Johnnie Ray – The Singles Collection As & Bs 1951-61 – 4CD

Johnnie Ray was one of the few singers who successfully bridged the creative and commercial gap between traditional early ‘50s pop and the rock ‘n’ roll era, which he achieved with a string of memorable hits, and was also notable for the fact that he was every bit as popular and successful in Europe and Australia as he was in his native US. He came to performing as a white R&B singer, and developed an emotionally-charged delivery and dynamic stage presence that brought him a string of hits, scoring his first No. 1 in 1952 with “Cry”, and as a result his performing histrionics he acquired outlandish nicknames like “The Prince Of Wails” and “The Nabob Of Sob”. Between 1952 and 1960 he had around forty hits, including UK No. 1s with “Such A Night”, “Just Walkin’ In The Rain” and “Yes, Tonight Josephine”. It was remarkable, that although his initial hits were in the traditional pop era of the mid-‘50s, he had a huge teen following in the early rock ‘n’ roll years breaking box office records when he toured. This great-value 110-track 4-CD is a comprehensive anthology comprising just about every A & B side which he released in the USA and UK during this era, which encompassed all of his chart entries on both sides of the Atlantic.

Track Listing:

CD1:
Johnny Ray With Maurice King & His Wolverines: 1. Whiskey And Gin -   2. Tell The Lady I Said Goodbye -   Johnnie Ray: 3. Little White Cloud That Cried -   Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads: 4. Cry -   5. (Here Am I) Broken Hearted -   6. Please Mr. Sun -   Johnnie Ray: 7. Mountains In The Moonlight -   8. What's The Use -   Johnnie Ray & Buddy Cole Quartet: 9. Don't Blame Me -   Johnnie Ray & Four Lads: 10. Coffee And Cigarettes -   11. Out In The Cold Again -   Johnnie Ray & Buddy Cole Quartet: 12. Walkin' My Baby Back Home -   13. Don't Take Your Love From Me -   Johnnie Ray & Four Lads: 14. Lady Drinks Champagne -   Johnnie Ray & Buddy Cole Quartet: 15. All Of Me -   Johnnie Ray & Four Lads: 16. Give Me Time -   Johnnie Ray: 17. A Sinner Am -   18. Gee But I'm Lonesome -   19. Don't Say Love Has Ended -   20. Faith Can Move Mountains -   21. Love Me (Baby Can't You Love Me) -   Doris Day & Johnnie Ray: 22. A Full Time Job -   23. Ma Says, Pa Says -   Johnnie Ray: 24. I'm Gonna' Walk And Talk With My Lord -   25. Touch Of God’s Hand -   26. Mister Midnight -

CD2:
Johnnie Ray: 1. Oh What A Sad Sad Day -   2. Glad Rag Doll -   3. Somebody Stole My Gal -   Johnnie Ray & Doris Day: 4. Candy Lips -   5. Let's Walk That-A-Way -   Johnny Ray & Buddy Cole Quartet: 6. With These Hands -   Johnnie Ray & The Buddy Cole Quartet And The Four Lads: 7. Satisfied -   Johnnie Ray & The Buddy Cole Quartet: 8. It’s the Talk Of The Town -   Johnnie Ray: 9. All I Do Is Dream Of You -   10. Tell The Lady I Said Goodbye -   11. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone -   12. An Orchid For The Lady -   13. You'd Be Surprised -   14. Why Should I Be Sorry -   15. Destiny -   16. Such A Night -   17. Hey There -   18. Hernando’s Hideaway -   19. To Ev'ry Girl -   To Ev'ry Boy -   20. Going Going Gone -   21. I'm Just A Shadow Of Myself -   22. She Didn't Say Nothin' At All -   23. The Only Girl I'll Ever Love -   24. Papa Loves Mambo -   Johnnie Ray with Percy Faith & His Orch.: 25. If You Believe -   26. Alexander's Ragtime Band -   Johnnie Ray: 27. As Time Goes By -

CD3:
Johnnie Ray: 1. Nobody’s Sweetheart -   2. Parade Of Broken Hearts -   3. Paths Of Paradise -   4. Flip Flop And Fly -   5. Thine Eyes Are As The Eyes Of A Dove -   6. My Love For You -   7. Taking A Chance On Love -   8. Song Of The Dreamer -   9. I've Got So Many Million Years -   Johnnie Ray with Paul Weston & His Orch.: 10. Johnnie's Comin' Home -   11. Love, Love, Love -   12. A Heart Comes In Handy -   Johnnie Ray: 13. The Others I Like -   Johnnie Ray with Paul Weston & His Orch.: 14. Who's Sorry Now -   Johnnie Ray with Ray Conniff & His Orch.: 15. Walk Along With Kings -   16. Ain't Misbehavin' -   17. Goodbye Au Revoir Adios -   Johnnie Ray: 18. Because I Love You - Johnnie Ray with Ray Conniff & His Orch.: 19. Just Walking In The Rain -   20. In The Candlelight -   21. Look Homeward, Angel -   22. You Don't Owe Me A Thing -   Johnnie Ray: 23. So Long -   24. I Miss You So -   Johnnie Ray with Ray Conniff & His Orch.: 25. Yes Tonight, Josephine -   26. No Wedding Today -   27. Build Your Love -   Johnnie Ray: 28. Street Of Memories -

CD4:
Johnnie Ray & Frankie Laine: 1. Good Evening Friends -   2. Up Above My Head -   Johnnie Ray: 3. Pink Sweater Angel -   4. Texas Tambourine -   Johnnie Ray with Ray Conniff & His Orch.: 5. Soliloquy Of A Fool -   Johnnie Ray: 6. Miss Me Just A Little -   7. Strollin' Girl -   8. Plant A Little Seed -   9. Endlessly -   10. Lonely For A Letter -   11. No Regrets -   12. Up Until Now -   13. What More Can I Say -   14. You're The One Who Knows -   15. When's Your Birthday Baby -   16. One's Man Love Song Is Another Man’s Blues -   17. Here And Now -   18. Call Me Yours -   19. I'll Never Fall In Love Again -   20. You're All That I Live For -   21. When It's Springtime In The Rockies -   22. An Ordinary Couple -   23. Wagon Wheels -   24. I'll Make You Mine -   25. Before You -   26. Don't Leave Me Now -   27. Tell Me -   28. Cool Water -