Complete Releases 1960-62 (CD) – Brian Hyland

Brian Hyland was one of the good-looking teen stars to come to the fore in years after the initial impact of the rock ‘n’ roll explosion had dissipated somewhat and the moguls of Tin Pan Alley sought to recapture the musical high ground by launching artists who they felt would appeal to the broad middle-ground of record buyers. Recording initially in 1960 for Mickey Kapp’s Leader label, he switched to the main Kapp label when he had initial success with the classic pop novelty song “Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini”, a memorable classic of it’s kind on both sides of the Atlantic. He switched to ABC-Paramount in 1961, and working with the great songwriter/producers Peter Udell and Gary geld, had Top 5 successes with “Ginny Come Lately” and “Sealed With A Kiss”. This 40-track 2-CD set comprises all his releases during that hectic first three years of his career, including all his Leader, Kapp and ABC-Paramount A and B sides, plus all the album tracks for those labels which were not otherwise released as singles. It’s an evocative slice of pre-British Invasion pop.

Track List

1. Library Love Affair
2. Rosemary
3. Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
4. Don’t Dilly Dally Sally
5. Four Little Heels (The Clickety Clack Song)
6. That’s How Much
7. I Gotta Go (‘Cause I Love You)
8. Lopsided Over Loaded
9. Baby Face
10. Sixteen Cubes of Sugar
11. Lipstick on Your Lips
12. When Will I Know
13. She’s My All American Girl
14. Every Other Night
15. Let Me Belong to You
16. Let It Die
17. I’ll Never Stop Wanting You
18. The Night I Cried
19. Ginny Come Lately
20. I Should Be Gettin’ Better
21. Sealed with a Kiss
22. Summer Job
23. Warmed Over Kisses (Left Over Love)
24. Walk a Lonely Mile
25. It Ain’t That Way at All
26. I May Not Live to See Tomorrow
27. Paper Doll
28. ‘A’ You’re Adorable
29. Cleo
30. Poor Little Fool
31. I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire
32. Angel in My Heart
33. I Don’t Know Why (I Just Do)
34. Cozy Little Compact Car
35. Are You Lonesome Tonight’
36. I’m Sorry
37. Bye Bye Love
38. Lonely Weekend
39. Love Me Tender
40. All Shook Up