Boone,Pat 40 Golden Classics CD

In the era following the rock 'n' roll explosion and before the British Invasion, Pat Boone was second only to Elvis Presley as the USA's most popular and successful male artist, racking up over 50 hits in the half dozen years following his chart debut in 1955. He was a marvellously versatile singer as well as a successful movie actor, equally at home with rock 'n' roll songs and romantic ballads, his warm and relaxed voice giving him an appeal across the pop spectrum, and it enabled him to score several landmark No. 1s in the US and UK with memorable hits like "I'll Be Home", "Love Letters In The Sand", "April Love", "Speedy Gonzales" and "Moody River", among others. This 40-track 2-CD collection brings together the biggest hits and many of his best-known songs from the era, including all his 28 UK chart entries, with the others all being US hits. It's a comprehensive and hugely enjoyable overview of his UK chart career during the first crucial decade of what has become a distinguished half century in the music business, and in public life, and we are sure it will appeal to a huge number of pop fans and collectors.

1. I'll Be Home 2. Don't Forbid Me 3. Speedy Gonzales 4. Why Baby Why 5. I Almost Lost My Mind 6. April Love 7. Gee But It's Lonely 8. Ain't That a Shame 9. At My Front Door 10. Remember You're Mine 11. Tutti Frutti 12. Sugar Moon 13. Two Hearts, Two Kisses 14. For a Penny 15. Chains of Love 16. If Dreams Came True 17. Bernadine 18. No Other Arms 19. Moody River 20. Friendly Persuasion 21. Love Letters in the Sand 22. A Wonderful Time Up There 23. There's a Goldmine in the Sky 24. It's Too Soon to Know 25. Twixt Twelve and Twenty 26. Long Tall Sally 27. I'll Remember Tonight 28. Gee Whittakers! 29. With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair 30. (Welcome) New Lovers 31. I'll See You in My Dreams 32. I'm Waiting Just for You 33. Walking the Floor Over You 34. White Christmas 35. Quando Quando Quando 36. Big Cold Wind 37. Fools Hall of Fame 38. For My Good Fortune 39. The Main Attraction 40. Johnny Will