The Wondering Boy (The King of 50's Country) [Import]

The Wondering Boy (The King of 50's Country) [Import]

The Wondering Boy (The King of 50's Country) [Import]

ASIN: B00004TQN4

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Product Description
UK compilation subtitled 'King Of 50's Country'. 24 of the 70 hits he scored between 1952 and 1965. Tracks include 'Wondering', 'That Heart Belongs To Me' and 'Back Street Affair'.2000 release. Standard jewel case.

The Wondering Boy (The King of 50's Country),Webb Pierce,Edsel Records UK,Country & Western,Country Traditional,Country/Bluegrass,Honky Tonk,Leader,Pop,Rock,Traditional Country
The Wondering Boy (The King of 50's Country)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent comp, however...
  • Good overview of 50s material
 The Wondering Boy (The King of 50's Country)
Webb Pierce
Manufacturer: Edsel Records UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004TQN4
Release Date: 2000-07-11

Tracks:

  1. Wondering
  2. That Heart Belongs To Me
  3. Back Street Affair
  4. I'll Go On Alone
  5. It's Been So Long
  6. There Stands The Glass
  7. I'm Walking The Dog
  8. Slowly
  9. Even Tho
  10. Sparkling Brown Eyes
  11. More And More
  12. In The Jailhouse Now
  13. I Don't Care
  14. Love, Love, Love
  15. Why Baby Why
  16. Yes, I Know Why (I Want To Cry)
  17. Teenage Boogie
  18. I'm Tired
  19. Honky Tonk Song
  20. Bye, Bye Love
  21. Holiday For Love
  22. The New Raunchy
  23. Cryin' Over You
  24. I Ain't Never

Album Description

UK compilation subtitled 'King Of 50's Country'. 24 of the 70 hits he scored between 1952 and 1965. Tracks include 'Wondering', 'That Heart Belongs To Me' and 'Back Street Affair'.2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

24 of the Best Songs from the King of 50's Country.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Excellent comp, however..........2003-01-28

The upside is that these are the ORIGINAL versions of Webb's hits, not the awful remakes he made later. However, there's one thing you should know: the version of "Slowly" included here is NOT the hit version, but rather an earlier one. While it's nice to have this alternate take (as it isn't available anywhere else other than the Bear Family box, I'm sure), it seems odd that the more familiar version of "Slowly" wasn't used. I say this because of its historical significance -- Bud Issacs' pedal steel intro was really the genesis of pedal steel in country music; it was hugely influential, and it seems odd to hear "Slowly" without it. This quibble aside, the whole CD is worth it for the chance to hear "The New Raunchy." One wonders what them boys was drinkin' in the studio that night!

4 out of 5 stars Good overview of 50s material.......2001-06-04

If you're looking for a comprehensive set on Pierce's 50s material, go for the Bear Family set. However, this piece offers a good skimming off of many of his top country hits of the entire 50s decade. Although there are several compilations of Pierce's 50s stuff, this is one of the few that offers "Bye Bye Love" (the Everly Bros. cover) - one of only two songs by Pierce that managed to crack the top 100 pop charts. The sound quality overall is good considering some of these tracks go back to the early 50s. The entire disc is in mono with the exception of "I Ain't Never" which is in stereo. A decent quality compilation of Pierce's 50s output.
The Wondering Boy (1951-1958)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Money Well Spent!!!
 The Wondering Boy (1951-1958)
Webb Pierce
Manufacturer: Bear Family
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000282XP
Release Date: 1990-09-15

Tracks:

  1. Drifting Texas Sand
  2. If Crying Would Make You Care
  3. California Blues (Blue Yodel, No.4)
  4. You Scared The Love Right Out Of Me
  5. New Silver Bells
  6. Wondering
  7. You Know I'm Still In Love With You
  8. I'm Gonna See My Baby
  9. That Heart Belongs To Me
  10. I Just Can't Be True
  11. So Used To Loving You
  12. I Haven't Got The Heart
  13. Slowly
  14. The Last Waltz
  15. Bow Thy Head
  16. Country Church
  17. I Haven't Got The Heart
  18. I'll Always Take Care Of You
  19. Back Street Affair
  20. I'm Only Wishin'
  21. I'll Go On Alone
  22. That's Me Without You
  23. Broken Engagement
  24. We'll Find A Way
  25. It's Been So Long
  26. Don't Throw Your Life Away
  27. Too Late To Worry Now
  28. There Stands The Glass

Tracks:

