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Pat Boone - The Singles+ Audio CD

A fair review of the Pat Boone "The Singles+" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Pat Boone reviews here, or go back to the Pat Boone tabs.

Pat Boone Band: Pat Boone
Title: The Singles+
Rating:
Release Date: 2003-05-26
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Two Hearts 2: Ain't That a Shame 3: At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama) 4: I'll Be Home 5: Tutti Frutti 6: Long Tall Sally 7: Just as Long as I'm With You 8: I Almost Lost My Mind 9: Friendly Persuasion [From Friendly Persuasion] 10: Chains of Love 11: Don't Forbid Me 12: Anastasia 13: Why Baby Why 14: Love Letters in the Sand [From Bernadine] 15: Bernadine [From Bernadine] 16: Remember You're Mine 17: There's a Goldmine in the Sky 18: April Love [From April Love] 19: White Christmas 20: Wonderful Time Up There 21: It's Too Soon to Know 22: Sugar Moon 23: If Dreams Came True 24: That's How Much I Love You 25: Gee, But It's Lonely 26: For My Good Fortune 27: I'll Remember Tonight [From Mardi Gras] 28: With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair 29: Good Rockin' Tonight 30: For a Penny 31: Twixt Twelve and Twenty 32: Fool's Hall of Fame 33: Beyond the Sunset 34: (Welcome) New Lovers 35: Walking the Floor Over You 36: Dear John 37: Exodus Song 38: Moody River 39: Johnny Will 40: I'll See You in My Dreams 41: Quando Quando Quando 42: Speedy Gonzales 43: Ten Lonely Guys 44: Main Attraction 45: Memphis Tennessee 46: Beach Girl 47: Wish You Were Here, Buddy

Almost perfect
His fans will love it. This is an excellent collection of Pat Boone's hits. However, I was disappointed that the versions of the songs preceding April Love were not the original single recordings as in my Pat's Great Hits vinyl album, although the arrangements are very close. But since the album title is "Singles", I expected the original recordings.


BEWARE
But when I listened to this, I discovered that every track from I Almost Lost My Mind to If Dreams Came True were not the original Dot mono recordings, but rather the stereo re-recordings that Boone made in 1959. I bought this compilation even though I already had a single-disc Pat Boone best-of because mine didn't include his Little Richard covers, Tutti Frutti and Long Tall Sally, as well as At My Front Door and some of the minor hits. His early 60's hits Moody River and Speedy Gonzales, of course, were done only in stereo, so these are the original recordings, as are Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally, and At My Front Door. But if you are a stickler for historical accuracy and insist on the original hit recordings, you may think twice about spending $27 on this.


1950's music fan
The sound
quality seems quite good to me, and all of his best-known
songs are included from the 1950's and 60's. I searched for the most complete anthology of Pat Boone's
overall music career, and selected this two-cd set. The included booklet summarizes his career objectively. In addition, there
is a chronilogical listing as to where and when all these songs
peaked on the charts. There is also a thorough discography of
all his album releases over the years.


More than just a balladeer


Actually, Pat's earliest hits were covers of songs by Little Richard and Fats Domino. People remember Pat for his love songs and the novelty up-tempo Speedy Gonzalez, but they don't think of him as a rock'n'roll singer. In those days, people tended to buy records according to race, so it was common practice for singers to cover songs first recorded by somebody of a different race. So it was that Pat achieved major American hits with his versions of Ain't that a shame (Fats Domino), I'll be home (The Flamingos), Tutti Frutti, Long tall Sally (both Little Richard) and I almost lost my mind (Ivory Joe Hunter). Of course, Pat's versions lacked the rawness and energy of the originals, but they established him as a major pop singer in the fifties. As such, they are worth hearing and all of them are included here.

After all those covers of black songs, Pat switched his attention to the ballads he is now remembered for. Love letters in the sand, Remember you're mine, April love, A wonderful time up there, Sugar moon, If dreams come true and I'll remember tonight were all huge American hits. Later hits were smaller, but they are also included in this set. In 1961, Pat's career took off again with Moody River, but there was to be only one more major hit - Speedy Gonazles.

So, this is an interesting compilation that includes all the obvious hits, most of the minor hits and a few other interesting tracks. You can get all the obvious stuff on a single CD, but it is interesting to explore further than that. As such, this set, which includes comprehensive liner notes, is ideal.


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