Bill Haley & His Comets - Bill Haley and His Comets (1960)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Side 1
"Crazy Man Crazy" (Bill Haley)
"Kansas City" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller)
"Love Letters in the Sand" (J. Fred Coots, Nick Kenny, Charles Kenny)
"Shake, Rattle and Roll" (Charles Calhoun)
"I'm in Love Again" (Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino)
"Stagger Lee" (Traditional; arranged by Lloyd Price)
Side 2
"Rock Around the Clock" (Jimmy DeKnight, Max Freedman)
"I Almost Lost My Mind" (Ivory Joe Hunter)
"Blue Suede Shoes" (Carl Perkins)
"My Special Angel" (Jimmy Duncan)
"Blueberry Hill" (Vincent Rose, Larry Stock, Al Lewis)
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On" (Dave "Curlee" Williams)
Bill Haley & His Comets Band Members / Musicians
Bill Haley – rhythm guitar
Franny Beecher – lead guitar
Billy Williamson – steel guitar
Johnny Grande – piano
Ralph Jones – drums
Rudy Pompilli - tenor saxophone
Al Rappa - bass guitar
Reissues
Tracks from this album later appeared on a number of compilation releases, including the 1970 Warner Bros. release Rock 'n' Roll Revival. In 1999, it was incorporated into the Bear Family Records CD box set, The Warner Brothers Years and More.
Bill Haley and His Comets is the title of the 10th album of rock and roll recordings by Bill Haley & His Comets. Released in April 1960, it was the band's first album release for Warner Bros. Records, following their departure from Decca Records at the end of 1959. The recordings were produced by George Avakian, who succeeded Haley's Decca producer, Milt Gabler.
