Rock Around the Clock (album)
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| Compilation album by Bill Haley and His Comets | |||||
| Released | December 19, 1955 | ||||
| Recorded | April 12, 1954–September 23, 1955, New York | ||||
| Genre | Rock and Roll | ||||
| Length | 30:53 | ||||
| Label | Decca Records | ||||
| Producer | Milt Gabler | ||||
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| Bill Haley and His Comets chronology | |||||
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Rock Around the Clock was the third album of rock and roll music by Bill Haley and His Comets'. Released by Decca Records in December 1955 it was, like the two albums that preceded it, a compilation album of previously issued singles. Most of album's contents were in fact previously issued by Decca earlier in 1955 on the album, Shake, Rattle and Roll. Unlike the previous release, which was in the 10-inch format, the new album was a full 12-inch release and included additional tracks from 1955. It was also the first Haley album to make the Billboard charts, and was one of the very first album releases of the rock and roll genre to do so.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
| Track | Song Title | Originally By | Time |
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| 1. | "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" | James E. Myers and Max Freedman | 2:11 |
| 2. | "Shake, Rattle and Roll" | Jesse Stone | 2:31 |
| 3. | "A.B.C. Boogie" | Al Russel and Max Spickol | 2:29 |
| 4. | "Thirteen Women" (And Only One Man in Town) | Dickie Thompson | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Razzle-Dazzle" | Bill Haley and Frank Pingatore | 2:43 |
| 6. | "Two Hound Dogs" | Haley and Pingatore | 2:59 |
| 7. | "Dim, Dim the Lights" (I Want Some Atmosphere) | Beverly Ross and Julius Dixon | 2:31 |
| 8. | "Happy Baby" | Pingatore | 2:36 |
| 9. | "Birth of the Boogie" | Haley, Billy Williamson and Johnny Grande | 2:15 |
| 10. | "Mambo Rock" | Bix Reichner, Mildred Phillips and Jimmy Ayre | 2:38 |
| 11. | "Burn That Candle" | Winfield Scott | 2:46 |
| 12. | "Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie" | Haley | 2:21 |
[edit] Personnel
- Bill Haley – rhythm guitar, vocals
- Danny Cedrone – lead guitar on 1 2 3 4
- Franny Beecher – lead guitar on 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
- Billy Williamson – steel guitar
- Johnny Grande – piano
- Marshall Lytle – bass on 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- Billy Gussak – drums on 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- Joey d'Ambrosio – tenor sax on 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
[edit] Additional personnel
- Panama Francis – drums on 2 3
- Al Rex – bass on 11 12
- Cliff Leeman – drums on 11 12
- Rudy Pompilli – tenor sax on 11 12
- Dick Richards - triangle on 3, tom toms on 9; backing vocals on 2 5 6 [1]
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1956 | Billboard Pop Albums | 12 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1955 | "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" | Billboard Black Singles | 3 |
| 1955 | "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" | Billboard Pop Singles | 1 |
| 1974 | "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" | Billboard Pop Singles | 39 |
