Dreamboats and Petticoats Teenagers in Love 2CD | A Teenager in Love | Heartbeat Buddy Holly | Leader of the Pack | Lipstick on Your Collar | 48 Tracks | New & Sealed

A Teenager in Love. Dreamboats and Petticoats — Teenagers in Love (2CD). 48 of the greatest love songs from the golden age of teenage music — two discs spanning 1950s rock and roll and 1960s pop — featuring Buddy Holly, Cliff Richard, The Everly Brothers, Eddie Cochran, The Shangri-Las, Connie Francis, Dusty Springfield, Sandie Shaw, Helen Shapiro, Marty Wilde, Dion, Neil Sedaka, Brenda Lee, Petula Clark and more. 1950s and 1960s pop / rock and roll / girl groups. New & sealed.

Most Searched Tracks on This 2CD

• A Teenager in Love — Marty Wilde — the most searched track on this compilation — and one of the most searched 1950s love songs of all time — UK number two in June 1959 — originally recorded by Dion and the Belmonts in the USA — the most searched A Teenager in Love fact is who had the original — Dion and the Belmonts recorded it first in 1959 — Marty Wilde’s UK version reached higher in the UK chart than the original — the most searched Marty Wilde fact
• Heartbeat — Buddy Holly — the most searched Buddy Holly track on the compilation — UK number thirty in December 1958 — one of Buddy Holly’s most tender recordings — the most searched Buddy Holly Heartbeat fact is when it was recorded — recorded in 1958 shortly before his death in February 1959 — Buddy Holly died in the plane crash known as The Day the Music Died on 3 February 1959 — the most searched Buddy Holly death fact — aged 22
• Leader of the Pack — The Shangri-Las — the most searched girl group track on the compilation — US number one in October 1964 — UK number eleven — one of the defining teen tragedy songs — featuring the sound of a motorcycle engine revving — the most searched Leader of the Pack fact is the motorcycle sound effect — recorded in the studio for the single
• Lipstick on Your Collar — Connie Francis — the most searched Connie Francis track — UK number three in June 1959 — US number five — one of the biggest selling singles of 1959 — the most searched Lipstick on Your Collar fact is that it was used as the title of Dennis Potter’s 1993 ITV television drama series set in the 1950s — the most searched Connie Francis TV connection
• Weekend — Eddie Cochran — the most searched Eddie Cochran track on the compilation — UK number fifteen in August 1961 — released posthumously — Eddie Cochran died on 17 April 1960 in a taxi crash in Chippenham, Wiltshire, while on tour in the UK — the most searched Eddie Cochran death fact — Gene Vincent was also in the car and survived — Eddie Cochran was 21 years old
• Sealed with a Kiss — Brian Hyland — the most searched summer separation ballad — US number three in July 1962 — UK number seven — one of the most emotionally resonant teenage love songs of the era — the most searched Sealed with a Kiss fact is that it was re-recorded and became a hit again for Jason Donovan in 1989
• Will You Love Me Tomorrow — The Shirelles — the most searched girl group classic on Disc Two — US number one in January 1961 — written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King — the first number one by a Black all-female group on the Billboard Hot 100 — the most searched Will You Love Me Tomorrow fact — later covered by many artists including Carole King on her Tapestry album (1971)
• Stay Awhile — Dusty Springfield — the most searched Dusty Springfield track on the compilation — UK number thirteen in February 1964 — one of Dusty Springfield’s early solo singles after leaving The Springfields — the most searched Stay Awhile Dusty Springfield fact
• It Might as Well Rain Until September — Carole King — the most searched songwriter-as-performer track — UK number three in September 1962 — written and recorded by Carole King herself — one of only two singles Carole King released under her own name in the 1960s — the most searched Carole King 1960s performer fact is that she was primarily known as a songwriter in this era — she co-wrote Will You Love Me Tomorrow also on this compilation
• Long Live Love — Sandie Shaw — the most searched Sandie Shaw track — UK number one in May 1965 — Sandie Shaw’s second UK number one — the most searched Sandie Shaw barefoot fact is that she always performed barefoot — the most searched Sandie Shaw question — she became Britain’s first Eurovision Song Contest winner with Puppet on a String in 1967
• You Don’t Know — Helen Shapiro — the most searched Helen Shapiro track — UK number one for three weeks in August 1961 — Helen Shapiro was fourteen years old when she recorded it — the most searched Helen Shapiro age fact — she became the youngest artist to have a UK number one — the most searched Helen Shapiro fact
• Terry — Twinkle — the most searched teen tragedy song on Disc Two — UK number four in November 1964 — one of the defining teen tragedy songs of the 1960s — written by Twinkle (Lynn Ripley) herself — the most searched Terry Twinkle fact is that she wrote it herself — the song was temporarily banned by the BBC due to its subject matter

Most Searched Dreamboats and Petticoats Facts

• Dreamboats and Petticoats began as a stage musical in 2007 — based on the BBC television series — the most searched Dreamboats and Petticoats origin fact
• The Dreamboats and Petticoats compilation series has sold millions of copies in the UK — one of the most successful nostalgia compilation series of the 2000s — the most searched Dreamboats and Petticoats sales fact
• Disc One features artists from the early rock and roll era including Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, Marty Wilde, Cliff Richard and The Everly Brothers — the most searched Disc One content fact
• Disc Two features the girl group era with The Shangri-Las, The Shirelles, The Crystals and female solo stars Connie Francis, Dusty Springfield, Sandie Shaw and Helen Shapiro — the most searched Disc Two content fact

