Jimmy Clanton - The Jimmy Clanton Collection 1957-62 (CD)

Details: Born in Louisiana, Jimmy Clanton was a rock 'n' roll era teen idol, who was regarded as the pioneer of what came to be called "swamp pop", the product of Cosimo Matassa's legendary New Orleans studio that was also the source of Fats Domino's hits. Coming into the pop scene in 1957 after the first wave of pioneering rock 'n' roll stars, as teen stars provided a slightly different and more universally acceptable strand of the new music, he had a run of hits through into the '60s before his music was overtaken by the British Invasion. This great-value 62-track 2-CD comprises almost all his A & B sides from this era on Johnny Vincent's renowned Ace Records label based in Jackson, Mississippi label, and it's subsidiary Vin, along with all his tracks from the albums "Just A Dream", "Jimmy's Blue", "Teenage Millionaire" & "Venus In Blue Jeans", not otherwise released on singles, plus selected tracks from his albums "Jimmy's Happy". It features his ten US hits from this era, including the pop No. 4 and R&B No. 1 "Just A Dream", the pop No. 5 "Go, Jimmy, Go" and the pop No. 7 "Venus In Blue Jeans". It's a substantial and fairly comprehensive overview of what was the primary era of his pop career, and it's an excellent showcase for his particular style as a teen idol and for his distinctive brand of pop.

Tracklist:

1. I Trusted You
2. That's You Baby
3. Just A Dream
4. You Aim To Please
5. A Letter To An Angel
6. A Part Of Me
7. My Love Is Strong
8. A Ship On A Stormy Sea
9. Little Boy In Love
10. My Own True Love
11. Go Jimmy Go
12. I Trusted You
13. Another Sleepless Night
14. I'm Gonna Try
15. Wait
16. Come Back
17. What Am I Gonna Do?
18. If I
19. Down The Aisle
20. I Just Wanna Make Love
21. Don't Look At Me
22. Not Like A Brother
23. Lucky In Love With You
24. Twist On Little Girl
25. Wayward Love
26. Green Light
27. Happy Times
28. Wedding Bells
29. What Am I Living For?
30. Just A Moment
31. Because I Do
32. Venus In Blue Jeans
33. Highway Bound
34. Take Her Back
35. No Greater Love
36. Its All Over Now
37. Land Of Tomorrow
38. It Takes A Long Long Time
39. Losing The One I Love
40. Angel Face
41. A Kiss To Build A Dream On
42. Jimmy's Tune
43. That Old Feeling
44. Sleepy Time Gal
45. I'm Beginning To See The Light
46. Over The Rainbow
47. You're An Old Smoothie
48. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
49. I Feel Those Tears Comin' On
50. Somebody Please Help Me
51. You'll Never Know
52. Nothing Left For Me
53. You Better Settle Down
54. You Kissed A Fool Goodbye
55. Love Me Tonight
56. I Wanna Go Home
57. Teenage Millionaire
58. Possibility
59. Darkest Street In Town
60. Molly Darling
61. Dreams Of A Fool
62. Walk With Me