| Singin' to My Baby | ||||
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| Released | Original: November 1957 Re-issue: 1981 | |||
| Recorded | May 1957 to August 1957 | |||
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| Label | Liberty | |||
| Producer | Simon Jackson | |||
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Singin' to My Baby is the first album by Eddie Cochran, released on Liberty Records in mono in November 1957. The catalogue number was LRP 3061. It was the only album Eddie Cochran released during his short lifetime (which ended on April 17, 1960).
The album contained the hit single "Sittin' in the Balcony" which rose to number 18 on the Billboard chart in 1957.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sittin' in the Balcony" | Johnny Dee | 1:58 |
| 2. | "Completely Sweet" | Jerry Capehart, Eddie Cochran | 2:17 |
| 3. | "Undying Love" | Jerry Capehart, Eddie Cochran | 2:05 |
| 4. | "I'm Alone Because I Love You" | Ira Schuster, Joe Young | 2:20 |
| 5. | "Lovin' Time" | Jan Woolsey | 2:04 |
| 6. | "Proud of You" | Dale Fitzsimmons | 1:56 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mean When I'm Mad" | Jerry Capehart, Eddie Cochran | 1:50 |
| 2. | "Stockings and Shoes" | Lyle Gaston | 2:04 |
| 3. | "Tell Me Why" | Eddie Cochran | 2:15 |
| 4. | "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" | Scotty Wiseman | 2:23 |
| 5. | "Cradle Baby" | Terry Fell | 1:45 |
| 6. | "One Kiss" | Eddie Cochran | 1:42 |
The album was re-issued by Liberty in 1981 as a ten-track album, omitting "I'm Alone Because I Love You" and "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You". The catalogue number was LN-10137.
| Chart | Peak position | Total weeks |
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| 1960 UK Albums Chart [2] | 19 | 1 |
| 1963 UK Albums Chart [3] | 20 | 1 |
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Liberty Records was a record label founded in the United States by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Al Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. It was reactivated in 2001 in the United Kingdom and had two previous revivals.
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The Temptin' Temptations is the third studio album by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label released in 1965. The album includes several of the group's hits from 1965, and also includes a handful of singles that were not included on the Temptations' first 1965 album, The Temptations Sing Smokey. Among these are the 1964 singles "Girl " and "I'll Be in Trouble"; and the 1965 singles "Since I Lost My Baby", and "My Baby". Seven of the album's 12 tracks had previously been released as singles and their B-sides, though "My Baby" preceded the album only by a month.
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"School Days" is a rock-and-roll song written and recorded by Chuck Berry and released by Chess Records as a single in March 1957 and on the LP After School Session two months later. It is one of his best-known songs and is often considered a rock-and-roll anthem.
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The Bluenotes were a vocal group from Asheboro, North Carolina featuring Tom Underwood, Joe Tanner, Pat Patterson, and Ralph Harrington. They recorded for the Colonial and Brooke record labels. Their first recordings were released as the Blue Notes in 1955 and 1956 for Colonial records of Chapel Hill, N.C. By their third Colonial release, "Page One/Mighty Low" they reverted to spelling their group name as one word (Bluenotes) which continued throughout the group's lifespan. Besides their own releases, they also created vocal backing for other Colonial recording artists including George Hamilton IV, Johnny Dee (Loudermilk) on several of his Colonial releases, Billy Craddock, Doug Franklin and Henry Wilson. "My Lucky Love/Drizzlin' Rain", which they recorded with Doug Franklin, was their first release to chart reaching # 73 in September 1958. Moving over to the Brooke label in Asheboro, N.C. in 1959, the Bluenotes had their second hit record with their first release for the label "I Don't Know What It Is / You Can't Get Away From Love" which reached # 61 in early 1960. They released two other singles for Brooke Records before disbanding.
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"Hallelujah I Love Her So" is a single by American musician Ray Charles. The rhythm and blues song was written and released by Charles in 1956 on the Atlantic label, and in 1957 it was included on his self-titled debut LP, also released on Atlantic. The song peaked at number five on the Billboard R&B chart. It is loosely based on 'Get It Over Baby' by Ike Turner (1953).
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The Eddie Cochran Memorial Album is the second album by Eddie Cochran, released on Liberty Records in mono, LRP 3172, in May 1960. It had previously been issued as 12 of His Biggest Hits in April 1960 with the same catalogue number, but after Cochran's death on April 17 it was retitled and reissued, and has remained so titled ever since. It is currently in print on the Magic Records label in France, on CD on EMI-Toshiba in Japan, and on BGO in the UK as a twofer with "Singin' To My Baby."
"Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie" is a song by Eddie Cochran recorded and released as a single in January 1958 on Liberty Records 55123. It was a minor hit for Cochran and stalled at number 94 on the Billboard charts. "Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie" was posthumously released in the United Kingdom in 1961 on the London Records label and rose to number 31. Later versions are most commonly known as "Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie". The song was first written as "Johnny, Johnny, Johnny" for The Georgettes, but they never recorded it.
"Drive In Show" is a song originally performed by Eddie Cochran and released on single by Liberty Records in July 1957. "Drive In Show" backed with "Am I Blue" rose to number 82 on the Billboard charts.
"My Way" is a song co-written and recorded by Eddie Cochran. It was recorded in January 1959 and released posthumously as a single on Liberty Records in April 1963. In the UK the single reached number 23 on the charts.
"Sweetie Pie" is a song written by Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart, and Johnny Russell and recorded by Eddie Cochran. It was recorded in 1957 and released posthumously as a single on Liberty F-55278 in August 1960. In the UK the single rose to number 38 on the charts. The U.S. release did not chart. The flip side, "Lonely", reached number 41 on the UK singles chart. Keld Heich has recorded the song in 2010.
