Britt,Elton Someday: The Elton Britt Collection 1933-55 CD

Elton Britt was a country singer, songwriter and guitarist who was born in 1913, and had a recording career which began in the early 1930s and spanned more than three decades, as he adapted his distinctive and effortless vocal style to the needs of the changing market, and after the Billboard charts were launched in the early '40 he had a string of hits in both the pop and country charts, mostly as a solo artist but also in duets with Rosalie Allen, as well as with The Three Suns and The Skytoppers. This great-value 51-track 2-CD set comprises selected A and B sides of his releases on the Banner, Conqueror, Decca, Bluebird and RCA labels during these years, with recordings as The Wenatchee Mountaineers, Britt & Ford, Pappy, Zeke, Ezra and Elton, as well as in the duet formats already mentioned. It features all his pop and country chart entries from this era, including the pop Top 20 hits "There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" and "Wave To Me My Lady" (which was also a country No. 5), and the Top 5 country hits "Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)", "Blueberry Lane", "Detour", "Gotta Get Together With My Gal" and "Candy Kisses". From early 'mountain music' through to the more commercial music of the '50s, it offers a fascinating trawl across the country and pop spectrum while offering an entertaining showcase for Britt's smoothly relaxed style.

1. :I Like Mountain Music 2. Wait for the Wagon 3. By the Sleepy Rio Grande 4. When It's Harvest Time in Old New England 5. Listen to the Mocking Bird 6. Bring Your Roses to Your Mother 7. Dear Old Daddy 8. Heart in the Heart of Texas 9. Free Wheelin' Hobo 10. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie 11. In a Little Inn Way Out in Indiana 12. Gladiola Time 13. Isle of Capri 14. Red Sails in the Sunset 15. Just Because You're in Deep Elem 16. Driftwood on the River 17. Why Did You Leave Me Alone 18. They're Positively Wrong 19. Darlin', I've Loved Much Too Much 20. Will You Wait for Me, Little Darlin' 21. There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere 22. I'm a Convict with Old Glory in My Heart 23. Someday 24. I'm All That's Left of That Old Quartette 25. Wave to Me My Lady 26. Blueberry Lane 27. Detour 28. Blue Texas Moonlight 29. Gotta Get Together with My Gal 30. I Get the Blues When It Rains 31. Born to Lose 32. Will the Angels Let Me Play? 33. Chime Bells 34. Put My Little Shoes Away 35. Beyond the Sunset 36. Candy Kisses 37. Maybe I'll Cry Over You 38. Tennessee Yodel Polka 39. Quicksilver 40. Mockin' Bird Hill 41. Let's Sail Away to Heaven 42. Cowpoke 43. Five Glasses on a Texas Bar 44. A Red, Red Rose 45. One for the Wonder 46. Side By Side 47. Broken Wings 48. On and on with You 49. Nuevo Laredo 50. One Way Ticket 51. I Almost Lost My Mind