Marchan,Bobby This Is The Life: New Orleans Rock & Soul 1954-62 CD

The flamboyant, ultra-extraordinary Bobby Marchan (born Oscar James Gibson) was an outstanding R&B/Soul?singer, songwriter, bandleader, MC and female impersonator, who enjoyed successes both solo and as the occasional singer with Huey "Piano" Smith & The Clowns. This compilation is drawn from Marchan's solo recordings for Johnny Vincent's Ace and Bobby Robinson's Fire labels between 1954-62, and feature some of the earliest examples of Soul music on record, most notably his dramatic 1960 R&B #1 'There's Something On Your Mind (parts 1 & 2)'. His first Ace 45rpm 'Give A Helping Hand'/'Pity Poor Me' (1954), included herein, was issued as Bobby Fields, as he was signed to another label at the time. Other collectables in this set include 'Chickee Wah-Wah', 'I'll Never Let You Go', 'You Can't Stop Her', 'You're Still My Baby' and 'Things I Used To Do'. This is the first time that this remarkable, Soul-drenched body of work has been thus compiled.

1. Bobby Fields 2. Give a Helping Hand 3. Pity Poor Me 4. Little Girl of Mine 5. Chickee Wah-Wah 6. Don't Take Your Love from Me 7. I Know 8. I'll Never Let You Go 9. I Can't Stop Loving You 10. You Can't Stop Her 11. Rockin Behind the Iron Curtain 12. Oh Me Oh My 13. Hush Your Mouth 14. Snoopin' and Accusin' 15. This Is the Life 16. There's Something on Your Mind Part 1 17. There's Something on Your Mind Part 2 18. It Hurts Me to My Heart 19. You're Still My Baby Part 1 20. You're Still My Baby Part 2 21. All in My Mind 22. I Miss You So 23. What You Don't Know Don't Hurt You 24. I Need Someone (I Need You) 25. Things I Used to Do (Pt. 1) 26. Things I Used to Do (Pt. 2) 27. Yes, It's Written All Over Your Face 28. Look at My Heart