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Before They Were Hits Vol. 1
| Artist | Song | |
| Big Joe Turner | Shake Rattle and Roll 1954 | |
| Billy "The Kid" Emerson | Red Hot 1955 | |
| Bonnie Tyler | The Best 1988 | |
| Brenda Lee | Always on My Mind 1972 | |
| Carl Perkins | Blue Suede Shoes 1955 | |
| Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters | Such A Night 1958 | |
| The Crickets | I Fought the Law 1961 | |
| Harry Chapin | Cat's in the Cradle 1974 | |
| Eric Burdon & The Animals | Mama Told Me Not To Come 196 | |
| Erma Franklin | Piece Of My Heart 1967 | |
| Evie Sands | Angel Of The Morning 1967 | |
| Hank Ballard & The Midnighters | The Twist 1960 | |
| Racey | Kitty 1979 | |
| Barbie Gaye | My Boy Lollipop 1956 | |
| Jackie DeShannon | Needles & Pins 1963 | |
| Jan & Dean | Bucket 'T' 1964 | |
| Jerry Reed | Guitar Man 1967 | |
| Jimmy Jones | Handy Man 1960 | |
| Jimmy Reed | Baby What Do You Want Me to Do 1960 | |
| Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two | Folsom Prison Blues 1955 | |
| Keith Whitley | When You Say Nothing At All 1988 | |
| Little Junior's Blue Flames | Mystery Train 1953 | |
| 23 Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup | That's All Right 1946 | |
| Little Willie John | Fever 1956 | |
| Lloyd Price | Lawdy Miss Clawdy 1952 | |
| Marshall Crenshaw | You're My Favorite Waste of Time 1982 | |
| Gene Pitney | Hello Mary Lou 1960 | |
| Michel Sardou | Comme d'Habitude 1967 | |
Comment:
I Had this as a project for about 6 months. It was easy to find out about the originals. The hard part was finding the actual music. In the beginning it was quite easy, but it became harder as I went on.It's interesting to note that in some cases the originals are far better than the versions that became hits. But in most cases it's the other way around. Then again some originals are so much different than the hits so you really can't compare the two.
Notes: Brenda Lee's rendtition of "Always on My Mind" was probably recorded after Elvis Presley's was done, but was released first. Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two did not have a hit with "Folsom Prison Blues" in '55. But when he performed it before an audience of prisoners at Folsom Prison in 1968 and released that version it became his biggest hit ever.
But by far the greatest track on this volume is "When You Say Nothing At All" with Keith Whitley. That version should have been the hit, not the Ronan Keating slaughter of a really teriffic song.
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Excellent work. It's always fun to hear the original versions of songs later made famous by someone else. Check out my "Uncovering the Originals" mix, which shares this theme, but without any overlap.
Excellent stuff! So many fantastic picks. Like the Gene Pitney.
Marshall Crenshaw's recording of "You're My Favorite Waste of Time" might be my favorite recording of all time.
This is an excellent series. It looks like a lot of work went into this. I'd love to orchestrate a trade if you're interested.
"You're my Favorite Waste of Time" is one of my favorite songs. Props.
This is an excellent idea for a mix project and I congratulate you on it! There are so many interesting songs on all four volumes of this mix. But I do wonder if the title "Before They Were Hits" is entirely correct for all the songs. Keith Whitley's "When You Say Nothing at All," for example, was a number one country hit in America. Carl Perkin's "'Blue Suede Shoes,' a tune that borrowed stylistically from pop, country, and R&B music, sat at the top of all charts, the first record to accomplish such a feat while becoming Sun's first million-seller in the bargain," according to All Music Guide. There are some other titles on these mixes that were quite successful in their original version at least in America, but probably not in Europe. <
I'd love to hear these CDs, since many of these originals are unknown to me.
I'd love to hear these CDs, since many of these originals are unknown to me.
Excellent series.
excellent
Very cool project. Like Moe, I did a one volume mix like this a while back. Take a look at Hot Stuff Under The Covers.
Excellent lookin' Mix!