Hampton,Paul Paul Hampton Story: Two Hour Honeymoon CD

Although perhaps one of the Brill Building's less obvious names, Paul Hampton is indelibly linked to one of the most celebrated songwriting duos of the 20th Century, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, as he wrote regularly with both. Whilst he wasn't as prolific as Burt or Hal his work was often of the same quality, and he was a co-writer on some memorable hit songs of the 60s and 70s. However, unlike his occasional collaborators, Hampton also maintained a parallel recording career, cutting a dozen 45s between 1957 and 1962, several of which have gone on to become collectors' items, none more so than the controversial 'Two Hour Honeymoon', a co-write with Bacharach. This compilation features all twelve singles plus, as bonus tracks, ten of Paul's numbers as recorded by Don Gibson, Ral Donner, Jack Scott, Leroy Van Dyke, Johnny Burnette, etc. , which includes a couple of his biggest songs.

1. Play It Cool 2. Classy Babe 3. Rockin' Doll 4. Please Love Me 5. Slam Bam Thank Ya Ma'am 6. Live a Life of Love 7. The Longer I Love You 8. Love 9. Wish I Were Tied to You 10. Don't Be Stuck Up 11. Write Me 12. Don't Unless You Love Me 13. Two Hour Honeymoon 14. Creams 15. Don't Pretend 16. The Trick 17. Nothing's Impossible (If You Really Want It Bad Enough) 18. Maybe Tomorrow 19. When Will Your Heart Change It's Ways 20. If You Don't Want Me Now (You Can't Have Me Later) 21. I Can Tell the Way You Say Hello (That You Mean Goodbye) 22. Empty Feeling 23. A Chance to Belong [With Cinthy Churchill] 24. It's Not There Anymore 25. Sonny James - Dream Big 26. Don Gibson - Sea of Heartbreak 27. Ral Donner - You Don't Know What You've Got 28. Frank Gari - the Last Bus Left at Midnight 29. Clyde McPhatter - Same Time, Same Place 30. Jack Scott - You Only See What You Wanna See 31. Chase Webster - Like I've Never Been Gone 32. Leroy Van Dyke - I Sat Back and Let It Happen 33. Ketty Lester - You Can't Lie to a Liar 34. Johnny Burnette - Angry at the Big Oak Tree