Felice & Boudleaux Bryant rank among the most successful pop composers of the post-war era

They may not be household names, but the husband and wife songwriting team of Felice & Boudleaux Bryant rank among the most successful pop composers of the post-war era, with some of their songs providing iconic landmarks in pop history. They are best-known for the string of hits they wrote to kick-start the career of the Everly Brothers, their compositions of that crucial mini-era including 'Bye Bye Love', 'Wake Up Little Susie', 'All I Have To Do Is Dream', 'Bird Dog', 'Devoted To You' and others. Boudleaux was a classically-trained violinist who took up jazz, and started writing with his wife Felice after their whirlwind marriage in 1945. After years of trying, they sold their first song to publishers Acuff-Rose, and it was a hit in 1949 for Little Jimmy Dickens, after which they concentrated mainly on the country market, writing classics like 'Hey Joe', 'How's the World Treating You' and 'Midnight' to score huge hits before breaking into the pop arena to achieve success on both sides of the Atlantic, as artists of all kinds homed in on their material, including Buddy Holly who recorded their song 'Raining In My Heart'. This great-value 54-track 2-CD set comprises every US and UK chart entry achieved by artists performing their songs through to 1962. It's not only a testimony to their remarkable talent, but a fascinating trawl across the pop music landscape of the era, featuring a remarkable and impressive range of stars

Track Listing

• Little Jimmy Dickens - Country Boy
• Carl Smith - It's a Lovely, Lovely World
• Carl Smith - Our Honeymoon
• Ernest Tubb - Somebody's Stolen My Honey
• Tony Bennett - Have a Good Time
• Kitty Wells - Hey Joe
• Eddy Arnold - How's the World Treating You
• Carl Smith - Hey Joe!
• Carl Smith - Just Wait 'Til I Get You Alone
• Red Foley - Midnight
• Carl Smith - Orchids Mean Goodbye
• Carl Smith - Back Up Buddy
• Eddy Arnold - Christmas Can't Be Far Away
• Little Jimmy Dickens - Out Behind the Barn
• Eddy Arnold - I've Been Thinking
• Frankie Laine - Hawk-Eye
• Eddy Arnold - The Richest Man (In the World)
• Kitty Wells - I'd Rather Stay Home
• Alma Cogan - Willie Can
• Porter Wagoner - Tryin' to Forget the Blues
• The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love
• Easy Riders - Tina
• Webb Pierce - Bye, Bye Love

• Rusty & Doug - Hey Sheriff
• Jim Dale - Crazy Dream
• The Everly Brothers - All I Have to Do Is Dream
• The Everly Brothers - Bird Dog
• Jim Reeves - Blue Boy
• The Everly Brothers - Devoted to You
• The Everly Brothers - Problems
• The Everly Brothers - Love of My Life
• The Everly Brothers - Poor Jenny
• Buddy Holly - Raining in My Heart
• The Everly Brothers - Take a Message to Mary
• The Kalin Twins - Sweet Sugar Lips
• Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper - Johnny, My Love (Grandma's Diary)
• The Browns - Teen Ex
• The Everly Brothers - Always It's You
• Bob Luman - Let's Think About Living
• Ricky Nelson - I'm Not Afraid
• The Everly Brothers - Like Strangers
• The Everly Brothers - Brand New Heartache
• Skeeter Davis - My Last Date (With You)
• Bob Luman - Why, Why, Bye, Bye
• Joni James - My Last Date with You
• Bob Moore - Mexico
• The Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie
• Jimmy Sweeney - She Wears My Ring
• Don Gibson - So How Come (No One Loves Me)

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Adult Contemporary/MOR

Language: English

Run Time: 139 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 01/13/17

UPC: 824046318529