Rock Around the Clock (album)

Rock Around the Clock is the third album of rock and roll music by Bill Haley and His Comets. Released by Decca Records in December 1955 it was, like the two albums that preceded it, a compilation album of previously issued singles. All of the album's contents had in fact been previously issued by Decca earlier in 1955 on the album Shake, Rattle and Roll. Unlike the previous release, which was in the 10-inch format, the new album was a full 12-inch release and included additional tracks from 1955. It was also the first Haley album to make the Billboard charts, and was one of the first album releases of the rock and roll genre to do so.

Rock Around the Clock
Compilation album by
Bill Haley and His Comets
ReleasedDecember 19, 1955
RecordedApril 12, 1954–September 23, 1955, Pythian Temple studios, 135 West 70th Street, New York City[1][2]
GenreRock and roll, rockabilly
Length30:53
LabelDecca
ProducerMilt Gabler, Bill Haley
Bill Haley and His Comets chronology
Shake, Rattle and Roll
(1955)		 Rock Around the Clock
(1955)		 Rock 'n' Roll Stage Show
(1956)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Some non-American releases of the album, such as that on the Festival Records label of Australia on FR12-1102, promoted the album as being the soundtrack for the Rock Around the Clock film, owing to six of its tracks being included in the film.

The album was recorded in the Decca Records studio located in the Pythian Temple in New York City.[2][1]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rock Around the Clock"James E. Myers, Max C. Freedman2:08
2."Shake, Rattle and Roll"Jesse Stone2:31
3."A.B.C. Boogie"Al Russel, Max Spickol2:29
4."Thirteen Women (And Only One Man in Town)"Dickie Thompson2:53
5."Razzle-Dazzle"Charles E. Calhoun2:43
6."Two Hound Dogs"Bill Haley, Frank Pingatore2:59
Total length:15:43
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Dim, Dim the Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere)"Beverly Ross, Julius Dixon2:31
8."Happy Baby"Frank Pingatore2:36
9."Birth Of The Boogie"Haley, Billy Williamson, Johnny Grande2:15
10."Mambo Rock"Bix Reichner, Mildred Phillips and Jimmy Ayre2:38
11."Burn That Candle"Winfield Scott2:46
12."Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie"Haley2:21
Total length:15:07 30:53

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1956 Billboard Pop Albums 12

Single

Year Single Chart Position
1955 "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" Billboard Black Singles 3
1955 "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" Billboard Pop Singles 1
1974 "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" Billboard Pop Singles 39

Re-issue

The recording was re-issued on 180 Gram vinyl in 2009 by Doxy Music it was manufactured in Europe. Catalogue #DOY613

References
  1. Simons, David (2004). Studio Stories - How the Great New York Records Were Made. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. Cf. pp.168-169.
  2. Gray, Christopher (2009-06-18). "An Improbable Cradle of Rock Music". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  3. Allmusic review
  4. "Bill Haley Recordings File". The Gardner Family. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  5. "A.B.C. Boogie". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  6. "Mambo Rock". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  7. "Birth of the Boogie". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
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