|  Kalin Twins - 1958 |
| TITLE and (Co-writer) | ARTIST | LABEL |
| BLUE
RIVER (Fred
Tobias) An Elvis album selection |
Elvis Presley | RCA |
| BUILD
AN ARK (None)
A Gospel favorite included in the Gaither Vocal Band's Grammy award winning CD, "Lovin' Life". |
Bill Gaither | Springhill |
| CHRISTMAS, COUNTRY STYLE (Paul Parnes) | Johnny Tillotson | MGM |
| DIX-A-BILLY (Jack Reardon, Woody Harris) The other side of "I Cried a Tear" |
LaVerne Baker | Atlantic |
| HAPPINESS
IS
(Paul Parnes) Hot 100 but best known as the Cleo award- winning commercial for Kent Cigarettes. (My entry into the commercial jingles field.) |
The Ray Coniff Singers | Columbia |
| HAPPINESS IS (Paul Parnes) | Count
Basie with the Alan Copeland Singers |
Columbia |
| HAPPINESS IS (Paul Parnes) | The Mariachi Brass | World Pacific |
| I
GOTTA KNOW (Matt Williams) High (14?) on the charts. The other side of "Are You Lonesome Tonight" |
Elvis Presley | RCA |
| I
GOTTA KNOW (Matt Williams) |
Cliff Richard | Columbia (UK) |
| I GOTTA KNOW (Matt Williams) |
Bobby Vee and the Crickets |
Liberty |
| JOHNNY
WILL (Fred Tobias) Top 100 |
Pat Boone | Dot |
| LET'S
PRETEND (Paul Parnes) The "B" side of "To Sir With Love" (in the UK) |
Lulu | Columbia (UK) |
| LIVE
YOUNG (Larry
Kusik) From the W.B. Picture, "Palm Springs Weekend" |
Troy Donahue | Warner Bros. |
| OUR LOVE (Gratien Ouellette) | Tab Hunter | Warner Bros. |
| OUR WORLD (Paul Parnes) | Johnny Tillotson | MGM |
| ROSES
ARE RED, MY LOVE (Al Byron) Bobby was about to be cut loose from Epic Records. His record producer, Bob Morgan, had to beg the label to release just one more Bobby Vinton record, "Roses Are Red, My Love". Billboard #1 for four weeks. Featured in the movie, "Good Fellas". |
Bobby Vinton | Epic Bobby's record label, Epic Records, originally worked on the flip side of the single. Duh! It was, according to Al Byron, Epic's Record's first million seller. |
| ROSES
ARE RED, MY LOVE (Al Byron) An interesting recording. Fender lisps on the words, "High School". |
Freddy Fender | Capitol |
| ROSES
ARE RED, MY LOVE (Al Byron) Re-released in the Heartland TV package, "The Very Best Of Jim Reeves" |
Jim Reeves | RCA |
| SCHOOL
BELLS (Jimmy Krondes) A New York "Doo-wop" hit |
Nicky and the Nobles | Gone |
| SHE
CAME ON LIKE LIGHTNIN'(Gerry Holland) Cut in the late 80s. Released in 1994 |
Reba McEntire | Mercury |
| SHE'S
STAYIN' INSIDE WITH ME (Fred Tobias) Nobody's favorite Fabian cut |
Fabian | Dot |
| SOMETHING
BLUE (Al Byron) An Elvis single |
Elvis Presley | RCA |
| THE FUNNIEST THING I EVER HEARD (Larry Kusik) | Jimmy Dean | Columbia |
| THE NEW BREED (Jack Reardon) | Jackie Wilson | Brunswick |
| THE
NEXT STEP IS LOVE (Paul Parnes) When this song played on the juke box, my wife's friend asked her if she'd like to meet the writer. (She did.) Hot 100 and featured in the movie, "Elvis, That's The Way It Is" |
Elvis Presley | RCA |
| THE
ONLY WAY TO LOVE (Jimmy Krondes) |
Frankie Lymon | Roulette |
| THE PTA (Fred Tobias) | The Coasters | Atco |
| THERE'S
A FOOL BORN EVERY MINUTE (Paul Parnes) Billboard "Country" Top 40. |
Skeeter Davis | RCA |
| THINK
SUMMER (Paul Parnes) |
Ed
Ames and Marilyn Maye |
RCA |
| THINK
SUMMER (Paul Parnes) |
Roy Clark | DOT |
| THIS
IS YOUR DAY (Fred Tobias) |
Burl Ives | Decca |
| VALERIE
(Jimmy Krondes) A big New York "Doo-wop" hit |
Mello Kings | Herald |
| WHEN (Jack Reardon) | The Kalin Twins | Decca |
| WHEN (Jack Reardon) | Showaddywaddy (England's Sha-Na-Na) |
Arista (England) |
| WORRIED
GUY (Jack Reardon) Top 100 |
Johnny Tillotson | MGM |
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