Various - Lost Hits Of The 50s

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:06
Size: 110.2 MB
Styles: Pop
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[2:19] 1. Laurie London - He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
[2:00] 2. The Four Knights - Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely)
[2:21] 3. Tommy Sands - Teen-Age Crush
[2:20] 4. Thurston Harris - Little Bitty Pretty One
[3:11] 5. Teen Queens - Eddie My Love
[2:04] 6. Ray Anthony - Undecided
[2:24] 7. Kay Starr - Oh, Babe!
[2:50] 8. Ed Townsend - For Your Love
[2:32] 9. Helen O'Connell - Slow Poke
[1:51] 10. Patience & Prudence - Tonight You Belong To Me
[2:25] 11. The Falcons - You're So Fine
[2:21] 12. Gisele MacKenzie - Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes
[2:10] 13. The Cheers - Black Denim Trousers & Motorcycle Boots
[2:36] 14. Marv Johnson - You Got What It Takes
[2:14] 15. Ernie Freeman - Raunchy
[2:28] 16. Jean Shepard - A Dear John Letter
[3:03] 17. The Cadets - Stranded In The Jungle
[2:33] 18. Kit Carson - Band Of Gold
[1:50] 19. The Clovers - Love Potion No. 9
[2:24] 20. Don Robertson - The Happy Whistler

As part of EMI's "Lost Hits" series, this volume focuses on the decade of the 50s. Listening to these tunes, no one would ever know that the likes of Elvis or other rock stars of the later 50s ever existed as the music here is pure mainstream 50's pop. That being acknowledged, this does offer a generous collection (20 tracks) of hit records from the 50's that are not often found on other CD reissues. Although limited to the EMI family of labels, there is a fairly extensive net cast here over the pop music of that decade.

Notable sides here include Tommy Leonetti of TV's "Your Hit Parade" with "Free", Sheriff Andy Taylor (ie., Andy Griffith's) comedy routine "Make Yourself Comfortable", Stan Freberg's last charting single "The Old Payola Roll Blues" and teenage sisters Patience and Prudence's saccharine "Gonna Get Along Without You Now". While there are a number of musically competent performances here, it does cause one to wonder about the criticism levied upon the emerging rock and roll of the era when considering some of the "acceptable" music that became hits.

While generous in musical content, this piece is a no-frills offering with no liner notes to complement the performances. Sound quality is good considering the vintage of these recordings with all tracks in mono. With its eclectic repertoire, it offers a pleasing trip through the often-not-found-elsewhere pop music of the 50s and is a worthwhile addition to any collection of music of the genre. ~Zub

Lost Hits Of The 50s

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