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Anthology (1956-1980)

Anthology (1956-1980)
Brenda Lee

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Track Listing

Disc 1:

  1. Jambalaya (On the Bayou) [#]
  2. Bigelow 6-200
  3. One Step at a Time
  4. Dynamite
  5. Little Jonah (Rock on Your Steel Guitar)
  6. Let's Jump the Broomstick
  7. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
  8. Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
  9. Sweet Nothin's
  10. Weep No More My Baby
  11. I Want to Be Wanted
  12. That's All You Gotta Do
  13. I'm Sorry
  14. Emotions
  15. If You Love Me (Really Love Me)
  16. You Can Depend on Me
  17. Kansas City
  18. Dum Dum
  19. Fool #1
  20. So Deep

Disc 2:

  1. Break It to Me Gently
  2. Everybody Loves Me But You
  3. Heart in Hand
  4. Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)
  5. All Alone Am I
  6. My Coloring Book
  7. Losing You
  8. I Wonder
  9. Grass Is Greener
  10. My Whole World Is Falling Down
  11. As Usual
  12. Is It True?
  13. Too Many Rivers
  14. Coming on Strong
  15. Johnny One Time
  16. Nobody Wins
  17. Big Four Poster Bed
  18. Rock On Baby
  19. Tell Me What It's Like
  20. Broken Trust

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #30209 in Music
  • Brand: MCA
  • Released on: 1991-08-27
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Dimensions: .48 pounds

Customer Reviews

From rock'n'roll to country5
Brenda Lee was one of the most successful singers of the early sixties, when she was still just a teenager. As the sixties progressed, her music mellowed, with fewer rocking songs and more ballads. In the seventies, she switched to country music, thus returning to her roots. All these aspects of her career are represented in this fine anthology, which begins with Jambalaya, a song that Brenda covered when aged just eleven.

Brenda had many hits in America and around the world, but the hits were not always the same in each country. Speak to me pretty, Brenda's biggest UK hit, was not even released as a single in the USA. Generally, Brenda's biggest American hits were ballads, while her biggest British hits were rockers.

All her big American hits are included here, but Speak to me pretty is missing - not surprising, as this is an American compilation. Fans who want that song can find it on a British compilation.

Among her classic pop hits to be found here are Let's jump the broomstick, Rocking around the Christmas tree, Sweet nothings, I'm sorry, Emotions, Dum dum, Fool number one, All alone am I, As usual, Coming on strong and Johnny one time.

Brenda made several country albums in the seventies and early eighties. This anthology does not do full justice to this aspect of her career, but Nobody wins, Big four poster bed, Rock on baby, Tell me what it's like and Broken trust show just how good she was at it.

Brenda has been poorly served when it comes to CD releases, especially the later stuff, but this is the strongest compilation of her music yet released.

For Brenda's fans this CD has the lot.4
The sound is great, all the songs are there, if your a fan this is for you. I bought it on recommendation after reading comments here. A great buy.

This Little Girl Rocks!5
I did not think I'd like this set all that much, since I'm not a big Brenda Lee fan.

That all changed after hearing this set. WHAT A TALENT!

This contains one of the best versions of "Kansas City" that I've ever heard. It's got all of the familiar hits on it, too.

MCA did a superb job on this one. Every song is absolutely pristine in quality.

I couldn't be happier with this set!