All His Early Hits- And More!!!! [Import]

Johnny Tillotson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 28, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Ace Records UK
• ASIN: B0000009LA
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #222,409 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Poetry In Motion

2. It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'

3. Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On

4. Without You

5. You Can Never Stop Me Loving You

6. Well I'm Your Man

7. Dreamy Eyes

8. True True Happiness

9. Love Is Blind

10. Why Do I Love You So

11. Never Let Me Go

12. Earth Angel

13. Princess Princess

14. Jimmy's Girl

15. (Little Sparrow) His True Love Said Goodbye

16. Cutie Pie

17. She Gave Sweet Love To Me

18. What'll I Do

19. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)

20. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

See all 30 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Here we find the good folks of Ace UK continuing their survey of all that was great and groovy on black vinyl and transferring it to the small, shiny format. The vinyl album Poetry In Motion was a consistent seller since the day it was released, and this CD offers even better value as here we have 30 tracks (all but two of the A and B sides of the singles Tillotson recorded for Cadence before he left to do his national service). Every facet of Johnny's repertoire is represented, from country, through teen angst to soft rock. Give it a spin and hear why Tillotson stood head and shoulders above the glut of Bobbies and Frankies that threatened to drown the world in schmaltz in the early 60s.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Collection Of Johnny Tillotson Hits, November 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: All His Early Hits- And More!!!! (Audio CD)

This CD includes most of the songs from Johnny Tillotson's first 1960 LP (Cadence CLP 25052). Eleven of the twelve songs that appeared on that LP are included here. And of course many other songs are included. I purchased this CD in the late eighties. Its possible that ACE has updated this CD slightly, my track listing numbers do not match what is currently listed by Amazon. My track listing is as follows (with stereo notes):

1. Poetry In Motion (stereo)

2. It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' (stereo)

3 Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On (stereo)

4.Without You (mono)

5. You Can Never Stop Me Loving You (mono)

6. Well I'm Your Man (mono)

7. Dreamy Eyes (mono)

8. True True Happiness (mono)

9. Love Is Blind (mono)

10. Why Do I Love You So (mono)

11. Never Let Me Go (mono)

12. Earth Angel (mono)

13. Princess Princess (mono)

14. Jimmy' Girl (mono)

15. His True Love Said Goodbye, (Little Sparrow) (mono)

16. Cutie Pie (mono)

17. She Gave Sweet Love To Me (stereo)

18. What'll I Do (mono)

19. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) (stereo)

20. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (mono)

21. Out Of My Mind (mono)

22. Empty Feeling (mono)

23. Judy Judy Judy (mono)

24. Funny How Time Slips Away (stereo)

25. Very Good Year For Girls, A (stereo)

26. Lonely Street (stereo)

27. I've Got A Feeling (mono)

28. Lonesome Town (mono)

29. I Fall To Pieces (stereo)

30 Poetry In Motion (studio chat only)

Note that track 30 sounds like some sort of mistake. It is full of studio chatter and hum. This track causes clicking sounds on every CD player I've tried it on, as though it were miss-tracking. I don't know if the CD is defective, or something went wrong in the mastering process. This track is not listed on Amazon's list. Could it be that ACE dumped this song due to some mistake and then issued an updated version?

For the record, the following songs appeared in true stereo on the 1960 Cadence LP: Cutie Pie, Earth Angel, Jimmy's Girl, Princess Princess, Pledging My Love, Why Do I Love You So and Little Sparrow. Since they appear in mono on this CD, it could mean the stereo masters were lost. Too bad.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Missing Hit/Incorrect Versions, September 12, 2002

By 

W. F. Schwentner "SunnySoundDJ" (Woodbridge Virginia USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All His Early Hits- And More!!!! (Audio CD)

I bought this Cd and find that NEITHER cut of Poetry In Motion is the original hit release. Also, Pledging My Love (which hit the Hot 100 as the flip of Earth Angel) is missing completely which has caused me to buy other albums in search of this elusive title. Otherwise, it's an exellent compilation!!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Pleasant Sounds of Johnny Tillotson, August 31, 2002

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Rucho (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All His Early Hits- And More!!!! (Audio CD)

Dozens of 60's compilations include "Poetry in Motion" by Johnny Tillotson, as well as Lesley Gore's "It's My Party", The Cascades' "Rhythm of the Rain", Petula Clark's "Downtown" or Gene Pitney's "I'm Gonna Be Strong".

The name of Johnny Tillotson is always associated to his hit "Poetry in Motion", a good song, but there is much more of Tillotson worth listening and even better than "Poetry in Motion".

His sweet and calm voice is ideal for soft-rocks or pop ballads as "Without You", "Dreamy Eyes", "Empty Feeling", "Jimmy's Girl", "Out of My Mind", or his pop rendition of the R&B song "Earth Angel". His roots were in country music, his country songs also have that pop touch that makes them sound fresh today, among them I mention "It Keeps Right on a Hurting" (written by him, covered by Elvis Presley in 1969 for his album "From Elvis in Memphis", later covered by Billy Joe Royal), "Funny How Time Slips Away", "I Fall to Pieces", "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", "Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On".

These titles are among his early recordings, there are more CD reissues from his years with the MGM label which followed these ones. I couldn't find any CD with his 70's recordings for Buddah and United Artists, last year I read that a CD with Johnny Tillotson's new recordings (including pop, country and rock songs) was nearly ready to be released, I still don't find it.

Listening to a very good and quiet voice singing pleasant melodies with fine orchestrations, will please you. Just sit down, relax and enjoy this music.