The Leiber & Stoller Story Volume 2: On The Horizon, 1956-1962 [Import]

Leiber & Stoller | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 3, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Ace Records UK
• ASIN: B000FO45SE
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,093 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Love Potion Number Nine - THE CLOVERS

2. Here Comes Henry - YOUNG JESSIE

3. One Kiss Led To Another - THE COASTERS

4. Lucky Lips - RUTH BROWN

5. Old Fashioned - VARETTA DILLARD

6. Smokey Joe’s Café - BUDDY HOLLY

7. Alligator Wine - SCREAMIN’ JAY HAWKINS

8. There Goes My Baby - THE DRIFTERS

9. Lips - ROY HAMILTON

10. You’re The Boss - LAVERN BAKER AND JIMMY RICKS

11. Spanish Harlem - CLYDE MCPHATTER

12. Your Old Lady - ISLEY BROTHERS

13. An Open Fire - JOHNNY MATHIS

14. I’m A Woman - CHRISTINE KITTRELL

15. Sorry, But I’m Gonna Have To Pass - LONNIE DONEGAN

16. On The Horizon - BEN E KING

17. What’s Wrong With Me And You - BABS TINO

18. Yes - JAY AND THE AMERICANS

19. Keep Tellin’ Yourself - MARV JOHNSON

20. Bossa Nova Baby - TIPPIE AND THE CLOVERS

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

2006 compilation featuring just some of the fine songs written by one of the greatest songwriting teams in rock and roll history. Features both popular and obscure versions of their hits including Cassius Clay's take on 'Stand By Me', The Clovers' 'Love Potion Number Nine', Ben E. King's 'On The Horizon', The Isley Brothers' 'Your Old Lady', Roy Hamilton's 'Lips' and many more. Ace.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Needs a Spark, December 23, 2009

By 

Jeffrey L. Giltenboth "the Caveman" (Asheville, NC, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Leiber & Stoller Story Volume 2: On The Horizon, 1956-1962 (Audio CD)

This is not disappointing at all, after all I am awarding 4 *s. But it is more a curiosity piece than one I'd listen too consistently. It's nice to hear some familiar songs done in a not so familiar way. Smokey Joe's Cafe not by the Robins but Buddy Holly (although I have more than one disc with Holly's on it), Stand by Me done by then Cassius Clay, Searchin' by Alvin Robinson, Spanish Harlem by Clyde McPhatter and more. There are also some songs that werre totally unknown to me. All fun to hear a time or two. The variation in the words of Lonnie Donegan's Sorry, But I'm Gonna Have To Pass from the more familiar Coaster's version now has me wondering which one is lyric written by L & S.

For better Leiber and Stoller listening, I'd recommend Ace's L & S present the Spark Records Story. Overall the songs are less recognizable but are more satisfying after numerous listens.

Better yet, buy both.