Rock Around the Clock

by Bill Haley and His Comets

Rock Around the Clock cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 19 December 1955
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 30:39
  • Community rating: 3.48/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released to capitalize on the massive success of its title track, this album compiles early Decca singles that helped bring rock and roll into the mainstream. The band's incorporation of jump blues and country swing elements created a highly accessible, rhythmically driving sound.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, party, melodic

Tracklist

  1. (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock (2:09)
  2. Shake, Rattle And Roll (2:29)
  3. ABC Boogie (2:27)
  4. Thirteen Women (And Only One Man In Town) (2:52)
  5. Razzle Dazzle (2:41)
  6. Two Hound Dogs (2:57)
  7. Dim, Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere) (2:30)
  8. Happy Baby (2:34)
  9. Birth Of The Boogie (2:14)
  10. Mambo Rock (2:37)
  11. Burn That Candle (2:44)
  12. Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie (2:19)

Credits

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