If You Don't Somebody Else Wil

Jimmy & Johnny | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 11, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bear Family (Ger)
• ASIN: B000001B2A
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #494,816 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Don't Forget to Remember

2. Wait a Minute Baby

3. If You Don't, Somebody Else Will

4. I'm Beginning to Remember

5. Flying (To Your Heart) [#]

6. All Day Long [#]

7. Can't You, Won't You

8. The Fun Is Over

9. Dear Mr. Disc Jockey [#]

10. Love Me [DJ Version]

11. Lips That Kiss So Sweetly [DJ Version]

12. Sweet Singing Daddy [#]

13. Trust Me

14. 'til the End of the World Rolls 'Round

15. Imagination

16. Another Man's Name

17. Sweet Love on My Mind

18. Here Comes My Baby

19. Don't Give Me That Look

20. I'll Do It Everytime

See all 33 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

In late 1954 this Shreveport duo scored a Top 10 hit with If You Don't, Somebody Else Will, and seemed poised to become the next big hit-making act to come from the Louisiana Hayride. It didn't happen, but Jimmy and Johnny recorded wonderfully sharp and emotionally powerful hillbilly music throughout the 1950s, branching occasionally into rockabilly. All the Chess, Decca, 'D', Vin, and Republic sides are here, plus Jimmy and Wayne Walker's rare Chess recordings. The 33 titles include Sweet Love On My Mind, I Can't Find The Doorknob, Love Me, Sweet Singing Daddy and The Fun Is Over. CD with 48-page booklet. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lost 1950s country gold!, November 19, 2002

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If You Don't Somebody Else Wil (Audio CD)

Wow! I only picked this CD up because it was something new from Bear Family, and 'cuz it looked cool. Imagine my ecstasy when I discovered that these guys were part of Webb Pierce's regular songwriting stable in the late '50s... not only that, but one of these fellows went into a performing and composing partnership with Wayne Walker -- one of my favorite Webb songwriters -- and there are demo tapes here to prove it. GREAT STUFF in a variety of styles, including ultra-twangy, uptempo honkytonk, Everly-esque teenpop, and out-and-out rockabilly. They even poke fun at their patron, Webb Pierce, on "Sweet Singin' Daddy." HIGHLY recommended!

5.0 out of 5 stars "KINGS OF TWANG HEAVEN......AND THAT'S GOOD!!!", November 23, 2010

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Dan Celli,X,DJ.Cartoonist/Author "CELLI" (SAN FRANCISCO,CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: If You Don't, Somebody Else Will (Audio CD)

Every song is perfect;clever lyric's, and some are funny! when the first Johnny ( 'Country' Johnny Mathis ) left,the other Johnny's were just as good.
There are a few good Rock-a-Billy songs included in this CD. All the musicians are REAL Pro's;electric guitar, steel guitar,fiddle,piano ( lot's of tremolo's ) These guy's are great at sustaining those long harmonizing vocal notes, like singing Brothers.
I've been listening to this "REAL' Country music ever since Radio station:KEEN 1370 (San Jose) came on the air in 1947 ( I was 6 then )
On my show (KPOO 89.5 fm ) at that time(June 1977) I only had one 45 ( CHESS) ;"If You Don't, Somebody Else Will"/"I'm Beginning to Remember" in
which I played both sides. A couple of the songs are different takes from the released version which are also here, of course. It's not too easy to tell
the difference between the 2 versions, because these guy's are so on the money, on every take. This CD play's for over 76 minutes.
Alway's my favorite is;" I'm Beginning To Remember"( A mournful sad lost love song ) That's just ONE of the reason's this CD, makes me HAPPY!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars RIP Jimmy Lee Fautheree, December 14, 2004

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Eugene J. Casey (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If You Don't, Somebody Else Will (Audio CD)

Is Jimmy Lee Fautheree (the Jimmy here, amongst several "Johnnies" and one "Wayne") the most underappreciated country & western / rockabilly guitarist EVER? Could be! Sadly we lost Jimmy in 2004. He recorded a new CD with the fantastic Deke Dickerson (entitled "Found the Doorknob" after a tune following-up the original "Can't Find the Doorknob" included here) which showed his singing and playing chops intact. Jimmy Lee is one the first great Tele twangers and his solos are featured throughout this extensive Bear Family compilation of hillbilly laments, honky tonk dance tunes and some precious raw rockabilly. No collection of rockabilly is complete without "Love Me," "True Love on My Mind" and "Doorknob" and they are all here.