In the era following the rock 'n' roll explosion and before the British Invasion, Pat Boone was second only to Elvis Presley as the USA's most popular and successful male artist, racking up over 50 hits in the half dozen years following his chart debut in 1955. He was a marvellously versatile singer as well as a successful movie actor, equally at home with rock 'n' roll songs and romantic ballads, his warm and relaxed voice giving him an appeal across the pop spectrum, and it enabled him to score several landmark No. 1s in the US and UK with memorable hits like "Love Letters In The Sand", "I'll Be Home", "April Love" and "Moody River", among others. This 83-track 3-CD collection brings together the A and B sides of every single he released in the USA and UK from his recording debut on the Republic label in 1955 through to 1962, when he had his last Top 40 hits on either side of the pond. It naturally includes all of his chart entries during that time, but also features some lesser known early material, and some collectable and rarely-heard tracks from his B sides. It's a definitive and hugely enjoyable overview of the first crucial decade of what has become a long and distinguished career, both in music and in public life, and we are sure it will appeal to a huge number of pop fans and collectors.
6 When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano (Pat Boone)
7 Jingle Bells (Pat Boone)
8 White Christmas (Pat Boone)
9 A Wonderful Time Up There (Pat Boone)
10 It's Too Soon to Know (Pat Boone)
11 Sugar Moon (Pat Boone)
12 Cherie I Love You (Pat Boone)
13 If Dreams Came True (Pat Boone)
14 That's How Much I Love You (Pat Boone)
15 Gee, But It's Lonely (Pat Boone)
16 For My Good Fortune (Pat Boone)
17 I'll Remember Tonight (Pat Boone)
18 The Mardi Gras March (Pat Boone)
19 With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair (Pat Boone)
20 Good Rockin' Tonight (Pat Boone)
21 For a Penny (Pat Boone)
22 The Wang Dang Taffy Apple Tango (Pat Boone)
23 Twixt Twelve and Twenty (Pat Boone)
24 Rock Boll Weevil (Pat Boone)
25 Fools Hall of Fame (Pat Boone)
26 The Brightest Wishing Star (Pat Boone)
27 Beyond the Sunset (Pat Boone)
28 My Faithful Heart (Pat Boone)
29 To the Center of the Earth (Pat Boone)
- Disc 3 -
1 (Welcome) New Lovers
2 Words (Pat Boone)
3 Spring Rain (Pat Boone)
4 Walking the Floor Over You (Pat Boone)
5 Candy Sweet (Pat Boone)
6 Delia Gone (Pat Boone)
7 Dear John (Pat Boone)
8 Alabam (Pat Boone)
9 The Exodus Song (Pat Boone)
10 There's a Moon Out Tonight (Pat Boone)
11 Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White (Pat Boone)
12 Moody River (Pat Boone)
13 A Thousand Years (Pat Boone)
14 Big Cold Wind (Pat Boone)
15 That's My Desire (Pat Boone)
16 Johnny Will (Pat Boone)
17 (If I'm Dreaming) Just Let Me Dream
18 I'll See You in My Dreams (Pat Boone)
19 Pictures in the Fire (Pat Boone)
20 Quando, Quando, Quando (Tell Me When)
21 Willing and Eager (Pat Boone)
22 Speedy Gonzales (Pat Boone)
23 The Locket (Pat Boone)
24 Ten Lonely Guys (Pat Boone)
25 Lover's Lane (Pat Boone)
26 The Main Attraction (Pat Boone)
27 Amore Baciami (Pat Boone)
In the era following the rock 'n' roll explosion and before the British Invasion, Pat Boone was second only to Elvis Presley as the USA's most popular and successful male artist, racking up over 50 hits in the half dozen years following his chart debut in 1955. He was a marvellously versatile singer as well as a successful movie actor, equally at home with rock 'n' roll songs and romantic ballads, his warm and relaxed voice giving him an appeal across the pop spectrum, and it enabled him to score several landmark No. 1s in the US and UK with memorable hits like "Love Letters In The Sand", "I'll Be Home", "April Love" and "Moody River", among others. This 83-track 3-CD collection brings together the A and B sides of every single he released in the USA and UK from his recording debut on the Republic label in 1955 through to 1962, when he had his last Top 40 hits on either side of the pond. It naturally includes all of his chart entries during that time, but also features some lesser known early material, and some collectable and rarely-heard tracks from his B sides. It's a definitive and hugely enjoyable overview of the first crucial decade of what has become a long and distinguished career, both in music and in public life, and we are sure it will appeal to a huge number of pop fans and collectors.
