Wilson,Jackie Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62 CD

Jackie Wilson earned the nickname "Mr Excitement" for his performances as one of the most dynamic and electrifying soul singers of the '50s and '60s, with an extraordinary four-octave vocal range and an ability to deliver up-tempo rockers and dramatic semi-operatic ballads with equal credibility and panache. He made his first solo records in 1953 under the name Sonny Wilson for Dizzy Gillespie's Dee Gee label, before joining Billy Ward & The Dominoes as a replacement for Clyde McPhatter, when the latter went solo. Wilson, in turn, embarked on a solo career in 1956 for the Brunswick label, scoring a landmark hit with his first release "Reet Petite", and going on to chalk up fifty hits before suffering a disabling heart attack in 1975, which ended his career, with thirty of those hits coming during the years covered by this collection. Great-value 55-track 2-CD set comprising the A & B sides of all his singles during the era for the Dee Gee and Brunswick labels, which as well as "Reet Petite" features the Top 10 hits "To Be Loved", "Lonely Teardrops", "Night" & "Alone At Last" along with his other chart entries from the era. Also included are bonus tracks from six of his albums released during from these years. It's a worthy showcase for a unique talent

1. Rainy Day Blues 2. Rockaway Rock 3. Danny Boy 4. Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want to Meet) 5. By the Light of the Silvery Moon 6. To Be Loved 7. Come Back to Me 8. As Long As I Live 9. I'm Wanderin' 10. We Have Love 11. Singing a Song 12. Lonely Teardrops 13. In the Blue of the Evening 14. That's Why (I Love You So) 15. Love Is All 16. I'll Be Satisfied 17. Ask 18. You Better Know It 19. Never Go Away 20. Talk That Talk 21. Only You, Only Me 22. Night 23. Doggin' Around 24. A Woman, a Lover, a Friend 25. (You Were Made for) All My Love 26. Alone at Last 27. Am I the Man 28. My Empty Arms 29. The Tear of the Year 30. Please Tell Me Why 31. Your One and Only Love 32. I'm Comin' on Back to You 33. Lonely Life 34. Years from Now 35. You Don't Know What It Means 36. The Way I Am 37. My Heart Belongs to Only You 38. The Greatest Hurt 39. There'll Be No Next Time 40. I Found Love 41. There's Nothing Like Love 42. Hearts 43. Sing (And Tell the Blues So Long) 44. I Just Can't Help It 45. My Tale of Woe 46. Forever and a Day 47. Baby That's All 48. What Good Am I Without You 49. A Girl Named Tamiko 50. It's So Fine 51. Each Time (I Love You More) 52. So Much 53. Nothin' But the Blues 54. You Cried 55. Cry