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Marty Wilde | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 25, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Spectrum Audio UK
• ASIN: B000007ULC
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #339,042 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Teenager In Love

2. Donna

3. Sea Of Love

4. Endless Sleep

5. Bad Boy

6. Rubber Ball

7. Put Me Down

8. Danny

9. Johnny Rocco

10. Ever Since You Said Goodbye

11. Don't Pity Me

12. Splish Splash

13. High School Confidential

14. Wild Cat

15. Blue Moon Of Kentucky

16. Teenage Tears

17. Tomorrow's Clown

18. Little Girl

19. Are You Sincere

20. Fight

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars British rock'n'roll singer, March 14, 2005

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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After three unsuccessful singles, Marty began a run of five consecutive UK top ten hits with a cover of Endless sleep (Jody Reynolds) in 1958. Three more cover hits (Donna, A teenager in love, Sea of love) followed, then came Bad boy, his first original hit.

Following those first five hits, Marty's star faded somewhat. He had eight further UK hits (Johnny Rocco, The fight, Little girl, Rubber ball, Hide and seek, Tomorrow's clown, Jezebel, Ever since you said goodbye) but only one of them (Rubber ball, a cover of Bobby Vee's classic) made the top ten and even that fared less well than the original. By the time the last of those hits came in 1962, Marty was more interested in acting than singing, being unwilling (or unable) to adapt to changing styles.

This compilation contains all of Marty's UK hits and the best of his other music including B-sides and failed A-sides. If you are into British rock'n'roll, Marty Wilde should be in your collection.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Best Of Marty Wilde ?............Probably !, January 21, 2002

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"brianangussongs" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

One of only two CDs I've ever found of an artiste whose chart success deserves much more recognition. A great selection of Marty's recordings from about 1957 to 1962. It includes most or all of the tracks on his American covers album "Wilde About Marty" which shows just how well he rose to the challenge of at least equalling the originals.
The gems are his hits, of course, most of which are here.
Again, most are covers but very much "made his own" - surely
"Teenager in love" leaves Dion & The Belmonts version standing! Marty's songwriting shines on "Bad Boy", "Ever Since You Said Goodbye",and the dramatic "Tomorrow's Clown". He was as big as Cliff Richard and should have remained so - he had the talent.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars One song made me buy this CD, August 13, 2006

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V. Galati - See all my reviews
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I love the track Bad Boy. Heard it on Heartbeat and it just kept playing through my head! Got on the computer and, you're great Amazon!...got that song. Rest of the CD is good but Bad Boy is so cool....