Various Artists - Talking On The Telephone / Various (CD)

2020 collection. Telephones have been part of our lives for over a hundred years. Like automobiles, which appeared at roughly the same time, telephones had a massive impact on how we live from the very start. Not surprisingly, people sang about telephones almost as quickly as the devices appeared. Previous 'Talkin' on the Telephone' collections have focused on hillbilly and R&B music. This long-awaited collection brings together Telephone Songs from the early days of rock & roll and teen pop music. Teenagers were becoming a force in the music business during the 1950s and rock & roll gave them a chance to sing about their newfound freedom. Talking on the telephone offered teenagers independence from parental oversight, and the birth of rock and roll gave them a chance to sing about it. This collection brings together some extremely rare and long-forgotten songs about what telephones meant to teenagers. Some of these artists, like Paul Anka, Brenda Lee and Chuck Berry, remain well-known today, nearly 70 years after they made these records. Others, like Lew Williams, Johnny Fallin and Bill Woods, have faded into near-total obscurity.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Chantilly Lace - the Big Bopper
2. If a Man Answers - Bobby Darin
3. Bigelow 6-200 - Brenda Lee
4. Memphis, Tennessee - Chuck Berry
5. Don't Hang Up - the Orlons
6. Operator - Johnny Burnette
7. Can't Get You on the Phone - Mickey ; Sylvia
8. Phone Call - Billy Fury
9. The Telephone Game - Claudine Clark
10. Hello - the Nutmegs
11. Buzz Buzz a Diddle It - Freddy Cannon
12. Bopper 486 009 - Donna Damron
13. Tenneager's Talkin' on the Phone - Lew Williams
14. Your Line Was Busy - Big Bob
15. Just Thought I'd Call - Carl Perkins
16. Got to Call That Number - Bobby Mitchell
17. I Just Called Up to Say Goodbye - Johnny Burnette
18. Hello, Helo Baby - Jerry Lee Lewis
19. Come on - Chuck Berry
20. Ring-A-My-Phone - Brenda Lee
21. Your Line Is Busy - Ron Holden
22. Ring-A-My-Phone - Dinah Washington
23. Ring My Phone - Tommy Sands
24. Party Line - Johnny Fallin
25. Here at My Phone - Mel Williams
26. Beechwood 4-5789 - the Marvelettes
27. Phone Me Baby - Bill Woods
28. Kissin' on the Phone - Paul Anka