Dodie Stevens – Pink Shoelaces – The Singles & Albums Collection 1959-62 – 2CD

Dodie Stevens shot to fame as a 13-year-old when she was given a chance to record, having been spotted in a local show, and had a US pop No. 3 with “Pink Shoelaces” in 1959. It launched her on a brisk chart career which lasted a year or two, returning to the business in the late ‘60s and ‘70s after raising a family. She was a fascinating example of that strand of young artists who had chart success in the teen pop style, but whose underlying musical influences were those of a former era, a feature which emerged in her albums. This 52-track 2-CD collection comprises the A & B sides of her singles in the Crystalette and Dot labels from this era, plus the titles from her Dot albums “Dodie Stevens”, “Over the Rainbow” and “Pink Shoelaces” not otherwise released on singles. It features her US No. 3 hit “Pink Shoelaces” and her other career hits “Yes Sir-Ee”, “Five Pennies”, “Miss Lonely Hearts”, “No” and “Yes, I’m Lonesome Tonight”. It’s a comprehensive overview of the first and most significant era of her career, and is an entertaining showcase for a talented young performer who belied her youth, and successfully projected herself as being way beyond her years.

Track Listing:

CD1:
1. Pink Shoe Laces -   2. Coming Of Age -   3. The Five Pennies -   4. Yes-Sir-Ee -   5. Miss Lonely Heart -   6. Poor Butterfly -   7. Steady Eddy -   8. Mairzy Doats -   9. Amigo’s Guitar -   10. Candy Store Blues -   11. No -   12. A Tisket, A Tasket -   13. Am I Too Young -   14. So Let’s Dance -   15. Merry Christmas Baby -   16. Jingle Bells -   17. Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight -   18. Too Young -   19. Turn Around -   20. I Fall To Pieces -   21. Let Me Tell You About Johnny -   22. You Are The Only One -   23. (The Story Of) The In-Between Years -   24. Trade Winds, Trade Winds -   25. I Cried -   26. Dancing On The Ceiling (He Dances On My Ceiling) -

CD2:
1. Only You -   2. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes -   3. Twilight Time -   4. My Prayer -   5. P.S. I Love You -   6. The Gypsy -   7. Cry -   8. No Other Love -   9. Lullabye Of The Leaves -   10. Hawaiian Wedding Song -   11. Gypsy Love Song -   12. Over The Rainbow -   13. Be A Clown -   14. Where Or When -   15. Look For The Silver Lining -   16. Meet Me In St. Louis -   17. The Boy Next Door -   18. The Trolley Song -   19. Someone To Watch Over Me -   20. Johnny One Note -   21. You Made Me Love You -   22. On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe -   23. Little Girl Blue -   24. Just A Dream -   25. To Know Him Is To Love Him -   26. Rockin' Robin -