The Twist

~ Recording by Hank Ballard

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2The Twist2:33Hank Ballard and the MidnightersTeardrops on Your Letter / The TwistHank Ballard and the MidnightersSingle
King Records (AMERICAN label, 1943-75, Cincinnati)45-5171
1.1The Twist2:38Hank Ballard and the MidnightersThe Rock ’n’ Roll Era: 1960 Still Rockin’Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products2RNR-22, OPCD-2552
1.6The Twist2:38Hank BallardLet ’em RollHank BallardAlbum
Charly R&BCD CHARLY 240
1.12The Twist2:38Hank Ballard and the MidnightersRhythm & Blues: 1959Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicRHD-03
1.12The Twist2:38Hank Ballard and the MidnightersSolid Gold Soul 1959Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicR838-21
1.11The Twist2:38Hank Ballard and the MidnightersSexy Ways: The Best of Hank Ballard & the MidnightersHank Ballard and the MidnightersAlbum + Compilation
  • US1993-11-16
Rhino (reissue label)R2 71512
1.2The Twist2:36Hank BallardSock HopVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
King Records (AMERICAN label, 1943-75, Cincinnati)KSCD-1451
2.17The Twist2:37Hank BallardThe Golden Age of Rock ’n’ Roll: 1960Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Reader’s DigestRDCD 1231-3
3.15The Twist2:36Hank BallardThe King R&B Box SetVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1996-02-12
King Records (AMERICAN label, 1943-75, Cincinnati)KBSCD-7002
2.16The Twist2:37Hank BallardThe Golden Age of Rock ’n’ Roll- 1960Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Reader’s Digest37.5.0001
10.26The Twist2:33Hank BallardGeschichte der Pop MusikVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Bear Family RecordsBCD 16300 ZZ
1.11The Twist2:37Hank Ballard and the MidnightersRock'n'Roll EssentialsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Charly Schallplatten GmbHCDNEW 124
1.5The Twist2:36Hank Ballard and the MidnightersRoots of Rhythm: Shake, Baby, ShakeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Special Markets314545950-2
1.1The Twist2:36Hank Ballard & the MidnightersDancin’ and Twistin’Hank Ballard & the MidnightersAlbum + Compilation
Ace (UK, started in 1978, cat# "CH" "CHD" "CDCHD")CDCHD 779
1.11The Twist2:36Hank Ballard and the MidnightersThe EP Collection PlusHank Ballard and the MidnightersAlbum + Compilation
See for Miles RecordsSEECD 717
3.5The Twist2:39Hank BallardThe Ultimate Sixties CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Telstar TVTTVCD3156, TTVCD3156/1-8
3.13The Twist2:39Hank Ballard and the MidnightersSay It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in AmericaVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-10-09
Rhino (reissue label)76660
2.12The Twist2:34Hank Ballard and the MidnightersThe In Crowd: The Ultimate Mod CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music UK (do not use as a release label!)5200492
1.16The Twist2:35Hank Ballard & the MidnightersHappy 60sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Virgin EMI Strategic Marketing7243 5 96581 2 4
2.11The Twist2:36Hank Ballard and the MidnightersSounds of the Sixties: 1960 Still SwingingVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicTL SCC/28
1.4The Twist2:37Hank BallardSolid Gold 50’s (disc 2)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.18The Twist2:37Hank BallardInfamousRachel PortmanAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2006-10-17
Milan (main imprint of Milan Entertainment, Inc. and Éditions Milan Music)
1.18The Twist2:37Hank BallardInfamous: Music From the Motion PictureRachel PortmanAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2006-10-17
Milan (main imprint of Milan Entertainment, Inc. and Éditions Milan Music)M2-36189
1.9The Twist2:37Hank Ballard and the MidnightersBlowing the Fuse: 29 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1959Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Bear Family RecordsBCD 16714 AS
3.13The Twist?:??Hank BallardGreatest Ever MemoriesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Union Square MusicGTSTCD007
1.3The Twist2:37Hank BallardThe Very Best of the 60sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
MasterSong580262
1.1The Twist2:36Hank Ballard and the MidnightersThe Very Best of Hank Ballard and the MidnightersHank Ballard and the MidnightersAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-01-17
Collectables (US reissue label)COL-CD-2823
1.18The Twist2:37Hank BallardInfamous: Music From the Motion PictureRachel PortmanAlbum + Soundtrack
  • FR2007-04-02
Milan (main imprint of Milan Entertainment, Inc. and Éditions Milan Music)399 109-2
1.9The Twist2:35Hank Ballard and the MidnightersRock Around the ClockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Metro Tins (sublabel of Union Square Music, releases in tin case packaging)METRTN005
