Johnnie Ray was one of the few singers who successfully bridged the creative and commercial gap between traditional early '50s pop and the rock 'n' roll era, which he achieved with a string of memorable hits, and was also notable for the fact that he was every bit as popular and successful in Europe and Australia as he was in his native US. He came to performing as a white R&B singer, and developed an emotionally-charged delivery and dynamic stage presence that brought him a string of hits, scoring his first No. 1 in 1952 with "Cry", and as a result his performing histrionics he acquired outlandish nicknames like "The Prince Of Wails" and "The Nabob Of Sob". Between 1952 and 1960 he had around forty hits, including UK No. 1s with "Such A Night", "Just Walkin' In The Rain" and "Yes, Tonight Josephine". It was remarkable, that although his initial hits were in the traditional pop era of the mid-'50s, he had a huge teen following in the early rock 'n' roll years breaking box office records when he toured. This great-value 109-track 4-CD is a comprehensive anthology comprising just about every A & B side which he released in the USA and UK during this era, which encompassed all of his chart entries on both sides of the Atlantic
1 Whiskey and Gin - Johnnie Ray/Maurice King & His Wolverines
2 Tell the Lady I Said Goodbye - Johnnie Ray/Maurice King & His Wolverines
3 Little White Cloud That Cried
4 Cry - Johnnie Ray and the Four Lads
5 (Here Am I) Broken Hearted - Johnnie Ray and the Four Lads
6 Please Mr. Sun - Johnnie Ray and the Four Lads
7 Mountains in the Moonlight
8 What's the Use
9 Don't Blame Me - Johnnie Ray/Buddy Cole Quartet
10 Coffee and Cigarettes - Johnnie Ray and the Four Lads
11 Out in the Cold Again - Johnnie Ray and the Four Lads
12 Walkin' My Baby Back Home - Johnnie Ray/Buddy Cole Quartet
13 Don't Take Your Love from Me - Johnnie Ray/Buddy Cole Quartet
14 Lady Drinks Champagne - Johnnie Ray and the Four Lads
15 All of Me - Johnnie Ray/Buddy Cole Quartet
16 Give Me Time - Johnnie Ray and the Four Lads
17 A Sinner Am I
18 Gee But I'm Lonesome
19 Don't Say Love Has Ended
20 Faith Can Move Mountains
21 Love Me (Baby Can't You Love Me)
22 A Full Time Job - Johnnie Ray & Doris Day
23 Ma Says, Pa Says - Johnnie Ray & Doris Day
24 I'm Gonna' Walk and Talk with My Lord
25 Touch of God's Hand
26 Mister Midnight
- Disc 2 -
1 Oh What a Sad Sad Day
2 Glad Rag Doll
3 Somebody Stole My Gal
4 Candy Lips - Johnnie Ray & Doris Day
5 Let's Walk That-A-Way - Johnnie Ray & Doris Day
6 With These Hands - Johnnie Ray/Buddy Cole Quartet
7 Satisfied (Feat. the Four Lads) - Johnnie Ray/Buddy Cole Quartet
8 It's the Talk of the Town - Johnnie Ray/Buddy Cole Quartet
9 All I Do Is Dream of You
10 Tell the Lady I Said Goodbye
11 Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
12 An Orchid for the Lady
13 You'd Be Surprised
14 Why Should I Be Sorry
15 Destiny
16 Such a Night
17 Hey There
18 Hernando's Hideaway
19 To Ev'ry Girl - to Ev'ry Boy
20 Going Going Gone
21 I'm Just a Shadow of Myself
22 She Didn't Say Nothin' at All
23 The Only Girl I'll Ever Love
24 Papa Loves Mambo
25 If You Believe - Johnnie Ray/Percy Faith & His Orchestra
26 Alexander's Ragtime Band - Johnnie Ray/Percy Faith & His Orchestra
27 As Time Goes By
- Disc 3 -
1 Nobody's Sweetheart
2 Parade of Broken Hearts
3 Paths of Paradise
4 Flip Flop and Fly
5 Thine Eyes Are As the Eyes of a Dove
6 My Love for You
7 Taking a Chance on Love
8 Song of the Dreamer
9 I've Got So Many Million Years
10 Johnnie's Comin' Home - Johnnie Ray/Paul Weston & His Orchestra
11 Love, Love, Love - Johnnie Ray/Paul Weston & His Orchestra
12 A Heart Comes in Handy - Johnnie Ray/Paul Weston & His Orchestra
13 The Others I Like
14 Who's Sorry Now - Johnnie Ray/Paul Weston & His Orchestra
15 Walk Along with Kings - Johnnie Ray with Ray Conniff & Orchestra
16 Ain't Misbehavin' - Johnnie Ray with Ray Conniff & Orchestra
17 Goodbye Au Revoir Adios - Johnnie Ray with Ray Conniff & Orchestra
18 Because I Love You
19 Just Walking in the Rain - Johnnie Ray with Ray Conniff & Orchestra
20 In the Candlelight - Johnnie Ray with Ray Conniff & Orchestra
21 Look Homeward Angel - Johnnie Ray with Ray Conniff & Orchestra
22 You Don't Owe Me a Thing - Johnnie Ray with Ray Conniff & Orchestra
23 So Long
24 I Miss You So
25 Yes Tonight, Josephine - Johnnie Ray with Ray Conniff & Orchestra
26 No Wedding Today - Johnnie Ray with Ray Conniff & Orchestra
27 Build Your Love - Johnnie Ray with Ray Conniff & Orchestra
28 Street of Memories
- Disc 4 -
1 Good Evening Friends - Johnnie Ray & Frankie Laine
2 Up Above My Head - Johnnie Ray & Frankie Laine
3 Pink Sweater Angel
4 Texas Tambourine
5 Soliloquy of a Fool - Johnnie Ray with Ray Conniff & Orchestra
6 Miss Me Just a Little
7 Strollin' Girl
8 Plant a Little Seed
9 Endlessly
10 Lonely for a Letter
11 No Regrets
12 Up Until Now
13 What More Can I Say
14 You're the One Who Knows
15 When's Your Birthday Baby
16 One's Man's Love Song Is Another Man's Blues
17 Here and Now
18 Call Me Yours
19 I'll Never Fall in Love Again
20 You're All That I Live for
21 When It's Springtime in the Rockies
22 An Ordinary Couple
23 Wagon Wheels
24 I'll Make You Mine
25 Before You
26 Don't Leave Me Now
27 Tell Me
28 Cool Water
Johnnie Ray was one of the few singers who successfully bridged the creative and commercial gap between traditional early '50s pop and the rock 'n' roll era, which he achieved with a string of memorable hits, and was also notable for the fact that he was every bit as popular and successful in Europe and Australia as he was in his native US. He came to performing as a white R&B singer, and developed an emotionally-charged delivery and dynamic stage presence that brought him a string of hits, scoring his first No. 1 in 1952 with "Cry", and as a result his performing histrionics he acquired outlandish nicknames like "The Prince Of Wails" and "The Nabob Of Sob". Between 1952 and 1960 he had around forty hits, including UK No. 1s with "Such A Night", "Just Walkin' In The Rain" and "Yes, Tonight Josephine". It was remarkable, that although his initial hits were in the traditional pop era of the mid-'50s, he had a huge teen following in the early rock 'n' roll years breaking box office records when he toured. This great-value 109-track 4-CD is a comprehensive anthology comprising just about every A & B side which he released in the USA and UK during this era, which encompassed all of his chart entries on both sides of the Atlantic