Teenage Crush, Vol. 1 [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 4, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Ace Records UK
• ASIN: B0000009KC
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #136,812 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #45 in Music > Indie Music > Pop > Soft Rock

Track Listings

1. Sea Of Love - Phil Phillips & The Twilights

2. You Don't Know What You've Got - Ral Donner

3. What In The World's Come Over You - Jack Scott

4. How Time Flies - Jerry Wallace

5. Born Too Late - The Poni-Tails

6. Tell Laura I Love Her - Ray Peterson

7. Sweet Dreams - Don Gibson

8. It's Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty

9. Bobby Sox To Stockings - Frankie Avalon

10. Sealed With A Kiss - Brian Hyland

11. Pretty Blue Eyes - Steve Lawrence

12. The Diary - Neil Sedaka

13. Devil Or Angel - Bobby Vee

14. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me - Mel Carter

15. Close To Cathy - Mike Clifford

16. The Way You Look Tonight - The Lettermen

17. Tragedy - The Fleetwoods

18. My Heart Is An Open Book - Carl Dobkins Jr

19. My Special Angel - Bobby Helms

20. It's All In The Game - Tommy Edwards

See all 28 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!!! What a Great 28!!!, December 9, 2000

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teenage Crush, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

The UK's ACE label has put together on a single disc twenty-eight terrific teen ballad hits from 1955's "Cry Me a River" by Julie London to 1962's "Close to Cathy" by Mike Clifford. Many of these artists themselves were in their teens when these songs were recorded.

All but two of these songs were in the top fifteen on the pop chart. [The lone exceptions were Don Gibson's "Sweet Dreams" (No. 91), who had a more successful career as a country artist, and Jesse Belvin's "Guess Who" (No. 31), who was killed in a car crash within a year of the release of his first single and never got the chance to reach his potential as an artist.] A few of these songs are still in heavy rotation on Oldies radio, like "Born Too Late," "Sealed With a Kiss" and "Tell Laura I Love Her." However, many of these are forgotten gems that haven't been heard on the radio in decades. Jack Scott's "What in the World's Come Over You" was one of two million-sellers he had in his career, yet he is largely ignored today. Phil Phillips' No. 2 hit "Sea of Love" in 1959 has been eclipsed by the Honeydrippers' 1985 version. One of the reasons I bought this CD was to get the G-Clefs "I Understand," a song I first heard on the Introducing Herman's Hermits LP. [I had no idea it was a Top Ten hit for the G-Clefs four years earlier!]

While this aging Baby Boomer didn't get the chance to enjoy these songs when they were first released, I'm taking the opportunity to savor them now. Also, the 20-page booklet is packed with publicity stills, trade magazine ads, and thorough documentation on each song and artist. ACE has used the best source tapes available for this collection and all but tracks 1, 4, 10, 15, 19, 20, 26, 27 and 28 are in stereo. For the price, you won't find a better collection of teen ballads. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FABULOUS ORIGINAL HITS!!!, October 5, 1998

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Ken Rogers (Easley, SC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teenage Crush, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

The folks at ACE U.K. (as usual) release another classic group of oldies. The compilation is full of STEREO mixes of classic songs from the late 50's and early 60's...Don Gibson's "Sweet Dreams" from 1960 is in wide stereo (for the first time). The Cleanest mix of "SEA OF LOVE" by Phil Phillips, A Great Stereo mix of "CHANCES ARE" by Johnny Mathis. This CD has 28 certified classics. If you collect 50'and 60's rock'n roll, you gotta get this one. Hats off to John Broven for getting the songs together for ACE.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ace hits the ground running with a new series, March 14, 2002

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Zub "Zubenelgenubi" (Forks Twp., PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teenage Crush, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

Ace Records of England, the premier reissue label (eclipsing even Rhino Records in the U.S.) launches a new compilation series focusing on "teen ballads" performed for the most part by teens themselves. These tunes are the mainstay of the late 50's/early 60's soda shoppe jukebox offerings and with all but two of those included in this CD having been top-twenty songs, there's plenty of memory-tickling ditties to please even the most casual fan of the genre.

In amongst the usual oldies staples are many less frequently anthologized sides such as Steve Lawrence's "Pretty Blue Eyes", Adam Wade's "Take Good Care Of Her" and Julie London's "Cry Me A River" to name a few. Ace has produced this series with the same extraordinary commitment to quality as is seen in their "Golden Age Of American Rock And Roll" lineup. A massive 28 tracks, 19 in stereo (1,4,10,15,19,20,26,27,28 in mono) and a 20-page liner notes booklet with lots of pics and info on the included tracks and artists all for just a few dollars more than the ubiquitous run-of-the-mill - and usually inferior - domestic packages.

This is a superb selection for a starter piece or addition to a music collection of the innocent age of American rock and roll.