INSIDE THE BRILL BUILDING-COMPLETE RECORDINGS 1959-1964 [Import]

BARRY MANN (Author) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: BRILL TONE RECORDS
• ASIN: B000FJ20QS
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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There are no less than 80 songs on this three-CD box set, 58 of them unreleased, spanning 1959-1964. As Barry Mann was one of the greatest Brill Building songwriters (usually in collaboration with Cynthia Weil), your appetite might be sparked for a lost treasure chest. But it's best to approach this package with caution even if you're a Brill Building enthusiast, and certainly don't expect anything on the order of "On Broadway," "We've Gotta Got Outta of This Place," or "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'." Like Brill Tone's retrospective of fellow Brill Building giant Carole King (Brill Building Legends: Complete Recordings 1958-1966), more than half of this consists of demos of a quality far below the composer's famous classics. Disc three is by far the most listenable of the trio, as it's comprised primarily of material Mann actually released, including his entire 1961 LP Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp (paced by the hit title track) and rare non-LP singles he did for ABC, Colpix, JDS, and Red Bird between 1959-1964. The 1961 album is okay but unmemorable Brill Building pop, aside from "Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp" itself. The singles, though quite rare and thus appealing to serious collectors, are similarly lightweight, although the 1964 45 "Talk to Me Baby" is fair white soul-pop that's similar to the Reflections' "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet," and his 1959 JDS 45 is a pretty spot-on early Paul Anka sound-alike. Overall this set certainly has value to dedicated Brill Building historians, but to appreciate the true legacy of Mann, you have to hear the best covers of the Mann-Weil songs by other artists. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

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This review is from: INSIDE THE BRILL BUILDING-COMPLETE RECORDINGS 1959-1964 (Audio CD)

BARRY MANN 'Inside The Brill Building'

The Complete Recordings 1959 - 1964 - 3CD Set

This 3-CD set features all of Barry's recordings from 1959 through 1964. 80 tracks in all, 58 previously unreleased.

DISC-1
1. Ain't That A Kick In The Head
2. War Paint [Alternate Version]
3. Don't Play No.9
4. When I'm Not Teenage Anymore
5. Wondering Love
6. Only If You Care
7. One Girl
8. Venus In Blue Jeans
9. Young As We Are
10. The Golden Rule Of Love
11. Sure As You're Born
12. On A Night Like This
13. A Beggar With A Dream
14. I Whisper Your Name
15. Don't Ask Me What Is Love
16. The Story Of The Civil War
17. The Home Of The Boy I Love/CYNTHIA WEIL
18. Carefree
19. Any Day
20. The Stroll That Stole My Heart/FEMALE ARTIST
21. I Do,I Do,I Do/FEMALE ARTIST With BARRY MANN
22. Too Far Out
23. Dream On Little Princess
24. Where Is She?
25. How Many Times (Must I Fall In Love)?
26. Dimples
27. Summer Fun

DISC-2
1. Burn Old Bridges
2. Variety
3. Tomorrow's Another Day
4. Forty Winks Away
5. My Ex-Best Friend
6. My Best Friend Barbara/NEIL SEDAKA
7. Mr. Kelly [Radio Jungle]/GIRL GROUP
8. School Of Broken Hearts
9. Waiting For Your Love
10. Makes Me Feel So Good
11. The Smile That Breaks My Heart
12. Time Has A Way
13. A Million Different Ways
14. Quiet Girl
15. Trampin' On The Trampoline
16. Hawaii
17. Charlie Chan,Can You Get Me A Man?/GIRL GROUP
18. When You're Gone From Me
19. Somewhere In This Wide Wide World
20. Remember Me To You
21. Hopelessly
22. It's A Most Impossible Dream
23. Lonesome Lullabye
24. Gotta Getta Girl
25. Momma-Poppa
26. Time Machine

DISC-3
1. Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp,Bomp,Bomp)
2. The Way Of A Clown
3. I Love How You Love Me
4. Bless You
5. Sweet Little You
6. The Millionaire
7. War Paint
8. Counting Teardrops (Instead Of Shep)
9. Footsteps
10. Find Another Fool
11. Love,True Love (I Put You Down)
12. Happy Birthday Broken Heart
13. Hey Baby I'm Dancin'
14. Little Miss U.S.A.
15. Teenage Has-Been
16. Like I Don't Love You
17. Happy Being Blue
18. What Else Can I Do?
19. I Was Born To Cry
20. A Teenager In Heaven
21. Hopelessly In Love
22. Graduation Time
23. Amy
24. Johnny Surfboard
25. All The Things You Are
26. A Love To Last A Lifetime
27. Talk To Me Baby