  1. There's A Better Home
  2. Mother Call My Name In Prayer
  3. I'm Walking The Dog
  4. You Just Can't Be True
  5. Slowly
  6. Broken Engagement
  7. Slowly
  8. Even Tho'
  9. Sparkling Brown Eyes
  10. Bugle Call From Heaven
  11. Thank You, Dear Lord
  12. Kneel At The Cross
  13. Leaning On The Everlasting Arms
  14. You're Not Mine Anymore
  15. I'm Gonna Fall Out Of Love With You
  16. Your Good For Nothing Heart
  17. Just Imagination
  18. I Love You Dear
  19. More And More
  20. I Found Someone That's True
  21. The Waltz You Saved For Me
  22. One Day Later
  23. In The Jailhouse Now
  24. Sneakin' All Around
  25. I Don't Care
  26. Just How Long
  27. Yes I Know Why (I Want To Cry)
  28. Little Rosa

Tracks:

  1. Call Me Your Sweetheart
  2. If You Were Me (And I Were You)
  3. Love, Love, Love
  4. Why Baby Why
  5. Yes I Know Why
  6. I Found A True Love
  7. 'Cause I Love You
  8. Little Rosa
  9. Let Forgiveness In
  10. Any Old Time
  11. You Make Love To Everyone
  12. We'll Find A Way
  13. Teenage Boogie
  14. I'm Really Glad You Hurt Me (I Found Someone That's True)
  15. Teenage Boogie
  16. Oh, So Many Years
  17. One Week Later
  18. When I'm With You
  19. Can I Find It In Your Heart
  20. Crying Over You
  21. I'm Tired
  22. It's My Way
  23. Someday
  24. Honky Tonk Song
  25. I Care No More
  26. Don't Be The One
  27. Bye Bye Love
  28. Missing You
  29. Let Forgiveness In
  30. Who Wouldn't Love You

Tracks:

  1. New Panhandle Rag
  2. I Know It Was You
  3. Don't Do It Darlin'
  4. Holiday For Love
  5. How Long
  6. The New Raunchy
  7. I'll Get By Somehow
  8. English Sweetheart
  9. Down Panama Way
  10. Foreign Love
  11. You'll Come Back
  12. A New Love Affair
  13. Falling Back To You
  14. Sittin' Alone
  15. I'm Letting You Go
  16. Tupelo County Jail
  17. Waiting A Lifetime
  18. True Love Never Dies
  19. I Think Of You
  20. I Won't Be Cryin' Anymore
  21. I Owe It To My Heart
  22. The Violet And The Rose
  23. After The Boy Gets The Girl
  24. You Make Me Live Again
  25. Crazy Arms
  26. Pick Me Up On Your Way Down
  27. Life To Go
  28. My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Money Well Spent!!!.......2006-03-16

I ordered these CD`s for my Husband,because Webb Pierce is one of his Favorite Country Music Artist.We Love to take these CD`s with us when we go on trips,and ENJOY the wonderful Music and voice of Webb!!It Is An AWESOME set, and I Highly recomend for anyone who likes Webb Pierce to order these!I would not take my money back for this set!!J.Kagebein AR.
The Wondering Boy (1951-1958)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A-1 Collection
  • An great collection of early hits from a honky tonk legend
  • real country
  • The Way It Used To Be
  • "If you were me and I was you"
 The Wondering Boy (1951-1958)
Webb Pierce
Manufacturer: Bear Family
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001AX8
Release Date: 1994-06-27

Tracks:

  1. Drifting Texas Sand
  2. If Crying Would Make You Care
  3. California Blues (Blue Yodel, No.4)
  4. You Scared The Love Right Out Of Me
  5. New Silver Bells
  6. Wondering
  7. You Know I'm Still In Love With You
  8. I'm Gonna See My Baby
  9. That Heart Belongs To Me
  10. I Just Can't Be True
  11. So Used To Loving You
  12. I Haven't Got The Heart
  13. Slowly
  14. The Last Waltz
  15. Bow Thy Head
  16. Country Church
  17. I Haven't Got The Heart
  18. I'll Always Take Care Of You
  19. Back Street Affair
  20. I'm Only Wishin'
  21. I'll Go On Alone
  22. That's Me Without You
  23. Broken Engagement
  24. We'll Find A Way
  25. It's Been So Long
  26. Don't Throw Your Life Away
  27. Too Late To Worry Now
  28. There Stands The Glass

Tracks:

  1. There's A Better Home
  2. Mother Call My Name In Prayer
  3. I'm Walking The Dog
  4. You Just Can't Be True
  5. Slowly
  6. Broken Engagement
  7. Slowly
  8. Even Tho'
  9. Sparkling Brown Eyes
  10. Bugle Call From Heaven
  11. Thank You, Dear Lord
  12. Kneel At The Cross
  13. Leaning On The Everlasting Arms
  14. You're Not Mine Anymore
  15. I'm Gonna Fall Out Of Love With You
  16. Your Good For Nothing Heart
  17. Just Imagination
  18. I Love You Dear
  19. More And More
  20. I Found Someone That's True
  21. The Waltz You Saved For Me
  22. One Day Later
  23. In The Jailhouse Now
  24. Sneakin' All Around
  25. I Don't Care
  26. Just How Long
  27. Yes I Know Why (I Want To Cry)
  28. Little Rosa

Tracks:

