Pat's 40 Big Ones [Import, Original recording remastered]

Pat Boone | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 30, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Connoisseur Coll.
• ASIN: B00004YYYC
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #230,638 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Two Hearts, Two Kisses

2. Ain't That a Shame

3. At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama)

4. Gee Whittakers

5. I'll Be Home

6. Tutti Frutti

7. Long Tall Sally

8. I Almost Lost My Mind

9. Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)

10. Chains of Love

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. If Dreams Came True

2. Gee, But It's Lonely

3. I'll Remember Tonight

4. With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair

5. Good Rocking Tonight

6. For a Penny

7. Twixt Twelve and Twenty

8. Fool's Hall of Fame

9. (Welcome) New Lovers

10. Walking the Floor Over You

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

UK compilation for the former teen idol whose sales rivaledElvis Presley's in the years immediately prior to the British Invasion. The first mid-price compilation to feature virtually all of his 50's and 60's British and American chart hits. Digitally rem

Customer Reviews

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Everything (And More) That You'd Ever Want From Pat Boone, February 4, 2001

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pat's 40 Big Ones (Audio CD)

During the second half of The Fifties, the only artist to spend more weeks on the Top 40 than Pat Boone was Elvis. Beginning with his first single "Two Hearts" in 1955 until 1962 when he charted with the novelty tune "Speedy Gonzales," Boone placed 38 songs on the singles chart.

The big knock on Boone is that he was a homogenized version of real rock 'n' rollers like Little Richard or Fats Domino, whose songs Boone covered and in many cases outperformed on the charts. I'll admit, Boone's feeble stabs at rock 'n' roll numbers like "Ain't That a Shame" or "Tutti Frutti" are pretty limp, but that was never his strong suit. After he took "Long Tall Sally" to No. 8, Boone focused on what he did best--romantic ballads. He hit the top of the charts with "I Almost Lost My Mind," "Don't Forbid Me," "Love Letters in the Sand," "April Love" and "Moody River." He never considered himself a rocker. [Yeah, I know he released In a Metal Mood a few years ago doing covers of Deep Purple and Metallica, but he wasn't taking himself seriously. He was merely spoofing his image as part of a huge self-promotion campaign.]

There's always been a market for artists like Pat Boone. The Sixties had Bobby Vinton. The Seventies had Barry Manilow. The Eighties had Air Supply. Let's face it, how romantic is it to listen to Rage Against the Machine or Offspring? Pat Boone may be a throwback to an earlier era, but his type of pop balladry is evident today in artists like Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, to name just a few. Give the man his due. He recorded numerous memorable hits and all but a few of his minor hits are included on this moderately priced UK import. Here's exactly what you get:

Disc 1: Two Hearts / Ain't That a Shame / At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama) / Gee Whittakers! / I'll Be Home / Tutti Frutti / Long Tall Sally / I Almost Lost My Mind / Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) / Chains of Love / Don't Forbid Me / Why Baby Why / Love Letters In the Sand / Bernadine / Remember You're Mine / There's a Gold Mine In the Sky / April Love / A Wonderful Time Up There / It's Too Soon To Know / Sugar Moon

Disc 2: If Dreams Came True / Gee, But It's Lonely / I'll Remember Tonight / With the Wind and the Rain In Your Hair / Good Rockin' Tonight / For a Penny / Twixt Twelve and Twenty / Fools Hall of Fame / (Welcome) New Lovers / Walking the Floor Over You / Moody River / Big Cold Wind / Johnny Will / I'll See You In My Dreams / Quando, Quando, Quando (Tell Me When) / Speedy Gonzales / The Main Attraction / Beach Girl / Little Honda / As Tears Go By

This may be more Pat Boone than the average fan will want or need, but it's the most comprehensive one available of his original Dot recordings and the price is very reasonable. RECOMMENDED

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For all Pat Boone fans, April 3, 2002

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Fred E. Gunzel (Winnipeg, Manitoba) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pat's 40 Big Ones (Audio CD)

This 2CD set is a great cross section of his prolific
recording output. All the songs in this set should
satisfy the majority of Pat's fans. Only one complaint
about this set. 3 songs that should be on here or on
his greatest hits CD are missing and don't apprear on any
other CD, except his 50's Box Set. They are "Anastasia",
I'm Waiting Just for You and I'm in Love With You. Considering
a few songs that are in this set it is a gross error in
judgement on the person picking the various songs.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars benny scott , belgian fan of the 50's music, February 17, 2005

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Urbain Schotte "Benny Scott" (Bruges, Belgium) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pat's 40 Big Ones (Audio CD)

Great compilation !!!
Most important fact : these are the ORIGINAL MONO RECORDINGS
of most of Pat's great hits ( with the exception of April Love,
in stereo on the CD, but exactly the same version as on the original 45 PM in mono. This means that the song was recorded in stereo but originally released in mono, but was not re-recorded in 1959 ! )
Today most of Pat's big hits are released in the re-recorded stereo-versions of 1959. Only the German " Big Bear Family " company issued a boxed set " The Fifties Complete " containing also all the original mono and stereo-re-recordings of 15 songs.
This double CD " Pat's 40 Big Ones " was probably issued with the permission of Big Bear Family Records.
A REAL MUST for all Pat Boone fans who want the original recordings in true mono !!