Tab Hunter - Collection 1956-62 (CD)

Tab Hunter was a heartthrob Hollywood star before he was a singer, being plucked from obscurity by actor Dick Clayton who met him when he was working in a stable in California. His blond hair and clean good looks gave him a ready appeal to young fans, making his first film in 1950 and eventually signing to Warner Bros. Where he was hugely successful, as he starred with Natalie Wood in two box office hits. Randy Wood of Dot Records asked him to record a version of Sonny James' country hit "Young Love", and he had a No. 1 on both sides of the Atlantic. He had three more chart entries for Dot before Warner Bros insisted he record for them and set up their own label. This great-value 61-track 2-CD set comprises most of the A and B sides he recorded for Dot and Warner Bros during these core years of his recording career, along with the titles from his Warner Bros albums "Tab Hunter", "When I Fall In Love" and "R.F.D. Tab Hunter". It features all his career chart entries, including the US and UK No. 1 "Young Love", and the UK Top 5 hit "Ninety-Nine Ways". His foray into pop music did not last long into the 1960s, and he was soon focusing again on screen roles, starring in a number of beach movies. However, his hits of the late '50s remain an evocative touchstone for baby boomers who lived through those times, and this collection provides not only a substantial slice of his recorded work, but a fascinating window into the creative and commercial world of a teen idol largely created by Tin Pan Alley who found a voice of his own.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Young Love
2. Red Sails in the Sunset
3. Ninety-Nine Ways
4. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
5. Don't Let It Get Around
6. I'm Alone Because I Love You
7. I'm a Runaway
8. It's All Over Town
9. Jealous Heart
10. Lonesome Road
11. Candy
12. My Baby Just Cares for Me
13. (I'll Be with You in) Apple Blossom Time
14. (What Can I Give) My Only Love
15. There's No Fool Like a Young Fool
16. I'll Never Smile Again
17. Our Love
18. Waitin' for Fall
19. Moonlight Bay
20. You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)
21. I Gotta Have My Baby Back
22. Black Coat
23. Again
24. Love Is Just Around the Corner
25. My Devotion
26. You Cheated
27. Wild Side of Life
28. The Way You Look Tonight
29. I Can't Stop Loving You
30. Born to Lose
31. I'll Never Be Free

Disc: 2

1. I Love You, Yes I Do
2. I Want to Be with You Always
3. Time After Time
4. I Ain't Got Nobody
5. Let's Pretend There Is a Moon
6. After You've Gone
7. All Alone
8. But Beautiful
9. Funny
10. You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
11. Nevertheless
12. I Wish I Didn't Love You So
13. Long Ago
14. Sometimes I'm Happy
15. When I Fall in Love
16. Why Does It Get So Late So Early
17. Maybe You'll Be There
18. Bye Bye Baby
19. I Hadn't Anyone Till You
20. And So to Sleep Again
21. It Makes No Difference Now
22. Invitation to the Blues
23. Bummin' Around
24. Hey Good Lookin'
25. Oh Lonesome Me
26. Headin' Down the Wrong Highway
27. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
28. I've Got a New Heartache
29. It's the Bottle Talking
30. Anytime