Three husband and wife songwriting teams ruled the airwaves of the Kennedy era: Gerry Goffin & Carole King, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil and Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry. Although they wrote together for just three or four years, you'd need a box set to contain all the hit songs of Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry. Until such a pipedream becomes a reality, this single disc compilation of hits, rarities and other gems can't be beaten as a representation of their work. The collection contains famous tracks by the Shangri-Las, the Jelly Beans, the Dixie Cups, the Butterflys, Lesley Gore, the Chiffons, the Drifters and the Beach Boys; the first released versions of 'Do-Wah-Diddy' and 'Hanky Panky' (from before the Manfreds and Tommy James got their hands on the songs); plus new-to-CD collectables from the Darlettes, Karen Verros, the Fleetwoods, the Majors and Tony Pass. And that's just for starters.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. I Can Hear Music - The Beach Boys
2. I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing - The Drifters
3. Out In The Streets - The Shangri-Las
4. Maybe I Know - Lesley Gore
5. He Ain't No Angel - The Ad-Libs
6. I Have A Boyfriend - The Chiffons
7. Baby Be Mine - The Jelly Beans
8. Do-Wah-Diddy - The Exciters
9. Everybody Come Clap Your Hands - Moody & The Deltas
10. Nobody But You - The Tokens
11. Here She Comes - The Darlettes
12. Hold On Baby - Sam Hawkins
13. You Should Have Seen The Way He Looked At Me - The Dixie Cups
14. Goodnight Baby - The Butterflys
15. I Hear You Say (I Love You) - Andy Kim
16. Little Boy - Karen Verros
17. I Want You For My Sweetheart - Bobby Sheen
18. That Boy Is Messing Up My Mind - The Orchids
19. Hanky Panky - The Summits
20. What Have You Been Doin' - The Majors
21. Every Little Beat - The Fleetwoods
22. I Won't Be Me Anymore - Vic Donna
23. True True Love - Tony Pass
24. River Deep-mountain High - Nilsson