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Nino and the Ebb Tides released a version of the song as a single in 1961, but it did not chart. [3] Ted Knight released a version of the song on his 1975 album Hi Guys. [4] John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band released a version of the song on the 1983 soundtrack album for the film Eddie and the Cruisers. Kenny Vance sang lead on the song. [5]
The first few "Oldies But Goodies" LPs were hugely successful (Volume 1 reached #12 on the Billboard Album charts and stayed on the chart for 183 weeks). Their success influenced other labels to put out compilations of their hits and near-hits, as well as helped validate the standing of songs like The Five Satins ' "In the Still of the Night ...
The song has been recorded by many artists. It was the signature theme of the 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, performed by nightclub singer Jacqueline Fontaine on camera, as well as over the opening and closing credits. [4] Bette Midler included the song in the film Beaches (1988) and it appears on the soundtrack album.
They also released an album, Memories of Those Oldies But Goodies, Volume 1 (1961), [1] on Del-Fi Records. David Johnson served a prison term beginning shortly after "Hully Gully Again", and when he was released, he formed a group using the name Little Caesar and the Romans.
Oldies is a term for musical genres such as pop music, rock and roll, doo-wop, surf music, broadly characterized as classic rock and pop rock, from the second half of the 20th century, specifically from around the mid-1950s to the 1980s, as well as for a radio format playing this music.
A Collection of Beatles Oldies (subtitled But Goldies!) is a compilation album by the English rock band the Beatles. Released in the United Kingdom in December 1966, it features hit singles and other songs issued by the group between 1963 and 1966.
The album's working title had been Oldies But Mouldies; [9] [11] no official title had been chosen until Lennon saw the neon sign prepared as cover art by John Uomoto, with Lennon's name and the words "ROCK 'N' ROLL" beneath. This struck Lennon in a positive way, and it became the album title.
Greatest Hits from the Beginning is a compilation double LP by the Miracles released in 1965. This was the first double album ever released by the Motown Record Corporation (Tamla TS2-254). [1]