Sonny James - Singles Collection 1952-62 (CD)

Known as "The Southern Gentleman", Sonny James was one of the most popular and successful country artists of them all during the decades following WWII, racking up more than 75 hits in a chart career that lasted three decades through to 1983. He scored no less than 23 US country No. 1s, beginning with the landmark success of "Young Love", which also topped the US pop chart, and including an extraordinary run of big hits in late '60s and early '70s beyond the scope of this collection. He was one of the first country artists to embrace the influence of rock 'n' roll, helping to give his work a more contemporary flavour than many of his Nashville peers, and was one of the new breed of country stylist who brought the genre into the modern era. This great value 62-track collection comprises a substantial proportion of the A and B sides of the forty or so singles he released on Capitol, NRC, RCA and Dot during the first decade or so of his career, with at least one side of most releases included, and naturally features all his country and pop chart entries from that era, including, as well as "Young Love", the Top 10 country hits "That's Me Without You", "For Rent", "You're The Reason I'm In Love", "First Date, First Kiss, First Love" and "Uh-Huh-mm". Best-known as he is for his later work, this provides an enlightening and entertaining scene-setter for his later career, as his style develops from his country roots towards the new sound that would characterise Nashville in subsequent years.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Short Cut (Sonny James)
2. It's So Nice to Make Up (Sonny James)
3. That's Me Without You (Sonny James)
4. Cool, Cold and Colder (Sonny James)
5. Somebody Else's Heartache (Sonny James)
6. The One I Can't Forget (Sonny James)
7. Poor Boy Rich Lovin' (Sonny James)
8. My Greatest Thrill (Sonny James)
9. That's How I Need You (Sonny James)
10. The Table Next to Mine (Sonny James)
11. She Done Give Her Heart to Me (Sonny James)
12. Oceans of Tears (I've Shed for You)
13. I Forgot to Remember Santa Claus (Sonny James)
14. Lovin' Season (Sonny James)
15. Ain't Gonna Take No Chance (Sonny James)
16. Till the Last Leaf Shall Fall (Sonny James)
17. Let's Go Bunny Huggin' (Sonny James)
18. Pigtails and Ribbons (Sonny James)
19. For Rent (One Empty Heart)
20. My Stolen Love (Sonny James)
21. Twenty Feet of Muddy Water (Sonny James)
22. All Mixed Up (Sonny James)
23. The Cat Came Back (Sonny James)
24. Hello Old Broken Heart (Sonny James)
25. Young Love (Sonny James, the Southern Gentleman)
26. You're the Reason I'm in Love (Sonny James, the Southern Gentleman)
27. First Date, First Kiss, First Love (Sonny James, the Southern Gentleman)
28. Speak to Me (Sonny James, the Southern Gentleman)
29. Lovesick Blues (Sonny James, the Southern Gentleman)
30. Dear Love (Sonny James, the Southern Gentleman)

Disc: 2

1. A Mighty Lovable Man (Sonny James, the Southern Gentleman)
2. Love Conquered (Sonny James, the Southern Gentleman)
3. Uh-Huh-Mm (Sonny James)
4. Why Can't They Remember'
5. Kathaleen (Sonny James)
6. Walk to the Dance (Sonny James)
7. Are You Mine (Sonny James)
8. Let's Play Love (Sonny James)
9. You Got That Touch (Sonny James)
10. I Can See It in Your Eyes (Sonny James)
11. Let Me Be the One to Love You (Sonny James)
12. Dream Big (Sonny James)
13. Yo-Yo (Sonny James)
14. Talk of the School (Sonny James with the Eligibles)
15. The Table (Sonny James with the Eligibles)
16. Pure Love (Sonny James)
17. This Love of Mine (Sonny James)
18. Who's Next in Line (Sonny James with Hub Atwood's Strings)
19. I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know (Sonny James)
20. Till Tomorrow (Sonny James)
21. Jenny Lou (Sonny James)
22. Passin' Through (Sonny James)
23. Wondering (Sonny James, the Southern Gentleman)
24. Bimbo (Sonny James, the Southern Gentleman)
25. Apache (Sonny James)
26. Innocent Angel (Sonny James)
27. Young Love - 1961 (Sonny James, the Southern Gentleman)
28. The Day's Not Over Yet (Sonny James, the Southern Gentleman)
29. Just One More Lie (Sonny James)
30. On the Longest Day (Sonny James)
31. The Only Cure (Sonny James)