Various Artists - The Sound Of The Brill Building: All Boys Edition [CD]

Cat. no: JASCD1159
Format: CD
Barcode: 604988115925
Release Date: 30 Sep 2022
Genre: Rock 'N' Roll

The Brill Building is an 11-story Art Deco ofce block, at 1619 Broadway, Manhattan, where the songwriters who shaped 1950s and 60s rock & roll, R&B and pop music wrote, demoed and published their songs

The 'First Team' comprised seven songwriting duos: Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller, Gerry Gofn & Carole King, Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman, Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfeld, Burt Bacharach & Hal David, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, and Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich.

Other signifcant Brill Building songwriters included Ben Raleigh, Jack Keller, Bob Hilliard, Phil Spector, Paul Evans, Hank Hunter, Helen Miller, Tony Powers, Larry Kolber, Paul Hampton, Mark Barkan, Bobby Darin, Rose Marie McCoy and others. 

The companion to three further Jasmine Brill Building compilations, this volume is an "All Boys Edition", and includes household names like The Drifters, Gene Pitney, The Coasters, Ben E. King, Bobby Darin, Bobby Vee, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers and many more.

Tracks: The Drifters - Save The Last Dance For Me / Gene Pitney - Donna Means Heartbreak / Steve Lawrence - Footsteps / Leroy Van Dyke - How Long Must You Keep Me A Secret / Dion - Take Good Care Of My Baby / Bobby Rydell - I'll Never Dance Again / Jay & The Americans - Yes / Ben E. King - Show Me The Way / Chuck Jackson - I Keep Forgettin' / Gene Mcdaniels - Spanish Lace / Arthur Alexander - Where Have You Been All My Life / Jerry Butler - Make It Easy On Yourself / Marv Johnson - Keep Tellin' Yourself / Jimmy Clanton - Another Sleepless Night / Bobby Darin - Things / The Crickets - Little Hollywood Girl / Bobby Vee - Walkin' With My Angel / Paul Petersen - Keep Your Love Locked (Deep In Your Heart) / Carl Dobkins Jr - Ask Me No Questions / The Diamonds - (She Say) Oom Dooby Doom / The Coasters - Along Came Jones / Kenny Karen - Susie Forgive Me / Barry Mann - Teenage Has-Been / Buddy Holly - Baby I Don't Care / Elvis Presley - I Beg Of You / Fabian - Hound Dog Man / Sammy Turner & The Twisters - Thunderbolt / Johnny Jack - The Beggar That Became A King / The Visions - Swinging Wedding / Johnny Crawford - Proud / Ral Donner - Turn Back The Clock / The Everly Brothers - No One Can Make My Sunshine Smile / Neil
Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

More From This Artist: Arthur Alexander Barry Mann Ben E. King Bobby Darin Bobby Rydell Bobby Vee Buddy Holly Carl Dobkins Jr Chuck Jackson Dion Elvis Presley Fabian Gene Mcdaniels Gene Pitney Jay & The Americans Jerry Butler Jimmy Clanton Johnny Crawford Johnny Jack Kenny Karen Leroy Van Dyke Marv Johnson Neil Sedaka Paul Petersen Ral Donner Sammy Turner & The Twisters Steve Lawrence The Coasters The Crickets The Diamonds The Drifters The Everly Brothers The Visions