Sonny James: The Capitol Hits 1963-1972 2CD releases

Artist:   Sonny James

Album:  The Capitol Hits 1963-1972

Label:    Humphead

Cat No:  HUMP 221

Release Date: 17th May 2019

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Known as the Southern Gentleman, because of his quiet and polite persona, Sonny James was one of the classiest country-pop vocalists of the 1960s and 1970s. This 2CD, 50 track album, features a number of tracks available on CD for the first time, and covers the most successful period of Sonny James illustrious career.

CD1     

1. Bad Times A Comin’ 2. Gold And Silver 3. Least Of All You 4. Sugar Lump 5. Tying The Pieces Together

6. I’m Getting Gray From Being Blue 7. Runnin’ 8. Just Ask Your Heart 9. On The Fingers Of One Hand

10. How Many Times Can A Man Be A Fool 11. On And On 12. I’ll Never Find Another You

13. Goodbye Maggie, Goodbye 14. It’s The Little Things 15. Don’t Cut Timber On A Windy Day

16. An Old Sweetheart Of Mine 17. Fairy Tales 18. In Waikiki 19. The Journey 20. A Midnight Mood

21. Since I Met You Baby 22. Clinging To A Hope 23. This World Of Ours 24. Blue For You 25. Woodbine Valley

CD 2    

1. Room In Your Heart 2. The Minute You’re Gone 3. Going Through The Motions (Of Living)

4. Baltimore 5. Ask Marie 6. You’re The Only World I Know 7. I’ll Keep Holding On (Just To Your Love)

8. Behind The Tear 9. Take Good Care Of Her 10. True Love’s A Blessing 11. Need You

12. A World Of Our Own 13. Heaven Says Hello 14. Born To Be With You 15. Only The Lonely

16. Running Bear 17. It’s Just A Matter Of Time 18. Endlessly 19. Empty Arms 20. Bright Lights, Big City

21. Here Comes Honey Again 22. Only Love Can Break A Heart 23. That’s Why I Love You Like I Do

24. My Love 25. Don’t Keep Me Hangin’ On

Compliled by journalist and former Maverick Magazine editor Alan Cackett he writes:

I’m pleased to announce the release of a new 2-CD set by Sonny James that I compiled and wrote the sleeve notes for. The 50-track compilation titles Sonny James The Capitol Hits 1963-1972, will be out on HunpHead Records on May 17. Known as the Southern Gentleman, because of his quiet and polite persona, Sonny James was one of the classiest country-pop vocalists of the 1960s and 1970s. He was a country-pop crossover star years before the term had been coined. Following his huge success with the teen ballad Young Love in 1956, he went on to become one of the most popular and successful country singers of the 1960s. In a career that stretched over five decades, he amassed 72 country chart entries, including 23 number ones. 19 of those hits are included in this set, which covers his second, and most successful, tenure with Capitol Records, from 1963 through to 1972. Amongst the most notable are Behind The Tear, Take Good Care Of Her, Heaven Says Hello, Don’t Keep me Hangin’ On and It’s The Little Things. Though best-known for his lush string-laden pop-country revivals of old pop and r&b hits, he also produced some pretty good straight country pieces throughout his career as this collection demonstrates.