Pat's Great Hits [Curb]

by Pat Boone

Overview

Pat Boone's smooth, amiable singing style marked him as a pure pop crooner when he came on the scene in the mid-1950s, and while his clean-cut image (and sound) positioned him as the acceptable alternative to the grittier rock & roll that was beginning to emerge, early R&B/rock & roll styles were very much a part of his musical makeup. This is made clear on the collection PAT'S GREAT HITS, a concise compendium featuring some of his early charters. While some of the biggies (perhaps most notably "Ain't That a Shame") are absent, it's amazing to hear Boone dig into Ivory Joe Hunter's "I Almost Lost My Mind" with the same elan he brings to a fully orchestrated pop ballad such as "April Love." While Boone's style was smoother than anything generally accepted as rock & roll, there's no doubt that the man heard here doing his best Elvis on "Don't Forbid Me" was heavily inspired by earthier sounds.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/01/1994
Label:	Curb
UPC:	0715187765528
Rank:	176537

Tracks

1. Love Letters in the Sand
2. April Love
3. I Almost Lost My Mind
4. Don't Forbid Me
5. Why Baby Why
6. Remember You're Mine
7. I'll Be Home
8. Moody River
9. Tying the Pieces Together
10. Everything Begins and Ends With You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pat Boone   Primary Artist,Vocals

Technical Credits

Sonny James   Composer
Bernie Lowe   Composer
J. Fred Coots   Composer
Don Ovens   Liner Notes
Charlie Singleton   Composer,Composer
Lorraine Allen   Composer
Charles F. Kenny   Composer
Kal Mann   Composer
Nick A. Kenny   Composer
Leon Payne   Composer
Darrell Edwards   Composer
Gary D. Bruce   Composer
Stan Lewis   Composer
Paul Francis Webster   Composer
Ivory Joe Hunter   Composer
Ferdinand Washington   Composer
George Jones   Composer
Sammy Fain   Composer