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Celebrating exactly 60 years since signing to Columbia Records Frankie Laine's Hits is a collection of his best loved classics. Frankie Laine was the most successful artist on the British charts in the 1950s, and his 27 collective weeks at No. 1 in 1953 is a record no other act has ever equalled. During his career he sold over 100 million records – and Hits contains recordings of many of his biggest sellers; from "Rawhide" and "Hey! Joe" to "Champion, The Wondehorse" and "High Noon".
This 26 track album features all the favourites, including no less than 16 UK chart hits, of which 13 were Top 10 hits and four hit No.1.
This 26 track album features all the favourites, including no less than 16 UK chart hits, of which 13 were Top 10 hits and four hit No.1.
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Great musical memories, the cd is exactly as described. This has been played again and again since it was received.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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It is hard to categorise the style of Frankie Laine. His music covers elements of Country, Blues, Folk, big band crooner, gospel, Jazz, Rock and Pop. But there is one thing for sure, it is unique. The music of Frankie Laine has an originality that is rich and exciting in texture.
This compilation of his Hits is excellent in every way but is by no means a definitive collection. If you are a big fan of Frankie Laine and want all of his hits in one package then this is not the best option. However if you want just one CD that represents the world of Frankie Laine then this is a great one to get. The programme of tracks here is rich and has no weak tracks to act as padding. Every track is quality.
"Jezabel" is excellent. "High Noon" (track 22) was the theme song from the western film of the same name. It was the debut hit single in the UK chart in 1952. It had been sung by cowboy star Tex Ritter in the film, but it was Laine's recording that became the big hit. From this point on, Laine would sing the theme songs over the opening credits of many Hollywood and television westerns. The second hit single in the UK was "Sugarbush" with Doris Day, (track 6) Then "The girl in the wood" (track 19) was also a hit in the UK in 1953. The following month "I believe" (track 2) reached the UK number one spot. It stayed at the top for 18 weeks.
He then had a hit with "when the wind blows" (track 23). He returned to the number one spot with "hey Joe" (track 8) and "Answer me" (track 5). 1954 came along and he had another hit with "Blowing wild" (track 10) and "Granada" and "My Friend" (track 14) also charted and reached number 3. "Rain, rain, rain" (track 21) reached number 8. 1956 brought us "Sixteen tons" (track 7) He returns to the number one spot with "A woman in love". But "Rawhide" that charts in 1959 gets to number 6. (Track 1).
Other tracks included here were hits only in the USA. "That Lucky old Sun" (track 20) "The cry of the wild geese" (track 9)and "Mule Train" (track 4) were number one on the Billboard chart. All of which are re recordings on this compilation.
He did record the theme to the TV show Champion the Wonder Horse which was originally sung by Mike Stewart.
It is clear that this compilation is an attempt to bring the best highlights of the hits of Frankie Laine from both sides of the Atlantic together on one disc. The sound on this disc is excellent and the compilation shows the originality and the success of this artist very well indeed. It is a fitting tribute to this iconic figure of pop history and makes a great addition to any pop collection of classic recordings.
This compilation of his Hits is excellent in every way but is by no means a definitive collection. If you are a big fan of Frankie Laine and want all of his hits in one package then this is not the best option. However if you want just one CD that represents the world of Frankie Laine then this is a great one to get. The programme of tracks here is rich and has no weak tracks to act as padding. Every track is quality.
"Jezabel" is excellent. "High Noon" (track 22) was the theme song from the western film of the same name. It was the debut hit single in the UK chart in 1952. It had been sung by cowboy star Tex Ritter in the film, but it was Laine's recording that became the big hit. From this point on, Laine would sing the theme songs over the opening credits of many Hollywood and television westerns. The second hit single in the UK was "Sugarbush" with Doris Day, (track 6) Then "The girl in the wood" (track 19) was also a hit in the UK in 1953. The following month "I believe" (track 2) reached the UK number one spot. It stayed at the top for 18 weeks.
He then had a hit with "when the wind blows" (track 23). He returned to the number one spot with "hey Joe" (track 8) and "Answer me" (track 5). 1954 came along and he had another hit with "Blowing wild" (track 10) and "Granada" and "My Friend" (track 14) also charted and reached number 3. "Rain, rain, rain" (track 21) reached number 8. 1956 brought us "Sixteen tons" (track 7) He returns to the number one spot with "A woman in love". But "Rawhide" that charts in 1959 gets to number 6. (Track 1).
Other tracks included here were hits only in the USA. "That Lucky old Sun" (track 20) "The cry of the wild geese" (track 9)and "Mule Train" (track 4) were number one on the Billboard chart. All of which are re recordings on this compilation.
He did record the theme to the TV show Champion the Wonder Horse which was originally sung by Mike Stewart.
It is clear that this compilation is an attempt to bring the best highlights of the hits of Frankie Laine from both sides of the Atlantic together on one disc. The sound on this disc is excellent and the compilation shows the originality and the success of this artist very well indeed. It is a fitting tribute to this iconic figure of pop history and makes a great addition to any pop collection of classic recordings.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I am a huge fan of Mr Laine, and am very dissapointed with this compilation for ione simple reason - Please be warned, that incredibly - some of the songs on this compilation are NOT the original recordings, simply re-recordings.
Check out the worst culprit "That Lucky Old Sun".
Check out the worst culprit "That Lucky Old Sun".
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