Collins,Tommy Singles & Albums Collection 1951-60 CD

Tommy Collins - The Singles & Albums Collection 1951-60 - Tommy Collins was a country singer, songwriter and guitarist who was instrumental in creating the Bakersfield sound during the 1950s and '60s. As an artist he had a string of hits during that era, as well as writing songs which were hits for other artists, notably "If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'", a Top 10 hit for Faron Young in 1954 a No. 1 for George Strait in 1988. This excellent-value 58-track 2-CD set comprises just about all his A & B sides on the Morgan and Capitol labels during these years, and most of the titles from his Capitol albums "Words And Music Country Style", "This Is Tommy Collins" and "Songs I Love To Sing". It features all his U.S. country chart entries from these years, including the No. 2 "You Better Not Do That", and the Top 20 hits "Whatcha Gonna Do", "It Tickles", "Untied", "I Guess I'm Crazy" and "You Oughta See Pickles Now". The collection offers a fairly comprehensive overview of his work up to the time when he took a sabbatical from music to enter the ministry, from which he returned to resume recording after a break of a few years. Sharing similar musical influences and outlooks to other Bakersfield pioneers like Buck Owens, his music covered plenty of musical bases across the years, from pure country to pop and rock 'n' roll flavoured and this set is an entertaining showcase for his talents as both performer and writer. Sharing similar musical influences and outlooks to other Bakersfield pioneers like Buck Owens.

1. Campus Boogie 2. Too Beautiful to Cry 3. Smooth Sailing 4. Fools Gold 5. You Gotta Have a License 6. There'll Be No Other 7. You Better Not Do That 8. High on a Hilltop 9. I Always Get a Souvenir 10. Let Me Love You 11. Whatcha Gonna Do Now? 12. You're for Me 13. Untied 14. Boob-I-Lak 15. It Tickles 16. Let Down 17. Guess I'm Crazy 18. You Oughta See Pickles Now 19. I Love You More and More Each Day 20. I'll Be Gone 21. What Kind of Sweetheart Are You 22. Wait a Little Longer 23. No Love Have I 24. That's the Way Love Is 25. I Wish I Had Died in My Cradle 26. I'll Never Let You Go 27. Don't You Love Me Anymore 28. All of the Monkeys Ain't in the Zoo 29. A Love Is Born 30. I'm Nobody's Fool But Yours 31. A Hundred Years from Now 32. Little June 33. You Belong in My Arms 34. The Wreck of the Old 97 35. Keep Dreaming 36. Summer's Almost Gone 37. My Last Chance with You 38. Black Cat 39. How Do I Say Goodbye 40. Love-A-Me, S'il Vous Plait 41. Those Old Love Letters from You 42. A Man We All Ought to Know 43. The Feet of the Traveller 44. Smooth Sailin' 45. I'll Always Speak Well of You 46. Think It Over, Boys 47. I Think of You Yet 48. Upon This Rock 49. I'll Keep on Loving You 50. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You 51. I Overlooked An Orchid 52. I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do 53. The Last Letter 54. It Makes No Difference Now 55. Oklahoma Hills 56. Let's Live a Little 57. Sidewalks of New York 58. The Great Speckled Bird