Rodgers,Jimmie Complete Us & Uk Singles As & Bs 1957-62 CD

Jimmie Rodgers, not to be confused with the pioneering hillbilly country artist of the early '30s, was a hugely successful artist in the pop charts during the late '50s and early '60s, his work transcending the barriers between pop, country, folk and R&B to give him a succession of major hits on both sides of the Atlantic. He was one of the many successful artists to emerge from the influential Arthur Godfrey Talent Show on radio, and was one of the first artists signed to Maurice Levy's Roulette label in 1957. Working with ace producers Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore, he scored a No. 1 with his debut single "Honeycomb" and followed it up with "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine", "Oh-Oh, I'm Falling In Love Again" and "Secretly", benefitting from a supply of fine songs by the top team of Al Hoffman and Dick Manning. This collection comprises the A and B side of all his releases through to 1962, when he enjoyed his last Top 30 success with a UK No. 5 with "English Country Garden". It's an enjoyable journey through the most important years of the career of an artist who successfully sat alongside the high-profile exponents of rock 'n' roll appealing to the middle ground of pop in the years before the British invasion.

1. Honeycomb 2. Their Hearts Were Full of Spring 3. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine 4. Better Loved You'll Never Be 5. Oh Oh I'm Falling in Love Again 6. The Long Hot Summer 7. Secretly 8. Make Me a Miracle 9. Are You Really Mine 10. The Wizard 11. Woman from Liberia 12. Girl in the Wood 13. Bimbombey 14. You Understand Me 15. I'm Never Gonna Tell 16. Because You're Young 17. Ring-A-Ling-A-Lario 18. Wonderful You 19. Soldier, Won't You Marry Me 20. Tucumcari 21. The Night You Became Seventeen 22. Wistful Willie 23. It's Christmas Once Again 24. Waltzing Matilda 25. T. L. C. Tender Love and Care 26. Just a Closer Walk with Thee 27. Joshua Fit the Battle Jericho 28. The Wreck of the John B 29. Four Little Girls in Boston 30. Come Along Julie 31. When Love Is Young 32. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come 33. Every Time My Heart Sings 34. I'm on My Way 35. I'm Going Home 36. John Brown's Baby 37. A Little Dog Cried 38. English Country Garden 39. You Are Everything to Me 40. Wanderin' Eyes 41. No One Will Ever Know 42. Because 43. The Fox and the Goose 44. Rainbow at Midnight 45. Rhumba Boogie