Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay!

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Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay!
A large crowd at a rock concert
Studio album by
Sha Na Na
Released1969 (1969)
Genre
LanguageEnglish
LabelKama Sutra
ProducerArtie Ripp
Sha Na Na chronology
Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay!
(1969) 		Sha Na Na
(1971)

Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay! is the debut album by American doo-wop and rock & roll group Sha Na Na, issued in 1969 and reissued in 1973.

Reception[edit]

A brief review of the 1973 re-release of this album by Billboard recommended Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay!, calling Sha Na Na an "excellent oldies group".[1] Jim Allen of AllMusic Guide reviewed a compact disc compilation of this album and the band's self-titled release, calling the music "reverential but energetic updates, making them seem fresh and vital for the new generation and keeping that crucial sense of fun intact".[2]

Track listing[edit]

Side one

  1. "Remember Then" (Tony Powers, Beverly Ross, Stan Vincent) – 2:17
  2. "Come Go with Me" (Clarence Quick) – 2:28
  3. "Chantilly Lace" (J. P. Richardson) – 2:25
  4. "Little Darling" (Bernice Williams) – 1:57
  5. "Long Tall Sally" (Robert Blackwell, Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman) – 3:04
  6. "Book of Love" (Warren Davis, George Malone, Charles Patrick) – 1:56
  7. "Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay" (David White) – 2:25

Side two

  1. "Young Love" (Ric Cartey, Carole Joyner) – 2:20
  2. "A Teenager in Love" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 2:07
  3. "Little Girl of Mine" (Herb Cox, Morris Levy) – 2:28
  4. "Heartbreak Hotel" (Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley) – 2:30
  5. "Teen Angel" (Jean Dinning, Red Surrey) – 3:15
  6. "Silhouettes" (Bob Crewe, Frank C. Slay, Jr.) – 2:50
  7. "Lovers Never Say Goodbye" (Terry "Buzzy" Johnson, Paul Wilson) – 2:45

Personnel[edit]

Sha Na Na

  • Bruce Clarke – bass guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Little Girl of Mine"
  • Elliot Cahn – rhythm guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Little Darlin'" and "Lovers Never Say Goodbye"
  • Alan Cooper – bass vocals, lead vocals on "Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay" and "Lovers Never Say Goodbye"
  • David Garrett – vocals
  • Frederick "Denny" Greene – vocals
  • Henry Gross – lead guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Remember Then" and "Long Tall Sally"
  • Richard Joffe – vocals, lead vocals on "Come Go with Me"
  • Rob Leonard – vocals, lead vocals on "Teen Angel"
  • John "Jocko" Marcellino – drums, vocals, lead vocals on "Chantilly Lace"
  • Scott Powell – vocals, lead vocals on "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Silhouettes"
  • Joe Witkin – piano, vocals, lead vocals on "A Teenager in Love"
  • Donald York – vocals, lead vocals on "Book of Love" and "Young Love"

Technical personnel

Charts[edit]

The initial release of Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay! spent at least three weeks on the Billboard Top LPs chart,[3] peaking at 183 on December 13, 1969.[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Billboard's Recommended LP's". Billboard's Top Album Picks. Billboard. 85 (47): 52. November 24, 1973. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. ^ Allen, Jim. "Sha Na Na – Sha Na Na/Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Billboard Top LPs". Billboard. 81 (52): 47. December 27, 1969. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Albums: Includes Every Album that Made the Billboard 200 Chart: 50 Year History of the Rock Era. Record Research Incorporated. p. 939. ISBN 9780898201666.

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