Rockin Thru the Years 1955-2002 [Import]

Billy Adams | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 14, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Castle
• ASIN: B00006F2XX
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #896,142 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Rock, Pretty Mama

2. True Love Will Come Your Way

3. You Heard Me Knocking

4. You Gotta Have a Duck Tail

5. Walking Star

6. That's My Baby

7. Return of the All American Boy

8. The Fun House

9. Blue Eyed Ella

10. Darling Take My Hand

11. Tender Years

12. Rock, Pretty Mama [Alternate Version]

13. Tattle Tale

14. Born to Be a Loser

15. Sleep Baby Sleep

16. Rip Van Winkle

17. You Satisfy

18. Holding Hands

19. Are You Mad at Me

20. Silly Feeling

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You gotta have a ducktail....wah ooooh!, July 22, 2003

By 

Matthew F. Strickland (Redford, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rockin' Thru the Years 1955 - 2002 (Audio CD)

This CD, compiled with the help of Billy Adams himself, is a fairly definitive look at his music both old and new. Put out by the Castle label, "Rockin Thru the Years" has a slick package and a fantastic 16 page booklet that gives a good history of Billy Adams and his musical career.

Having missed him at Green Bay, I was glad to get a fuller perspective of the man's music. Contained on this gem are the classic boppers "Rock Pretty Mama" and "You Gotta Have a Ducktail" along with 25 others. All but two songs were penned by Billy himself, a testament to his musical talent. I got a laugh or two out of the "Return of the All American Boy", an obvious tribute to the King himself. The remainder of the cd contains pretty standard rockabilly, 50's rock n roll and pop faire.

The last few songs on the album are modern and live recordings and give a good comparison to what his original "authentic" recordings sound like. There are also a few previously unreleased demo cuts for all the collectors out there, "Keep the Flag Waving" and the Everly Brothers hit "Bird Dog".

For obvious reasons, my favorites on the CD are "Gotta Have a Ducktail" and "Rock Pretty Mama", plus an alt. take of "Rock Pretty Mama", making this a worthwhile purchase by themselves.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HOT LICKS, HOT VOCALS, AWESOME, September 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Rockin Thru the Years 1955-2002 (Audio CD)

A must for 50's or Rockabilly fans. This is the best CD I have heard in a long time! If you like music, you gotta have this one!
This is sure to be a favorite of any music lover! WOW! This dude Rules! He Rocks! Sure to be a collector's item! Glad I got one of the first!

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic..............Awesome............., October 27, 2002

By 

"rockinfiftiesfan" (Kentucky) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rockin Thru the Years 1955-2002 (Audio CD)

I now own this wonderful and awesome cd. I have listened to every track and can't stop playing it. It makes me happy when I listen to it and it makes me want to dance. This cd is a must for any music fan no matter what kind of music you like. I am buying more for stocking stuffers this year. This is a man who knows his music and put everything he has into it. This cd is truly amazing. Check it out for yourself, you won't regret it. That's a promise............