The Eddie Cochran Memorial Album
The Eddie Cochran Memorial Album is the second album by Eddie Cochran, released on Liberty Records in mono, LRP 3172, in May 1960. It had previously been issued as 12 of His Biggest Hits in April 1960 with the same catalogue number, but after Cochran's death on April 17 it was retitled and reissued, and has remained so titled ever since. It is currently in print on the Magic Records label in France, on CD on EMI-Toshiba in Japan, and on BGO in the UK as a twofer with "Singin' To My Baby."[1]
| The Eddie Cochran Memorial Album | ||||
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| Released | May 1960 | |||
| Recorded | January 1957 – January 1960 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll, rockabilly | |||
| Length | 26:02 | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Producer | Eddie Cochran Simon Jackson Snuff Garrett | |||
| Eddie Cochran chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Eddie Cochran Memorial Album | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    Allmusic review 2012 |
Content
Eight tracks were released as singles, with "Three Steps to Heaven" appearing as a b-side. Three additional tracks "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You," "Lovin' Time," and "Tell Me Why" had been released on his first album, Singin' to My Baby in 1957. All five singles that appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 are included, with the teen anthem "Summertime Blues" being the only time Cochran made the top ten. No Cochran album has ever charted in the United States.
Personnel
- Eddie Cochran – guitar, ukulele, bass guitar, piano, percussion, vocals
- Mike Henderson, Mike Deasy – saxophone
- Perry Botkin Jr., Sonny Curtis – electric guitar
- Ray Johnson, Jim Stivers – piano
- Connie "Guybo" Smith – double bass, bass guitar
- Dave Shriver – bass
- Earl Palmer, Gene Riggio, Jerry Allison – drums
- Jerry Capehart, Sharon Sheeley – percussion
- The Johnny Mann Chorus – backing vocals
Track listing
Chart positions from Billboard Hot 100; all catalogue numbers Liberty Records.
Side one
| Track | Recorded | Catalogue | Release Date | Chart Peak | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | 10/10/58 | 55166 | 10/58 | No. 35 | "C'mon Everybody" | Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart | 1:54 |
| 2. | 1/8/60 | 55242b | 3/60 | "Three Steps to Heaven" | Eddie Cochran | 2:11 | |
| 3. | 1/8/60 | 55242 | 3/60 | "Cut Across Shorty" | Marijohn Wilkin and Wayne Walker | 1:48 | |
| 4. | 7/57 | LRP 3061 | 11/57 | "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" | S. Wiseman | 2:32 | |
| 5. | 10/21/59 | 55217 | 11/59 | "Hallelujah I Love Her So" | Ray Charles | 2:17 | |
| 6. | 1/57 | 55056 | 2/57 | "Sittin' in the Balcony" | John D. Loudermilk | 1:58 |
Side two
| Track | Recorded | Catalogue | Release Date | Chart Peak | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | 3/28/58 | 55144 | 7/58 | No. 8 | "Summertime Blues" | Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart | 1:57 |
| 2. | 6/57 | LRP 3061 | 11/57 | "Lovin' Time" | Jan Woolsey | 2:04 | |
| 3. | 6/23/59 | 55203 | 7/59 | No. 58 | "Somethin' Else" | Bob Cochran and Sharon Sheeley | 2:03 |
| 4. | 7/57 | LRP 3061 | 11/57 | "Tell Me Why" | Eddie Cochran | 2:14 | |
| 5. | 1/59 | 55177 | 2/59 | No. 99 | "Teenage Heaven" | Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart | 2:04 |
| 6. | 5/57 | 55087 | 7/57 | No. 82 | "Drive In Show" | Fred Dexter | 2:00 |
External links
- The Eddie Cochran Memorial Album at Discogs (list of releases)