Peter Gunn (song) “Peter Gunn” is the theme music composed by Henry Mancini for the television show of the same name. The song was the opening track on the original soundtrack album, The Music from Peter Gunn, released in 1959 as RCA Victor LPM/LSP-1956. Mancini won an Emmy Award and two Grammys for Album of …
The Buddy Holly Story (album) Released February 28, 1959 Recorded February 25, 1957 – May 27, 1958 at Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico September 27–28, 1957 at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City January 25, 1958 – October 21, 1958 in New York City Genre Rock and roll Label Coral Producer Norman …
SONG & HIT DETAILS Artist Name: BUDDY HOLLY Song Author: Paul Anka Year Recorded: 1958 SONG PROFILE It Doesn’t Matter Anymore Single by Buddy Holly Released 1959 Format vinyl, 7″ Recorded 1958 Single by Buddy Holly A-side “Raining in My Heart” Released 1959 Format vinyl, 7″ Recorded 1958 Genre Pop, rock & roll Length 2:01 …
Beyond the Sea (song) “Beyond the Sea” is a 1946 contemporary pop romantic love song by Jack Lawrence, with music taken from the song “La Mer” by Charles Trenet. Trenet had composed “La Mer” (which means “the Sea”) with French lyrics completely different and unrelated to the English-language version that Lawrence later wrote. Trenet’s French …
Personality (Lloyd Price song) Released April 1959 Genre R&B/pop Length 2:35 Label ABC-Paramount Writer(s) Harold Logan, Lloyd Price “Personality” is a 1959 R&B/pop hit with music and lyrics by Harold Logan and Lloyd Price. It was released as a single by Price. The single reached #2 for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and …
(Till) I Kissed You Released 1959 Format Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Recorded May 1959, RCA Studios, Nashville, Tennessee Genre Pop Length 2:23 Label Cadence 60663 Writer(s) Don Everly “(‘Till) I Kissed You” is a song written by Don Everly of The Everly Brothers. It was released as a single in 1959 and peaked at number …
SONG & HIT DETAILS Artist Name: CLIFF RICHARD Top Position (Australia): 10 Song Author: Norrie Paramor & Bunny Lewis Year Recorded: 1959 Record Label: Columbia Label Number: DO-4575 SONG PROFILE A Voice In The Wilderness Cliff Richard and The Shadows. A Voice In The Wilderness recorded on 8 September is the one featured on the …
I Only Have Eyes for You – 1959 “I Only Have Eyes for You” is a popular romantic love song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin, written in 1934 for the film Dames where it was introduced by Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler. According to Billboard magazine, the song was a #2 hit …
Kind of Blue – 1959 Kind of Blue is a studio album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, released on August 17, 1959, by Columbia Records. It was recorded earlier that year on March 2 and April 22 at Columbia’s 30th Street Studio in New York City. The recording sessions featured Davis’s ensemble sextet, consisting …
Heavenly (Johnny Mathis album) – 1959 Heavenly is the tenth album released by Johnny Mathis. It is the eighth original studio album recorded by him (two hit singles compilations Johnny’s Greatest Hits and More Johnny’s Greatest Hits were among his album releases to this point). It was issued in Great Britain by Fontana Records under …