Red Sovine - Collection 1949-59 (CD)

Details: Red Sovine was a country singer and songwriter, associated very much with the honky-tonk style, whose career had two fairly distinct eras where he enjoyed success, separated by a fallow period in the early 1960s. Although he went to have more hits from 1964 through to 1981, this collection deals with the first decade or so of his career, when he established his reputation and had his initial chart success. His appearances on "Louisiana Hayride" in it's early years alongside Hank Williams brought him a contract with Williams' label MGM, and he also became closely associated with honky-tonk star Webb Pierce. This great-value 56-track 2-CD collection comprises most of his A & B sides from his MGM and Decca releases during this era, including duets with Webb Pierce and Goldie Hill. It features his country chart entries during these years, including the Top 5 hit "Hold Everything (Till I Get Home)" and the No. 15 "If Jesus Came to Your House", plus his No. 1 duet with Webb Pierce "Why Baby Why", his No. 5 duet with Webb Pierce "Little Rosa", along with his No. 14 duet with Goldie Hill "Yankee Go Home". He was an artist whose music through the 1950s was very much of it's era, matching his stylish and flashy suits, and this collection offers a comprehensive overview of that key first decade of his career.

Tracklist:

1. Who's Lonely Now?
2. I Wanted You For A Lifetime
3. Please Don't Let Me Love You
4. A Lifetime Of Regret
5. I'm Only A Shoulder To Cry On
6. Why Pretend
7. A Hard Road To Travel
8. I'll Worry You Out Of My Mind
9. The Intoxicated Rat
10. Groovy Boy
11. When I Get Rich
12. You're Barking Up The Wrong Tree
13. Dear Mr. Santa Claus
14. Christmas Alone
15. Billy Goat Boogie
16. Big Dipper
17. Fourflusher
18. Farewell So Long Goodbye
19. Sundown Sue
20. Don't Worry
21. It'd Surprise You
22. A Loveless Marriage
23. Okey Dokey
24. Till Today
25. A Quarter's Worth Of Heartaches
26. I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away The Key)
27. You Taught Me How
28. How Do You Think I Feel
29. My New Love Affair
30. Don't Drop It
31. Don't Be The One
32. Outlaw
33. Ko Ko Mo
34. Are You Mine
35. I Hope You Don't Care
36. I'm Glad You Found A Place For Me
37. Why Baby Why
38. Sixteen Tons
39. Missing You
40. If Jesus Came To Your House
41. I Got Religion (The Old Time Way)
42. Little Rosa
43. Hold Everything (Till I Get Home)
44. The Best Years Of Your Life
45. My Little Rat
46. A Poor Man‘S Riches
47. Down On The Corner Of Love
48. Juke Joint Johnny
49. No Thanks Bartender
50. Wrong
51. Four Arms
52. Once More
53. Courtin‘ Time In Tennessee
54. You Used To Be My Baby
55. Yankee Go Home
56. A Lot Like You