Description
DESCRIPTION
EU-only two CD collection. Leroy Van Dyke's Countrypolitan classic 'Walk On By' was the biggest Country record of a 36 year period, based on sales, plays and weeks on the charts. Although Van Dyke is chiefly remembered for his biggest hit, he'd already enjoyed a million-seller with his very first release, 'The Auctioneer', five years earlier. This compilation anthologizes Leroy's career between 1956-62, featuring all his studio recordings during this period, including demo's, outtakes, a rare German-language version of 'Walk On By' and his first two Mercury LPs, Walk On By and Moving Van Dyke. Also includes C&W and crossover pop hits like 'Big Man In A Big House', 'If A Woman Answers', 'Dim Dark Corner', 'I Sat Back And Let It Happen' and 'Black Cloud'. Many of the tracks featured on Disc Two have never previously appeared on CD. Although now well into his eighties, Van Dyke continues to perform regular concerts and still has an ambassadorial role with the Country Music Association.
TracksCredits
- Disc 1 -
1 The Auctioneer
2 I Fell in Love with a Ponytail
3 The Pocket Book Song
4 Honky Tonk Song
5 Heartbreak Cannonball
6 I'm Movin' on
7 Chicken Shack Boogie
8 One Heart
9 Every Time I Ask My Heart
10 Leather Jacket
11 My Good Mind Went Bad on Me
12 Poor Boy
13 What This Old World Needs
14 Down at the South End of Town
15 Conscience I'm Guilty
16 The Day the Preacher Comes
17 Fireball Mail
18 If You Don't Somebody Else Will
19 Put Your Little Hand in Mine
20 Big Man in a Big House
21 Faded Love
22 Walk on By
23 My World Is Caving in
24 Save Me the Moonlight
25 If a Woman Answers
26 A Broken Promise
27 Geh' Nicht Vorbei (Walk on By - German Version)
- Disc 2 -
1 Image of Me
2 Take Good Care of Her
3 Three Hearts in a Tangle
4 Handful of Friends
5 Sea of Heartbreak
6 I Miss You Already
7 Heartaches By the Number
8 Big Shoes
9 Funny How Time Slips Away
10 I Got a Conscience
11 Love Letters in the Sand
12 Sugartime
13 Don't Forbid Me
14 Honeycomb
15 Party Doll
16 Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes
17 I Almost Lost My Mind
18 I Need You Now
19 Slippin' Around
20 The Auctioneer (Re-Recording)
21 Lonely Street
22 Dim Dark Corner
23 The Life You Offered Me
24 How Long Must You Keep Me a Secret
25 I Sat Back and Let It Happen
26 Black Cloud
27 Five Steps Away
