If variety is the spice of life, then listening to American radio during the early part of the 1960s was certainly a spicy experience! Legend has it that the period covered by these 3CDs was a low point in pop, roughly bordered by Elvis enlisting in the Army in 1958, and the American breakthrough of The Beatles in 1964. But even the briefest look at these titles - or the quickest of listens, will disprove that legend. Here is a delicious menu of dance sensations, virtuoso instrumentals, novelty hits, heart-breaking ballads together with some of the perkiest pop you could wish for.
Tracklist:
American Heartbeat: The 60s
CD 1:
Tracklist:
1. Orbison, Roy - Only The Lonely
2. Little Eva - The locomotion
3. Cooke, Sam - Chain Gang
4. Everly Brothers, The - Cathy's Clown
5. Shannon, Del - Runaway
6. Presley, Elvis - Return To Sender
7. Booker T. & The MG's - Green Onions
8. Shirelles, The - Soldier Boy
9. Channel, Bruce - Hey Baby
10. Charles, Ray - Hit the Road Jack
11. Tokens, The - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)
12. Lee, Brenda - All alone am I
13. Dion - Runaround Sue
14. Francis, Connie - Everybody's Somebody's Fool
15. Crystals, The - He's A Rebel
16. Dean, Jimmy - Big bad John
17. K-Doe, Ernie - Mother-In-Law
18. Four Seasons, The - Big Girls Don't Cry
19. Nelson, Ricky - Travelin' Man
20. Jones, Jimmy - Good Timin'
21. McDaniels, Gene - A Hundred Pounds Of Clay
22. Reeves, Jim - He'll Have To Go
23. Vee, Bobby - Take Good Care Of My Baby
24. Tillotson, Johnny - Poetry In Motion
25. Fabares, Shelley - Johnny Angel

CD 2:
1. Presley, Elvis - Good Luck Charm
2. Hyland, Brian - Sealed With A Kiss
3. Preston, Johnny - Running bear
4. Eddy, Duane - Because they're young
5. Robbins, Marty - El Paso
6. Lewis, Bobby - Tossin' and turnin'
7. Sedaka, Neil - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
8. Anka, Paul - Puppy Love
9. Miracles, The - Shop Around
10. Cannon, Freddie - Way down yonder in New Orleans
11. Vinton, Bobby - Roses are red
12. Contours, The - Do You Love Me
13. Kenner, Chris - I like it like that [Part 1]
14. Stevens, Connie - Sixteen reasons
15. Dick & Dee Dee - The Mountain's High
16. Marcels, The - Blue Moon
17. Dee, Joey & The Starlighters - Peppermint twist [Part 1]
18. Drifters, The - Save The Last Dance For Me
19. Scott, Jack - Burning bridges
20. Boone, Pat - Moody River
21. Williams, Maurice - Stay
22. George, Barbara - I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)
23. Dinning, Mark - Teen angel
24. Horton, Johnny - Sink the Bismarck
25. Pitney, Gene - Only Love Can Break A Heart

CD 3:
1. Dion - The Wanderer
2. Four Seasons, The - Sherry
3. Cole, Nat King - Ramblin' Rose
4. Bonds, Gary U.S. - Quarter to three
5. Roe, Tommy - Sheila
6. Lee, Brenda - Fool #1
7. Presley, Elvis - It's now or never (O sole mio)
8. Rose, David - The stripper
9. Chandler, Gene - Duke Of Earl
10. Blane, Marcie - Bobby's Girl
11. Highwaymen, The - Michael Row The Boat Ashore
12. Ventures, The - Walk Don't Run
13. Jones, Jimmy - Handy man
14. Checker, Chubby - The Twist
15. Hollywood Argyles, The - Alley oop
16. Clark, Dee - Raindrops
17. Mar-Keys, The - Last Night
18. Pickett, Bobby "Boris" & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster mash
19. Marvelettes, The - Please Mr. Postman
20. Faith, Percy - (Theme from) A summer place
21. Charles, Ray - I Can't Stop Loving You
22. Shirelles, The - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
23. Orbison, Roy - Crying
24. Sharp, Dee Dee - Mashed Potato Time
25. Cramer, Floyd - Last Date
Released 2018.