CONWAY TWITTY
Conway Twitty - The Rock 'N' Roll Years [1997] (8 x CDs)
Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 - June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. From 1971 to 1976, Twitty received a string of Country Music Association awards for duets with Loretta Lynn. He was inducted into both the Country Music and Rockabilly Halls of Fame.
Twitty was known for his frequent use of romantic and sentimental themes in his songs. Due to his following being compared to a religious revival, comedian Jerry Clower nicknamed Twitty "The High Priest of Country Music", the eventual title of his 33rd studio album. Twitty achieved stardom with hit songs like "Hello Darlin'", "You've Never Been This Far Before" and "Linda on My Mind". Twitty topped Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart 40 times in his career, a record that stood for two decades until it was surpassed by George Strait, and topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart once with "It's Only Make Believe". He wrote eleven of his Billboard Hot Country Songs chart-topping hits. (Wikipedia)
Fans of Conway Twitty's pre-country recordings will rejoice with this massive eight-disc, 192-track collection, collecting every track from an eight-year period encompassing 1956 to 1964. Here's Conwayfrom his start as a scrapping rockabilly to his early hit-making triumphs right up to the cusp of his even more popular change in direction. The first disc collects his 1956 recordings for Sam Phillips in Memphis. Although Conwaywith his band, the RockHousers never saw a release on Sun Records, it certainly wasn't for lack of trying. The disc kicks off with his original recording of the band's theme, "Rockhouse," which became Roy Orbison's second Sun single. Although few titles seemed to survive, several full sessions featuring multiple takes did, and they're here. Disc two is where the hits begin, kicking off with "It's Only Make Believe." With a career-making tune under his belt, Twitty quickly moved in to a groove of recording teen ballads like "The Story of My Love" while still cutting growly rockers like "I Vibrate (From My Head to My Feet)." Disc three and four continue the trend with the hits "Mona Lisa" and "Danny Boy." The next two discs find Twitty exploring the 1950s rock & roll catalog, but Conway's move to country is presaged with the inclusion of "Walk On By." There's also a nice duet with Roy Orbison on "I'm In a Blue, Blue Mood." The final two discs show Twitty trying on R&B and blues numbers for size, plus rockers like "The Pickup," whose beat and storyline presaged Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman" by a couple of years. Glossy, uptown versions of "City Lights," "Faded Love" and 17 raw demos of hard country material close the set. Those who only know Conway's later, lacquer-haired country period will find this massive box a major revelation. (AllMusic review by Cub Koda)
There are more than 40 recordings that have never been available before this was available plus all the ABC recordings - many previously unissued, and more than 20 previously unissued MGM tracks from recently discovered tapes.
