Pop Bart: Pop Hits Misses & Rarities (Lionel Bart) Pop Bart: Pop Hits Misses & Rarities (Lionel Bart) CD

Perhaps best known for writing the musical Oliver, LIONEL BART was a prolific songwriter and began his career, not writing musicals, but pop songs for the likes of Tommy Steele, Marty Wilde and Cliff Richard. This collection features many of the Bart penned pop singles released between the start of his professional writing career in 1956 and 1962 as well as pop covers of songs from his hit shows including Oliver!, Things Ain't What They Used To Be and Blitz!Whilst LIONEL BART'S original cast recordings are well known, this set features rarer versions of songs from his shows covered by the likes of Adam Faith, Anthony Newley, Danny Williams, Shirley Bassey, Alma Cogan and more. The set features tracks in their original single versions (in stereo where possible), alongside selected studio cast LP recordings and recordings by Bart himself, under his own name or hiding behind a pseudonyms such as Ocher Nebbish. This compilation features many recordings that have never been released on CD before including rare singles by Billy Dainty, Dickie Loader, and the Barry Sisters

1. Rock with the Caveman - Tommy Steele and the Steelmen 2. Sweetie Sweetie - Edmundo Ros and His Orchestra 3. Handful of Songs - Tommy Steele and the Steelmen 4. Water Water - Tommy Steele and the Steelmen 5. Wild Cat - Marty Wilde and His Wildcats 6. Under Control - Larry Page 7. Little Boy Blue - the Barry Sisters 8. Just Let It Happen - Lionel Bart 9. Little Cutie - Sally Kelly 10. The Ding Dong Song (The Second Spring) - Tsai Chin 11. Can't Wait - Julien 12. Bonnie Prince Charlie - the Three Barry Sisters 13. Spoilsport - the Three Barry Sisters 14. Do You Mind - Anthony Newley 15. Wave Your Little Handkerchief - Bruce Forsyth 16. Jellied Eels - Joe Brown and the Bruvvers 17. The "I Love You" Bit - Alma Cogan (With Ocher Nebbish) 18. Kickin' Up the Leaves - Mark Wynter 19. We Will Never Be As Young As This Again - Danny Williams 20. Why the Chicken? - Dave Samson ; the Hunters 21. Easy Going Me - Adam Faith 22. Happiness - Dickie Loader 23. Hide and Seek - Marty Wilde 24. Don't Forget - Anne Shelton 25. I Haven't Got You - Anita Harris 26. With All My Love - Petula Clark 27. How Now Brown Cow - Lionel Bart 28. Over and Over - Bobby Shafto 29. I Want My Bed - Bobby Shafto 30. Let's Start All Over Again - Shirley Bassey 31. Too Young for Sad Memories - Shane Fenton and the Fentones 32. Always You and Me - Russ Conway 33. You Gotta Go - Tommy Steele and the Steelmen 34. Time to Kill - Tommy Steele and the Steelmen 35. Hair Down Hoe Down - Tommy Steele and the Steelmen 36. Photograph - Tommy Steele with June Laverick 37. Livin' Doll - Cliff Richard and the Drifters 38. Mad About You - Cliff Richard and the Drifters 39. Sometime Somewhere - Frankie Vaughan 40. Walkin Tall - Frankie Vaughan 41. Where's the Birdie - Sid James, Bernard Cribbins ; Tommy Steele 42. If I'd Known You - Billy Dainty 43. If I'd Known You - Billy Dainty 44. Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'be - Max Bygraves 45. Layin' Abaht the Ceiling's Commin' Dahn - the Lay-A-Bahts 46. Big Time - Adam Faith 47. Carve Up - Adam Faith 48. Send Me - Toni Eden 49. The Oliver Twist - Bob Miller and the Miller Men 50. Where Is Love? - Mike Preston 51. Consider Yourself - Max Bygraves 52. It's a Fine Life - Alma Cogan 53. I'd Do Anything - Mike Preston 54. Oom Pa Pa - Alma Cogan 55. As Long As He Needs Me - Shirley Bassey 56. Who Will Buy? - the Limeliters 57. The Blitz Theme - Clive Lythgoe 58. The Day After Tomorrow - Vera Lynn 59. Who's This Geezer Hitler - Billy Cotton and His Band 60. Opposites - Billy Cotton and Kathie Kay 61. Far Away - Shirley Bassey 62. Down the Lane - Max Bygraves 63. If the Young Ones Can Be Happy - Billy Cotton 64. Is This Gonna Be a Wedding - Billy Cotton and His Band 65. Duty Calls - Bryan Johnson