Runaway Hits of ’61: 32 Original No.1 Hits by Original Artists

“Runaway” back to 1961 - our 32 instant time capsules will whisk you back to the second year of the “Swinging Sixties”! All were No.1s in either the British or the American charts, or – as in the case of Elvis Presley’s Are You Lonesome Tonight? and Surrender, The Marcels’ Blue Moon, The Highwaymen’s Michael, Bobby Vee’s Take Good Care Of My Baby, and of course Del Shannon’s Runaway – both.

This is an unsurpassable single CD survey of all the year’s biggest hits, as originally performed by the actual artists on those old cherished 45s. The stars of the Rock ’n’ Roll era still featured prominently, but a look at the year’s charts reveals an extraordinary range of ballads, rhythm & blues, instrumentals, folk, jazz, country & western, doo-wop, revivals and out and out pop – all were there as well.

Maybe you were there too and, as you listen to Elvis, Don & Phil, Ricky and the rest, just for 79 nostalgic minutes you can relive those far off days of . . . is it really half a century ago?

Track Listing:
1. Runaway – Del Shannon
2. Poetry In Motion – Johnny Tillotson
3. Are You Lonesome Tonig ht? – Elvis Presley
4. Will You Love Me Tomorrow? – The Shirelles
5. Walk Right Back – The Everly Brothers
6. Blue Moon – The Marcels
7. Are You Sure? – The Allisons
8. Sailor – Petula Clark
9. On The Rebound – Floyd Cramer
10. Wooden Heart – Elvis Presley
11. Hello, Mary Lou – Ricky Nelson
12. Pony Time – Chubby Checker
13. Running Scared – Roy Orbison
14. You’re Driving Me Crazy – The Temperance Seven
15. Moody River – Pat Boone
16. Temptation – The Everly Brothers
17. Well I Ask You – Eden Kane
18. Tossin’ And Turnin’ – Bobby Lewis
19. Surrender – Elvis Presley
20. You Don’t Know – Helen Shapiro
21. Johnny, Remember Me – John Leyton
22. Michael, Row The Boat Ashore – The Highway men
23. Take Good Care Of My Baby – Bobby Vee
24. Kon-Tiki – The Shadows
25. Hit The Road, Jack – Ray Charles
26. Runaround Sue – Dion
27. Big Bad John – Jimmy Dean
28. Walkin’ Back To Happiness – Helen Shapiro
29. His Latest Flame – Elvis Presley
30. Tower Of Strength – Frankie Vaughan
31. The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens
32. Moon River – Danny Williams