Screamin' Jay Hawkins - The Singles Collection [2013] (2 x CD's)

SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS

Screamin' Jay Hawkins - The Singles Collection [2013] (2 x CD's)

Its great to have all of this lined together. There's so many partial compilations with bits and pieces out there. A collection of singles (hence the name) from the original wild man of rock & roll, mainly focusing on his early years although of his later efforts only "Heart Attack & Vine" is a glaring omission. At times the shtick got in the way a little bit but Hawkins was a fine singer and a lot of what is on here is good rhythm 'n' blues, regardless of the smoke and mirrors. Vocally he is unmistakable, a very powerful singer but with all sorts of weird tricks that mark him out as distinct (and there can be no doubt that the young Arthur Brown cocked an ear his way when developing his own style).    Screamin' Jay (Jalacy) Hawkins may have a comic demeanour but make no mistake he took his music seriously. He broke ground in popular culture and just in the plain use of the voice - taking the vocal range and ability of his hero Paul Robeson and then adding to it a further breadth of character - screaming, yelling, crying, whispering or just plain speaking. Across a range of songs emotional, comic, story-telling, boastful, and wistful. For me its always a joy to listen to and there's so much here - most of it to the same quality as the big hit ('I put a spell on you'). (RYM)

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Screamin' Jay Hawkins - The Singles Collection [2013] CD1
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins - The Singles Collection [2013] CD2
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Track Lists

CD1

01.     I Put A Spell On You (2:27)
02.     Little Demon (2:24)
03.     Yellow Coat (2:24)
04.     Person To Person (2:09)
05.     I Hear Voices (2:40)
06.     This Is All (2:52)
07.     (She Put The) Wamee (On Me) (3:02)
08.     Frenzy (2:13)
09.     Ashes (2:49)
10.     Just Don't Care (2:29)
11.     You're All My Life To Me (2:35)
12.     Even Though (2:48)
13.     Not Anymore (3:03)
14.     Please Try To Understand (3:19)
15.     I Is (2:39)
16.     You Made Me Love You (2:01)
17.     Talk About Me (2:31)
18.     Well I Tried (2:34)
19.     I Found My Way To Wine (2:43)
20.     Baptize Me In Wine (2:34)

CD2

01.     There's Something Wrong With You (2:21)
02.     Alligator Wine (3:05)
03.     The Past (2:11)
04.     Orange Colored Sky (2:51)
05.     Armpit No.6 (2:31)
06.     Darling Please Forgive Me (2:22)
07.     Take Me Back (2:29)
08.     Hong Kong (2:22)
09.     Why Did You Waste My Time (2:55)
10.     Nitty Gritty (2:29)
11.     Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddle (2:42)
12.     Temptation (2:39)
13.     If You Are But A Dream (2:53)
14.     Ol' Man River (4:27)
15.     I Love Paris (2:25)
16.     Swing Low Sweet Chariot (1:51)
17.     Deep Purple (2:35)

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