller
12. Does Your Speat Loose It\’s Flavour — The Happiness Boys
13. I Wanna Be Loved by You — Helen Kane
14. Carolina Moon — Gene Austin
15. Puttin\’ on the Ritz — Harry Richman
16. Ramona — Gene Austin
17. I Can\’t Be Satisfied — Muddy Waters
18. You Can\’t Catch Me — Chuck Berry
We Were First — 180 Hits in Their Original Versions, Vol. 10
01. Island in the Sun — Harry Belafonte
02. Let\’s Go, Let\’s Go, Let\’s Go — Hank Ballard
03. The Day the Rains Came — Jane Morgan
04. Save the Last Dance for Me — The Drifters
05. Heartaches by the Number — Guy Mitchell
06. Everybody Loves a Lover — Doris Day
07. Purple People Eater — Sheb Wooley
08. Everybody\’s Somebody\’s Fool — Connie Francis
09. Souvenirs — Barbara Evans
10. Roll, Rock&Roll That Hula Hoop — The LeGarde Twins
11. Percolator — Boots Randolph
12. Hula Love — Buddy Knox
13. Memories Are Made of This — Dean Martin
14. Seemann (Deine Heimat Ist Das Meer) — Лолита
15. Alle Mädchen Wollen Küssen — Leo Leandros
16. Glaube Mir — Wolfgang Sauer
17. O Mein Papa — Lys Assia
18. Lili Marleen — Lale Andersen
