British Hit Parade 1954 (4-CD)
by Various Artists

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CD Details

  • Number of Discs: 4
  • Released: August 23, 2005
  • Originally Released: 2011
  • Label: Acrobat

Description by OLDIES.com:

We have enjoyed great results on the two previous two volumes of our ongoing BRITISH HIT PARADE series. This 4CD set is the third in our yearly series and comprises every record that entered the UK chart from January 9th 1954 to December 18th 1954 in chronological order of entry with the exception of multiple versions of the same song where we have separated the different versions for ease of listening. 1954 was the year that saw the first signs of the Rock N Roll revolution. This album highlights the huge changes in music that were afoot with the entry into the charts of the first Americans to wake up the Industry. Later in the year, December, to be precise, the first true rock'n'roll record entered the chart ' Bill Haley and The Comets ' "Shake Rattle And Roll". Evidence of the coming of Rock and Roll is apparent in several other tracks though, especially "Sh-Boom" by The Crewcuts and "Mr. Sandman" by The Chordettes and Dickie Valentine. The track by Al Jolson impersonator, Norman Brooks who had his sole chart hit in 1954 with "A Sky Blue Shirt And A Rainbow Tie" has its first appearance on CD. With the chart of October 2nd the listing is expanded to 20 places, thereby introducing a new phrase into everyday English ' The Top Twenty! The package comes with a 36 page fully illustrated booklet featuring the history of each and every track.

Tracks on Disc 1:

  • 1.Blowing Wild - Frankie Lane
  • 2.Creep, The - Ken Mackintosh
  • 3.Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa) - Eddie Fisher
  • 4.Happy Wanderer, The (Der Froliche Wanderer)
  • 5.That's Amore - Dean Martin
  • 6.Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - Frankie Vaughan
  • 7.Tennessee Wig Walk - Bonnie Lou
  • 8.Woman (Uh-Huh) - Jos, Ferrer / Rosemary Clooney
  • 9.Man (Uh Huh) - Jos, Ferrer / Rosemary Clooney
  • 10.Ebb Tide - Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra
  • 11.Skin Deep - Ted Heath
  • 12.Don't Laugh at Me - Norman Wisdom
  • 13.Cuff of My Shirt - Guy Mitchell
  • 14.Book, The - David Whitfield
  • 15.I See the Moon - Stargazers
  • 16.Sippin' Soda - Guy Mitchell
  • 17.Skin Deep - Duke Ellington
  • 18.Moonlight Serenade - The Glenn Miller Orchestra
  • 19.Changing Partners - Kay Starr
  • 20.Cogan, Alma - Alma Cogan
  • 21.Changing Partners - Bing Crosby

Tracks on Disc 2:

  • 1.Secret Love - Doris Day
  • 2.Garnada - Frankie Laine
  • 3.Such a Night - Johnnie Ray
  • 4.Happy Wanderer, The - Stargazers
  • 5.Kid's Last Fight, The - Frankie Laine
  • 6.Tenderley - Nat King Cole
  • 7.Bimbo - Ruby Wright
  • 8.Dime and a Dollar - Guy Mitchell
  • 9.Friends and Neighbours - Billy Cotton
  • 10.Make Love to Me! - Jo Stafford
  • 11.Someone Else's Roses - Joan Regan
  • 12.(The Gang That Sang) Heart of My Heart - Max Bygraves
  • 13.Oh Baby Mine, I Get So Lonely - The Four Knights
  • 14.Wanted - Perry Como
  • 15.Little Shoemaker, The - Petula Clark
  • 16.Cara Mia - Mantovani / David Whitfield
  • 17.Idle Gossip - Perry Como
  • 18.Little Things Mean a Lot - Kitty Kallen
  • 19.Wanted - Al Martino
  • 20.Young at Heart - Frank Sinatra
  • 21.Three Coins in the Fountain - Frank Sinatra

Tracks on Disc 3:

  • 1.Story of Three Loves, The - Winifred Atwell
  • 2.My Friend - Frankie Laine
  • 3.Black Hills of Dakota - Doris Day
  • 4.Little Things Mean a Lot - Alma Cogan
  • 5.Hold My Hand - Don Cornell
  • 6.Smile - Nat King Cole
  • 7.Three Coins in the Fountain - The Four Aces
  • 8.Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea - Max Bygraves
  • 9.West of Zanzibar
  • 10.Story of Tina, The - Ronnie Harris
  • 11.Sway - Dean Martin
  • 12.If I Give My Heart to You - Doris Day / Mellomen Orchestra
  • 13.Sh-Boom - The Crew Cuts
  • 14.If I Give My Heart to You - Joan Regan
  • 15.Story of Tina, The - Al Martino
  • 16.Make Her Mine - Nat King Cole
  • 17.There Must Be a Reason - Frankie Laine
  • 18.This Ole House - Rosemary Clooney
  • 19.My Son My Son - Vera Lynn
  • 20.Am I a Toy or a Treasure? - Kay Starr
  • 21.How Do You Speak to an Angel - Dean Martin

Tracks on Disc 4:

  • 1.Rain, Rain, Rain - Frankie Laine / The Four Lads
  • 2.I Need You Now - Eddie Fisher
  • 3.This Ole House - Billie Anthony
  • 4.Wait for Me Darling - Joan Regan
  • 5.Endless - Dickie Valentine
  • 6.Santo Natale (Merry Christmas) - David Whitfield
  • 7.No One But You - Billy Eckstine
  • 8.Sky Blue Shirt and a Rainbow Tie, A - Norman Brooks
  • 9.Sh-Boom - Toads / Stan Freberg
  • 10.Let's Have Another Party - Winifred Atwell
  • 11.I Still Believe - Ronnie Hilton
  • 12.Heartbeat - Ruby Murray
  • 13.I Can't Tell a Waltz from a Tango - Alma Cogan
  • 14.Let's Get Together No 1 - Big Ben Banjo Band
  • 15.Papa Loves Mambo - Perry Como
  • 16.Veni Vidi Vici - Ronnie Hilton
  • 17.Finger of Suspicion Points at You, The - Dickie Valentine
  • 18.Shake, Rattle & Roll - The Comets / Bill Haley
  • 19.Mr. Sandman - The Chordettes
  • 20.Mambo Italiano - Mellomen Orchestra / Rosemary Clooney
  • 21.Piano Medley No 114 - Charlie Kunz
  • 22.Mr. Sandman - Dickie Valentine
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