Frequently Asked Questions

• Who originally recorded A Teenager in Love? — Dion and the Belmonts in the USA in 1959 — Marty Wilde’s UK version reached higher in the UK chart — the most searched question
• How old was Helen Shapiro when she had a UK number one? — Fourteen years old — the youngest artist to reach UK number one — the most searched question
• Did Carole King perform her own songs in the 1960s? — Yes — It Might as Well Rain Until September was a Carole King performance — she was primarily a songwriter in this era — she also co-wrote Will You Love Me Tomorrow on this same compilation — the most searched question
• Was Terry by Twinkle banned by the BBC? — Yes — temporarily banned due to its subject matter — Twinkle wrote it herself — the most searched question
• When did Eddie Cochran die? — 17 April 1960 — taxi crash in Chippenham, Wiltshire, while on UK tour — aged 21 — Gene Vincent also in the car and survived — the most searched question

Track Listing

Disc 1: A Teenager in Love (Marty Wilde) — I Love You (Cliff Richard and The Shadows) — When Will I Be Loved (The Everly Brothers) — Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen (Neil Sedaka) — How About That (Adam Faith) — In Thoughts of You (Billy Fury) — The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (Bobby Vee) — Heartbeat (Buddy Holly) — Sealed with a Kiss (Brian Hyland) — Pretty Blue Eyes (Craig Douglas) — Runaround Sue (Dion) — Are You Sure? (The Allisons) — Be My Girl (Jim Dale) — Weekend (Eddie Cochran) — Well I Ask You (Eden Kane) — Things (Bobby Darin) — Young Love (Tab Hunter) — Cry Myself to Sleep (Del Shannon) — That’s What Love Will Do (Joe Brown & The Bruvvers) — Venus in Blue Jeans (Mark Wynter) — Because They’re Young (Duane Eddy) — Theme for Young Lovers (The Shadows) — I’ll Never Get Over You (Johnny Kidd & The Pirates) — Dreamboats and Petticoats (The J45s)

Disc 2: Lipstick on Your Collar (Connie Francis) — Will You Love Me Tomorrow (The Shirelles) — Move Over Darling (Doris Day) — My Boyfriend’s Back (The Angels) — Then He Kissed Me (The Crystals) — Stay Awhile (Dusty Springfield) — Sailor (Petula Clark) — When You’re Young and in Love (The Marvelettes) — Leader of the Pack (The Shangri-Las) — One Fine Day (The Chiffons) — Sweet Nothin’s (Brenda Lee) — Our Day Will Come (Ruby and The Romantics) — Let Me Go Lover (Kathy Kirby) — It Might as Well Rain Until September (Carole King) — Long Live Love (Sandie Shaw) — You Don’t Know (Helen Shapiro) — The Locomotion (Little Eva) — Tell Him (Billie Davis) — It’s My Party (Lesley Gore) — The Day the Rains Came (Jane Morgan) — Bobby’s Girl (Susan Maughan) — Terry (Twinkle) — The Single Girl (Sandy Posey) — Dreamboats and Miniskirts (The Miniskirts)

CD Details

• Title: Dreamboats and Petticoats — Teenagers in Love
• Format: 2CD (48 tracks)
• EAN / Barcode: 0600753481905
• Condition: New & Sealed

Perfect for Dreamboats and Petticoats Teenagers in Love 2CD 48 tracks, A Teenager in Love Marty Wilde UK number two June 1959 Dion Belmonts original USA Marty Wilde UK version reached higher most searched fact, Heartbeat Buddy Holly UK number thirty December 1958 tender recording Day the Music Died 3 February 1959 plane crash aged 22 most searched Buddy Holly death fact, Leader of the Pack Shangri-Las US number one October 1964 defining teen tragedy motorcycle engine studio sound effect most searched fact, Lipstick on Your Collar Connie Francis UK number three June 1959 Dennis Potter 1993 ITV television drama 1950s, Weekend Eddie Cochran UK number fifteen August 1961 posthumous Eddie Cochran died 17 April 1960 taxi crash Chippenham Wiltshire UK tour Gene Vincent survived aged 21, Sealed with a Kiss Brian Hyland US number three July 1962 Jason Donovan 1989 re-recorded hit, Will You Love Me Tomorrow Shirelles US number one January 1961 Gerry Goffin Carole King first number one Black all-female group Billboard Hot 100 Carole King Tapestry 1971, Stay Awhile Dusty Springfield UK number thirteen February 1964 early solo after The Springfields, It Might as Well Rain Until September Carole King UK number three September 1962 written recorded herself one only two singles own name 1960s co-wrote Will You Love Me Tomorrow same compilation, Long Live Love Sandie Shaw UK number one May 1965 second UK number one always performed barefoot Eurovision Puppet on a String 1967 Britain first winner, You Don’t Know Helen Shapiro UK number one three weeks August 1961 fourteen years old youngest artist UK number one, Terry Twinkle UK number four November 1964 teen tragedy Twinkle Lynn Ripley wrote it herself BBC banned, gift for 1950s 1960s music fans 2CD compilation, Valentine’s Day gift love songs 2CD.

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