Eddie Cochran - Eddie Cochran Plus Singin` to My Baby (2021)

Tracklist

01. C'mon Everybody
02. Three Steps to Heaven
03. Cut Across Shorty
04. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You (1)
05. Hallelujah! I Love Her So
06. Sittin' in the Balcony
07. Summertime Blues
08. Lovin' Time
09. Somethin' Else
10. Tell Me Why
11. Teenage Heaven
12. Drive-In Show
13. Completely Sweet
14. Undying Love
15. I'm Alone Because I Love You
16. Proud of You
17. Mean When I'm Mad
18. Stockin's & Shoes
19. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
20. Cradle Baby
21. One Kiss
22. Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie
23. Pocketful of Hearts
24. Don't Ever Let Me Go
25. Ah, Pretty Girl
26. Boll Weevil Song
27. Nervous Breakdown
28. My Way
29. Sweetie Pie
30. Twenty-Flight Rock



One of rock & roll’s most joyful and entertaining singers, the legendary Eddie Cochran (who died tragically in a car accident in London at the tender age of 21) was in the same league as the best rockabilly stars. His brash, fat guitar sound helped lay the groundwork for the power chord. His music was explosive, unchecked, rebellious and always exuberant. In addition to his vocals he played the electric guitar, bass, and several other instruments. Cochran was a great songwriter and singer, celebrating the joys of teenage life –the parties, the music, the adolescent rebellion– with an economic wit that bore some similarities to Chuck Berry. He was also (like Buddy Holly) an innovator in the studio, using overdubbing at a time when that practice was barely known on rock recordings
This quintessential collector’s edition includes Cochran’s most famous and essential albums for the Liberty label, consisting of his debut LP Singin’ to My Baby (1957) and the posthumous Eddie Cochran - 12 of His Biggest Hits (1960). These two masterpieces helped define the exact nature of rock & roll.
Also includes 9 bonus tracks from the same period. Highlights include the original hit recordings “C’mon Everybody”, “Summertime Blues”, “Somethin’ Else”, “Sittin’ in the Balcony”, and the edgy “Boll Weevil Song”, which walks a tightrope between rockabilly and country-pop without ever slipping off.

“Eddie Cochran understood to his marrow that rock & roll is not basically a musical style, still less an artform, but above all an attitude.” - Lester Bangs.

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