The Millennium's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (1999)

About this title: It's difficult to make a connection between the music on Millennium Gold, Vol. 1 and the turning of the millennium, except that the compilation happened to be released around that time. Nevertheless, it's a pretty solid collection of oldies-radio staples that doesn't aim to draw a portrait of any specific kind of music, but rather to assemble a group of catchy, familiar songs in one place. Artists present include Ritchie Valens, Chuck Berry, the Isley Brothers, the Platters, the Four Seasons, Gladys Knight and the Pips, the Drifters, the Tokens, and the Dixie Cups, among others. Steve Huey, ... read more

Tracks:

1. In the Still of the Night [Parris]
2. Tonite, Tonite [Myles]
3. Sixteen Candles [Dixon/Khent]
4. Cara Mia [Lange/Trapani]
5. Will You Love Me Tomorrow [Goffin/King]
6. At the Hop [Madara/Singer/White]
7. Whispering Bells [Quick]
8. Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)
9. Little Darlin' [Williams]
10. Johnny B. Goode [Berry]
11. Runaway [Crook/Shannon]
12. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes [Harbach/Kern]
13. Why Do Fools Fall in Love? [Merchant/Santiago]
14. Under the Boardwalk [Resnick/Young]
15. Duke of Earl [Dixon/Edwards/Willi]
16. This I Swear [Beaumont/Lester/Roc]
17. Maybe [Barrett]
18. The Worst That Could Happen [Webb]
19. The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) [Campbell/Creatore]
20. Let's Hang On [Crewe/Linzer/Randel]
21. Chapel of Love [Barry/Greenwich/Spe]
22. All I Have to Do Is Dream [Bryant/Bryant]
23. La Bamba [Traditional/Valens]
24. Shout [Isley/Isley/Isley]
25. Midnight Train to Georgia [Weatherly]

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