Bobby Helms - The Complete Releases 1955-62 (2017)

Bobby Helms was one of the new breed of country stars who came to the fore in the late '50s recording material which readily crossed over into the pop charts, as he embraced the smooth Nashville sound and helped bring the genre closer to the mainstream of popular music, to the extent of having hits during the '50s in the UK, rarely a happy hunting ground for country stars. His first two hits were long-running country No. 1s with Fraulein and My Special Angel, both crossing over to the pop charts, the latter making the Top 10 as well as charting in the UK in the face of local cover versions. His third was a landmark classic with the crossover seasonal hit Jingle Bell Rock which returned him to the pop and country charts on an annual basis for several years. Over the next few years he racked up a dozen or more further hits, including No Other Baby and Jacqueline in the UK charts, underlining his distinctive appeal. This great-value 52-track 2-CD set comprises every track he released during this period, whether as an A or B side of a single, on an EP or on his one LP release in that era, and as such it represents a comprehensive anthology from his early career, which encompassed all his significant hits.

TRACKLIST

CD1

01. Yesterday's Lovin'
02. Hangin' Around
03. Freedom Lovin' Guy
04. I've Never Seen Anyone
05. Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll
06. I Don't Owe You Nothing
07. Fraulein
08. (Got A) Heartsick Feeling
09. My Special Angel
10. Standing At The End Of My World
11. Jingle Bell Rock
12. Captain Santa Claus (And His Reindeer Space Patrol)
13. Just A Little Lonesome
14. Love My Lady
15. Jacqueline
16. Living In The Shadows Of The Past
17. Borrowed Dreams
18. Schoolboy Crush
19. The Fool And The Angel
20. A Hundred Hearts
21. New River Train
22. Miss Memory
23. I Guess I'll Miss The Prom
24. Soon It Can Be Told
25. No Other Baby
26. You're No Longer Mine

CD2

01. Hurry Baby
02. My Lucky Day
03. Someone Was Already There
04. To My Sorrow
05. I Want To Be With You
06. Let Me Be The One
07. Lonely River Rhine
08. Guess We Thought The World Would End
09. Sad Eyed Baby
10. You're The One
11. How Can You Divide A Little Child
12. My Greatest Weakness
13. One Deep Love
14. Once In A Lifetime
15. Then Came You
16. Yesterday's Champagne
17. If I Only Knew
18. Far Away Heart
19. My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You
20. Sugar Moon
21. Plaything
22. The Magic Song
23. Tonight's The Night
24. Just A Little Lonesome (Alt. Version)
25. (Now And Then) There's A Fool Such As I
26. Most Of The Time