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ArtistSongLabel & Cat #YearMonth
Jet Harris & Tony MeehanChills and FeverDecca F114661962May
Don GibsonSea of Heartbreak RCA Victor 47-78901961May
Wanda JacksonFunnel of LoveCapitol 45531961April
Patsy ClineStrangeDecca 313541962January
Eden KaneWell I Ask YouDecca F113531961May
Paul AnkaLove Me Warm and TenderRCA Victor 47-79771962February
Bobby DarinNot For MeCapitol 49701963May
Bobby VeeIn My Baby’s EyesLiberty 554511962April
Tony OrlandoHalfway to ParadiseEpic 5-94411961March
Ricky NelsonIt’s Up To YouImperial 59011962December
Lonnie DoneganSorry, But I’m Gonna Have to PassAtlantic 21231961November
Solomon BurkeCry To MeAtlantic 21311962January
Dionne WarwickThis Empty PlaceScepter 12471963February
Kai WindingTime Is On My SideVerve 103071963November
The CrystalsThen He Kissed MePhilles 1151963July
The RonettesBe My BabyPhilles 1161963August
The TammysEgyptian ShumbaUnited Artists 6781963December

Notes / Credits / Personnel

  • Don Gibson – “Sea of Heartbreak”: Don Gibson [vocal, guitar], Hank Garland [guitar], Chet Atkins [guitar], Harold Bradley [guitar], Bob Moore [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Floyd Cramer [piano]; Anita Kerr Singers [backing vocals]; Chet Atkins [producer]; recorded 4/5/61
  • Wanda Jackson – “Funnel of Love”: Wanda Jackson [vocal], Roy Clark [electric guitar], ? [bass], ? [bass], ? [drums], Marvin Hughes [piano]; Ken Nelson [producer]; recorded 10/28/60 at Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville
  • Patsy Cline – “Strange”: Harold Bradley [guitar], Grady Martin [guitar], Randy Hughes [guitar], Walter Haynes [pedal steel], Bob Moore [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Hargus Robbins [piano]; Jordanaires [backing vocals]; Owen Bradley [producer]; recorded 8/25/61
  • Eden Kane – “Well I Ask You”: Big Jim Sullivan [guitar]
  • Paul Anka – “Love Me Warm and Tender”: Ray Ellis [producer]
  • Bobby Darin – “Not For Me”: written by Bobby Darin; Jack Nitzsche [producer]; Wrecking Crew [backing band]
  • Bobby Vee – “In My Baby’s Eyes”: The Johnny Mann Singers [backing vocals]; Snuff Garrett [producer]
  • Tony Orlando – “Halfway to Paradise”: The Cookies [backing vocals]; Al Nevins and Don Kirshner [producers]
  • Ricky Nelson – “It’s Up To You”: James Burton [guitar]; Glen Campbell [guitar]; Joe Osborn [bass]; Richie Frost [drums]; Allen Harris [piano]; John Audino [trumpet]; Tony Terran [trumpet]; Glen Campbell, Dave Burgess, Jerry Fuller [backing vocals]; recorded 6/13/62
  • Lonnie Donegan – “Sorry, But I’m Gonna Have To Pass”: Allen Hanlon [guitar]; George Barnes [guitar, banjo]; George Duvivier [bass]; Gary Chester [drums]; Phil Krauss [percussion]; Mike Stoller [piano]; Leon Cohen [b-sax]; King Curtis [t-sax]; Taft Jordan [trumpet]; Leiber and Stoller [producers]
  • Solomon Burke – “Cry To Me”: Leon Cohen [a-sax]; Jesse Powell [t-sax]; Hank Jones [piano]; Robert Mosely [organ]; Phil Kraus [vibes]; Don Arnone, Al Caiola, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Everett Barksdale [guitars]; Art Davis [bass]; Gary Chester [drums]; Bert Berns [producer]; Tom Dowd [engineer] recorded 12/6/61
  • Dionne Warwick – “This Empty Place”: Burt Bacharach and Hal David [producers]; recorded at Bell Sound Studios, NY
  • Kai Winding – “Time Is On My Side”: Dionne Warwick, Dee Dee Warwick, and Cissy Houston [backing vocals]
  • The Crystals – “Then He Kissed Me”: Wrecking Crew [backing band]; written by Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry; Jack Nitzsche [arranger]; Phil Spector [producer]; recorded April 1963 at Gold Star Studios
  • The Ronettes – “Be My Baby”: Wrecking Crew [backing band]; Hal Blaine [drums]; Sonny & Cher [backing vocals]; Leon Russell [keys]; Jack Nitzsche [arranger]; Phil Spector [producer]; recorded 7/29/63 at Gold Star Studios
  • The Tammys – “Egyptian Shumba”: Jack Gold [producer]; recorded November 1963