Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1962

RELEASE
1993
LABEL
Rhino
GENRES
Pop/Rock, Girl Groups, Chicago Soul, Teen Idols, Early R&B, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll, Soul, Doo Wop, Northern Soul, Brill Building Pop, Southern Soul, Early Pop/Rock

Album Review

Another winner in this series, this time focusing on songs that were hits right at the height of the twist era. Standout tracks are Joey Dee's "Peppermint Twist," Booker T. & the MGs' "Green Onions," Gene Chandler's "Duke of Earl," Little Eva's "The Loco-Motion," and Freddy Cannon's "Palisades Park." Tunes from the Shirelles, Dion, Shelley Fabares, Tommy Roe, and Neil Sedaka round out this superlative lineup. With all original versions and excellent transfers, this set makes for another great value in a budget disc.
Cub Koda, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Green Onions
  2. Duke of Earl
  3. Soldier Boy
  4. Sheila
  5. Peppermint Twist, Pt. 1
  6. The Loco-Motion
  7. The Wanderer
  8. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
  9. Johnny Angel
  10. Palisades Park