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Track lists
CD1
01 Conway Twitty - Rock House 2:10
02 Conway Twitty - Crazy Dreams (Take 2) 2:43
03 Conway Twitty - Give Me Some Love (Master) 2:03
04 Conway Twitty - I Need Your Lovin' Kiss 2:03
05 Conway Twitty - Just in Time 2:46
06 Conway Twitty - Born to Sing The Blues 2:24
07 Conway Twitty - Maybe Baby 2:14
08 Conway Twitty - Shake it Up 2:39
09 Conway Twitty - I Need Your Lovin' 2:31
10 Conway Twitty - Born to Sing the Blues 2:24
11 Conway Twitty - Golly Gosh Oh Gee 2:01
12 Conway Twitty - Double Talk Baby 2:50
13 Conway Twitty - Why Can't I Get Through to You 2:30
14 Conway Twitty - Crazy Dreams (Take 3) 2:48
15 Conway Twitty - Give Me Some Love (Take 1) 2:05
16 Conway Twitty - Born to Sing the Blues (Take 1) 2:23
17 Conway Twitty - Born to Sing the Blues (Take 2) 2:24
18 Conway Twitty - Born to Sing the Blues (False Start, Take 3) 2:29
19 Conway Twitty - Born to Sing the Blues (Take 4) 2:20
20 Conway Twitty - Crazy Dreams (Take 1) 2:43
21 Conway Twitty - Crazy Dreams (False Start, Take 2) 2:53
22 Conway Twitty - Crazy Dreams (Take 3) 2:44
CD2
01 Conway Twitty - It's Only Make Believe 2:12
02 Conway Twitty - I'll Try 2:17
03 Conway Twitty - I Vibrate (From My Head to My Feet) 2:02
04 Conway Twitty - Will You Love Me Then, as You Love Me Now 2:28
05 Conway Twitty - The Story of My Love 2:23
06 Conway Twitty - Don't You Know 2:35
07 Conway Twitty - When I'm Not with You 1:57
08 Conway Twitty - Judge of Hearts (False Start, Take 2) 2:28
09 Conway Twitty - Yea, Yea, Boo Hoo 2:11
10 Conway Twitty - Heavenly 1:37
11 Conway Twitty - Come on Home 1:55
12 Conway Twitty - Nobody 1:40
13 Conway Twitty - Sputnick (Instr.) 2:17
14 Conway Twitty - Easy to Fall in Love 1:36
15 Conway Twitty - Goin' Home 1:19
16 Conway Twitty - Big Train (Instr.) 3:10
17 Conway Twitty - Teenage Heart 2:49
18 Conway Twitty - One and Only You 1:52
19 Conway Twitty - When I'm Not With You 2:09
20 Conway Twitty - Don't You Know 2:11
21 Conway Twitty - The Story of My Love 2:17
22 Conway Twitty - My One and Only You 2:24
23 Conway Twitty - Goin' Home 2:08
24 Conway Twitty - Make Me Know You're Mine 2:23
25 Conway Twitty - Judge of Hearts 2:20
26 Conway Twitty - First Romance 2:24
27 Conway Twitty - I Need You So 2:33
CD3
01 Conway Twitty - Mona Lisa 2:26
02 Conway Twitty - Sentimental Journey 2:09
03 Conway Twitty - Hallelujah, I Love Her So 2:20
04 Conway Twitty - You'll Never Walk Alone 2:36
05 Conway Twitty - Hey Little Lucy (Don'tcha Put No Lipstick On) 1:49
06 Conway Twitty - Halfway to Heaven (Version 1) 2:14
07 Conway Twitty - Teasin' 2:05
08 Conway Twitty - Heavenly 2:29
09 Conway Twitty - Halfway to Heaven (Version 2) 2:18
10 Conway Twitty - Just Because 1:49
11 Conway Twitty - Cry Jane Cry 2:22
12 Conway Twitty - Blueberry Hill 2:36
13 Conway Twitty - Heartbreak Hotel 2:16
14 Conway Twitty - You Win Again 2:24
15 Conway Twitty - Danny Boy 2:47
16 Conway Twitty - Hey Miss Ruby 2:23
17 Conway Twitty - Restless (Master, Take 10) 2:21
18 Conway Twitty - She's Mine 1:57
