Helms,Bobby Complete Releases 1955-62 CD

Bobby Helms was one of the new breed of country stars who came to the fore in the late '50s recording material which readily crossed over into the pop charts, as he embraced the smooth Nashville sound and helped bring the genre closer to the mainstream of popular music, to the extent of having hits during the '50s in the UK, rarely a happy hunting ground for country stars. His first two hits were long-running country No. 1s with "Fraulein" and "My Special Angel", both crossing over to the pop charts, the latter making the Top 10 as well as charting in the UK in the face of local cover versions. His third was a landmark classic with the crossover seasonal hit "Jingle Bell Rock" which returned him to the pop and country charts on an annual basis for several years. Over the next few years he racked up a dozen or more further hits, including "No Other Baby" and "Jacqueline" in the UK charts, underlining his distinctive appeal. This great-value 52-track 2-CD set comprises every track he released during this period, whether as an A or B side of a single, on an EP or on his one LP release in that era, and as such it represents a comprehensive anthology from his early career, which encompassed all his significant hits.

1. Yesterday's Lovin' 2. Hangin' Around 3. Freedom Lovin' Guy 4. I've Never Seen Anyone 5. Tennessee Rock 'N' Roll 6. I Don't Owe You Nothing 7. Fraulein 8. (Got a) Heartsick Feeling 9. My Special Angel 10. Standing at the End of My World 11. Jingle Bell Rock 12. Captain Santa Claus (And His Reindeer Space Patrol) 13. Just a Little Lonesome 14. Love My Lady 15. Jacqueline 16. Living in the Shadows of the Past 17. Borrowed Dreams 18. Schoolboy Crush 19. The Fool and the Angel 20. A Hundred Hearts 21. New River Train 22. Miss Memory 23. I Guess I'll Miss the Prom 24. Soon It Can Be Told 25. No Other Baby 26. You're No Longer Mine 27. Hurry Baby 28. My Lucky Day 29. Someone Was Already There 30. To My Sorrow 31. I Want to Be with You 32. Let Me Be the One 33. Lonely River Rhine 34. Guess We Thought the World Would End 35. Sad Eyed Baby 36. You're the One 37. How Can You Divide a Little Child 38. My Greatest Weakness 39. One Deep Love 40. Once in a Lifetime 41. Then Came You 42. Yesterday's Champagne 43. If I Only Knew 44. Far Away Heart 45. My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You 46. Sugar Moon 47. Plaything 48. The Magic Song 49. Tonight's the Night 50. Just a Little Lonesome (Alt. Version) 51. (Now and Then) There's a Fool Such As I 52. Most of the Time