The Essential Daddy Cool is a two-disc career retrospective compilation of Australia

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Daddy Cool (band)

Daddy Cool is an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1970 with the original line-up of Wayne Duncan , Ross Hannaford , Ross Wilson and Gary Young . Their debut single "Eagle Rock" was released in May 1971 and stayed at number 1 on the Australian singles chart for ten weeks...

 released in Australia on Sony/BMG. It collects studio and live recordings taken from their albums Daddy Who? Daddy Cool

Daddy Who? Daddy Cool

Daddy Who?... Daddy Cool was the debut album by Australian rock band Daddy Cool. Released in July, 1971 it was the first on Robie Porter's Sparmac label...

, Sex, Dope, Rock'n'Roll: Teenage Heaven

Sex, Dope, Rock'n'Roll: Teenage Heaven

Sex, Dope, Rock'n'Roll: Teenage Heaven, released as simply Teenage Heaven in the US, is the second studio album by Australian rock band Daddy Cool, released in January 1972. It reached number 15 on the ARIA Charts, and contains the hit single "Hi Honey Ho"...

, Daddy Cool Live! The Last Drive-In Movie Show

Daddy Cool Live! The Last Drive-In Movie Show

Daddy Cool Live! The Last Drive-In Movie Show is the third album, and the first live album, by Australian rock band Daddy Cool released in Australia on Wizard Records in September 1973...

, The New Cool

The New Cool

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and from various singles and EPs.

Track listing

Sony/BMG 88697102212

Released October 2007

All songs written by Ross Wilson unless otherwise indicated.

Disc One

1971-72:

1. "Eagle Rock" - 4:10
2. "Bom Bom" (Ross Wilson/Ross Hannaford) - 2:37
3. "Daddy Cool" (Frank Slay/Bob Crewe) - 2:32
4. "At The Rockhouse" - 3:43
5. "Zoop Bop Gold Cadillac" - 3:56
6. "Cherry Pie" (Joseph Bihari as "Joe Josea"/Marvin Phillips) - 3:24
7. "Come Back Again" [Single Version] - 3:33
8. "Just As Long As We're Together" - 2:33
9. "Lollipop" (Beverly Ross/Julius Dixon) - 1:43
10. "Flip" (Carl Green) - 2:25
11. "Hi Honey Ho" - 3:38
12. "Daddy Rocks Off - 4:35
13. "60 Minute Man" (Billy Ward/Rose Marks) - 2:25
14. "Baby Let Me Bang Your Box" (Teddy McRae/Sidney Wyche) - 3:26
15. "Please Please America" (Ross Wilson/Ross Hannaford) - 3:12
16. "Teenage Blues" - 3:39
17. "I'll Never Smile Again" (Ruth Lowe) - 4:19
18. "Come Back Again" [Unedited LP Version] - 4:51

Disc Two

1972, 1975, 1994:

1. "Rock 'N' Roll Lady" (Gary Young) - 2:54
2. "Cadillacin'" (Luke McDaniel) - 2:35
3. "Don't Ever Leave Me" (Ross Hannaford) - 3:22
4. "That'll Be The Day" [Live 1972] (Buddy Holly/Jerry Allison/Norman Petty) - 2:33
5. "Little Darlin'" [Live 1972] (Maurice Williams) - 2:12
6. "Sh-boom" [Live 1972] (James Keyes/Claude Feaster/Carl Feaster/Floyd McRae/William Edwards) - 2:16
7. "Zoom Zoom Zoom" [Live 1972] (Donald Hayes/Harlan Jackson) - 2:29
8. "Duke Of Earl" [Live 1972] (Eugene Dixon/Earl Edwards/Bernice Williams) - 4:01
9. "Roll With Me Henry" [Live 1972] (Johnny Otis/Hank Ballard/Etta James) - 3:02
10. "Momma Don't Tear My Clothes" [Live 1972] (Traditional Arranged By Ross Wilson) - 2:50
11. "One Night" [Live 1972] (Dave Bartholomew/Pearl King/Anita Steiman) - 2:45
12. "Schooldays" [Live 1972] (Chuck Berry) - 2:49
13. "Good Golly Miss Molly" [Live 1975] (John Marascalco/Robert Blackwell) - 2:17
14. "You Never Can Tell" [Live 1975] (Chuck Berry) - 3:37
15. "Boogie Man" [Single Version] - 3:09
16. "$64000 Question" (Woods) - 2:09
17. "Hey Senorita" (Carl Green/Curtis Williams) - 3:07
18. "For You" - 3:31