VA - Twist Hot 100 25th January 1962 (2021)

As adjuncts to our highly popular “America’s Greatest Hits” series of collections for each calendar year in the 50s and early ‘60s, we have already produced collections based on landmark moments in the Billboard charts – “The First Top 100 Nov. 1955” (ACQCD7062), “The First Hot 100 Aug. 1958” (ACQCD7083), “The First Hot 100 of the '60s” (ACQCD7097), “The 'Heartbreak Hotel' Top 100” (ACQCD7122)and “The Day The Music Died - Feb 3rd 1959 Hot 100” (ACQCD7134) and “The 'Telstar' Hot 100 December 22nd 1962” (ACQCD7144) each comprising the records in the Top 100 for the date in question. This collection celebrates a notable chart event of January 1962, namely when Chubby Checker’s record “The Twist” topped the US pop charts for the second time, signalling the approaching peak of the worldwide Twist dance craze – he had first made No.1 well over a year earlier, in September 1960, since which time the dance had started to catch on all round the world. This collection comprises just about all the records in the Billboard Hot 100 of that week (one record is unavailable for copyright reasons) and it provides a fascinating and evocative snapshot of the music scene at what was already a dynamic and transitional time, with The Beatles’ first UK hit only nine months away. It includes seven Twist hits which underline the popularity of the dance. It’s a window onto a vibrant and exciting musical environment, and includes a number of unfamiliar names and recordings of which even pop enthusiasts may not be too aware, and which will be welcome additions to their collections. It contains a 12,000+ word booklet featuring background notes on every record.

Track List:

CD1

01 - Chubby Checker - The Twist
02 - The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
03 - Joey Dee - Peppermint Twist
04 - Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love
05 - Barbara George - I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)
06 - Neil Sedaka - Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen
07 - Leroy Van Dyke - Walk On By
08 - Bobby Vee - Run To Him
09 - Ray Charles & His Orchestra - Unchain My Heart
10 - Connie Francis - When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Hear
11 - James Darren - Goodbye Cruel World
12 - The Lettermen - When I Fall In Love
13 - The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman
14 - Sandy Nelson - Let There Be Drums
15 - Brook Benton - Revenge
16 - Sue Thompson - Norman
17 - Burl Ives - A Little Bitty Tear
18 - The Highwaymen - Cotton Fields
19 - Dion - The Wanderer
20 - Gene Pitney - Town Without Pity
21 - The Angels - Til
22 - Bobby Rydell - Jingle Bell Rock
23 - The Impressions - Gypsy Woman
24 - The Crystals - There's No Other (Like My Baby )
25 - Linda Scott - I Don't Know Why

CD2

01 - James Ray - If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody
02 - Phil McLean - Small Sad Sam
03 - Jimmy Elledge - Funny How Time Slips Away
04 - Fats Domino - Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
05 - Elvis Presley - Rock-A-Hula Baby
06 - Henry Mancini, His Orchestra And Chorus - Moon River
07 - Gary U.S. Bonds - Dear Lady Twist
08 - Jerry Butler - Moon River
09 - Pat Boone - Johnny Will
10 - Bobby Darin - Irresistible You
11 - Chubby Checker - Let's Twist Again
12 - Kenny Dino - Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night
13 - Ike & Tina Turner - Poor Fool
14 - Del Shannon - Hey, Little Girl
15 - Bill Black's Combo - Twist-Her
16 - Jimmy Dean - Dear Ivan
17 - Lee Dorsey - Do-Re-Mi
18 - Johnny Tillotson - Dreamy Eyes
19 - Ferrante - Tonight
20 - Bobby Bland - Turn On Your Love Light
21 - Frank Sinatra - Pocketful Of Miracles
22 - Vic Dana - Little Altar Boy
23 - The Chantels - Well, I Told You
24 - Bobby Darin - Multiplication
25 - Gladys Knight - Letter Full of Tears

CD3

01 - Ral Donner - She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be)
02 - Roger Williams - Maria
03 - Frank Slay and His Orchestra - Flying Circle
04 - Jimmy Dean - Big Bad John
05 - Brenda Lee - Break It To Me Gently
06 - Bobby Vee - Walkin' With My Angel
07 - Solomon Burke - Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)
08 - The Highwaymen - Gypsy Rover
09 - Si Zentner and His Orchestra - Up A Lazy River
10 - Ace Cannon - Tuff
11 - Brook Benton - Shadrack
12 - The Showmen - It Will Stand
13 - Jimmy McCracklin - Just Got To Know
14 - Dick Dale - Let's Go Trippin'
15 - Brenda Lee - So Deep
16 - Glen Campbell - Turn Around, Look At Me
17 - Patti Page - Go On Home
18 - The Corsairs - Smoky Places
19 - Dion - The Majestic
20 - Connie Francis - Baby's First Christmas
21 - Jackie Wilson - The Greatest Hurt
22 - James Brown - Lost Someone
23 - Ray Peterson - I Could Have Loved You So Well
24 - The Sensations - Let Me In
25 - Bobby Edwards - What's The Reason

CD4

01 - The Belmonts - I Need Someone
02 - DannY - Twistin' All Night Long
03 - Charlie Drake - My Boomerang Won't Come Back
04 - Brook Benton - The Lost Penny
05 - The Ikettes - I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)
06 - The Drifters - Room Full Of Tears
07 - Troy Shondell - Tears From An Angel
08 - Marty Robbins - I Told The Brook
09 - The Miracles - What's So Good About Goodbye
10 - Ray Charles & His Orchestra - But On The Other Hand Baby
11 - Clarence Henry - A Little Too Much
12 - Anthony Newley - Pop Goes The Weasel
13 - The Everly Brothers - Crying In The Rain
14 - Jack Ross - Happy Jose (Ching Ching)
15 - Dave Brubeck - Unsquare Dance
16 - Troy Shondell - Island In The Sky
17 - Gene Chandler - Duke Of Earl
18 - Sheb Wooley - That's My Pa
19 - The Mar-Kets - Surfer's Stomp
20 - Jack Eubanks' Orchestra - Searchin'
21 - Count Basie - Basie Twist
22 - Claude King - The Comancheros
23 - Don Gibson - Lonesome Number One
24 - Billy Joe - Percolator (Twist)