Pop Music: The Golden Era 1951-1975 (1999)

About this title: To commemorate the end of the century, Sony Music assembled the 26-disc box set Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century. The title was imposing, as was the idea behind it -- to chronicle the life of the oldest record label in the music industry. To be clear, Sony Music has not existed for 100 years, but the heart of its catalog, Columbia Records, was founded early in the 20th century. Sony realized that most consumers wouldn't invest in a 26-disc box, so they simultaneously released a series of 12 genre-specific, double-disc sets that culled highlights from the box. As it turns out, ... read more

Tracks:

1. Birth of the Blues [DeSylva/Brown/Hende]
2. Because of You [Hammerstein/Wilkins]
3. Jezebel [Shanklin]
4. Come On-A My House [Bagdasarian/Saroyan]
5. Cry [Kohlman]
6. You Belong to Me [King/Price/Stewart]
7. The Yellow Rose of Texas [George]
8. Mack the Knife [Blitzstein/Brecht]
9. Standing on the Corner [Loesser]
10. Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) [Evans/Livingston]
11. Singing the Blues [Endsley]
12. Chances Are [Stillman/Allen]
13. Summertime, Summertime [Feller/Jameson]
14. Theme from "A Summer Place" [Steiner]
15. Moon River [Mancini/Mercer]
16. Bless You [Mann/Weil]
17. I Left My Heart in San Francisco [Cory/Cross]
18. Blue Velvet [Morris/Wayne]
19. People [Styne/Merrill]
20. Ruby Baby [Leiber/Stoller]
21. The Monkey Time [Mayfield]
22. Hey Little Cobra [Connors/Connors]
23. Before and After [McCoy]
24. For Your Love [Gouldman]
25. Down in the Boondocks [South]
26. Kicks [Mann/Weil]
27. Like a Rolling Stone [Dylan]
28. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) [Seeger/Traditional]
29. Red Rubber Ball [Simon/Woodley]
30. Sunshine Superman [Donovan]
31. Don't You Care [Beisbier/Holvay]
32. San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) [Phillips]
33. Carrie Anne [Clarke/Hicks/Nash]
34. Itchycoo Park [Marriott/Lane]
35. Stoned Soul Picnic [Nyro]
36. Time of the Season [Argent]
37. Young Girl [Clark/Fuller]
38. You've Made Me So Very Happy [Gordy/Holloway/Holl]
39. Hot Fun in the Summertime [Stewart]
40. Evil Ways [Henry/Zack]
41. Bridge Over Troubled Water [Simon]
42. 25 or 6 to 4 [Lamm]
43. Me and Bobby McGee [Kristofferson/Foste]
44. Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) [Lurie]
45. I Can See Clearly Now [Nash]
46. Your Mama Don't Dance [Loggins/Messina]
47. I Can Help [Swan]
48. Love Train [Gamble/Huff]
49. That Lady, Pt. 1 [Isley/Isley/Isley]
50. Lady Marmalade [Crewe/Nolan]
51. Shining Star [Burke/White/White]

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