Dreamboats and Petticoats is a 2007 compilation album composed of songs from the 1950s and early 1960s. The compilation remained on the UK Top 40 Compilitation Chart for a total of 157 weeks. Its success led to a series of six similarly themed follow-up compilation albums being released. The series also includes a "Summer Holidays" album (which includes the Cliff Richard and the Shadows song after which it is named), a Christmas album, and a "Best of Del Shannon" album called Runaway.
Track listing of the original compilation album Amazon (UK): Dreamboats and Petticoats – CD
Disc 1 Marty Wilde - Teenager in Love John Leyton - Johnny Remember Me Billy Fury - Halfway to Paradise Buddy Holly - Heartbeat Roy Orbison - Only the Lonely Johnnie Ray - Just Walking in the Rain Mike Sarne & Wendy Richard - Come Outside Craig Douglas - Only 16 Joe Brown - That's What Love Will Do The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace Mark Wynter - Go Away Little Girl The Platters - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes The Allisons - Are You Sure? The Everly Brothers - All I Have to Do Is Dream Skeeter Davis - The End of the World Brenda Lee - All Alone Am I The Marcels - Blue Moon Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Sixteen Kenny Lynch - Up on the Roof Bobby Vee - Take Good Care of My Baby Terry Dene - A White Sport Coat Johnny Burnette - You're Sixteen Connie Francis - Lipstick on Your Collar Kathy Kirby - Secret Love Bobby Darin- Dream Lover The Cascades - Rhythm of the Rain
Disc 2 Bill Haley And His Comets - Rock Around the Clock Cliff Richard - Move It Adam Faith - What Do You Want Buddy Holly - It Doesn't Matter Anymore Joe Brown - Picture of You Mark Wynter - Venus in Blue Jeans Chuck Berry - You Never Can Tell Bobby Vee - Rubber Ball Susan Maughan - Bobby's Girl Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line Dion DiMucci - Runaround Sue Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps - Be Bop A Lula Del Shannon - Runaway Little Eva - The Loco-Motion Helen Shapiro - Walking Back to Happiness Pat Boone - Love Letters in the Sand John Leyton - Wild Wind Del Shannon - Little Town Flirt Billy Fury - Like I've Never Been Gone Heinz - Just Like Eddie Eddie Cochran - Three Steps to Heaven Neil Sedaka - Oh! Carol Bobby Vinton - Blue Velvet Duane Eddy & the Rebels - Because They're Young The Tornados - Telstar The Shadows - "Wonderful Land"
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