The Coasters' Greatest Hits

by The Coasters

The Coasters' Greatest Hits cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1959
  • Label: Atco
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.98/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Rounding up their highly successful late 1950s Atco singles, this collection highlights the group's unparalleled comedic timing and tight vocal harmonies. Written and produced largely by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, the tracks function as witty, theatrical vignettes of teenage life.

Genres

Descriptors: novelty, vocal-group, witty, storytelling, bluesy

Tracklist

  1. Lucinda / Ain't Goin' Down To The Well - Atlanta, GA
  2. Bottom Of The World - Edinburgh, Scotland

Credits

  • Tom Waits - primary artist, written-by
  • Alan Lomax - written-by
  • Huddie Ledbetter - written-by
  • John A. Lomax - written-by
  • Kathleen Brennan - written-by

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