Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1963 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1963.
| Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1963 | ||||
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| Compilation album by various artists | ||||
| Released | 1988 (original release) 1993 (re-release) | |||
| Recorded | 1963 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Rock | |||
| Length | 24:21 (original 1988 release) 23:59 (1993 re-release) | |||
| Label | Rhino Records | |||
| Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
The album includes eight songs that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including the year's No. 1 song, "Sugar Shack" by Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs. The remaining three tracks each reached the Hot 100's Top 5 with "Fingertips - Pt. 2" and "Louie Louie" each peaking at No. 2 while "Surfin' U.S.A." topped out at No. 3.
Rhino re-issued the album with a revised track lineup in 1993. Two tracks on the original 1988 release—"Fingertips" by "Little" Stevie Wonder and "Walk Like a Man" by The 4 Seasons—were replaced on the re-issue with "If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul and "Deep Purple" by Nino Tempo & April Stevens. Both of the replacement songs reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart.
The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on October 30, 1997.[2]
Reception edit
"Another winner in this series" with "All original versions and excellent transfers"[1] - Cub Koda, AllMusic Review
Track listing edit
- Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Sugar Shack" |
| Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs | 2:03 |
| 2. | "Surf City" | Jan & Dean | 2:29 | |
| 3. | "He's So Fine" | Ronnie Mack | The Chiffons | 1:55 |
| 4. | "It's My Party" |
| Lesley Gore | 2:24 |
| 5. | "Fingertips - Pt. 2" | Stevie Wonder | 3:13 | |
| 6. | "Louie Louie" | Richard Berry | The Kingsmen | 2:45 |
| 7. | "Easier Said Than Done" |
| The Essex | 2:09 |
| 8. | "Walk Like a Man" | The 4 Seasons | 2:17 | |
| 9. | "My Boyfriend's Back" | The Angels | 2:37 | |
| 10. | "Surfin' U.S.A." |
| The Beach Boys | 2:29 |
| Total length: | 24:21 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "If You Wanna Be Happy" |
| Jimmy Soul | 2:23 |
| 8. | "Deep Purple" | Nino Tempo & April Stevens | 2:45 | |
| Total length: | 23:59 | |||
References edit
- ^ a b Koda, Cub. Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1963 at AllMusic
- ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Billboard albums. RIAA.com.
- ^ Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits: 1957 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1988.
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