Rockin' Around the World

Infobox Album
Name = Rockin' Around the World
Type = studio album
Artist = Bill Haley and His Comets


Released = March 17, 1958
Recorded = November 8-21, 1957, New York
Genre = Rock and Roll
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Label = Decca Records
Producer = Milt Gabler
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Last album = "Rockin' the Oldies" (1957)
This album = "Rockin' Around the World" (1958)
Next album = "Rockin' the Joint" (1958)

"Rockin' Around the World" was the sixth album of rock and roll music by Bill Haley and His Comets. Released in March 1958 on the Decca Records label, the album was produced by Milt Gabler, who produced all of Haley's recordings for Decca. It was the second of three "themed" albums that Haley produced for the label. This time the theme was rock and roll versions of songs from countries around the world. For example, "London Bridge is Falling Down" was rewritten as "Piccadilly Rock". Most of the tracks were based upon public domain folk songs, which were subsequently updated by Haley and his songwriting partners. Also included was a version of Waltzing Matilda" (renamed "Rockin' Matilda"); another song, "Come Rock With Me", was based upon "O Sole Mio", which would also later form the basis of the Elvis Presley hit, "It's Now or Never". No hit singles eventuated from this album, although Haley later re-recorded one track, "Vive la Rock and Roll", in a duet with Catarina Valente. Haley's steel guitar player, Billy Williamson, performs lead vocals on one track, "Jamaica D.J."

Track listing

# Pretty Alouette
# Me Rock-a-Hula
# Wooden Shoe Rock
# Vive la Rock and Roll
# Come Rock With Me
# Jamaica D.J.
# Piccadilly Rock
# Rockin' Matilda
# Rockin' Rollin' Schnitzelbank
# Rockin' Rita
# Oriental Rock
# El Rocko

Personnel

* Bill Haley – rhythm guitar, vocals on all but 6
* Franny Beecher – lead guitar
* Billy Williamson – steel guitar, vocals on 6
* Johnny Grande – piano
* Al Rex – bass
* Ralph Jones – drums
* Rudy Pompilli - tenor saxophone
* Joe Olivier - second guitar [ [http://thegardnerfamily.org/haley/discography/recordings.html Bill Haley Recordings ] ]

References

External links

* [http://thegardnerfamily.org/haley/discography/products.html Bill Haley discography]