  1. Call Me Your Sweetheart
  2. If You Were Me (And I Were You)
  3. Love, Love, Love
  4. Why Baby Why
  5. Yes I Know Why
  6. I Found A True Love
  7. 'Cause I Love You
  8. Little Rosa
  9. Let Forgiveness In
  10. Any Old Time
  11. You Make Love To Everyone
  12. We'll Find A Way
  13. Teenage Boogie
  14. I'm Really Glad You Hurt Me (I Found Someone That's True)
  15. Teenage Boogie
  16. Oh, So Many Years
  17. One Week Later
  18. When I'm With You
  19. Can I Find It In Your Heart
  20. Crying Over You
  21. I'm Tired
  22. It's My Way
  23. Someday
  24. Honky Tonk Song
  25. I Care No More
  26. Don't Be The One
  27. Bye Bye Love
  28. Missing You
  29. Let Forgiveness In
  30. Who Wouldn't Love You

Tracks:

  1. New Panhandle Rag
  2. I Know It Was You
  3. Don't Do It Darlin'
  4. Holiday For Love
  5. How Long
  6. The New Raunchy
  7. I'll Get By Somehow
  8. English Sweetheart
  9. Down Panama Way
  10. Foreign Love
  11. You'll Come Back
  12. A New Love Affair
  13. Falling Back To You
  14. Sittin' Alone
  15. I'm Letting You Go
  16. Tupelo County Jail
  17. Waiting A Lifetime
  18. True Love Never Dies
  19. I Think Of You
  20. I Won't Be Cryin' Anymore
  21. I Owe It To My Heart
  22. The Violet And The Rose
  23. After The Boy Gets The Girl
  24. You Make Me Live Again
  25. Crazy Arms
  26. Pick Me Up On Your Way Down
  27. Life To Go
  28. My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A-1 Collection.......2005-11-26

One of out true father's of country music, and definately the King of Honky Tonk, here is the finest collection of early Webb you'll ever find (and, of course, it's a Bear Family product). Besides the magnificent 4 CD collection of songs, there is a large-sized booklet enclosed with extensive notes and background on these years of Webb Pierce's career. I know that these Bear Family Collections can be expensive, but they are worth every penny, and these folks do the most admirable job you can imagine of putting together a collection! Like all of their box-set collections, there are a few numbers included that are repeats (inclusions of re-makes of the same song more than once), and there are a couple of those on Webb's collection. I believe you'll enjoy the sounds of the Wilburn Brothers, as well as early Red Sovine and Kitty Wells duets here. Like I said, this is one complete collection. A+++

5 out of 5 stars An great collection of early hits from a honky tonk legend.......2001-12-12

A big, fat, honkin' four-CD box set representing the holy grail of Webb's work that's actually in print. The LP-sized package includes 113 tracks and a lavish booklet with great liner notes by Webb-ologist Otto Kitsinger, as well as a complete discography of Webb's Decca sessions, giving info on side musicians, writers, producers, etc. Plus, there's over an album's worth of this material which had never been released before! ... So why do I so seldom actually listen to these discs? Well, slowly I find myself coming to the conclusion that Bear Family might do better off if they made single CD "economy" versions of some of their fabuloso box sets... The multi-disc boxes are great fetish items, but somewhat pricey and a bit daunting to delve into once you actually shell out the cash and drag one home. Don't get me wrong, though -- this collection is ace bunny killer. Not a bad track on it. Worth every pfennig. And the second that Bear Family puts out a follow-up collection of stuff from the late-'50s and early-'60s, I'll be standing in line to pick up my copy.

5 out of 5 stars real country.......2001-09-24

Thus is a great boxed set, which reveals Webb as being the closest country artist to Hank Williams stylistically. A few songs have some odd percussion-almost sounding like coconut shells being banged against a table. A few other songs-although good-suffer from the intrusive piano found on numerous Nashville songs of the time. But, all in all, this is a great collection from a man who belongs in the Country music hall of fame and like most Bear Family boxed sets-a little expensive but worth the cost.

4 out of 5 stars The Way It Used To Be.......2000-06-14

If you want to hear country music like it used to be, in the great era of the 1950's and 1960's, this is the set for you. Disc 4 is particularly outstanding with classic but little known songs like "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down" and the great prison song "Life To Go." It doesn't get much better than this, both as to songs and Pierce's unique style. A clear illustration as to how the style of country music has drastically changed over the past 40 years - for the worse, I would say! If you want total immersion in classic country music, buy this boxed set.

5 out of 5 stars "If you were me and I was you".......2000-02-27

Webb Pierce music was playing on radio and juke boxes through out the fiftys and sixtys and it is just as good today as it was then, if you are a true country fan you have to have this album because this is the roots of country,"dont do it darling"and "how long will it take"are among my favorites and of course "wondering" is the song that gave him the name Wondering Boy.. this album is an important part of country music'and a "must Have"for country collectors

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