From heartbroken teen operas to the “wall of sound” to blue-eyed soul to transparency Phil Spector was a constant force in the world of popular music. Between 1958 and 2003 he produced over 50 charting singles that defined the limits of music. This playlist chronologically tracks some of his most lasting songs including the quiet To Know Him Is To Love Him, the soaring Be My Baby, and the ultimately failed River Deep - Mountain High.

• Teddy Bears - To Know Him Is To Love Him
• Curtis Lee - Pretty Little Angel Eyes
• The Paris Sisters - Let Me Be the One
• Crystals - He's a Rebel
• The Crystals - He's Sure The Boy I Love
• Bob. B. Sox and The Blue Jeans - Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Hearts
• Darlene Love - (Today I Met) the Boy I'm Gonna Marry
• The Ronettes - Be My Baby
• Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
• John Lennon - Imagine
• River Deep Mountain High - Ike & Tina Turner
• George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
• The Ramones - Baby I Love You
• Starsailor - Silence is easy