Hank Locklin was one of the early exponents of the honk- tonk style of country

Hank Locklin was one of the early exponents of the honk- tonk style of country, although his biggest successes came during the late '50s and early '60s with hits like 'Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On' and 'Please Help Me I'm Falling' during the time when the boundaries between country and pop were becoming increasingly blurred. This great-value 58-track 2-CD set focuses entirely on his singles output during the first fifteen years or so of his career during which his reputation was established and he had his biggest hits, from his early singles for the Gold Star label in 1948, and through his years with the Four Star label, when he had his initial hits, including the country No. 1 'Let Me Be The One', until he joined RCA in 1953for whom he had his major successes. It naturally features the thirteen country and pop hits he had during this period, including, as well as those mentioned above, 'From Here To There To You', 'Geisha Girl', 'It's A Little More Like Heaven' and 'Happy Birthday To Me', and comprises the majority of his A sides during that time with a good sprinkling of selected B sides as well. It's therefore an entertaining cross-section of his work, and offers an interesting insight into how his style developed during what was one of the most dynamic eras in the history of popular music.

Track Listing

• Rio Grande Waltz
• You've been Talking In Your Sleep
• Please Come Back And Stay
• I Worship You
• The Same Sweet Girl
• Knocking At Your Door
• Send Me The Pillow (That You Dream On)
• I'm Lonely Darling
• Our Love Will Show The Way
• Are You Treating Your Neighbor As Yourself
• Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room
• Midnight Tears
• Paper Face
• Come Share The Sunshine With Me
• The Holy Train
• No One Is Sweeter Than You
• A Year Of Time
• The Song Of The Whispering Leaves
• Your House Of Love Won't Stand
• Stumpy Joe
• Tell Me You Love Me
• Down Texas Way
• Who's Knocking At My Heart
• Alone At A Table For Two
• Crazy Over You
• Let Me Be The One
• I'm Tired Of Bumming Around
• Your Heart Is An Island

• Who Am I To Cast The First Stone
• Why Baby, Why'
• A Good Woman's Love
• Seven Or Eleven
• You Can't Never Tell
• She's Better Than Most
• 14 Karat Gold
• Goin' Home All By Myself
• Geisha Girl
• Livin' Alone
• Send Me The Pillow You Dream On
• Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me
• It's A Little More Like Heaven
• Blue Grass Skirt
• That Inner Glow
• The Upper Room
• I Gotta Talk To Your Heart
• Foreign Car
• Border Of The Blues
• Blues In Advance
• Please Help Me I'm Falling
• My Old Home Town
• One Step Ahead Of My Past
• From Here To There To You
• You're The Reason
• Happy Birthday To Me
• Happy Journey
• I Need You Now
• We're Goin' Fishin'
• Wabash Cannonball

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Country

Language: English

Run Time: 114 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 04/07/17

UPC: 824046319021