1.10The Twist2:36Hank Ballard and the MidnightersThe Ultimate Oldies but Goodies CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life Music22200-Z
1.15The Twist2:35Hank Ballard and the MidnightersForever Rock ’n’ RollVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Not Now MusicNOT3CD026
1.15The Twist2:36Hank Ballard and the MidnightersKings of Rock ’n’ RollVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Not Now MusicNOT2CD293
3.2The Twist2:34Hank Ballard and the MidnightersNothing but Good: 1952-1962Hank Ballard and the MidnightersAlbum + Compilation
Bear Family RecordsBCD 16795 EK, BCD 16795-1, BCD 16795-2, BCD 16795-3, BCD 16795-4, BCD 16795-5
3.17The Twist2:37Hank Ballard and the MidnightersGreatest Ever! Rock ’n’ Roll Legends: The Definitive CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-04-12
Union Square MusicGTSTCD030
1.19The Twist2:38Hank Ballard and the MidnightersHank Ballard and the Midnighters + Singin' & Swingin'Hank Ballard and the MidnightersAlbum + Compilation
Hoodoo Records263378
1.178The Twist2:36Hank Ballard & the MidnightersThe Greatest Rock ’n’ Roll Collection Ever!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-12-01
Master Classics Records
2.1The Twist2:36Hank BallardSweethearts & Stolen Kisses: Dream LoverVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Performance (Delta Music)38316
1.10The Twist2:36Hank Ballard and the MidnightersThe Ultimate Oldies but Goodies Collection: Teen BeatVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Green Hill Productions (for copyright use only)11494471
2.13The Twist2:36Hank Ballard and the MidnightersSimply Rock’n’Roll Driving SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2011
SimplySIMPLYCD088-1, SIMPLYCD088-2, SIMPLYCD088-3, SIMPLYCD088-4
3.1The Twist2:36Hank BallardSweethearts & Stolen Kisses: True Love WaysVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Music Digital60382
4.1The Twist2:34Hank Ballard and the Midnighters5 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles and Twistin’ TracksChubby CheckerAlbum + Compilation
Real GoneRGMCD013
6.8The Twist2:35Hank Ballard and the MidnightersChicago Hit Factory - The Vee-Jay Story 1953-1966Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsCharly 915 B
4.14The Twist2:36Hank Ballard and the MidnightersThe History of Rhythm and Blues 1957–1962Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2013
History Of RnB RecordsR010
1.6The Twist2:36Hank Ballard & the MidnightersWe Were First! 180 Hits in Their Original VersionsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2015
The Intense Media600204
1.14The Twist2:37Hank Ballard and the MidnightersEast Coast Teen Party, Volume 09Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
East-Coast MusicECM CD999
1.12The Twist2:38Hank Ballard and the MidnightersRhythm & Blues: 1959Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
3.19The Twist2:35Hank Ballard and the MidnightersRockin’ 50sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Membran
3.5The Twist2:37Hank Ballard and the MidnightersSimply Rock & RollVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.1The Twist2:37Hank Ballard & the MidnightersTwist Around the World: Early 60’s Twist HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
The Intense Media600239
Promotion
1.1The Twist2:38Hank BallardKing Master Series SamplerVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)PRCD 7040
Bootleg
1.14The Twist2:37Hank BallardLeonard Cohen's Jukebox: The Songs That Inspired the ManVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Chrome Dreams (“Maximum” bootleg biography series)CDCD5034

Relationships

recorded in:Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1958-11-11)
bass:Edwyn Conley (on 1958-11-11)
drums (drum set):George DeHart (on 1958-11-11)
electric bass guitar:Navarre Hastings (on 1958-11-11)
guitar:Cal Green (on 1958-11-11)
membranophone:George DeHart
piano:Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist) (on 1958-11-11)
tenor saxophone:Ray Felder (on 1958-11-11)
James E. Henry Moore (on 1958-11-11)
background vocals:The Midnighters (aka The Midnighters until 1958)
lead vocals:Hank Ballard (on 1958-11-11)
vocals:The Midnighters (aka The Midnighters until 1958) (on 1958-11-11)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/28691 [info]
recording of:The Twist (on 1958-11-11)

Related works

The Twist

lyricist and composer:Hank Ballard
publisher:Carlin Music Corp.
J. Albert & Son P/L
Embassy Music Corporation (from 2016-06 to present)
referred to in medleys:That’s What I Like (Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers medley) (order: 8)
later translated parody versions:Twist (parody by Abstürzende Brieftauben)
later versions:Le Twist
is the basis for:Cha Cha Twist
The Twist (Fat Boys version)