Red Sovine - Collection 1949-59 (CD)

Red Sovine was a country singer and songwriter, associated very much with the honky-tonk style, whose career had two fairly distinct eras where he enjoyed success, separated by a fallow period in the early 1960s. Although he went to have more hits from 1964 through to 1981, this collection deals with the first decade or so of his career, when he established his reputation and had his initial chart success. His appearances on "Louisiana Hayride" in it's early years alongside Hank Williams brought him a contract with Williams' label MGM, and he also became closely associated with honky-tonk star Webb Pierce. This great-value 56-track 2-CD collection comprises most of his A & B sides from his MGM and Decca releases during this era, including duets with Webb Pierce and Goldie Hill. It features his country chart entries during these years, including the Top 5 hit "Hold Everything (Till I Get Home)" and the No. 15 "If Jesus Came to Your House", plus his No. 1 duet with Webb Pierce "Why Baby Why", his No. 5 duet with Webb Pierce "Little Rosa", along with his No. 14 duet with Goldie Hill "Yankee Go Home". He was an artist whose music through the 1950s was very much of it's era, matching his stylish and flashy suits, and this collection offers a comprehensive overview of that key first decade of his career.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Who's Lonely Now?
2. I Wanted You For A Lifetime
3. Please Don't Let Me Love You
4. A Lifetime Of Regret
5. I'm Only A Shoulder To Cry On
6. Why Pretend
7. A Hard Road To Travel
8. I'll Worry You Out Of My Mind
9. The Intoxicated Rat
10. Groovy Boy
11. When I Get Rich
12. You're Barking Up The Wrong Tree
13. Dear Mr. Santa Claus
14. Christmas Alone
15. Billy Goat Boogie
16. Big Dipper
17. Fourflusher
18. Farewell, So Long, Goodbye
19. Sundown Sue
20. Don't Worry
21. It'd Surprise You
22. A Loveless Marriage
23. Okey Dokey
24. Till Today
25. A Quarter's Worth Of Heartaches
26. I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away The Key)
27. You Taught Me How

Disc: 2

1. How Do You Think I Feel
2. My New Love Affair
3. Don't Drop It
4. Don't Be The One
5. Outlaw
6. Ko Ko Mo
7. Are You Mine
8. I Hope You Don't Care
9. I'm Glad You Found A Place For Me
10. Why Baby Why
11. Sixteen Tons
12. Missing You
13. If Jesus Came To Your House
14. I Got Religion (The Old Time Way)
15. Little Rosa
16. Hold Everything (Till I Get Home)
17. The Best Years Of Your Life
18. My Little Rat
19. A Poor Man‘S Riches
20. Down On The Corner Of Love
21. Juke Joint Johnny
22. No Thanks, Bartender
23. Wrong
24. Four Arms
25. Once More
26. Courtin‘ Time In Tennessee
27. You Used To Be My Baby
28. Yankee Go Home
29. A Lot Like You