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List Of UK Top-five Albums In 1957
The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom. Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 5 of the UK Albums Chart during 1957, as well as albums which peaked in 1956 but were in the top 5 in 1957. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top 5 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced). Nineteen albums were in the top five this year. '' High Society'' credited to Various artists was released in 1956 but did not reach its peak until 1957. Three artists scored multiple entries in the top 5 in 1957 (excluding albums by Various artists). Nat King Cole and Tommy Steele were the artists who achieved their first UK charting top 5 album in 1957. The 1956 Christmas number-one album, ''The King and I'' credited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Albums Chart
The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and (from March 2015) audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on Fridays (previously Sundays). It is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 (top 5) and found on the OCC website as a Top 100 or on UKChartsPlus as a Top 200, with positions continuing until all sales have been tracked in data only available to industry insiders. However, even though number 100 was classed as a hit album (as in the case of The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums) in the 1980s until January 1989, since the compilations were removed this definition was changed to Top 75 with follow-up books such as The Virgin Book of British Hit Albums book only including this data. As of 2021, the OCC still only tracks how many UK Top 75s album hits and how many weeks in Top 75 albums chart each artist has achieved. To qualify for the Offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songs For Swingin' Lovers
''Songs for Swingin' Lovers!'' is the tenth album by American singer Frank Sinatra and his fourth for Capitol Records. It was arranged by Nelson Riddle and released in March 1956 on LP and January 1987 on CD. It was the first album ever to top the UK Albums Chart. Production This album was arranged by Nelson Riddle, and took a different tack after ''In the Wee Small Hours'' (1955), recording existing pop standards in a hipper, jazzier fashion, revealing an overall exuberance in the vein of ''Songs for Young Lovers'' and '' Swing Easy!''. An additional track, "Memories of You", was recorded during the sessions but ultimately left off the album. (As a slow ballad, it was deemed inappropriate on an album of "swinging" uptempo numbers since the album already included the ballad "We'll Be Together Again.") While Sinatra would re-record the song with Axel Stordahl in 1961 for the ''Point of No Return'' album, the 1956 recording with Riddle would remain unreleased until its inclusion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RCA Records
RCA Records is an American record label currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also Arista Records, and Epic Records. The label has released multiple genres of music, including pop, classical, rock, hip hop, afrobeat, electronic, R&B, blues, jazz, and country. Its name is derived from the initials of its defunct parent company, the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). RCA Records was fully acquired by Bertelsmann in 1987, making it a part of Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) and became a part of Sony BMG Music Entertainment after the 2004 merger of BMG and Sony; it was acquired by the latter in 2008, after the dissolution of Sony/BMG and the restructuring of Sony Music. RCA Records is the corporate successor of the Victor Talking Machine Company, founded in 1901, making it the second-oldest record label in American his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvis' Christmas Album
''Elvis' Christmas Album'' (also reissued as ''It's Christmas Time'') is the third studio album and first Christmas album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley on RCA Victor, LOC -1035, a deluxe limited edition, released October 15, 1957, and recorded at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood. It has been reissued in numerous different formats since its first release. It spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums chart, and was the first of two Christmas music, Christmas-themed albums Presley would record, the other being ''Elvis sings The Wonderful World of Christmas, Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas'', released in 1971. The publication ''Music Vendor'' listed ''Elvis' Christmas Album'' on their singles charts for two weeks in December 1957 – January 1958, with a peak position of No. 49. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), ''Elvis' Christmas Album'' along with its reissues has shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Swingin' Affair!
''A Swingin' Affair!'' is the twelfth studio album by Frank Sinatra. It is sometimes mentioned as the sequel to ''Songs for Swingin' Lovers''. " The Lady Is a Tramp" was bumped from the original album and replaced with "No One Ever Tells You", which had been recorded months earlier. Later, "The Lady is a Tramp" appeared on the soundtrack for '' Pal Joey''. It was restored to the album for the compact disc release. Track listing #" Night and Day" (Cole Porter) – 3:58 #"I Wish I Were in Love Again" ( Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:27 #"I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'" ( DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:09 #"I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 2:23 #" Nice Work If You Can Get It" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:20 #" Stars Fell on Alabama" ( Frank Perkins, Mitchell Parish) – 2:37 #"No One Ever Tells You" (Hub Atwood, Carroll Coates) – 3:23 #"I Won't Dance" (Jerome Kern, Jimmy M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loving You (soundtrack)
''Loving You'' is the first soundtrack album by American rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. It was released by RCA Victor in mono, LPM 1515, in July 1957 to accompany his first starring film, '' Loving You'' (1957). Recording sessions took place on January 15, 16, 17, and 18, 1957, at the Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage, and on January 12, 13, 19, and February 23 and 24, 1957, at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. These are the first sessions where Steve Sholes is officially listed as producer. It spent ten weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. It was certified Gold on April 9, 1968 by the Recording Industry Association of America. Content The soundtrack includes seven songs composed expressly for the movie '' Loving You'' from writers contracted to Elvis Presley Music and Gladys Music, the publishing companies owned by Presley and his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. An eighth song intended for but not appearing in the movie, "Don't Leave Me Now", was included on the alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Close To You (Frank Sinatra Album)
