Sands,Tommy Collection 1951-61 CD

Tommy Sands was initially a country singer and guitarist who made his first records in the early '50s when he was a young teenager and was "discovered" by Col. Tom Parker, but shot to fame when he appeared in an episode of "Kraft Television Theater" in 1957 as 'The Singin' Idol' performing "Teen-Age Crush" which was his debut No. 2 US hit. His teen idol looks also brought him a screen career, and he married Nancy Sinatra, although his divorce from her in 1965 seemed to stop his career in it's tracks. This great-value 58-track 2-CD set comprises the A and B of his early releases on the Freedom and RCA labels, and his singles for Capitol through to 1961, as well as his duets with Annette Funicello from the Disney movie "The Parent Trap" released on Buena Vista. It features all his ten career chart entries, including the No. 2 "Teen-Age Crush", and the Top 30 hits "Going Steady", "Sing, Boy, Sing" and "The Old Oaken Bucket", his biggest UK hit. It's a comprehensive trawl across the decade which comprised the core of his career as a recording artist.

1. Love Pains 2. Syrup Soppin' Blues 3. Love Pains 4. Transfer 5. Roses Speak Louder Than Words 6. Spanish Coquita 7. Life Is So Lonesome 8. A Dime and a Dollar 9. Never Let Me Go 10. I Know About the Bees 11. Don't Drop It 12. A Place for Girls Like You 13. Hankerin' 14. Don't You Know I Love You' 15. Something's Bound to Go Wrong 16. Kissin' Ain't No Fun 17. Teen-Age Crush 18. Hep Dee Hootie (Cutie Wootie) 19. My Love Song 20. Ring-A-Ding-Ding 21. Goin' Steady 22. Ring My Phone 23. Let Me Be Loved 24. Fantastically Foolish 25. Man, Like Wow! 26. A Swingin' Romance 27. Sing Boy Sing 28. Crazy 'Cause I Love You 29. Teen-Age Doll 30. Hawaiian Rock 31. After the Senior Prom 32. Big Date 33. Blue Ribbon Baby 34. I Love You Because 35. The Worryin' Kind 36. Bigger Than Texas 37. Is It Ever Gonna Happen 38. I Ain't Gittin' Rid of You 39. Sinner Man 40. Bring Me Your Love 41. I'll Be Seeing You 42. That's the Way I Am 43. You Hold the Future 44. I Gotta Have You 45. That's Love 46. Crossroads 47. The Old Oaken Bucket 48. These Are the Things You Are 49. On and on 50. Doctor Heartache 51. The Parent Trap 52. Let's Get Together 53. I Love My Baby 54. Love in a Goldfish Bowl 55. Remember Me (To Jennie) 56. Rainbow 57. Jimmy's Song 58. Wrong Side of Love