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For three decades, the single almost always topped the influential Top 500 Songs countdown on oldies radio station WCBS-FM. The track sold over 10 million copies in 1987 and 1988 as part of the Dirty Dancing soundtrack. The song was included on the highly influential 1959 LP Oldies But Goodies on Original Sound.
Terry James Lubinsky is an American television, radio and digital media host known for his association with oldies and Motown music. He is also creator, executive producer and director of Public Broadcasting Service pledge-drive programs. He presents oldies-format music programs airing on PBS to tell the stories behind the "songs of yesteryear ...
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959–1971 is a 1992 four-CD collection of Motown hits, during Motown's golden age when the songs were recorded at its original Detroit studio. [1] The selections on this compilation were transferred from the original single mixes, which were mixed for AM radio play and 45 RPM singles.
Motown M-1004 United States January 1961 "I've Got a Notion" "We Really Love Each Other" Henry Lumpkin: Motown M-1005 United States "Don't Feel Sorry for Me" "Heart" Jimmy Ruffin: Miracle MIR-1 United States February 1961 "Don't Let Him Shop Around" " A New Girl" Debbie Dean: Motown M-1007 United States "Ain't It Baby" " The Only One I Love ...
"Those Oldies but Goodies (Remind Me of You)" is a song written by Nick Curinga and Paul Politi and performed by Little Caesar & the Romans. It reached #9 on the U.S. pop chart and #28 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1961. [1] The song ranked #69 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1961. [2]
The first few "Oldies But Goodies" LPs were hugely successful (Volume 1 reached #12 on the Billboard Album charts and stayed on the chart for 183 weeks). Their success influenced other labels to put out compilations of their hits and near-hits, as well as helped validate the standing of songs like The Five Satins ' "In the Still of the Night ...
With the 1973 film American Graffiti and its nostalgic soundtrack sparking a renewed interest in both old hits and old groups, music mogul Don Kirshner sought to capitalize by signing Parris and his group to his own Kirshner label. He restored the group's moniker back to Five Satins, and released two 45s: "Very Precious Oldies/You Are Love ...
He began to turn that concept into an album titled Oldies But Goodies, a term he trademarked. [11] In 1959, Laboe formed record label Original Sound Records to promote new musical talent he discovered. In 1959 the label released two instrumental hit songs: "Teen Beat", the breakout hit by Sandy Nelson and "Bongo Rock" by Preston Epps. Laboe ...