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

• 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