Rock Around the Clock (album)

Rock Around the Clock
Compilation album by Bill Haley and His Comets
Released	December 19, 1955
Recorded	April 12, 1954–September 23, 1955, Pythian Temple studios, 135 West 70th Street, New York City [1][2]
Genre	Rock and Roll
Length	30:53
Label	Decca Records
Producer	Milt Gabler
Bill Haley and His Comets chronology
'Shake, Rattle and Roll (1955) Rock Around the Clock (1955) Rock 'n' Roll Stage Show (1956)

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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.

The recording was made in the Decca Records studio located in the Pythian Temple in New York City.^[2][1]

The recording was re-issued on 180 Gram vinyl in 2009 by Doxy Music it was manufactured in Europe. Cataloge #DOY613

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 Additional personnel 3 Charts 4 References

Track listing

Track	Song Title	Written By	Time
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"	Charles E. Calhoun	2:43
6.	"Two Hound Dogs"	Bill Haley and Frank Pingatore	2:59
7.	"Dim, Dim the Lights" (I Want Some Atmosphere)	Beverly Ross and Julius Dixon	2:31
8.	"Happy Baby"	Frank Pingatore	2:36
9.	"Birth Of The Boogie"	Bill 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"	Bill Haley	2:21

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

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]

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1956	Billboard Pop Albums	12

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
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

References