Teenage Crush

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Overview

Teenage Crush features 28 rock and pop ballads from the late '50s and early '60s, most (though not all) falling into the teen idol mold. Now that rock itself is no longer under direct threat from being emasculated by this kind of stuff, listeners can enjoy quality material like Brian Hyland's "Sealed with a Kiss" without a twinge of guilt. But for every "Sea of Love" by Phil Phillips, there are drippy melodramas by Paul Anka, Bobby Vee, Ray Peterson, Frankie Avalon, and Tommy Sands. There are also a few cuts that are adult pop rather than pop/rock, by Julie London, Tommy Edwards, and Johnny Mathis. It's a decent compilation of a kind of pop music that played a big part in its era, but much of it hasn't aged well at all. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	02/25/1997
Label:	Ace
UPC:	0029667164023
Rank:	101919

Tracks

1. Sea of Love  - Phillip Baptiste  - George Khoury  - Phil Phillips
2. You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)  - Paul Burton  - Ral Donner  - Paul Hampton
3. What in the World's Come Over You  - Jack Scott
4. How the Time Flies  - Jerry Wallace
5. Born Too Late  -  Poni-Tails  - Charles Strouse  - Frederick Tobias
6. Tell Laura I Love Her  - Jeff Barry  - Ray Peterson  - Ben Raleigh
7. Sweet Dreams  - Don Gibson
8. It's Only Make Believe  - Jack Nance  - Conway Twitty
9. Bobby Sox to Stockings  - Frankie Avalon  - Russ Faith  - Russell Faith  - Clarence Kehner  -  Richard V. Di Cicco
10. Sealed with a Kiss  - Gary Geld  - Brian Hyland  - Peter Udell
11. Pretty Blue Eyes  - Steve Lawrence  - Teddy Randazzo  - Bob Weinstein
12. The Diary  - Howard Greenfield  - Neil Sedaka
13. Devil or Angel  - Blanche Carter  - Bobby Vee
14. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me  - Mel Carter  - Harry Noble
15. Close to Cathy  - Mike Clifford  - Earl Shuman
16. The Way You Look Tonight  - Dorothy Fields  - Jerome Kern  -  Lettermen
17. Tragedy  - Fred Burch  -  Fleetwoods  - Gerald Nelson
18. My Heart Is an Open Book  - Dennis Brown  - Hal David  - Carl Jr. Dobkins  - Lee Pockriss
19. My Special Angel  - Jimmy Duncan  - Bobby Helms  -  Kerr
20. It's All in the Game  - Charles G. Dawes  - Tommy Edwards  - Carl Sigman
21. Love Me Warm and Tender  - Paul Anka
22. Teen Angel  - Mark Dinning  - Jean Surrey
23. Chances Are  - Robert Allen  - Johnny Mathis  - Al Stillman
24. Guess Who?  - Jesse Belvin  - JoAnne Belvin
25. Take Good Care of Her  - Arthur Kent  - Adam Wade  - Ed Warren  - Edward C. Warren
26. Teenage Crush  - Audrey Allison  - Joe Allison  - Tommy Sands
27. Cry Me a River  - Arthur Hamilton  - Julie London
28. I Understand  - Pat Best  -  G Clefs

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Anita Kerr Singers   Primary Artist
Phil Phillips   Primary Artist
The G-Clefs   Primary Artist
Bobby Vee   Primary Artist
The Lettermen   Primary Artist
Carl Dobkins, Jr.   Primary Artist
Frankie Avalon   Primary Artist
Don Gibson   Primary Artist
Johnny Mathis   Primary Artist
Julie London   Primary Artist
Mark Dinning   Primary Artist
Neil Sedaka   Primary Artist
Jesse Belvin   Primary Artist
Jerry Wallace   Primary Artist
Mel Carter   Primary Artist
Ral Donner   Primary Artist
Ray Peterson   Primary Artist
The Poni-Tails   Primary Artist
Mike Clifford   Primary Artist
Brian Hyland   Primary Artist
Adam Wade   Primary Artist
Tommy Sands   Primary Artist
Paul Anka   Primary Artist
Steve Lawrence   Primary Artist
The Fleetwoods   Primary Artist
Jack Scott   Primary Artist
Conway Twitty   Primary Artist
Tommy Edwards   Primary Artist
Bobby Helms   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Jerome Kern   Composer
Audrey Allison   Composer
Bobby Helms   Performer
Bob Weinstein   Composer
Bobby Vee   Performer
The Lettermen   Performer
JoAnne Belvin   Composer
Jack Nance   Composer
Joe Allison   Composer
Carl Dobkins, Jr.   Performer
Fred Burch   Composer
Earl Shuman   Composer
Ben Raleigh   Composer
Frankie Avalon   Performer
Russell Faith   Composer
Don Gibson   Composer,Performer
Lee Pockriss   Composer
Dennis Brown   Composer
Johnny Mathis   Performer
Julie London   Performer
Peter Udell   Composer
Rob Finnis   Liner Notes,Photo Courtesy
Robert Allen   Composer
Mark Dinning   Performer
Neil Sedaka   Composer,Performer
Jesse Belvin   Composer,Performer
Jerry Wallace   Performer
Mel Carter   Performer
Jimmy Duncan   Composer
Richard V. Di Cicco   Composer
Ral Donner   Performer
Ray Peterson   Performer
The Poni-Tails   Performer
Mike Clifford   Performer
Brian Hyland   Performer
Duncan Cowell   Post Producer
Adam Wade   Performer
Arthur Kent   Composer
Al Stillman   Composer
Tommy Sands   Performer
George Khoury   Composer
Gerald Nelson   Composer
Harry Noble   Composer
Carl Sigman   Composer
Gary Geld   Composer
Paul Anka   Composer,Performer
Blanche Carter   Composer
Hal David   Composer
Jack Scott   Composer,Performer
Conway Twitty   Composer,Performer
Clarence Kehner   Composer
Ed Warren   Composer
Frederick Tobias   Composer
Dorothy Fields   Composer
Charles Strouse   Composer
Jean Surrey   Composer
Jeff Barry   Composer
Howard Greenfield   Composer
Arthur Hamilton   Composer
Tommy Edwards   Performer
Phil Phillips   Performer
Phillip Baptiste   Composer
Russ Faith   Composer
Pat Best   Composer
Edward C. Warren   Composer
Charles G. Dawes   Composer
Paul Hampton   Composer
Paul Burton   Composer
Teddy Randazzo   Composer
The Anita Kerr Singers   Performer