Mickey And Sylvia Singles & Albums Collection 1952-62 CD

Mickey Baker was a guitarist and Sylvia Vanterpool was a singer who was also one of his guitar pupils, and they teamed up to make records as Mickey & Sylvia, becoming famous for recording the first hit version of the timeless and much-recorded pop standard "Love Is Strange", the first of their eight hits together through to 1961. This great-value 59-track 2-CD set comprises most of their A & B sides together on the Rainbow, Groove, Vik, RCA and Willow labels from this era, and the tracks from their "New Sounds" LP for Vik, plus, as a bonus, selected solo singles by Little Sylvia for Jubilee, and duet singles made by Mickey Baker with Kitty Noble as Mickey & Kitty for Atlantic, along with most of the titles from Mickey Baker's solo album for Atlantic "The Wildest Guitar". It features all their eight career hits in the US pop and R&B charts including the R&B No. 1 and pop No. 11 "Love Is Strange", and the R&B No. 8 "There Oughta Be A Law". They were one of the few boy/girl duos to make an impact in the R&B, rock 'n' roll and pop markets during the rock 'n' roll era, and occupy an interesting niche in the history of the genre. This substantial and fairly comprehensive overview of their output during the primary period of the career provides an entertaining showcase for their distinctive style and talents

1. Drive Daddy Drive 2. I Found Somebody to Love 3. A Million Tears 4. Don't Blame My Heart 5. Blue Heaven 6. I'm So Glad 7. Se de Boom Run Dun 8. Forever and a Day 9. Rise, Sally, Rise 10. Where Is My Honey 11. Seems Just Like Yesterday 12. No Good Lover 13. Walkin' in the Rain 14. Love Is Strange 15. I'm Going Home 16. There Oughta Be a Law 17. Dearest 18. Two Shadows on Your Window 19. Love Will Make You Fail School 20. Love Is a Treasure 21. Let's Have a Picnic 22. There'll Be No Backin' Out 23. Peace of Mind 24. Who Knows Why 25. Say the Word 26. Too Much Weight 27. A New Idea on Love 28. I've Got a Feeling 29. Shake It Up 30. Rock and Stroll Room 31. Bewildered 32. It's You I Love 33. True, True Love 34. Ooh-Sha-Lala 35. St. Louis Blues 36. My Reverie 37. Third Man Theme 38. Whistle Stop 39. Midnight Midnight 40. Autumn Leaves 41. Milk Train 42. Old Devil Moon 43. Chloe 44. Baker's Dozen 45. Gloomy Sunday 46. To the Valley 47. Oh Yeah! Uh-Huh 48. Sweeter As the Days Go By 49. Mommy Out de Light 50. What Would I Do 51. This Is My Story 52. Love Is the Only Thing 53. Love Lesson 54. Baby You're So Fine 55. Lovedrops 56. Darling (I Miss You So) 57. I'm Guilty 58. Since I Fell for You 59. He Gave Me Everything