Pat Boone - The Complete US and UK Singles As and Bs 1953-62 (3CD Box Set) (2015)

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.

TRACKLIST

CD1:

01. My Heart Belongs To You
02. Until You Tell Me So
03. Remember To Be Mine
04. Half Way Chance With You
05. I Need Someone
06. Loving You Madly
07. Two Hearts, Two Kisses
08. Tra La La
09. Ain'T That A Shame
10. Tennessee Saturday Night
11. At My Front Door
12. No Other Arms
13. Gee Whittakers
14. Take The Time
15. I'Ll Be Home
16. Tutti Fruiti
17. Long Tall Sally
18. Just As Long As I'M With You
19. I Almost Lost My Mind
20. I'M In Love With You
21. Rich In Love
22. Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)
23. Chains Of Love
24. Don'T Forbid Me
25. Anastasia
26. Why Baby Why
27. I'M Waiting Just For You

CD2:

01. Love Letters In The Sand
02. Bernardine
03. Remember You'Re Mine
04. There'S A Gold Mine In The Sky
05. April Love
06. When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano
07. Jingle Bells
08. White Christmas
09. A Wonderful Time Up There
10. It'S Too Soon To Know
11. Sugar Moon
12. Cherie I Love You
13. If Dreams Came True
14. That'S How Much I Love You
15. Gee, But It'S Lonely
16. For My Good Fortune
17. I'Ll Remember Tonight
18. The Mardi Gras March
19. With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair
20. Good Rockin' Tonight
21. For A Penny
22. The Wang Dang Taffy Apple Tango
23. Twixt Twelve And Twenty
24. Rock Boll Weevil
25. Fools Hall Of Fame
26. The Brightest Wishing Star
27. Beyond The Sunset
28. My Faithful Heart
29. To The Center Of The Earth

CD3:

01. (Welcome) New Lovers
02. Words
03. Spring Rain
04. Walking The Floor Over You
05. Candy Sweet
06. Delia Gone
07. Dear John
08. Alabam
09. The Exodus Song (This Land Is Mine)
10. There'S A Moon Out Tonight
11. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
12. Moody River
13. A Thousand Years
14. Big Cold Wind
15. That'S My Desire
16. Johnny Will
17. (If I'M Dreaming) Just Let Me Dream
18. I'Ll See You In My Dreams
19. Pictures In The Fire
20. Quando, Quando, Quando (Tell Me When)
21. Willing And Eager
22. Speedy Gonzales
23. The Locket
24. Ten Lonely Guys
25. Lover'S Lane
26. The Main Attraction
27. Amore Baciami