19 Conway Twitty - Lonely Kind of Love 2:32
20 Conway Twitty - Beach Comber 1:51
21 Conway Twitty - Easy to Fall in Love 2:12
22 Conway Twitty - Because You Love Me (Take 13) 2:24
23 Conway Twitty - Leonora My Love (Take 13) 2:18
24 Conway Twitty - Rosaleena 2:46
25 Conway Twitty - My Adobe Hacienda (Master) 2:15
26 Conway Twitty - Hey Little Lucy (Don'tcha Put No Lipstick On) (Alt.) 1:50
27 Conway Twitty - Restless (Take 8) 2:27
28 Conway Twitty - Because You Love Me (Take 6) 2:28
29 Conway Twitty - My Adobe Hacienda (Alt.) 2:14
CD4
01 Conway Twitty - Star Spangled Heaven (Take 8) 3:25
02 Conway Twitty - A' Huggin' and A' Kissin' 2:02
03 Conway Twitty - Can't We Go Steady 2:30
04 Conway Twitty - Lonely Blue Boy (US version) 2:15
05 Conway Twitty - Sorry 2:29
06 Conway Twitty - Blue Moon 2:21
07 Conway Twitty - Eternal Tears (Version 2) 2:18
08 Conway Twitty - Foggy River 2:34
09 Conway Twitty - Platinum High School 2:27
10 Conway Twitty - Trouble in Mind 2:36
11 Conway Twitty - Pretty Eyed Baby 1:54
12 Conway Twitty - Rebound (Take 14) 1:58
13 Conway Twitty - The Hurt in My Heart 2:27
14 Conway Twitty - Maybe Tomorrow We'll Know 2:12
15 Conway Twitty - Tell Me One More Time (Stereo) 2:02
16 Conway Twitty - What Am I Living For 2:38
17 Conway Twitty - A Fallen Star 2:25
18 Conway Twitty - I'd Still Play the Fool 1:58
19 Conway Twitty - Betty Lou 2:07
20 Conway Twitty - Knock Three Times (Take17) 2:15
21 Conway Twitty - What a Dream 2:33
22 Conway Twitty - Is a Blue Bird Blue (Take 16) 2:37
23 Conway Twitty - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 2:54
24 Conway Twitty - My Heart Cries 2:06
25 Conway Twitty - Sweet Georgia Brown 2:34
26 Conway Twitty - Lonely Blue Boy (UK version) 2:16
27 Conway Twitty - Betty Lou (Take 14) 2:14
CD5
01 Conway Twitty - That's Where My Lovin' Goes 1:53
02 Conway Twitty - Don't You Dare Let Me Down 1:52
03 Conway Twitty - Send Her to Me 2:37
04 Conway Twitty - The Flame 2:10
05 Conway Twitty - C'est Si Bon 2:18
06 Conway Twitty - Long Black Train 2:47
07 Conway Twitty - Blue Suede Shoes 1:52
08 Conway Twitty - Great Balls of Fire 1:56
09 Conway Twitty - Jailhouse Rock 2:17
10 Conway Twitty - Treat Me Nice 2:09
11 Conway Twitty - Handy Man 2:02
12 Conway Twitty - The Girl Can't Help It 2:03
13 Conway Twitty - Shake, Rattle and Roll 3:03
14 Conway Twitty - Diana 2:33
15 Conway Twitty - Splish Splash 2:40
16 Conway Twitty - Reelin' and Rockin' 2:19
17 Conway Twitty - A Million Teardrops (Take 13) 2:18
18 Conway Twitty - The Next Kiss (Is the Last Goodbye) 2:07
19 Conway Twitty - A Tree in the Meadow 2:33
20 Conway Twitty - Above and Beyond (The Call of Love) 2:15
21 Conway Twitty - I'm in a Blue, Blue Mood (with Roy Orbison) 2:56
22 Conway Twitty - (I Wanna) Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young 2:06
23 Conway Twitty - Man Alone 2:46
24 Conway Twitty - Donna's Dream 2:43
25 Conway Twitty - Tower of Tears 2:20
26 Conway Twitty - I Can Hear My Heart Break 2:51
27 Conway Twitty - A Million Teardrops (Take 12) 2:18
CD6
01 Conway Twitty - Prisoner of Love (Take 4) 2:39
02 Conway Twitty - Unchained Melody (Master) 2:30
