-The second part of a small CD retrospective on rockabilly and rock ballads.
-Part 1 on Bear Family Records® BCD17776 was enthusiastically received, as these quiet numbers show a completely different side to the hard rocking artists.
-Liner notes in the extensive illustrated booklet by Bill Dahl.

Bear Family's second volume of 1950s rock ballads picks up right where its predecessor left off, surveying the slower side of the genre via classics by some of the greatest names in the field (and incorporating a passel of genuinely obscure gems as well). Even Jerry Lee Lewis had to take a breather once in a while - and he did it in style with his yearning version of Charlie Rich's I'll Make It All Up To You. Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps' immortal weeper I Sure Miss You is so heartfelt that it demands the immediate attention of your tear ducts, and Carl Perkins wrings every ounce of pathos from Forever Yours. Rod Bernard's This Should Go On Forever, a 1959 hit, was one of the cornerstones of south Louisiana's swamp pop movement, while The Everly Brothers took their otherworldly sibling harmonic blend to a whole new level on their immortal '58 smash All I Have To Do Is Dream and Ritchie Valens yearned for his precious Donna in a way that only a teenager could understand, rendering him all too briefly a star at the end of 1958. Speaking of pathos, it's hard to top Ray Peterson's tragic tale of death at the stock car oval, Tell Laura I Love Her, on that front. But for every superstar of rock and roll's primordial era getting all gushy, this collection offers a breathtaking slowie from a name known primarily only to collectors: Kimball Coburn, Johnny Garner, Myron Lee and The Caddies, The Leonard Brothers, Allen Page, and Frank Evans and The Topnotchers more than hold their own with rare inclusions on this delicious 31-song compilation. Pop this anthology into your CD changer and dance closer than close with your main squeeze - it doesn't disappoint!

Track Listing

• Ric Cartey and The Jiv-A-Tones - Young Love
• Kimball Coburn - Teenage Love
• The Leonard Brothers - Do Da Da Do
• Charlie Feathers - When You Decide
• Jerry Lee Lewis - I'll Make It All Up To You
• Ray Peterson - Tell Laura I Love Her
• The Phantom - Whisper Your Love
• Jody Reynolds - Fire Of Love
• Jerry Raines and The Vikings - Tell Me
• Niki Sullivan - Waitin'
• Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps - I Sure Miss You
• Johnny Garner - Little Starry Eyes
• Roy Orbison - A True Love Goodbye
• Geo. Lester - Cold Dark Night
• Leon McAuliffe and His Cimarron Boys - What's The Use
• Darryl Vincent - Because I Love You
• Brock Williams - Touch Of Perfection
• The Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream
• Mack Allen Smith - Young Dreams
• Joe South - It's Only You
• The Neutrons - Sorrow At Sunset
• Allen Page - I Wish You Were Wishing
• Carl Perkins - Forever Yours
• Ritchie Valens - Donna
• Warren Smith - Goodbye Mr. Love
• Cecil Campbell - Fog Rising On The Mountain
• Dennis Roberts - Blue Carnation
• Myron Lee and The Caddies - Rona Baby
• Frank Evans and The Topnotchers - I'd Like To Start Again
• Mel Robbins - To Know You
• Rod Bernard - This Should Go On Forever

Additional Details

Label: Bear Family Records

Genre: Pop/Rock

Language: English

Run Time: 79:00 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 02/06/26

UPC: 4000127177773