Perkins,Anthony Pre-Psycho: The Teen Idol Years 1956-1958 CD

Only a couple of years before he found himself destined to be forever typecast as the chilling, psychopathic killer Norman Bates in the controversial Alfred Hitchcock movie "Psycho", Anthony Perkins was playing far gentler, less harrowing movie roles. Indeed, he'd established himself as something of a fledgling Teen Idol figure, playing romantic lead roles, while he'd also enjoyed a brief, parallel mini-career as a singer. In 1956 he cut a trio of well-received singles and an LP, "Tony Perkins", for the Epic label. The following year he signed with RCA-Victor, for whom he cut two albums, "From My Heart" and "On A Rainy Afternoon", plus a half-dozen singles, including his sole US Top 40 hit 'Moon-light Swim'. This compilation anthologises all these releases, comprising everything that Perkins recorded between 1956-58, the first time that this body of work has been assembled together on one package.

1. Disc 1 2. A Little Love Can Go a Long, Long Way 3. If You'll Be Mine 4. Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) 5. If You Were the Only Girl 6. Melody for Lovers 7. Fool in Love 8. Moon-Light Swim 9. First Romance 10. April Fool 11. Just Friends 12. Hit the Road to Dreamland 13. This Time the Dream's on Me 14. How Long Has This Been Going on 15. But Beautiful 16. Why Shouldn't I 17. I Wish I Knew 18. Accidents Will Happen 19. Gone with the Wind 20. Better Luck Next Time 21. How About You 22. When School Starts Again 23. Rocket to the Moon 24. Indian Giver 25. Just Being of Age 26. The Prettiest Girl in School 27. No, No, No (It Isn't True) 28. The Kentuckian Song 29. The Careless Years 30. Taking a Chance on Love 31. Saddle the Wind 32. The More I See You 33. Too Marvellous for Words 34. Ole Buttermilk Sky 35. Boy on a Dolphin 36. Swinging on a Star 37. Speak Low 38. You Keep Coming Back Like a Song 39. This Is My Lucky Day 40. She Used to Be My Girl 41. The World Is Your Balloon 42. I Remember You 43. Why Was I Born 44. Miss Otis Regrets 45. I've Got Sand in My Shoes 46. Long Ago and Far Away 47. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to 48. Have You Met Miss Jones? 49. You Came Along (From Out of Nowhere) 50. It Could Happen to You 51. Darn That Dream 52. Back in Your Own Back Yard 53. Gonna Get Some Lovin'