rock'n'roll hit parade

An expanded form of the original album concept of covers of big-selling R&B chart toppers of earlier years, masterminded by Johnny Otis in 1956 and released on his Dig label. It features the cream of Los Angeles’ best R&B vocalists, including Richard Berry, Jesse Belvin, Arthur Lee Maye, Mel Williams and Otis himself.
Track listing:HONEY LOVE / SH-BOOM (LIFE COULD BE A DREAM) / EARTH ANGEL / GEE! / SINCERELY / AT MY FRONT DOOR / ONLY YOU / ONE MINT JULEP / SEXY WAYS / GOOD LOVIN’ - JAYOS • THE MIDNIGHT CREEPER Pt 1 / HEY HEY HEY HEY / THE MIDNIGHT CREEPER Pt 2 / LONG TALL SALLY / PLEASE DON’T LEAVE ME - JOHNNY OTIS ORCHESTRA • SHAKE A HAND / TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES -JEANNIE BARNES • KO KO MO, I LOVE YOU SO -ARTHUR LEE MAYE & MEL WILLIAMS • FEVER -ARTHUR LEE MAYE • IT’S LOVE BABY -HAROLD LEWIS • I ALMOST LOST MY MIND / I NEED YOU SO -PRINCE MORELAND • I CRIED A MILLION TEARS / ALL THROUGH THENIGHT -MEL WILLIAMS