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.

Tracklist:

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

UPC: 5397102175992
Label: Bear Family
Release Date: 8.7.20
Format: CD

Talking On The Telephone / Various Wb - Talking On The Telephone / Various (With Booklet)