1. C'mon Everybody (1:54) - This song has a fast tempo; so do all others unless otherwise noted. A 2-measure guitar solo starts the song off. Once the drums enter, a tambourine plays on every second and fourth beat. The narrator's parents are gone for the weekend, so he encourages his friends to get together with him for a party at his house.
2. 20 Flight Rock (1:43) - Here the drums sound like one drumstick being tapped on another. The narrator's girlfriend lives 20 flights of stairs above him. Whenever he runs up to see her, he starts to get tired at the 12th flight and is very exhausted by the time he reaches her place.
3. Three Steps To Heaven (2:22) - The tempo is slightly faster than moderate. The narrator gives his buddy a three-step formula for gaining happiness. First, he is to fall in love with a girl. The second step will be accomplished if the girl feels the same way about him. Finally, he is to kiss and embrace her.
4. Summertime Blues (1:56) - Eddie's best-known song was subsequently covered by Ritchie Valens, the Beach Boys, Blue Cheer, the Who, and one country artist. The narrator loses his privilege to drive the car after refusing to work late. Then when he complains to his Congressman, the politician tells the narrator that the latter isn't old enough to vote.
5. Drive-In Show (2:04) - The tempo is moderately fast. Before each verse the backup singers sing "doo doo doos." The narrator proposes that he and his girlfriend spend their first date at a drive-in movie. Before the movie he will buy her a candy bar; after the movie they will buy six hot dogs (three for each of them, apparently).
6. Nervous Breakdown (2:18) - I like how Eddie's voice vibrates as he sings the title during the instrumental breaks. The line "No more girls for a week or two / No more runnin' 'round with the usual crew" is very similar to a line in "C'mon Everybody." The narrator's breakdown is a result of his dating and running around town, according to his doctor. So the narrator resolves to stop those activities, at least temporarily; his girlfriend will have to date someone else.
7. Jeanie Jeanie Jeanie (2:21) - A guitar and a piano are the featured instruments in this song; I especially like how the guitar sounds in the middle instrumental. The narrator offers to take Jeanie to a dance hall.
8. Weekend (1:50) - On this song, the drums play softly and women sing behind Eddie. The narrator names various fun ways to spend a weekend. I like the part where Eddie (in a deep bass voice) says the policeman's line: "Holy mackarel there, what is all this?" I misunderstood that line until I learned that Eddie was mimicking a character from the Amos 'n' Andy radio show.
9. Somethin' Else (2:07) - Cymbal drums are featured here. The narrator longs for the love of a girl and the ability to afford a car. When he describes the girl or the car as "somethin' else," he means that it appeals more to him than any other girl or car ever has. Also, he has dreams, but if and when they come true, that too is "somethin' else."
10. Skinny Jim (2:10) - I like the piano rolls here. Eddie does more throaty vocals here than in any other song listed here. Jim's good looks, charm, and ability to dance attract all the girls in town to him.
11. Pink Peg Slacks (2:09) - The tempo is moderate. One day the narrator sees a pair of pink peg slacks in the sales window of a department store. He desperately wants the slacks, but he has no money. He asks his girlfriend for money to buy the slacks; her father gives her a $10 bill, which she gives to the narrator. Once he arrives at the store again, he is told that he needs $2 more. Apparently he never gets the slacks. In one line of the chorus, "What I need for 'em is cash," Eddie makes "cash" sound like "cat."
12. Cut Across Shorty (1:49) - This song would pass for country-rock; I like that opening guitar solo. Shorty, a country man, must run in a race with Dan, a city man, to see which of the two men will win the hand in marriage of a woman named Lucy. First we hear that Shorty has some extraordinary ability to outrun Dan, then we hear that Lucy has set up the race in such a way as to ensure that Shorty wins because he is the one she wants to marry. Well, if Lucy wants to marry Shorty, why doesn't she just say so? What point is there in holding this race at all? Nevertheless, of all Eddie Cochran songs, I like this one second only to "Summertime Blues."
13. Sittin' In The Balcony (1:58) - The tempo is moderately fast. The narrator and his girlfriend sit in the back row of the balcony, watching a movie. The movie has turned out to be dull for him, so they kiss every now and then. Interestingly, Bugs Bunny is mentioned in the final verse. I like the echo effects, which are especially noticeable at the very end.
14. Hallelujah, I Love Her So (2:17) - This moderate-tempoed song was written and originally sung by Ray Charles. This version features classical string instruments and a piano. The title speaks for itself. Besides this version, I have one by the Beatles.
15. My Way (2:13) - This has awesome guitar licks and a moderately fast tempo. One lyric baffles me: "I'm an easy-goin' guy, but I've always gotta have my way." I don't see how he can enforce his way and still go easy. Anyway, he tells his girlfriend they must do everything his way, or he'll end the relationship. If I had a girlfriend, I wouldn't treat her like that!