Take Me To The 50s Vol 1

Take Me To The 50s Vol 1

PokeRef. POKE 033
31 tracks74:27Released 16/04/2015

Featuring doo wop pop, rock & roll, rockabilly, rhythm & blues, skiffle and instrumental pop, Take Me To The 50s Vol 1 is a quiffed up collection of iconic fifties classics and era defining scene-setters

Composers

Joss PeachJack ReynoldsSteven Michael GerrardDanny FarrantPaul RawsonPaul SandroneJames DaviesMartin JacksonBob CliffordChristopher W AndersonJake RoushamTobias MayGavin SkinnerTim FleetJohn Etkin-BellGareth RuberyHoward JohnstoneRichard KirsteinBruce Knapp

Songwriters and composers

Daniel FarrantSamuel Martyn Barker

Poke

tracks

Rockin' Boogie

Having a blast. Upbeat 1950s boogie woogie piano

2:21 · 186 BPM

Shake & Rattle

Rockin' retro rhythm & blues with harmonica and sax

2:11 · 196 BPM

Will I Ever Love Again (Female Vox)

Romantic 50s pop with 'will I ever love again' female vocal hook

3:09 · 67 BPM

Will I Ever Love Again (Male Vox)

Romantic 50s pop with 'will I ever love again' male vocal hook

3:09 · 67 BPM

Will I Ever Love Again (Duet)

Romantic 50s pop duet with 'will I ever love again' hook

3:09 · 67 BPM

Will I Ever Love Again (Inst)

Romantic 50s pop. Instrumental version of POKE 033 tks 5, 6 and 7

3:09 · 67 BPM

Slip 'N' Slide

Catchy 1950s British instrumental pop with electric guitar and organ

2:07 · 165 BPM

Rockin' Tonight

Jiving on a Saturday night. Good times 50s rock & roll

1:42 · 170 BPM

The Happy Whistler

Carefree 50s pop with whistled tune and doo wop backing vocals

1:38 · 121 BPM

57 Chevy

Upbeat vintage 50s rock & roll with piano and sax

2:38 · 150 BPM

Honey Bee

Romantic 50s doo wop pop with male lead vocal

2:03 · 143 BPM

Pink Cadillac

Strutting 1950s rock & roll with electric guitar and piano

2:00 · 121 BPM

T-Bird

Good times 50s rock & roll with organ and sax

2:10 · 170 BPM

Do Do The Doo Wop

Teenagers in love. Fifties doo wop pop

1:29 · 74 BPM

Be Boppin' Baby

Iconic 50s rhythm and blues with tremolo guitar and hand claps

3:08 · 100 BPM

Come Back To Me

Bluesy piano trio with heartbroken male vocal

2:41 · 84 BPM

Come Back To Me (Female Vox)

Bluesy piano trio with heartbroken female vocal

2:41 · 84 BPM

Rock This House

Jaunty fifties pop instrumental with tremolo guitar lead

2:02 · 172 BPM

Oh Yes I Do

Schmaltzy 1950s pop ballad with romantic 'I love you' male vocal hook and lush strings

2:36 · 155 BPM

Rockabilly Strut

Hep cat fifties fun with double bass, brushes and quirky guitar

1:44 · 190 BPM

Young And In Love

High school sweethearts making out at the drive in. Romantic doo wop pop

2:21 · 80 BPM

Hillbilly Bop

Travelling through the Southern States in a beat up pickup truck. Vintage rockabilly

2:24 · 100 BPM

Daddy-O

Lighthearted retro fun. Lively skiffle meets countrybilly

3:18 · 126 BPM

The Last Dance

Slow dancing at the high school hop. Romantic 50s doo wop pop

2:21 · 60 BPM

Cherokee

1950s instrumental pop gem with catchy organ

2:16 · 133 BPM

Baby Don't Care

Twangy 1950s tremolo guitar with a stealthy drama feel

2:48 · 110 BPM

Whatever Happened To

Fresh faced 50s pop with saxophone and 'sha la la la' vocal

2:45 · 145 BPM

Bop-A-Loo-Lop

Energetic good times 50s rock & roll

2:06 · 177 BPM

Polka Dot Bop

Feel good rock & roll meets surf rock with guitar and male vocal harmonies

1:58 · 154 BPM

Skiffle Train

Train-like motion speeds up to very fast pace before slowing down again

2:18

Why Oh Why

Bright and positive fifties pop scene-setter

2:05 · 136 BPM