Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay!

Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay!
Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay!
Studio album by Sha Na Na
Released	1969
Genre	Doo-wop; rock and roll;
Language	English
Label	Kama Sutra
Producer	Artie Ripp
Sha Na Na chronology

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".^[1] 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".^[2]

Track listing

Side one

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

Side two

"Young Love" (Ric Cartey, Carole Joyner) – 2:20
"A Teenager in Love" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 2:07
"Little Girl of Mine" (Herb Cox, Morris Levy) – 2:28
"Heartbreak Hotel" (Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley) – 2:30
"Teen Angel" (Jean Dinning, Red Surrey) – 3:15
"Silhouettes" (Bob Crewe, Frank C. Slay, Jr.) – 2:50
"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

Artie Ripp – production

Charts

The initial release of Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay! spent at least three weeks on the Billboard Top LPs chart,^[3] peaking at 183 on December 13, 1969.^[4]

References

^ "Billboard's Recommended LP's". Billboard's Top Album Picks. Billboard. 85 (47): 52. November 24, 1973. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ Allen, Jim. "Sha Na Na – Sha Na Na/Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
^ "Billboard Top LPs". Billboard. 81 (52): 47. December 27, 1969. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ 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.

External links

Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay! at Discogs (list of releases)

[bb19731124-1] "Billboard's Recommended LP's". Billboard's Top Album Picks. Billboard. 85 (47): 52. November 24, 1973. ISSN 0006-2510.

[amg-2] Allen, Jim. "Sha Na Na – Sha Na Na/Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved April 16, 2023.

[bb19691227-3] "Billboard Top LPs". Billboard. 81 (52): 47. December 27, 1969. ISSN 0006-2510.

[jw-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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