Jimmy Justice - Ain't That Funny: The Pye Anthology (2001)

Jimmy Justice was a British pop singer who made only one chart hit in America: "When My Little Girl Is Smiling," which went all the way to number 127 in 1962. In other words, he was mainly an overseas phenomenon. In his defense, his American hit had to compete with an already-established version by the Drifters that was released earlier the same year. Ain't That Funny is a two-disc set with 50 of Justice's Pye recordings (including "When My Little Girl Is Smiling") from 1960-1965. Justice's style contains elements of soul and traditional pop, very much like Bobby Darin. Many of his recordings are covers of American hits made for the British audience, drawn from diverse sources in the country, pop, and R&B fields. The anthology takes its name from one of Justice's biggest U.K. hits, a British composition that was picked up by Kapp for American release. It didn't chart here despite favorable reviews, but did well enough to earn Justice a few releases in the States, some of which were recorded specifically for the American market. Ain't That Funny offers a generous and affordable in-depth look at one of England's early pop stars.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Jimmy Justice - Understand (Just How You Feel) (2:50)
1.02 - Jimmy Justice - Bloodshot Eyes (2:29)
1.03 - Jimmy Justice - When Love Has Left You (2:18)
1.04 - Jimmy Justice - The Teacher (2:12)
1.05 - Jimmy Justice - Baby, Talk to Me (1:58)
1.06 - Jimmy Justice - Al Little Bit of Soap (2:10)
1.07 - Jimmy Justice - Little Lonely One (2:13)
1.08 - Jimmy Justice - When My Little Girl Is Smiling (2:26)
1.09 - Jimmy Justice - If I Lost Your Love (1:39)
1.10 - Jimmy Justice - Ain't That Funny (2:08)
1.11 - Jimmy Justice - One (2:10)
1.12 - Jimmy Justice - My One Sin (2:10)
1.13 - Jimmy Justice - Spanish Harlem (2:50)
1.14 - Jimmy Justice - Write Me a Letter (1:55)
1.15 - Jimmy Justice - Parade of Broken Hearts (1:58)
1.16 - Jimmy Justice - Dawning (2:16)
1.17 - Jimmy Justice - Once In a Lifetime (2:32)
1.18 - Jimmy Justice - Like You (3:29)
1.19 - Jimmy Justice - Softly As In a Morning Sunrise (2:37)
1.20 - Jimmy Justice - Misty (2:54)
1.21 - Jimmy Justice - Too Long Will Be Too Late (2:11)
1.22 - Jimmy Justice - Early In the Morning (1:34)
1.23 - Jimmy Justice - I'm Beginning to See the Light (1:52)
1.24 - Jimmy Justice - Yes, Indeed (2:05)
1.25 - Jimmy Justice - (If You Love Me) I Won't Care (3:15)
1.26 - Jimmy Justice - Hallelujah I Love Her So (2:17)
1.27 - Jimmy Justice - What'd I Say (4:37)
2.28 - Jimmy Justice - World of Lonely People (2:18)
2.29 - Jimmy Justice - I Wake Up Crying (1:52)
2.30 - Jimmy Justice - Little Cracked Bell (Of San Requel) (2:47)
2.31 - Jimmy Justice - Lighted Windows (2:19)
2.32 - Jimmy Justice - The Guitar Player (Her and Him) (2:34)
2.33 - Jimmy Justice - Don't Let the Stars Get In Your Eyes (2:05)
2.34 - Jimmy Justice - The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (2:33)
2.35 - Jimmy Justice - I Can't Stop Loving You (3:04)
2.36 - Jimmy Justice - Limbo Rock (2:17)
2.37 - Jimmy Justice - The Swiss Maid (1:53)
2.38 - Jimmy Justice - (Desafinado) Slightly Out of Tune (2:11)
2.39 - Jimmy Justice - Save the Last Dance for Me (2:50)
2.40 - Jimmy Justice - Tell Her (2:08)
2.41 - Jimmy Justice - The Folk Singer (2:53)
2.42 - Jimmy Justice - Loop de Loop (2:52)
2.43 - Jimmy Justice - Can't Get Used to Losing You (2:22)
2.44 - Jimmy Justice - The Green Leaves of Summer (3:03)
2.45 - Jimmy Justice - Up On the Roof (2:34)
2.46 - Jimmy Justice - You're Going to Need My Lovin' (2:32)
2.47 - Jimmy Justice - Since You've Been Gone (2:07)
2.48 - Jimmy Justice - Don't Say That Again (1:52)
2.49 - Jimmy Justice - Only Heartbreaks for Me (2:54)
2.50 - Jimmy Justice - Everything In the Garden (2:03)