03 Conway Twitty - Sweet Sorrow 2:19
04 Conway Twitty - A Little Bird Told Me 1:52
05 Conway Twitty - It's Driving Me Wild (Take 6) 2:27
06 Conway Twitty - Turn Around 2:19
07 Conway Twitty - Walk on By 2:25
08 Conway Twitty - Portrait of a Fool 2:31
09 Conway Twitty - There is Something on Your Mind 2:33
10 Conway Twitty - Don't Cry No More 2:41
11 Conway Twitty - Mister Jones 2:26
12 Conway Twitty - Hang Up the Phone 2:07
13 Conway Twitty - A Little Piece of My Heart (Take 7) 2:48
14 Conway Twitty - She Knows Me Like a Book (Take 7) 2:05
15 Conway Twitty - Comfy 'n Cozy (Take 10) 2:05
16 Conway Twitty - Lookin' Back 2:33
17 Conway Twitty - Pledging My Love 2:37
18 Conway Twitty - Prisoner of Love (Take 3) 2:31
19 Conway Twitty - Unchained Melody (Take 5) 2:35
20 Conway Twitty - Unchained Melody (Take 13) 2:32
21 Conway Twitty - Sweet Sorrow (Alt.) 2:14
22 Conway Twitty - It's Driving Me Wild (Take 9) (Alt.) 2:24
23 Conway Twitty - Walk on By (Overdub) 2:26
24 Conway Twitty - Mister Jones (Take 5) 2:28
25 Conway Twitty - A Little Piece of My Heart (Take 5) 2:33
26 Conway Twitty - A Little Piece of My Heart (Take 6) 2:38
CD7
01 Conway Twitty - It's Too Late 2:24
02 Conway Twitty - I Almost Lost My Mind 2:35
03 Conway Twitty - I Got a Woman 3:05
04 Conway Twitty - My Babe 2:34
05 Conway Twitty - Let The Good Times Roll 2:25
06 Conway Twitty - Fever 2:30
07 Conway Twitty - Boss Man 3:01
08 Conway Twitty - City Lights 2:54
09 Conway Twitty - Don't Cry No More (Version 2) 2:16
10 Conway Twitty - Faded Love 3:07
11 Conway Twitty - Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes 2:18
12 Conway Twitty - Ages and Ages Ago 2:15
13 Conway Twitty - I Hope, I Think, I Wish 2:21
14 Conway Twitty - The Pickup 2:26
15 Conway Twitty - Hound Dog 2:10
16 Conway Twitty - She Ain't No Angel 2:41
17 Conway Twitty - Got My Mojo Working 2:27
18 Conway Twitty - Long Tall Texan 2:04
19 Conway Twitty - Go on and Cry 2:12
20 Conway Twitty - She Loves Me (She Don't Love You) 2:19
21 Conway Twitty - I'm Sorry Heart 2:07
22 Conway Twitty - Talkin' About You 2:37
23 Conway Twitty - Walk Proud 2:12
24 Conway Twitty - Such a Night 2:34
25 Conway Twitty - My Baby Left Me 2:13
CD8
01 Conway Twitty - Where Your Love Leadeth Me 2:14
02 Conway Twitty - Big Town 2:29
03 Conway Twitty - This Road That I Walk 1:59
04 Conway Twitty - Bad Man 2:56
05 Conway Twitty - Ever Since You Went Away 2:09
06 Conway Twitty - Blue is the Way I Feel 1:55
07 Conway Twitty - Turn the Other Cheek 2:22
08 Conway Twitty - Treat Me Mean, Treat Me Cruel 1:38
09 Conway Twitty - I'm Checkin' Out 2:04
10 Conway Twitty - Heartache Just Walked in 2:38
11 Conway Twitty - I Wonder If You Told Her About Me 2:03
12 Conway Twitty - The Girl at the Bar 2:07
13 Conway Twitty - You Made Me What I Am 2:29
14 Conway Twitty - I'll Get Over Losing You 2:35
15 Conway Twitty - Have I Been Away Too Long 2:33
16 Conway Twitty - Let Me Be the Judge 2:23
17 Conway Twitty - Sound of an Angel's Wings 2:34
18 Conway Twitty - Highland Rock 1:55
19 Conway Twitty - Midnite Creep 2:14
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