Suzie: The Hickory Anthology 1961-1965

Product Description:
Full Title - Suzie - The Hickory Anthology 1961-1965. Before Brenda Lee took over as 'The Queen Of Nashville Pop', Thompson forged an estimable run of Billboard & Cashbox chart hits. All are featured in this collection, along with the best of her album cuts & later 45s - several of which are now highly prized by collectors of girl group recordings. 26 tracks. Ace. 2003.

Suzie: The Hickory Anthology 1961-1965,Sue Thompson,Ace (U.K.),Country,Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan,Pop,Popular Music,Traditional Country,Vocal Pop

Average customer rating: Best compilation of her early sixties music

Suzie: The Hickory Anthology 1961-1965 Sue Thompson Manufacturer: Ace Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Golden Classics The Very Best of Sue Thompson Sue Thompson - Greatest Hits Complete Hits of Linda Scott Johnny Get Angry ASIN: B0000TCOFK Release Date: 2003-12-01

Tracks:

1. Angel, Angel
2. Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)
3. Norman
4. Tonight (Could Be the Night)
5. Never Love Again
6. Love Me to Pieces
7. ('Til) I Kissed You
8. Oh, Lonesome Me
9. Have a Good Time
10. James (Hold the Ladder Steady)
11. If the Boy Only Knew
12. Bonaparte's Retreat
13. Two of a Kind
14. Sob Sister
15. Suzie
16. What's Wrong, Bill?
17. True Confession
18. I Like Your Kind of Love
19. It's Twelve Thirty-Five
20. Big Daddy
21. Looking for a Good Boy
22. Bad Boy
23. Sweet Hunk of Misery
24. Walkin' My Baby
25. It's Break-Up Time
26. Paper Tiger

Product Description

1. Angel, Angel
2. Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)
3. Norman
4. Tonight (Could Be The Night)
5. Never Love Again
6. Love Me To Pieces
7. ('Til) I Kissed You
8. Oh, Lonesome Me
9. Have A Good Time
10. James (Hold The Ladder Steady)
11. If The Boy Only Knew
12. Bonaparte's Retreat
13. Two Of A Kind
14. Sob Sister
15. Suzie
16. What's Wrong, Bill?
17. True Confession
18. I Like Your Kind Of Love
19. It's Twelve Thirty Five
20. Big Daddy
21. Looking For A Good Boy
22. Bad Boy
23. Sweet Hunk Of Misery
24. Walkin' My Baby
25. It's Break Up Time
26. Paper Tiger


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Best compilation of her early sixties music.......2004-10-14

Success was slow to come for Sue, who was in her late thirties when she had all the hits that people remember her for. Those songs were generally lightweight, upbeat songs but they are very enjoyable to listen to.

Sad movies make me cry, Norman, James hold the ladder steady and Paper tiger were her four big pop hits from the early sixties. They were somewhat less successful in Britain, partly because Britain's own Carol Deene (a fine singer destined to remain forever obscure) covered most of Sue's hits and they generally competed against each other.

As well as the four big hits, Sue had top fifty American hits with Have a good time and Two of a kind, both included here. Willie can, a very minor American pop hit for Sue, is omitted but I've heard other versions of this song and I can understand why it was omitted. Ace records wisely chose to include other songs that stand the test of time much better.

The collection also includes her first single for Hickory (Angel angel, written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) and the three singles that followed Paper tiger (Sweet honk of misery, Walking my baby, It's break up time), none of which charted. In between, there were other failed singles, best of which may be It's twelve thirty five, which was written (like many of Sue's big hits) by John D Loudermilk

Sue's distinctive voice can also be heard on covers of Tonight could be the night, Love me to pieces, 'Til I kissed you, Oh lonesome me and Bonaparte's retreat.

After the pop hits dried up, Sue switched to country music, which was her natural calling anyway. She was modestly successful in that genre for several years, most notably with Big Mable Murphy, but this compilation does not cover those tracks.

This is the strongest collection of Sue's early sixties music yet released on CD.

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