Pat Boone - Great Hits Of 1965 (1966)

Pat Boone comes through with a good showing on Great Hits of 1965. The album would be worthy enough if for only four or five of its best songs. But, in view of the fact that nearly every track admirably displays a facet of his many-sided talent, it would not be an overstatement to suggest that this work stands ahead of every other album he recorded during the previous two years. He discharges a broad variety of popular music styles and puts his unique imprint on each one. "England Swings" and "King of the Road" — two Roger Miller songs — are presented smoothly and supplely, and are great fun. So is "Flowers on the Wall," done in Boone's jesting, yet wholly committed way. His rendering of "I Will" is crisp, clear, and robust. He offers a surprisingly effective treatment of "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," and if it isn't one of the album's standouts, it is nonetheless, perfectly credible. "Judith" (from the movie of the same name) is the album's one offering that was not, in fact, a great hit of 1965. It must have been a song that Pat Boone liked a lot, and it's not difficult to imagine why. It's a deeply moving and hauntingly beautiful piece; one of the most polished musical works Boone has ever put to record. The only track from this album which has little to recommend it is "Make the World Go Away." If Eddy Arnold had never cut the record, Boone's version might seem convincing enough, But Arnold so clearly owns the definitive interpretation that next to it, Boone's take is only so-so. Yet just the same Great Hits of 1965 is a solid, good album. ~ Arthur Rowe

Tracklist:
1.01 - Pat Boone - Judith (2:30)
1.02 - Pat Boone - I Will (2:16)
1.03 - Pat Boone - England Swings (1:50)
1.04 - Pat Boone - Yesterday (2:27)
1.05 - Pat Boone - A Taste Of Honey (2:05)
1.06 - Pat Boone - Make The World Go Away (2:29)
1.07 - Pat Boone - Flowers On The Wall (2:20)
1.08 - Pat Boone - As Tears Go By (3:01)
1.09 - Pat Boone - King Of The Road (2:21)
1.10 - Pat Boone - One Has My Name (2:34)
1.11 - Pat Boone - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (3:25)
1.12 - Pat Boone - Spanish Eyes (2:52)