Bill Haley And His Comets ?Shake, Rattle And Roll Decca ?DL 5560 1955
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Bill Haley And His Comets ?– Shake, Rattle And Roll Label: Decca ?– DL 5560 Format: Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Compilation Country: US Released: 23 May 1955 Genre: Rock Style: Rock & Roll TracklistHide Credits A1 Shake, Rattle And Roll Written-By – C. Calhoun* A2 A. B. C. Boogie Written-By – Al Russel*, Max Spickol A3 (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock Written-By – Jimmy De Knight A4 Thirteen Women Written-By – Dickie Thompson B1 Dim, Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere) Written-By – Beverly Ross, Julius Dixon B2 Happy Baby Written-By – Frank Pingatore B3 Birth Of The Boogie Written-By – Bill Haley, Billy Williamson, Johnny Grande B4 Mambo Rock Written-By – Bix Reichner*, Jimmy Ayre, Mildred Phillips Credits Vocals – Bill Haley Notes 2 stars on label
Shake, Rattle and Roll is the title of an early rock and roll compilation album issued by Decca Records (DL 5560) in 1955, and featuring music by Bill Haley & His Comets. The album, which was issued in a 10-inch format, consisted of recordings previously issued on singles in 1954 and 1955, including the title track, and "Rock Around the Clock", although at the time of this album's release in early 1955, "Rock Around the Clock" had not yet become a major hit. This was Haley's second album, and was one of the first album-length releases of the rock and roll era, predating the release of Elvis Presley's first album by a year.
All the tracks on the album were produced by noted Decca producer Milt Gabler. Later in 1955, Decca reissued the contents of this album in an expanded release, Rock Around the Clock.
The cover art for this album, depicting a cartoon image of Haley and the Comets riding a hot rod, would later be reused by Bear Family Records for their 2006 Haley box set release Rock 'n' Roll Arrives.
"Shake, Rattle and Roll" (Charles Calhoun) "A.B.C. Boogie" (Al Russel, Max Spickol) "Dim, Dim the Lights" (Beverly Ross, Julius Dixon) "Happy Baby" (Frank Pingatore) "Rock Around the Clock" (Jimmy DeKnight, Max C. Freedman) "Thirteen Women" (Dickie Thompson) "Mambo Rock" (Bix Reichner, Mildred Phillips, Jimmy Ayre) "Birth Of The Boogie" (Bill Haley, Billy Williamson, Johnny Grande) Personnel Bill Haley – rhythm guitar, vocals Danny Cedrone – lead guitar on 1 2 5 6 Franny Beecher – lead guitar on 3 4 7 8 Billy Williamson – steel guitar Johnny Grande – piano Marshall Lytle – double bass Billy Gussak – drums on 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cliff Leeman - drums on 7 8 Joey d'Ambrosio – tenor saxophone Dick Richards - triangle on 2, tom toms on 8; backing vocals on 1[1][2][3][4] Although a number of online sources list Panama Francis playing drums on 1 and 2, a letter written by session producer Milt Gabler in the 1990s indicated that Francis was not involved in the recording session.
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