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Collection |  | Artist: Frankie Laine
Label: Sony Budget
Category: Music
List Price: £12.99
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 59527
Format: Box set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 5 x 1.3
UPC: 509975150562
EAN: 0509975150562
ASIN: B00027EFDO
Release Date: June 21, 2004
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Rawhide | | • | Gunfight At The OK Corral | | • | Sixteen Tons | | • | Wanted Man | | • | Highnoon | | • | Bowie Knife | | • | Along The Navajo Trail | | • | Coolwater | | • | Cityboy | | • | The Cry Of The Wild Goose | | • | Call Of The Wild | | • | Rocks And Gravel | | • | Misirlou | | • | Riders In The Sky | | • | The 3.10 To Yuma | | • | The Hanging Tree | | • | Mule Train | | • | On The Trail | | • | Moonlight Gambler | | • | North To Alaska |
Disc 2
| • | Jezebel | | • | Rose, Rose I Love You | | • | The Girl In The Wood | | • | Jealousy | | • | Sugarbush | | • | Your Cheatin Heart | | • | The Rock Of Gibraltar | | • | Where The Wind Blows | | • | Hey Joe | | • | Tell Me A Story | | • | Blowing Wild (The Ballad Of Black Gold) | | • | Granada | | • | The Gandy Dancers Ball | | • | The Kids Last Fight | | • | Setting The Woods On Fire | | • | Rain, Rain, Rain | | • | Love Is A Golden Ring | | • | The Moment Of Truth | | • | New Orleans | | • | Hawkeye |
Disc 3
| • | A Woman In Love | | • | Sposin | | • | That Lucky Old Sun | | • | Thats My Desire | | • | Mamselle | | • | I Believe | | • | Theres A Rainbow Round My Shoulder | | • | My Friend | | • | The Ruby And The Pearl | | • | There Must Be A Reason | | • | The Mermaid | | • | When Youre In Love | | • | Answer Me | | • | Strange Lady In Town | | • | Hummingbird | | • | Dont Make My Baby Blue | | • | On The Sunny Side Of The Street | | • | Shine | | • | Love Is Where You Find It | | • | Im Gonna Live Til I Die |
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| Customer Reviews:
Great compilation of Frankie's music April 3, 2009
Peter Durward Harris (Leicester England)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This British set is compiled from Frankie's recordings that are now owned by Sony, beginning in 1951. All the songs that charted in Britain are here except for a few minor hits, as well as re-recordings of some of his earlier Mercury hits. It is worth pointing out that Frankie often re-recorded his old hits to take advantage of technology that was improving rapidly in the fifties, and I'm not sure if all the later hits are original recordings. The original release dates given in the track listing are sometimes several years later than the date that the song hit the charts. People who must have the original recordings may decide not to buy this set on that basis, but those people will have to check any Frankie Laine compilation carefully.
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br /Record sales charts only started in Britain in November 1952, before which there were only sheet music charts; however, Frankie's American chart success began in 1947. Among his early American hits (on Mercury) represented here by re-recordings are That's my desire, Mam'selle, Shine, That lucky old sun, Mule train and The cry of the wild goose. The last three of these all made number one in the American charts. Frankie had plenty of lesser American hits on Mercury, so dedicated fans will want a compilation of his Mercury recordings to get those hits as well as the original recordings of the ones featured here via re-recordings.
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br /Frankie switched labels in 1951 and his records were then released on Columbia in America, but on Philips in Britain. His early American hits for his new label included Jezebel, Rose Rose I love you, The girl in the wood (a belated UK hit in 1953, having been an American hit in 1951), Jealousy, The gandy dancer's ball and When you're in love, all featured here. With the launch of the UK charts, High noon, Sugar bush (with Doris Day) and many other singles charted in both countries, though none of Frankie's wonderful duets with Jo Stafford charted in Britain and they're not featured here either, though they can be found elsewhere. Despite those records failing to chart, Frankie's solo recordings were very popular in Britain, often charting higher than they did in America. I believe, Tell me a story, Where the winds blow, Hey Joe!, Answer me (later revived by Barbara Dickson), Cool water and A woman in love (not to be confused with other famous songs titled Woman in love) were among the biggest UK hits and you'll find them all here.
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br /The first CD of this set mainly focuses on Frankie's cowboy songs, with the love songs dominating the other two discs. As an introduction to Frankie's music, this is brilliant. I already had the cowboy songs on a couple of Bear Family compilations (On the trail and On the trail again) so I'm pleased att the way this set was compiled. If I play this soon after I play the other two compilations, I can simply skip the first CD to avoid repetition. Where Frankie's music is concerned, my next task is to look for a compilation of his Mercury recordings, but meanwhile this set has all the songs that really matter, even if some of them are re-recordings.
Musical treat November 22, 2009
Linda C. Wood (Glasgow, Scotland)
Anyone who enjoys Western music will enjoy this compilation by Frankie Laine - my special favourites are "Moonlight Gambler" and "Riders in the Sky" but listeners of a certain age will recall most, if not all, of the tracks, both Western and contemporary. A great listen.
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