Brown,Joe / Bruvvers Darktown Strutters Crazy Worlds & Pictures Of You CD

Singer/guitarist JOE BROWN, who initially shot to fame in the late 50s as an ensemble musician on Jack Good's legendary R&R TV show Boy Meets Girls, has gone on to carve out a mighty career over the ensuing six decades. This compilation features everything Joe recorded between 1959 and 1962, for the Decca, Pye and Piccadilly labels. Includes his hits 'Darktown Strutters Ball', 'Shine', 'What A Crazy World', his UK Number One 'A Picture Of You', 'Your Tender Look' and 'It Only Took A Minute'. Also includes longtime fans' favourites like 'I'm Henery The Eighth' and 'All Things Bright And Beautiful', plus rarities like 'My Babe' (recorded with Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent and Billy Fury) and 'Drunken Guitar' (with Tommy?Steele). Although now in his (very) late 70s Joe is still going strong, playing 200+ gigs a year, and he continues to release albums which never fail to surprise and/or impress.

1. Comes the Day [With the Bruvvers] 2. People Gotta Talk [With the Bruvvers] 3. The Savage (Part 1) [As the Sneaky Petes] 4. The Savage (Part 2) [As the Sneaky Petes] 5. Darktown Strutter's Ball [With the Bruvvers] 6. Swagger [With the Bruvvers] 7. My Babe (Live) [With Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent ; Billy Fury] 8. Dinah [With the Bruvvers] 9. Jellied Eels [With the Bruvvers] 10. Drunken Guitar [With Tommy?Steele] 11. Shine 12. The Switch 13. Crazy Mixed-Up Kid 14. Stick Around 15. I'm Henery the Eighth I?Am 16. Good Luck and Goodbye 17. What a?Crazy World We're Living in [With the Bruvvers] 18. Popcorn [With the Bruvvers] 19. A?Picture of You [With the Bruvvers] 20. A?Layabout's Lament [With the Bruvvers] 21. Lonely Island Pearl 22. Talking Guitar 23. The Surrey with the Fringe on Top 24. English Country Garden 25. Put on a?Happy Face 26. A?Letter of Love 27. Stick Around 28. Turned Up 29. Man Mountain 30. You Make a?Monkey Out of Me 31. Your Tender Look [With the Bruvvers] 32. The Other Side of Town [With the Bruvvers] 33. It Only Took a?Minute [With the Bruvvers] 34. All Things Bright and Beautiful [With the Bruvvers]