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ALL BUT FORGOTTEN OLDIES AUTUMN SONGS COLLECTION

Below is our list of autumn oldies on CD to commemorate the end of summer, the first leaf of autumn and going back to school. Included in our list are three different versions of "Autumn Leaves." To listen to a song clip, click on a song title. To find more songs by an artist, click on an artist name.

1955

• Autumn Leaves     Jackie Gleason And His Orchestra
  (A lushly orchestrated version of the famous Roger Williams hit, "Autumn Leaves" as charted in 1955 by Jackie Gleason was also a hit for Roger Williams, Steve Allen & George Cates, Mitch Miller, Victor Young, and the Ray Charles Singers who all charted this song that same year.)
• Autumn Leaves     Mitch Miller And His Orchestra And Chorus
  ("Autumn Leaves" as charted in 1955 by Mitch Miller was also a hit for Roger Williams, Steve Allen & George Cates, Jackie Gleason, Victor Young, and the Ray Charles Singers who all charted this song that same year.)
• Autumn Leaves     Roger Williams
  (The instrumental hit "Autumn Leaves" topped the charts in 1955 for pianist Roger Williams who re-recorded this song in 1965. "Autumn Leaves" was also a hit for Steve Allen & George Cates, Mitch Miller, Jackie Gleason, Victor Young, and the Ray Charles Singers who all charted this song in 1955. This song was based on the French song "Les Feuilles' Mortes.")

1957

• High School Dance     Larry Williams And His Band
• High School Romance     George Hamilton IV
• School Day     Chuck Berry

1958

• High School Confidential     Jerry Lee Lewis
  (Jerry Lee Lewis' "High School Confidential" was the title song from the movie in which Lewis made an appearance.)

1959

• High School U.S.A. (Area)     Tommy Facenda
  ("Many different versions of "High School U.S.A." were released, each version mentioning different areas of the country. The original version was "High School U.S.A. Virginia.")

1960

• Wonderful World      Sam Cooke
  ("Wonderful World" by Sam Cooke later charted for Herman's Hermits (1965) and Art Garfunkel With James Taylor & Paul Simon (1978).)

1961

• School Is In     Gary (U.S.) Bonds
  (Gary "U.S." Bonds also had another hit earlier that same year with "School Is Out.")
• September In The Rain     Dinah Washington
  ("September In The Rain" by Dinah Washington was previously a chart topping hit for Guy Lombardo in 1937.)

1966

• It Was A Very Good Year     Frank Sinatra
  ("It Was A Very Good Year" by Frank Sinatra from 1966 also charted for Della Reese that same year.)
• See You In September     The Happenings
  ("See You In September" by the Happenings was previously a hit for the Tempos in 1959.)

1967

• Blue Autumn     Bobby Goldsboro

1968

• Autumn Of My Life     Bobby Goldsboro

1972

• School Teacher     Kenny Rogers And The First Edition

1975

• School Boy Crush     AWB

1977

• High School Dance     The Sylvers
• Indian Summer     Poco

1979

• September     Earth, Wind And Fire

1980

• September Morn'     Neil Diamond

1982

• Back To School Again     The Four Tops
  ("Back To School Again" by the Four Tops was part of the movie soundtrack for "Grease 2.")

1985

• High School Nights     Dave Edmunds
  ("High School Nights" by Dave Edmunds was part of the movie soundtrack for "Porky's Revenge.")

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