Slim Whitman was a country and western singer with a highly distinctive vocal style

Slim Whitman was a country and western singer with a highly distinctive vocal style, notable for his effortless falsetto range and yodelling ability, which made his records unmistakeable. With a broad repertoire that encompassed pop standards and folk tunes as well as straight country songs he had a strong crossover appeal, and was one of the relatively few country artists to achieve lasting popularity in Europe, to the extent that he had a string of hits in the UK, including a landmark No. 1 with 'Rose Marie'. This great value 54-track 2-CD collection focuses on the key first decade and more of his long chart career, comprising the A sides of his singles from the era a number of the B sides (with the caveat that it was not always clear which was the A side) and including all the fifteen or so US Pop, US country and UK chart entries he had during this period. It features stand-out hits like 'Indian Love Call', 'Keep It A Secret', 'Secret Love', 'Rose Marie' and 'I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen'. It's an entertaining overview of the first and very important period of his career, when he established his considerable reputation, and is a fine showcase for his unique talent

Track Listing

• Love Song Of The Waterfall
• Bandera Waltz
• In A Hundred Years Or More
• Indian Love Call
• China Doll
• An Amateur In Love
• Keep It A Secret
• My Heart Is Broken In Three
• All That I'm Asking Is Sympathy
• Song Of The Old Water Wheel
• Danny Boy
• North Wind
• Lord, Help Me Be As Thou
• Secret Love
• Rose-Marie
• Beautiful Dreamer
• Singing Hills
• Cattle Call
• Roll On Silvery Moon
• I'll Never Stop Loving You
• I'll Never Take You Back Again
• Song Of The Wild
• Tumbling Tumbleweeds
• I'm A Fool
• Serenade
• Whiffenpoof Song

• Smoke Signals
• Careless Love
• Lovesick Blues
• I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen
• Unchain My Heart
• Careless Hands
• Candy Kisses
• Tormented
• When It's Springtime In The Rockies
• Put Your Trust In Me
• Wherever You Are
• I Never See Maggie
• What Kind Of God
• A Fool Such As I
• Twilla Lee
• Roll River Roll
• I'll Walk With God
• A Lonesome Heart
• Vaya Con Dios
• Just Call Me Lonesome
• The Bells That Broke My Heart
• Once In A Lifetime
• The Old Spinning Wheel
• It Sure Looks Lonesome Outside
• Annie Laurie
• Backward, Turn Backward
• Blues Stay Away From Me
• The Wayward Wind

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Country

Language: English

Run Time: 140 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 09/09/16

UPC: 824046317027