Morgan,George Singles Collection 1949-62 CD

George Morgan was a country singer from Tennessee who was described in the same terms as Eddy Arnold and Jim Reeves as a "country crooner", with as much in common with the likes of Bing Crosby and Perry Como as with his peers in the honky-tonk realm. He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry even before he had made a record, and when the Opry moved to it's new home in 1974, he was last artist to perform at the old one, and the first to perform at the new one, such was the esteem in which he was held. In 1949 he made his chart debut at No. 1 with his first release "Candy Kisses", and in the first year of his career racked up no less than eight hits, with more following through the 1950 and beyond - he eventually had his last chart entry in 1979. This great-value 54-track 2-CD set comprises selected A and B sides of the fifty or more singles which he released during this era, and so enables us to present a varied and entertaining cross-section of his work. It naturally features all his chart entries from these years, including the Top 5 hits "Candy Kisses", "Please Don't Let Me Love You", "Room Full Of Roses", "Cry-Baby Heart" "Almost" "I'm In Love Again" and "You're the Only Good Thing". George Morgan is an artist who is perhaps less high-profile than other country stars of the post-war era, but this collection underlines that he was a distinctive and stylish performer worthy of a wider hearing

1. Please Don't Let Me Love You 2. Candy Kisses 3. All I Need Is More Lovin 4. There's a Rainbow in My Heart 5. Put All Your Love in a Cookie Jar 6. Room Full of Roses 7. Cry Baby Heart 8. I Love Everything About You 9. Why in Heaven's Name 10. Ring on Your Finger 11. So Far 12. Don't Be Afraid to Love Me 13. Somebody Robbed My Beehive 14. Broken Candy Heart 15. My Heart Keeps Telling Me 16. Tennessee Hillbilly Ghost 17. Waltzing By the Ohio 18. I Wish I May, I Wish I Might 19. Mansion Over the Hilltop 20. You're a Little Doll 21. Almost 22. Be Sure You Know 23. Every Little Thing Rolled Into One 24. Stranger in the Night 25. Most of All 26. A Lover's Quarrel 27. Withered Roses - Rosemary Clooney ; George Morgan 28. How Many Times 29. Look What Followed Me Home Tonight 30. First Time I Told You a Lie 31. Sweetheart 32. A Shot in the Dark 33. A Cheap Affair 34. The Best Mistake 35. Ain't Love Grand 36. Lonesome Record 37. Send for My Baby 38. Now You Know 39. There Goes My Love 40. Tears Behind the Smile 41. My House Is Divided 42. Late Date 43. Loveable You 44. Rockabilly Bungalow 45. I'm in Love Again 46. Last Thing I Want to Know 47. Little Dutch Girl 48. You're the Only Good Thing 49. Who Knows You Best 50. It's Best You Know 51. The Little Green Men 52. Every Day of My Life 53. I Can Hear My Heart Break 54. Across the Wide Missouri