Radio Gold Vol 5 (2007)

Product Summary Label: City Hall Records UPC: 00029667030427 Release Date: 11/6/2007 Buy.com Sku: 205746648 Item#: M3TEC9 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran ~ Various Artists 2. Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers ~ Various Artists 3. Good Timin' - Jimmy Jones ~ Various Artists 4. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - Jimmie Rodgers ~ Various Artists 5. Lucky Lips - Ruth Brown ~ Various Artists 6. Be My Guest - Fats Domino ~ Various Artists 7. Born To Be With You - The Chordettes ~ Various Artists 8. Next Door To an Angel - Neil Sedaka ~ Various Artists 9. If a Man Answers - Bobby Darin ~ Various Artists 10. You Always Hurt the One You Love - Clarence "Frogman" Henry ~ Various Artists 11. Heartaches By the Number ~ Various Artists 12. Cradle of Love - Johnny Preston ~ Various Artists 13. Kewpie Poll - Perry Como ~ Various Artists 14. Banna Boat Song - The Tarriers ~ Various Artists 15. Language of Love - John D. Loudermilk ~ Various Artists 16. It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' - Johnny Tillotson ~ Various Artists 17. Everybody Loves a Lover - Doris Day ~ Various Artists 18. Run To Him - Bobby Vee ~ Various Artists 19. Got a Girl - The Four Preps ~ Various Artists 20. Look For a Star - Garry Mills ~ Various Artists 21. When My Little Girl is Smiling - The Drifters ~ Various Artists 22. Another Sleepless Night - Jimmy Clanton ~ Various Artists 23. Poison Ivy - The Coasters ~ Various Artists 24. High School Confidental - Jerry Lee Lewis ~ Various Artists 25. Baby It's You - The Shirelles ~ Various Artists 26. Moonlight Gambler - Frankie Laine ~ Various Artists 27. Little Boy Sad - Johnny Burnette ~ Various Artists 28. Dream Baby - Roy Orbison ~ Various Artists 29. Burning Bridges - Jack Scott ~ Various Artists 30. Sea of Heartbreak - Don Gibson ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info For the fifth volume in Ace's Radio Gold series (which collects American pop and rock tunes that hit the British charts in the late '50s and early '60s), compiler Marty Wesker has focused on lighter pop material rather than the more rambunctious rock sides that dominated earlier volumes. There are a few potent rockers on board -- most notably Eddie Cochran's "C'mon Everybody," Jerry Lee Lewis' "High School Confidential," the Coasters' "Poison Ivy," and Fats Domino's "Be My Guest" -- but the presence of hits from Doris Day, Perry Como, the Chordettes, and the Four Preps make it clear Wesker is aiming for a different focus with this disc, and the rock-era hits of Neil Sedaka, Bobby Vee, Johnny Tillotson, and Jimmy Clanton clearly lean to the less-threatening end of the musical spectrum. But if this collection isn't much on rock & roll, it's still a fun listen, full of half-remembered hits that made their way across the airwaves many years ago, and there are a few surprises along the way, including the Tarriers' version of "The Banana Boat Song" (featuring a young Alan Arkin!), Perry Como's futile attempt at something resembling teen-friendly rock ("Kewpie Doll"), and the brassy swing of Ruth Brown's "Lucky Lips." The liner notes by Tony Rounce are excellent, and the mastering by Duncan Cowell and Rob Shread sounds crisp and snappy throughout. Fine accompaniment for your next trip to the malt shop or Inspiration Point, and it sounds a lot better than your old 45s. ~ Mark Deming   Technical Info Release Date : 11/02/2007 Original Release Date : 2007 Catalog ID : CDCHO1171 Label : Ace Records (UK) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00029667030427    Product Image