Jay and the Americans are an American rock group who formed in the late 1950s. Their initial line-up consisted of John "Jay" Traynor,Howie Kane,Kenny Vance and Sandy Deanne,though their greatest success on the charts came after Traynor had been replaced as lead singer by Jay Black and Marty Sanders were added to the line-up. They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2002.
"Never Ever" is a song by English girl group All Saints. Written by All Saints member Shaznay Lewis along with co-writers Robert Jazayeri and Sean Mather and produced by Cameron McVey and Magnus Fiennes,it was released on 10 November 1997 as the second single from their debut album,All Saints (1997).
"Pledging My Love" is a blues ballad. It was written by Ferdinand Washington and Don Robey and published in 1954.
"Last Kiss" is a song written by Wayne Cochran and first recorded by Cochran in 1961 for the Gala label. Cochran's version failed to do well on the charts. Cochran re-recorded his song for the King label in 1963. It was revived by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers,who took it to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Wednesday,Pearl Jam,and several international artists also covered the song,with varying degrees of success.
"Run Rudolph Run" is a Christmas song written by Chuck Berry but credited to Johnny Marks and M. Brodie due to Marks's trademark on the character of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. It was published by St. Nicholas Music (ASCAP) and was first recorded by Berry in 1958,released as a single on Chess Records.
"Since I Don't Have You" is a song written and composed by Jackie Taylor,James Beaumont,Janet Vogel,Joseph Rock,Joe Verscharen,Lennie Martin,and Wally Lester. It was first a 1958 hit single for the doo-wop group the Skyliners on the Billboard Hot 100. Country music singer Ronnie Milsap had a hit with the song in 1991. American hard rock band Guns N' Roses also had some success in 1994 with their version of the song which reached the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Blue Christmas" is a Christmas song written by Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson and most famously recorded by Elvis Presley,although it was first recorded by Doye O'Dell in 1948. It is a tale of unrequited love during the holidays and is a longstanding staple of Christmas music,especially in the country genre.
"Valleri" is a song written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart for the Monkees. The single peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent two weeks at #1 on the Cash Box chart in early 1968,and reached #1 in Canada and #12 in the UK.
"Bring It On Home to Me" is a song by American soul singer Sam Cooke,released on May 8,1962,by RCA Victor. Produced by Hugo &Luigi,and arranged and conducted by RenéHall,the song was the B-side to "Having a Party". The song peaked at number two on Billboard's Hot R&B Sides chart,and also charted at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has become a pop standard,covered by numerous artists of different genres. It is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
"Try a Little Tenderness" is a song written by Jimmy Campbell,Reg Connelly,and Harry M. Woods.
"Last Train to Clarksville" is a song by American rock band the Monkees. It was released as the band's debut single on August 16,1966,and was later included on the group's self-titled album,which was released on October 10,1966. The song,written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart,was recorded at RCA Victor Studio B in Hollywood on July 25,1966,and was already on the Boss Radio "Hit Bounds" playlist on August 17,1966. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending November 5,1966. Lead vocals were performed by the Monkees' drummer,Micky Dolenz. "Last Train to Clarksville" was featured in seven episodes of the band's television series,the most for any Monkees song.
"When I'm Gone" is a song by American rock band 3 Doors Down. It was released on September 23,2002,as the lead single from their second album,Away from the Sun. It peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in April 2003. The song also spent seventeen weeks atop the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart from November 2002 through March 2003,becoming one of the longest-running number-one singles on that chart. The song also peaked at number two on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart almost reaching number one by one spot from Queens of the Stone Age's "No One Knows" on the issue dated February 15,2003. It spent one week atop the Top 40 Mainstream chart for one week on May 3,2003,and also peaked at number three on the Adult Top 40 chart.
"Give a Little Bit" is the opening song on Supertramp's 1977 album Even in the Quietest Moments... The song was released as a single that same year and became an international hit for the band,peaking at number 15 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. It was a chart hit in the band's native UK,reaching number 29 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was re-released in 1992 to raise funds for the ITV Telethon Charity event,but failed to chart.
"Come and Get Your Love" is a song by the American rock band Redbone. The song was originally released as a promo track under the name "Hail" and was later featured on their fifth album,Wovoka (1973),under its current name. The song was released as the album's first single the following year. Written and produced by band members Pat and Lolly Vegas,it is one of the band's most successful singles. It made them the first Native American band to reach the top five on the Billboard Hot 100,reaching number five. The song later appeared on many "greatest hits" albums released by the band,as well as on numerous compilation albums of the 1970s. A cutout style-animated music video was released in 2020.
"Lies" is a song by the British pop band Thompson Twins. It was released as the first single from their third studio album Quick Step &Side Kick,and the song peaked at number 67 on the UK Singles Chart. The single fared better in the United States,where it peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the spring of 1983. Along with the B-side track "Beach Culture","Lies" also spent two weeks at number one on the American dance chart in January 1983,becoming the band's second number one on this chart.
"Lost!" is a song by the British rock band Coldplay. It was co-produced with Brian Eno and Markus Dravs for the band's fourth album,Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. The song was released on 10 November 2008 as the third official single from the album to generally positive critical reviews. A live version was released via download following a performance of the band and Jay-Z at the 2009 Grammy Awards,spurring high digital sales and giving "Lost!" a new peak at number 40 in the United States.
"In the Meantime" is the debut single of English alternative rock band Spacehog,from their debut album,Resident Alien (1995). It samples the Penguin Cafe Orchestra song "Telephone and Rubber Band". Released in 1996,the single peaked atop the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and the UK Rock Chart. It additionally reached number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 29 on the UK Singles Chart while reaching the top 50 in Australia,Canada,Iceland,New Zealand and Sweden.
"Just a Little Bit" is an R&B-style blues song recorded by Rosco Gordon in 1959. It was a hit in both the R&B and pop charts. Called "one of the standards of contemporary blues," "Just a Little Bit" has been recorded by various other artists,including Little Milton and Roy Head,who also had record chart successes with the song.
"Words" is a song written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart and released by the Monkees. An early version by the Leaves appeared on their 1966 album Hey Joe. The Monkees first recorded the song for their second album,More of The Monkees,in August 1966 under the supervision of Boyce and Hart. While this version went unreleased until the 1990 compilation Missing Links Volume Two,it was featured in the 10 April 1967 episode of The Monkees "Monkees,Manhattan Style". A new version of the song was made to be the B-side of "Pleasant Valley Sunday" in 1967,now produced by Chip Douglas.
Billboard magazine only charted Christmas singles and albums along with the other popular non-holiday records until the 1958 holiday season when they published their first section that surveys only Christmas music.
