Description
Roy Hamilton an innovative performer in the R&B and pop scene during the 1950s and early '60s
Roy Hamilton was one of the truly individual and innovative performers of the R&B and pop scene during the 1950s and early '60s as he combined his classically-trained vocal style and his roots in black gospel music to bring another dimension to interpretations of contemporary pop and R&B material as well as to classics of the Great American Songbook to achieve a string of pop and R&B hits during these years. Along the way, he also provided inspiration for R&B and soul singers who followed in his wake, most notably Brook Benton, for whom he was a significant mentor, and Sam Cooke, encouraging him to turn towards secular music. Elvis Presley also credited him with influencing his ballad-singing style, while the Righteous Brothers also drew on his hit repertoire. This great-value 80-track 3-CD set comprises almost all his A & B sides recorded for the Epic label during this era, and features all his sixteen career hits he achieved before his untimely death from illness in 1969, including the R&B No. 1s 'You'll Never Walk Alone' and 'Unchained Melody', and the Top 10 classics 'Ebb Tide', 'Hurt', 'If I Loved You', 'Don't Let Go' and 'You Can Have Her'. It's a comprehensive introduction to an artist who has not received the attention or recognition over the years that his influence and success merits, and it offers a substantial and enjoyable showcase for a highly distinctive
Track Listing
Disc 1:- You'll Never Walk Alone
- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)
- If I Loved You
- So Let There Be Love
- Lament
- Ebb Tide
- Beware
- Hurt
- Star Of Love
- I Believe
- If You Are But A Dream
- Unchained Melody
- From Here To Eternity
- Forgive This Fool
- You Wanted To Change Me
- A Little Voice
- All This Is Mine (To Have And To Hold)
- Cuban Love Song
- Without A Song
- Everybody's Got A Home
- Take Me With You
- Walk Along With Kings
- There Goes My Heart
- Somebody Somewhere
- Since I Fell For You
- I Took My Grief To Him
- Chained
- A Simple Prayer
- A Mother's Love
- My Faith, My Hope, My Love
- So Long
- The Aisle
- That Old Feeling
- (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings
- I'm Gonna Lock You In My Heart (And Lose The Key)
- Don't Let Go
- The Right To Love
- Crazy Feelin'
- In A Dream
- Lips
- Jungle Fever
- Wait For Me
- Everything
- Pledging My Love
- My One And Only Love
- It's Never Too Late
- Somewhere Along The Way
- I Need Your Lovin'
- Blue Prelude
- Time Marches On
- Take It Easy, Joe
- On My Way Back Home
- A Great Romance
- The Ten Commandments
- Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
- Down By The Riverside
- I Get The Blues When It Rains
- I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
- Please Send Me Someone To Love
- My Story
- Sing You Sinners
- Blow, Gabriel, Blow
- The Clock
- Never Let Me Go
- A Lover's Prayer
- Lonely Hands
- You Can Have Her
- Abide With Me
- To The One I Love
- You're Gonna Need Magic
- No Substitute For Love
- Please Louise
- I'll Never Be Free
- Dreams Oh Dreams
- Don't Come Cryin' To Me
- If Only I Had Known
- I'll Come Running Back To You
- Climb Ev'ry Mountain
- I Am
- Earthquake
Additional Details
Label: Acrobat
Genre: R & B
Language: English
Run Time: 210 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 12/07/18
UPC: 824046907624
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