In 1961 Legendary producer Phil Spector established his own record label Philles, and a new sound began to ring out of radio speakers across America. The sound Spector created - lush, resonant, and dramatic, blending the sentimental swoon of string sections with the excitement of rock and roll - was so different, so instantly recognizable, it earned it's own name: The Wall of Sound. Through the 1960s, with songs like "Be My Baby," "Then He Kissed Me," "Walking in the Rain," "River Deep, Mountain High", "Spanish Harlem" and "Da Doo Ron Ron," he ruled the pop charts and made artists like Darlene Love, the Crystals and the Ronettes household names. Through the 1960s, songs that rang with Phil Spector's signature studio approach ruled the pop charts. In his heyday, Spector's name was more popularly known than the artists he made famous. He had the Midas touch the pop singles on his own Philles label were as ubiquitous as Motown's and rivaled the popularity of the Beatles. Some 50 years after the Wall of Sound changed music forever, Legacy is pleased to announce the First 2 CD definite cross label collection of this work, THE ESSENTIAL PHIL SPECTOR.
1. To Know Him Is to Love Him 2. Corrine, Corrina 3. Spanish Harlem 4. Pretty Little Angel Eyes 5. Every Breath I Take 6. I Love How You Love Me 7. There's No Other Like My Baby 8. Uptown 9. He's a Rebel 10. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah 11. Puddin N Tain 12. He's Sure the Boy I Love 13. Why Do Lovers Break Each Others Heart? 14. (Today I Met) the Boy I'm Gonna Marry 15. Da Doo Ron Ron 16. Not Too Young to Get Married 17. Wait Til My Bobby Gets Home 18. Be My Baby 19. Then He Kissed Me 20. A Fine, Fine Boy 21. Baby, I Love You 22. (The Best Part of) Breakin Up 23. Hold Me Tight 24. Stumble and Fall 25. When I Saw You 26. Do I Love You? 27. Walking in the Rain 28. You Ve Lost That Lovin Feeling 29. Unchained Melody 30. Ebb Tide 31. This Could Be the Night 32. Paradise 33. River Deep, Mountain High 34. Black Pearl 35. Black Pearl