You Won't Forget Me: The Complete Liberty Singles Volume 1 [Import]

Jackie DeShannon (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 10, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Ace Records UK
• ASIN: B002OBO47S
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,293 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Teach Me

2. Lonely Girl

3. Heaven Is Being With You

4. Think About You

5. Wish I Could Find A Boy (Just Like You)

6. I Won't Turn You Down

7. Ain't That Love

8. Baby (When Ya Kiss Me)

9. The Prince

10. That's What Boys Are Made Of

11. I'll Drown In My Tears

12. Just Like In The Movies

13. Guess Who

14. You Won't Forget Me

15. I Don't Think So Much Of Myself Now

16. Faded Love

17. Dancing Silhouettes

18. Needles And Pins

19. Did He Call Today, Mama?

20. Little Yellow Roses

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Everyone at Ace loves Jackie DeShannon, the woman for whom the term singer-songwriter could have been invented. Last year we released Break-A-Way, a collection of her compositions performed by everyone from Brenda Lee, Bobby Vee and P.J. Proby to Irma Thomas, Wynona Carr and the Byrds. But no-one could interpret her songs better than Jackie herself, and here on the first of three volumes we turn our attention to her own singles, many of which have never been released on CD before.

Spanning the years 1960-1963, You Won't Forget Me comprises the A- and B-sides of her first dozen Liberty 45s, all presented in their glorious original mono mixes. Highlights include Jackie's stunning original versions of Needles And Pins and When You Walk In The Room, both of which were successfully covered by the Searchers, helping spark the folk-rock movement.

Working with producers and arrangers of the caliber of Snuff Garrett, Clyde Otis, Dick Glasser and Jack Nitzsche, she recorded in a variety of other styles that ranged from folk (500 Miles) and R&B (I'll Drown In My Own Tears) to country (Faded Love) and gospel (Oh, Sweet Chariot), but the stand-out songs are those Jackie penned herself, frequently with co-writer Sharon Sheeley.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Made me a fan of Jackie DeShannon!, December 22, 2009

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I knew she was one of the great singers of the 1960's, but I had no idea until I bought this CD, mainly to get "Needles and Pins" and "When you Walk in the Room", but I found a lot of the other songs slowly but surely growing on me. I can listen to this CD almost every morning on my computer at work and enjoy it every time.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a talent!, November 14, 2010

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If Jackie DeShannon had only recorded these 26 singles on the Liberty label and had never released her famous Burt Bacharach cover "What the World Needs Now is Love," she would still be one of my favorite vocalists and songwriters. Everything here is very good and much of it is exceptional. There are terrific ballads ("You Won't Forget Me," "Heaven is Being with You"), playful rockers ("Lonely Girl" and "Baby (When Ya Kiss Me)"), an excellent Ray Charles cover ("Ain't That Love"), and an outstanding song written for Jackie by a young Randy Newman, "Did He Call Today, Mama?" Two traditional songs, "500 Miles" and "Oh, Sweet Chariot" (expertly arranged by Jackie), and one contemporary song, "Little Yellow Roses," add a touch of folk and gospel, both areas where she excels. "Needles and Pins" and "When You Walk in the Room," the great folk-influenced pop singles, should be familiar to everyone. The gorgeously wistful pop ballad "I Won't Turn You Down" and the catchy "The Prince" should have been No. 1 hits while the breezy "Just Like in the Movies" (written with her talented songwriting partner Sharon Sheeley) is pure charm. The production values are high, with some lively orchestrations. The liner notes are very interesting.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Start Here, When it comes to Jackie!, July 7, 2011

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If you're looking for 1 Jackie DeShannon disc to buy, then this is it! You'll be surprised if you've never heard her. This gives you a very good idea of her pop/rock girl group sound from before 1965. The one track I fell in love with was "I won't turn you down", which I preceded to listen to some 20 times in a row. Ace had room for more songs on here, and I wish they would have put them on. They said earlier tracks were from a different time period, but one wouldn't mind having them on here- being there was room. Packaging is great as usual, nice 20 page booklet. If you like this, which I'm sure you will if you're into this pop/rock sound, then check these discs out by Jackie also: 1) Breakin'it up on the Beatles tour!; 2) Don't turn your back on me/This is Jackie DeShannon; 3)Are you ready for this?; 4) and Jackie De Shannon- The Definitive Collection. The last being the best over all greatest hits package I've heard, you won't be disappointed. Jackie had a great feel for her early material, and she wrote a lot of her own songs at a time when women just didn't do that kind of thing. Definitely gave her a leg up, and what a nice pair she has on this cover!