1-CD-Album Digipac (4-plated) with comprehensive booklet, 28 tracks. Playing time approx. 69 mns.

His exciting CD-Album reveals a completely unknown chapter in the already implausible - though true - story of the Prisonaires, the prison inmates from Nashville who got onto Sun Records in Memphis in 1953 and whose best song, Just Walkin' In The Rain, became an international pop hit for Johnny Ray.
In this CD you'll find: eleven astonishing songs from an unissued 'concert' recorded at the Tennessee State Penitentiary - featuring several Prisonaires members never heard until now! Fascinating spoken introductions to the songs by second tenor Alfred Brooks - and a message from the penitentiary warden Lynn Bomar! Six alternative versions of songs recorded for Sun Records! All eleven vocal group tracks by The Solotones and the Marigolds (renamed versions of the Prisonaires led by Johnny Bragg). A comprehensive booklet by Martin Hawkins containing many new interviews and insights into the story of the Prisonaires, one of the first R&B vocal groups to record and have hits in the South. It explains the background to the unissued recordings, and contains many rare and fascinating photos and illustrations.

The new Prisonaires titles reveal an even wider range of vocal harmonies and musical abilities, influences and styles than the Sun recordings. The Prisonaires rock with Caldonia and Bony Moronie, they sing sincere versions of Suppertime and Gentle Hands, they reprise their best-known songs including Just Walkin' In The Rain, and they make fun with The Boastin' Texan and other titles.

Get this CD-Album and you'll hear the Prisonaires as never before; you'll have completed your Prisonaires collection; and you'll have the complete story of the Marigolds/Solotones. This Album is one of three discs telling the complete story of the Prisonaires and of their lead singer, Johnny Bragg. The early part of the tale has been told in our CD-Album of Sun recordings, 'Just Walkin' In The Rain'. This CD, 'Only Believe... ' tells the middle part of the story.

Track Listing

• When The Saints Go Marching In
• In The Garden
• Bony Moronie
• Suppertime
• Caldonia
• Gentle Hands
• Just Walkin' In The Rain
• The Boastin' Texan
• Message From Prison Warden Lynn Bomar
• A Prisoner's Prayer
• Only Believe
• Se±or Siskin
• Rollin' Stone
• Why Don't You
• Don't Say Tomorrow
• Rollin' Stone (alternative take)
• Front Page Blues
• Pork And Beans
• Two Strangers
• Love You - Love You - Love You
• Juke Box Rock'N'Roll
• It's You Darling, It's You
• Baby Please
• What'll You Do Next
• There Is Love In You
• Rockin' Horse
• Lucy You Know I Want You

Additional Details

Label: Bear Family Records

Genre: Pop/Rock

Run Time: 69 mins

Release Date: 08/29/11

UPC: 4000127168931