Handy Man [Import]

Jimmy Jones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 2, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: PID
• ASIN: B000WTNCZY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #384,792 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Handyman by Jimmy Jones

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ALL original recordings, 22 of the 25 tracks are Jones SOLO career! -- This is a great C.D., July 13, 2010

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This review is from: Handy Man (Audio CD)

(These comments are for the C.D. "Handy Man" with Jones wearing a red sweater on the cover,
sitting on a large rock, with water behind him))
Although popular for only a short time, Jones recorded some classics!
His high tenor voice on these recordings is superb!

He had four songs on the pop chart between 1959 and 1961.
1. "Handy man" b/w "The search is over" -- his timeless - 1959 top ten hit.
2. "Good timin'" b/w "My Precious Angrl" -- now a classic - 1960 top ten hit.
3. "That's when I cried" b/w "I just go for you" -- a good song from 1960.
4. "I told you so" b/w "You got it" -- another good song - 1961, and his last to chart.
Those 4 and their b-sides are here within these 25 tracks.
22 of 25 tracks are from Jones solo career.

In 1956 Jones was a member of a group named "The Savorys",
here are three songs in their original versions as recorded with "The Savorys".
1. "With all my heart".
2. "We made a vow"
3. "Say you're mine".
There's a typo -- track 17 is "Too long will be too late" NOT "Too young will be too late"

Jimmy Jones was born in Biringham, Alabama in 1937.
His original version of "Handy man" has been 'covered' by
Del Shannon in 1964, and James Taylor in 1977.
Jones had continued to record on various labels through the 60's,
and on his own label into the early 1970s.
None of his late sixties and early seventies music is here.

From Cub Records Inc., a subsidiary of M.G.M. recorded in the U.S.A.
These are the original STEREO recordings, and have excellent sound.
Stated on the C.D. is "Special Disc Jockey Record".
One page liner notes give a brief overview of Jones career.
Released in 1993.

This entire collection is excellent, and is for anyone
who loves the early 1960s R&B sound, and a "bit" of doo-wop.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Jones' later recordings -- NOT -- the early sixties., July 14, 2010

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This review is from: Handy Man (MP3 Download)

(These comments are for the c.d. with Jones wearing a green sweater on the front cover.
"Jimmy Jones" is red type, & "Handy man" is blue type)

These 16 tracks of Jimmy Jones are mostly the late sixties and early seventies R&B sound.
This C.D. has some O.K. songs, and there is one hit "Handy man".

But if you're looking for his sixties hits, b-sides, album cuts, or early sixties sound,
this isn't the place to find it.
Jones continued to record into the early seventies, and had his own label.
This 2009 release is on "Vanilla" label omp.

Jones had a great voice, and had 4 songs chart between 1959 and 1961.
1."Handy man" -- top ten hit.
2."Good timin" -- top ten hit.
3."That's when I cried" -- didn't chart well, but it's a great song.
4."I told you so" -- didn't chart well, but it's a good 60's song.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good things definitely do come in small packages, October 23, 2007

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Glen Zimmerman "RealMenDriveFords" (Lindenwold, New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handy Man (Audio Cassette)

First, let me start out by saying that despite what Amazon's heading for this product says, I am not aware of any way in which the Beatles may be associated with this tape.

Jones had a number 1 hit with the title song but didn't end up going very far beyond that. This compilation, which is only about 16 minutes long (hence the title of the review), is a budget-minded, cassette only collection that contains 8 of the songs that he recorded during the early 60s. I've omitted one star because they left out "Good Timin'" (his only other hit), but all of the songs on here show what a fine singer he was, especially "Never Had It So Good" which features some great octave shifting on his part, and is backed by a pleasant doo-wop chorus.