Mckuen,Rod In The Beginning: Narrates His Poetry And Sings CD

UK collection from the late poet, author and recording artist. In 1972, the jacket copy of And To Each Season proclaimed, "Rod McKuen is both the best-selling poet in history and the best-selling author in this country (America)". Certainly the statistics behind Rod McKuen's career and work are astonishing. He recorded over two hundred albums and was the recipient of 63 gold and platinum records worldwide. His three-dozen books of poetry were published in 11 languages, sold 65 million copies and made him the most widely read poet of his time. The songs he has written and composed have accounted for the sale of over 100 million records for such diverse artists as Madonna, Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings, Chet Baker, Andy Williams, The Kingston Trio, Percy Faith, Herb Alpert, Dusty Springfield, Petula Clark, Johnny Mathis and Frank Sinatra. In 1969, Sinatra commissioned an entire album of original McKuen songs and the result was the highly successful and much acclaimed A Man Alone. McKuen's music exploded in popularity during this period when he posted nine hit records on the Billboard chart. These included six collaborations with the arranger Anita Kerr and The San Sebastian Strings a sequence which began with the much admired The Sea, The Earth, The Sky trilogy. McKuen met Jacques Brel in Paris in the early µ60s and began a long friendship.

1. Lazy Afternoon 2. Jaydee 3. Colorado Trail 4. Sinner Man 5. Happy Is a Boy Named Me 6. The Yellow Unicorn 7. Kearny Street 8. Six Songs for the Sun 9. Anywhere I Wander 10. Two Brothers 11. Handsome Johnny 12. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine 13. Till My Ship Comes in 14. Time After Time 15. Alone After Dark 16. April People 17. A Stranger in Town 18. She Was So Good to Me 19. When the World Was Young 20. In a Lonely Place 21. Reflection 22. Holidays 23. About Me 24. Picnic By the Sea (From the Film, Rock, Pretty Baby) 25. To Know You Is to Love You - Rod McKuen and Molly Bee (From the Film, Summer Love)