Ultimate Driving Collection: California (1998)

About this title: While the rest of the titles in Polygram's Ultimate Driving Collection are spiced up with phrases like "Traffic Jammin'" and "Highway Rockin'," this installment needs just one word to get its point across: California. While the goofy miracle-of-computers artwork splicing a highway into a surfer on his wave is nearly unforgivable, the comp does make up for it with an entertaining set of music. Highlights include classic instrumentals from the Ventures ("Walk, Don't Run") and Chantays ("Pipeline"), as well as classic, sugary pop like "Mony Mony" and Sir Douglas Quintet's "She's About a Mover." ... read more

Tracks:

1. Drag City [Berry/Christian/Wil]
2. Walk, Don't Run [Smith]
3. She's About a Mover [Sahm]
4. Leader of the Pack [Barry/Greenwich/Mor]
5. Pipline [Spickard/Carman]
6. Wipe Out [Berryhill/Connolly/]
7. Wild Thing [Taylor]
8. Mony Mony [Bloom/Cordell/Gentr]
9. The Letter [Thompson]
10. Mustang Sally [Rice]
11. Ride My See-Saw [Lodge]
12. Summertime Blues [Cochran/Capehart]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.