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For the song, see Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay.

1969 studio album by Sha Na Na
Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay!
A large crowd at a rock concert
Studio album by Sha Na Na
Released1969 (1969)
Genre
LanguageEnglish
LabelKama Sutra
ProducerArtie Ripp
Sha Na Na chronology
Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay!
(1969) 		Sha Na Na
(1971)

Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay! is the debut album by American doo-wop and rock & roll group Sha Na Na, issued in 1969 and reissued in 1973.

Reception

A brief review of the 1973 re-release of this album by Billboard recommended Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay!, calling Sha Na Na an "excellent oldies group". Jim Allen of AllMusic Guide reviewed a compact disc compilation of this album and the band's self-titled release, calling the music "reverential but energetic updates, making them seem fresh and vital for the new generation and keeping that crucial sense of fun intact".

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Remember Then" (Tony Powers, Beverly Ross, Stan Vincent) – 2:17
  2. "Come Go with Me" (Clarence Quick) – 2:28
  3. "Chantilly Lace" (J. P. Richardson) – 2:25
  4. "Little Darling" (Maurice Williams) – 1:57
  5. "Long Tall Sally" (Robert Blackwell, Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman) – 3:04
  6. "Book of Love" (Warren Davis, George Malone, Charles Patrick) – 1:56
  7. "Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay" (David White) – 2:25

Side two

  1. "Young Love" (Ric Cartey, Carole Joyner) – 2:20
  2. "A Teenager in Love" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 2:07
  3. "Little Girl of Mine" (Herb Cox, Morris Levy) – 2:28
  4. "Heartbreak Hotel" (Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley) – 2:30
  5. "Teen Angel" (Jean Dinning, Red Surrey) – 3:15
  6. "Silhouettes" (Bob Crewe, Frank C. Slay, Jr.) – 2:50
  7. "Lovers Never Say Goodbye" (Terry "Buzzy" Johnson, Paul Wilson) – 2:45

Personnel

Sha Na Na

  • Bruce Clarke – bass guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Little Girl of Mine"
  • Elliot Cahn – rhythm guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Little Darlin'" and "Lovers Never Say Goodbye"
  • Alan Cooper – bass vocals, lead vocals on "Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay" and "Lovers Never Say Goodbye"
  • David Garrett – vocals
  • Frederick "Denny" Greene – vocals
  • Henry Gross – lead guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Remember Then" and "Long Tall Sally"
  • Richard Joffe – vocals, lead vocals on "Come Go with Me"
  • Rob Leonard – vocals, lead vocals on "Teen Angel"
  • John "Jocko" Marcellino – drums, vocals, lead vocals on "Chantilly Lace"
  • Scott Powell – vocals, lead vocals on "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Silhouettes"
  • Joe Witkin – piano, vocals, lead vocals on "A Teenager in Love"
  • Donald York – vocals, lead vocals on "Book of Love" and "Young Love"

Technical personnel

Charts

The initial release of Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay! spent at least three weeks on the Billboard Top LPs chart, peaking at 183 on December 13, 1969.

See also

References

  1. "Billboard's Recommended LP's". Billboard's Top Album Picks. Billboard. 85 (47): 52. November 24, 1973. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. Allen, Jim. "Sha Na Na – Sha Na Na/Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  3. "Billboard Top LPs". Billboard. 81 (52): 47. December 27, 1969. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Albums: Includes Every Album that Made the Billboard 200 Chart: 50 Year History of the Rock Era. Record Research Incorporated. p. 939. ISBN 9780898201666.

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