''Close to You'' is the eleventh studio album by American musician Frank Sinatra, accompanied by the Hollywood String Quartet. The album was recorded over a period of eight months and five different sessions, and was arranged by Nelson Riddle. Nelson Riddle commented that the structure of popular songs does not lend itself to arranging in the true string quartet style of the classics and felt that he hadn't really achieved as much as he had hoped. However, when the album was released it received critical praise and as Riddle remarked, "Sinatra liked it!".Alan Dell, 1984 Close To You sleeve notes in Sinatra, The Capitol Years box set. For its CD release, the album was retitled ''Close to You and More'', referencing the bonus tracks. Track listing #" Close to You" (Al Hoffman, Carl G. Lampl, Jerry Livingston) – 3:37 #" P.S. I Love You" (Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer) – 4:21 #"Love Locked Out" (Max Kester, Ray Noble) – 2:41 #" Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Denni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvis (1956 Album)
''Elvis'' (also known as ''Elvis Presley No. 2'') is the second studio album by American rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. It was released through RCA Victor on October 19, 1956 in mono. Recording sessions took place on September 1, September 2, and September 3 at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, with one track left over from the sessions for Presley's debut album at the RCA Victor recording studios on January 30 in New York. It spent four weeks at #1 on the ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums chart that year, making Presley the first recording artist to have both albums go straight to number one in the same year. It would go on to spend 5 weeks at #1 in total. It was certified Gold on February 17, 1960, and Platinum on August 10, 2011, by the Recording Industry Association of America. It was originally released in UK in 1957 as ''Elvis Presley No. 2'' with a different front cover (on ''His Master's Voice'' CLP1105). It was also cataloged as ''Rock 'n' Roll No. 2''. The original U.S. r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock The Joint
"Rock the Joint", also known as "We're Gonna Rock This Joint Tonight", is a 1949 boogie song recorded by various proto-rock and roll singers, notably Jimmy Preston and early rock and roll singers, most notably Bill Haley in 1952. Preston's version has been cited as a contender for being "the first rock and roll record", and Haley's is widely considered the first rockabilly record. Background The song's authorship is credited to Harry Crafton, Wendell "Don" Keane, and Harry "Doc" Bagby, who were musicians contracted to the Gotham label in New York, owned by Ivin Ballen (although a live version recorded by Haley in 1969 for Buddah Records was credited to James Bracken). The song was influenced by earlier R&B recordings such as Wynonie Harris' 1948 R&B hit " Good Rockin' Tonight". Ballen passed the song to Jimmy Preston, who had recently had a hit with "Hucklebuck Daddy". The version by Jimmy Preston and His Prestonians was recorded in Philadelphia in May 1949 and was released o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Is Sinatra!
''This Is Sinatra!'' is a compilation album by Frank Sinatra, released in 1956. This is the first collection of Sinatra's singles and B-sides with Nelson Riddle. This album is now available on CD (Bluemoon CD 803) All of the tracks also appear on the box set '' The Complete Capitol Singles Collection'' and various Capitol reissues. A second collection, entitled ''This Is Sinatra Volume 2'', was released in 1958. Both albums were part of Capitol's ''This Is'' series. The albums highlighted past hits by artists like Sinatra, June Christy, Dean Martin and Nat "King" Cole as well as newly released (and hopefully hit-making) singles. Track listing #"I've Got the World on a String" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 2:14 #" Three Coins in the Fountain" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) - 3:07 #"Love and Marriage" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Cahn) - 2:41 #"From Here to Eternity" (Freddy Karger, Robert Wells) - 3:01 #" South of the Border" (Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr) - 2:52 #"Rain (Falling from the Skies) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lonnie Donegan
Anthony James Donegan (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002), known as Lonnie Donegan, was a British skiffle singer, songwriter and musician, referred to as the "King of Skiffle", who influenced 1960s British pop and rock musicians. Born in Scotland and brought up in England, Donegan began his career in the British trad jazz revival but transitioned to skiffle in the mid-1950s, rising to prominence with a hit recording of the American folk song "Rock Island Line" which helped spur the broader UK skiffle movement. Donegan had 31 UK top 30 hit singles, 24 were successive hits and three were number one. He was the first British male singer with two US top 10 hits. Donegan received an Ivor Novello lifetime achievement award in 1995 and in 2000 he was made an MBE. Donegan was a pivotal figure in the British Invasion due to his influence in the US in the late 1950s. Life Donegan was born in Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland, on 29 April 1931. He was the son of an Irish mother and a Scots ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Haley & His Comets
Bill Haley & His Comets were an American rock and roll band founded in 1947 that continued until Haley's death in 1981. The band was also known as Bill Haley and the Comets and Bill Haley's Comets. From late 1954 to late 1956, the group record nine Top 20 singles, one of which was number one and three that were Top Ten. The single "Rock Around the Clock" was the best-selling rock single in the history of the genre and maintained that position for several years. Band leader Bill Haley had previously been a Western swing performer; after recording a rockabilly version of Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm's "Rocket 88", one of the first rock and roll recordings, Haley changed his band's musical direction to rock music. Though the group was considered to be at the forefront of rock and roll during the genre's formative years, the arrival of more risqué acts such as Elvis Presley and Little Richard by 1956 led the more clean-cut Haley and his Comets to decline in popularity. Hal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
