Don't Forget Me

by Eddie Cochran

Overview

A generous collection of instrumentals, previously unreleased tracks, demo recordings, alternate versions, live performances, and a radio promo spot, this set from Rockstar Records isn't a good introduction to Eddie Cochran (it doesn't, for instance, have a version of his biggest and most enduring song, "Summertime Blues"), but it is a nice second purchase, filling in some of the background on Cochran's tragically short career. A fine singer and songwriter, Cochran was also a dynamite guitar player, and instrumental tracks like "String Fever" and "Guitar Blues" gave him a chance to really cut loose, while the lovely, acoustic instrumental "Rain" shows Cochran could do delicate and gentle every bit as much as he could blast loose on the electric. The live cuts, versions of "Sittin' in the Balcony" and "Twenty Flight Rock," have a somewhat muted sound, but demonstrate what an exciting live performer Cochran could be, while the single version of "Nervous Breakdown" included here, a song built on the same kinetic template (and chords) as "Summertime Blues," hints at what the music world lost when Cochran died in a car crash in the U.K. in 1960. He was only 21. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	05/19/2023
Label:	Rockstar
UPC:	5017932000140
Rank:	132772

Tracks

1. String Fever
2. I'm Ready
3. Rockin' & Flyin'
4. Yesterday's Heartbreak
5. Fast Jivin'
6. My Love to Remember
7. Skinny Jim
8. Dark Lonely Street
9. Guitar Blues
10. Mighty Mean
11. Pink Peg Slacks
12. Half Loved
13. Jungle Jingle
14. Sick & Tired
15. Cruisin' the Drive-In
16. Nervous Breakdown
17. Meet Mr. Tweedy
18. One Minute to One
19. Little Angel
20. Milk Cow Blues
21. Song of New Orleans
22. Itty Bitty Betty
23. Jelly Bean
24. Don't Bye Bye Baby Me
25. Jelly Bean
26. I Wanna Know
27. Sittin' in the Balcony
28. Twenty Flight Rock
29. Rain
30. L.A. Radio Promo

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Eddie Cochran   Primary Artist,Vocals
Bob Denton   Vocals
Eddie Daniels   Vocals
Derry Weaver   Vocals
Jerry Capehart   Vocals
Hank Cochran   Vocals

Technical Credits

K.C. Arnold   Composer
Mario Roccuzzo   Composer
Baker Knight   Composer
John D. Loudermilk   Composer
Jerry Capehart   Composer
Adam Komorowski   Liner Notes
Tony Barrett   Supervisor
Darrel Higham   Photography
Eddie Cochran   Composer
Johnny Dee   Composer
Hank Cochran   Composer
Derek Glenister   Supervisor
Ned Fairchild   Composer
Adam Skeaping   Digital Remastering
Stefan Suchomski   Design,Art Direction