Rock Revival: Rockin' Around the Clock

• Artist: Various Artists
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• Release Date: June 20, 2000
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Rock

Review

Direct Source's Rock Revival: Rockin' Around the Clock is a ten-song mishmash of the rock & roll sound of the '50s and early '60s. The packaging and sound are not great but the music is. Ranging from R&B to bubblegum to sunshine pop, the disc is made up of wonderful party music like Bill Haley & His Comets' "Rock Around the Clock," Wilbert Harrison's "Kansas City" and Chubby Checker's "The Twist" as well as romantic tunes like the Turtles' "Happy Together." It plays like 30 minutes of a really good oldies station. The biggest problem with the disc is that it is way too short, leaving you wanting much more. ~ Tim Sendra, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock	Jimmy DeKnight, Max Freedman	Bill Haley	(2:39)
Rock 'N' Roll		The Archies	(2:35)
Party Doll	Buddy Knox, Jimmy Bowen	Buddy Knox	(2:17)
The Purple People Eater	Sheb Wooley	Sheb Wooley	(2:16)
Kansas City	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	Wilbert Harrison	(2:24)
The Twist	Hank Ballard	Chubby Checker	(2:39)
Mother-In-Law	Allen Toussaint	Ernie K-Doe	(2:29)
Kind of a Drag	Jimmy Holvay	The Buckinghams	(2:06)
Happy Together	Garry Bonner, Alan Gordon	The Turtles	(2:57)
Indian Reservation	John D. Loudermilk	Raiders	(2:51)

Credits

Sheb Wooley (Performer), The Buckinghams (Performer), Chubby Checker (Performer), Buddy Knox (Performer), The Turtles (Performer), Wilbert Harrison (Performer), Paul Revere & the Raiders (Performer)