The Year 1957

by Eddie Cochran

Overview

The title The Year 1957 carries an air of documentary to it, so it's no surprise that this 2018 Bear Family collection does play a bit like a history lesson, telling the story of a pivotal 12 months in Eddie Cochran's career. During this year, Cochran scored his first Top 40 hit with the sultry slow-burner "Sittin' in the Balcony" and cut the swinging rock & roll standard "Twenty Flight Rock," along with several other fine sides for Liberty, many of which were issued on the album Singing to My Baby. Nearly all of that album is featured on The Year 1957, with the notable exceptions of substituting alternate takes for "Completely Sweet" and "Twenty Flight Rock," along with the undubbed take of "Ah, Pretty Girl." Added to the mix are a host of radio interviews and promos, plus three live tracks, including a version of Jerry Lee Lewis' "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On." For most Cochran fanatics -- and it's hard not to argue that this is targeted at them -- it's this back section that will provide the most revelations, and for those who know the hits and want to dig a bit deeper, the interviews do push this collection of tremendously entertaining music toward the educational. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	07/06/2018
Label:	Bear Family Records
UPC:	5397102140051
Rank:	99085

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Am I Blue
2. Mean When I'm Mad
3. Drive-In Show
4. Sittin' In The Balcony
5. One Kiss
6. Completely Sweet [Version 2]
7. Stockin's 'n' Shoes
8. Undying Love
9. Lovin' Time
10. I'm Alone Because I Love You

Disc 2

11. Twenty-Flight Rock [Version 2]
12. Cradle Baby
13. Tell Me Why
14. Proud Of You
15. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
16. Sweetie Pie
17. Pocketful Of Hearts
18. Never
19. Ah, Pretty Girl [Take 19 Undubbed]
20. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On [Live at "Ampol Radio Show"]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Eddie Cochran   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Bill Dahl   Liner Notes
Joe Young   Composer
Scotty Wiseman   Composer
Jerry Capehart   Composer
Harry Akst   Composer
Dale Fitzsimmons   Composer
Terry Fell   Composer
Eddie Cochran   Composer
Johnny Russell   Composer
Johnny Dee   Composer
Richard Weize   Executive Producer
Antoon Van Olderen   Discography,Reissue Producer
Ned Fairchild   Composer
Jan Woolsey   Composer
Mychael Gerstenberger   Artwork
Marcus Heumann   Mastering
Lyle Gaston   Composer
Ira Schuster   Composer
Grant Clarke   Composer
Fred Dexter   Composer
Ralph Poole   Photography