AVID Pop continues with its Five Classic Album series with a re-mastered 2CD release from Johnny Burnette complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details
“Dreamin’”; “Johnny Burnette”; “Johnny Burnette Sings”, “Roses Are Red” and “Hits And Other Favourites’” plus nine bonus tracks.
Another one of those “was he this or was he that” singers! Johnny Burnette, born March 25th 1934 in Memphis had once lived in the same housing project as Elvis and his family and his short career would go on to somewhat mirror that of the king (without the movies!) He certainly started off playing in a rock n roll/ rockabilly style with a huge debt to country music. His first album with his brother Dorsey as The Rock n Roll Trio was a smash rockabilly classic. You can find it on our fab “Rockabilly Legends” (AMSC1377) album which also features Buddy Knox, Ronnie Hawkins, Ray Smith and Carl Mann. But Johnny was destined for other things and as the rock n roll era begun to take a downturn it was the time of the teen idol. Johnny became a pop star alongside the teen heart throbs of the era such as Ricky Nelson, Fabian, Frankie Avalon and Bobby Vee. The five Liberty albums he recorded between 1959 and 1962 were great pop albums as you will discover and who knows he could have gone on to make movies like Elvis, make a fantastic comeback and appear in a white jump suit in Las Vegas! However, tragically, he was killed in a boating accident in 1964 at the terribly young age of 30 and the legend was created.
Check out: Bobby Vee (AMSC1262); Bobby Rydell (AMSC1365); Ricky Nelson (AMSC1206); Connie Francis (AMSC1374); Brenda Lee (AMSC1211); The Everly Brothers (AMSC1277); Bobby Darin (AMSC1205); Paul Anka (AMSC1388); Rockabilly Legends (AMSC1377); Rock n Roll (AMSC1331); Rock n Roll Heroes (AMSC1390); Elvis Presley (AMSC1384, 1299, 1257 & 931).
CD1
1-12: ‘Dreamin’’
1. Dreamin’
2. Lovesick Blues
3. Please Help Me I’m Falling
4. Why Don’t You Haul Off And Love Me
5. Love Me
6. Kaw-Liga
7. Settin’ The Woods On Fire
8. I Want To Be With You Always
9. Cincinnati Fireball
10. My Special Angel
11. Finders Keepers
12. I Really Don’t Want To Know
13-24: ‘Johnny Burnette’
13. You’re Sixteen
14. Crying In The Chapel
15. Dream Lover
16. Oh Lonesome Me
17. I Beg Your Pardon
18. I Love My Baby
19. Dreamin’
20. It’s Only Make Believe
21. Singing The Blues
22. You’re So Fine
23. I Go Down To The River
24. Let’s Think About Living
25-30: ‘Johnny Burnette Sings’
25. Little Boy Sad
26. Mona Lisa
27. I’m Still Dreamin’
28. In The Chapel In The Moonlight
29. Red Sails In The Sunset
30. Big Big World
31. Kiss Me (Bonus Track)
32. I’ll Never Love Again (Bonus Track)
33. Sweet Baby Doll (Bonus Track)
34. Kentucky Waltz (Bonus Track)
35. Don’t Do It (Bonus Track)
CD2
1-6: ‘Johnny Burnette Sings’
1. Ballad Of The One Eyed Jacks
2. The Treasure Of Love
3. The Fool
4. Blue Blue Morning
5. Memories Are Made Of This
6. Pledge Of Love
7-18: ‘Roses Are Red’
7. Roses Are Red (My Love)
8. Lonesome Waters
9. Clown Shoes
10. The Fool Of The Year
11. The Poorest Boy In Town
12. I’ve Got A Lot Of Things To Do
13. Girls
14. Honestly I Do
15. Choo Choo Train
16. Angry At The Big Oak Tree
17. When Today Is A Long Time Ago
18. The Way I Am
19-30: ‘Hits And Other Favourites’
19. You’re The Reason
20. Dreamin’
21. Just Out Of Reach
22. Moody River
23. Girl Of My Best Friend
24. You’re Sixteen
25. Little Boy Sad
26. Walk On By
27. A Little Bitty Tear
28. God, Country And My Baby
29. Hello Walls
30. Big Big World
31. I Wanna Thank Your Folks (Bonus Track)
32. Damn The Defiant! (Bonus Track)
33. Tag-Along (Bonus Track)
34. Remember Me (I’m The One Who Loves You) (Bonus Track)
