Conway Twitty - The Rock 'N' Roll Years 1956-1963 (2015)

Tracklist

001. It's Only Make Believe
002. It's Too Late
003. Mona Lisa
004. Prisoner of Love (Take 4)
005. Rock House
006. Star Spangled Heaven (Take 8)
007. That's Where My Lovin' Goes
008. Where Your Love Leadeth Me (Demo)
009. A' Huggin' and A' Kissin'
010. Big Town (Demo)
011. Crazy Dreams (Take 2)
012. Don't You Dare Let Me Down
013. I Almost Lost My Mind
014. I'll Try
015. Sentimental Journey
016. Unchained Melody (Master)
017. Can't We Go Steady
018. Give Me Some Love (Master)
019. Hallelujah, I Love Her So
020. I Got a Woman
021. I Vibrate (From My Head to My Feet)
022. Send Her To Me
023. Sweet Sorrow
024. This Road That I Walk (Demo)
025. A Little Bird Told Me
026. Bad Man (Demo)
027. I Need Your Lovin' Kiss
028. Lonely Blue Boy (US version)
029. My Babe
030. The Flame
031. Will You Love Me Then, As You Love Me Now
032. You'll Never Walk Alone
033. C'est Si Bon
034. Ever Since You Went Away (Demo)
035. Hey Little Lucy (Don'tcha Put No Lipstick On)
036. It's Driving Me Wild (Take 6)
037. Just In Time
038. Let The Good Times Roll
039. Sorry
040. The Story of My Love (Demo)
041. Blue Is the Way I Feel (Demo)
042. Blue Moon
043. Born to Sing the Blues
044. Don't You Know (Demo)
045. Fever
046. Halfway to Heaven (Version 1)
047. Long Black Train
048. Turn Around
049. Blue Suede Shoes
050. Boss Man
051. Eternal Tears (Version 2)
052. Maybe Baby
053. Teasin'
054. Turn the Other Cheek (Demo)
055. Walk On By
056. When I'm Not with You (Demo)
057. Don't Cry No More
058. Foggy River
059. Great Balls of Fire
060. Heavenly
061. Judge of Hearts (Demo) (False Start, Take 2)
062. Portrait of a Fool
063. Shake It Up
064. Treat Me Mean, Treat Me Cruel (Demo)
065. City Lights
066. Halfway to Heaven (Version 2)
067. I Need Your Lovin'
068. I'm Checkin' Out (Demo)
069. Jailhouse Rock
070. Platinum High School
071. There Is Something On Your Mind
072. Yea, Yea, Boo Hoo (Demo)
073. Born to Sing the Blues (Take 3)
074. Don't Cry No More (Version 2)
075. Faded Love
076. Heartache Just Walked In (Demo)
077. Heavenly (Demo)
078. Just Because
079. Treat Me Nice
080. Trouble In Mind
081. Come on Home (Demo)
082. Cry Jane Cry
083. Don't Let the Stars Get In Your Eyes
084. Golly Gosh Oh Gee
085. Handy Man
086. I Wonder If You Told Her About Me (Demo)
087. Mister Jones (Take 6)
088. Pretty Eyed Baby
089. Ages and Ages Ago
090. Blueberry Hill
091. Double Talk Baby
092. Hang Up the Phone
093. Nobody (Demo)
094. Rebound (Take 14)
095. The Girl at the Bar (Demo)
096. The Girl Can't Help It
097. A Little Piece of My Heart (Take 7)
098. Heartbreak Hotel
099. I Hope, I Think, I Wish
100. Shake, Rattle and Roll
101. Sputnick (Demo) (Instr.)
102. The Hurt In My Heart
103. Why Can't I Get Through to You
104. You Made Me What I am (Demo)
105. Crazy Dreams (Take 3)
106. Diana
107. Easy to Fall In Love (Demo)
108. I'll Get Over Losing You (Demo)
109. Maybe Tomorrow We'll Know
110. She Knows Me Like a Book (Take 7)
111. The Pickup
112. You Win Again
113. Comfy 'n Cozy (Take 10)
114. Danny Boy
115. Give Me Some Love (Take 1)
116. Goin' Home (Demo)
117. Have I Been Away Too Long (Demo)
118. Hound Dog
119. Splish Splash
120. Tell Me One More Time (Stereo)
121. Big Train (Demo) (Instr.)
122. Born to Sing the Blues (Take 1)
123. Hey Miss Ruby
124. Let Me Be the Judge (Demo)
125. Lookin' Back
126. Reelin' and Rockin'
127. She Ain't No Angel
128. What Am I Living For
129. A Fallen Star
130. A Million Teardrops (Take 13)
131. Born to Sing the Blues (Take 2)
132. Got My Mojo Working
133. Pledging My Love
134. Restless (Master, Take 10)
135. Sound of an Angel's Wings (Demo)
136. Teenage Heart (Demo)
137. Born to Sing the Blues (False Start, Take 3)
138. Highland Rock
139. I'd Still Play the Fool
140. Long Tall Texan
141. One and Only You (Demo)
142. Prisoner of Love (Take 3)
143. She's Mine
144. The Next Kiss (Is the Last Goodbye)
145. A Tree In the Meadow
146. Betty Lou
147. Born to Sing the Blues (Take 4)
148. Go On and Cry
149. Lonely Kind of Love
150. Midnite Creep
151. Unchained Melody (Take 5)
152. When I'm Not With You
153. Above and Beyond (The Call of Love)
154. Beach Comber
155. Crazy Dreams (Take 1)
156. Don't You Know
157. Knock Three Times (Take17)
158. She Loves Me (She Don't Love You)
159. Unchained Melody (Take 13)
160. Crazy Dreams (False Start, Take 2)
161. Easy to Fall In Love
162. I'm In a Blue, Blue Mood (with Roy Orbison)
163. I'm Sorry Heart
164. Sweet Sorrow (Alt.)
165. The Story of My Love
166. What a Dream
167. (I Wanna) Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
168. Because You Love Me (Take 13)
169. Crazy Dreams (Take 4)
170. Is a Blue Bird Blue (Take 16)
171. It's Driving Me Wild (Take 9) (Alt.)
172. My One and Only You
173. Talkin' About You
174. Goin' Home
175. Leonora My Love (Take 13)
176. Man Alone
177. Walk On By (Overdub)
178. Walk Proud
179. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
180. Donna's Dream
181. Make Me Know You're Mine
182. Mister Jones (Take 5)
183. My Heart Cries
184. Rosaleena
185. Such a Night
186. A Little Piece of My Heart (Take 5)
187. Judge of Hearts
188. My Adobe Hacienda (Master)
189. My Baby Left Me
190. Sweet Georgia Brown
191. Tower of Tears
192. A Little Piece of My Heart (Take 6)
193. First Romance
194. Hey Little Lucy (Don'tcha Put No Lipstick On) (Alt.)
195. I Can Hear My Heart Break
196. Lonely Blue Boy (UK version)
197. A Million Teardrops (Take 12)
198. Betty Lou (Take 14)
199. I Need You So
200. Restless (Take 8)
201. Because You Love Me (Take 6)
202. My Adobe Hacienda (Alt.)

Fans of Conway Twitty's pre-country recordings will rejoice with this massive eight-disc, 202-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.

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