Suzie: The Hickory Anthology 1961-1965 [Import]

Sue Thompson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 1, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Ace Records UK
• ASIN: B0000TCOFK
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,674 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Angel Angel

2. Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)

3. Norman

4. Tonight (Could Be The Night)

5. Never Love Again

6. Love Me To Pieces

7. (Til) I Kissed You

8. Oh Lonesome Me

9. Have A Good Time

10. James (Hold The Ladder Steady)

11. If The Boy Only Knew

12. Bonapartes Retreat

13. Two Of A Kind

14. Sob Sister

15. Suzie

16. Whats Wrong Bill

17. True Confession

18. I Like Your Kind Of Love

19. Its Twelve Thirty Five

20. Big Daddy

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Full Title - Suzie - The Hickory Anthology 1961-1965. Before Brenda Lee took over as 'The Queen Of Nashville Pop', Thompson forged an estimable run of Billboard & Cashbox chart hits. All are featured in this collection, along with the best of her album cuts & later 45s - several of which are now highly prized by collectors of girl group recordings. 26 tracks. Ace. 2003.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best compilation of her early sixties music, October 13, 2004

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Suzie: The Hickory Anthology 1961-1965 (Audio CD)

Success was slow to come for Sue, who was in her late thirties when she had all the hits that people remember her for. Those songs were generally lightweight, upbeat songs but they are very enjoyable to listen to.

Sad movies make me cry, Norman, James hold the ladder steady and Paper tiger were her four big pop hits from the early sixties. They were somewhat less successful in Britain, partly because Britain's own Carol Deene (a fine singer destined to remain forever obscure) covered most of Sue's hits and they generally competed against each other.

As well as the four big hits, Sue had top fifty American hits with Have a good time and Two of a kind, both included here. Willie can, a very minor American pop hit for Sue, is omitted but I've heard other versions of this song and I can understand why it was omitted. Ace records wisely chose to include other songs that stand the test of time much better.

The collection also includes her first single for Hickory (Angel angel, written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) and the three singles that followed Paper tiger (Sweet honk of misery, Walking my baby, It's break up time), none of which charted. In between, there were other failed singles, best of which may be It's twelve thirty five, which was written (like many of Sue's big hits) by John D Loudermilk

Sue's distinctive voice can also be heard on covers of Tonight could be the night, Love me to pieces, 'Til I kissed you, Oh lonesome me and Bonaparte's retreat.

After the pop hits dried up, Sue switched to country music, which was her natural calling anyway. She was modestly successful in that genre for several years, most notably with Big Mable Murphy, but this compilation does not cover those tracks.

This is the strongest collection of Sue's early sixties music yet released on CD.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Tell Them "Willie Can" is Missing, April 18, 2009

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This review is from: Suzie: The Hickory Anthology 1961-1965 (Audio CD)

As a fan of both Sue Thompson and Ace Records, I was very disappointed when I saw the track list for this product. Every one of her singles from 61-65 were included, EXCEPT "Willie Can"!.

People from Ace, if you are reading this, why is this song missing?
This is not a complete collection from this time period.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oldie but a Goodie, March 20, 2011

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This review is from: Suzie: The Hickory Anthology 1961-1965 (Audio CD)

This is a great CD to take you way back when. The sound is crystal and Sue Thompson's voice reminds of times when life was only as bad as your latest broken heart. Highly recommend for all nostalgia buffs.