A Taste Of Honey: Gems From The Mercury Vaults 1962 (3CD SET)

Artist: Various Artists
Format: 3CD
Bar-code: 5060259820281
Cat No: DAY3CD028

£7.99

Mercury Records was founded in 1945 and originally only signed black artists. By 1962, the year of our compilation they had recruited a host of new artists of all hues which made Mercury the dominant force in jazz, blues, rock ‘n’ roll and pop in the US. These artists included Little Richard, Dolly Parton, Jivin’ Gene and Clyde McPhatter.

CD1

1. Lover Please – Clyde McPhatter
2. Spooky – George Barnes
3. Kissin’ Tree – Johnny Preston
4. Genie Bom Beanie – Jivin’Gene
5. If a Woman Answers (Hang Up The Phone) – Leroy Van Dyke
6. It’s Sure Gonna Hurt – Dolly Parton
7. He Got What He Wanted (But He Lost What He Had) – Little Richard
8. Walk On The Wild Side – Brook Benton
9. You’ve Got To Learn – Charles Aznavour
10. Achin’, Breakin’ Heart – George Jones
11. More Than You Know – The Platters
12. I Gotta Run – Bobby Scott
13. Go On Home – Patti Page
14. You’re Getting All Over Me – James O’Gwynn
15. Be Bop Country Boy – Young Jessie
16. She’s Coming Home – The Chanteers
17. Lover’s Hell – Merle Kilgore
18. Ahab The Arab – Ray Stevens
19. Stop – Clyde McPhatter
20. I Know You’re Married (But I Love You Still) – Jimmie Skinner
21. Sugar Plum – Ike Clanton
22. Guilty – Billy Eckstine
23. Tennessee Waltz – Damita Jo
24. Young Hearts – Paul Peek
25. A Taste Of Honey – Quincy Jones

CD2

1. The Love You Gave – Dolly Parton
2. Let’s Leave It That Way – Johnny Preston
3. Little Bitty Pretty One – Clyde McPhatter
4. Still Waters Run Deep – Brook Benton
5. I Waited – The Chanteers
6. Waltz Of The Angels – George Jones & Marge Singleton
7. It’s Magic – The Platters
8. A Boy With A Dream – Michael Allen
9. The Champ – Ike Clanton
10. I Sat Back And Let It Happen – Leroy Van Dyke
11. Midnight Limbo – The Tides
12. The Boys Night Out – Patti Page
13. Ain’t Nothin’ But A Man – Merle Kilgore
14. Dear One – Darrell McCall
15. Little Pixie – David Carroll & His Orch.
16. One Dead Man Ago – Jimmie Skinner
17. Little Old Lady That Lived In A Shoe – Wally Wiggins
18. I Do Believe – Clyde McPhatter
19. My Name Is Mud – James O’Gwynn
20. You Take The Table (And I’ll Take The Chairs) – Claude Gray
21. Cold, Cold Heart – Dinah Washington
22. Furthermore – Ray Stevens
23. House Of Horrors – Merv Griffin
24. Hit Record – Brook Benton
25. Sally Goodin – Tommy Jackson

CD3

1. When My Heart Hurts No More – George Jones
2. Heartbreak – The Platters
3. Let’s Cry Together – Patti Page
4. Maybe – Clyde McPhatter
5. I Want To Be Loved – Dinah Washington
6. On The Street Where You Live – Quincy Jones
7. Shy Boy – George McCannon
8. A Stranger to Me – Jerry Modine
9. Makin’ Up – Ike Clanton
10. You’ve Let Yourself Go – Charles Aznavour
11. Let The Big Boss Man (Pull You Through) – Johnny Preston
12. Lie To Me – Brook Benton
13. Black Cloud – Leroy Van Dyke
14. Do You Care – Little Richard
15. A Girl Named Liz – Merle Kilgore
16. I Love A Fool – David Atkinson
17. Every Time I Hear Your Name – Patti Page
18. I Want To Be Where You’re Gonna Be – George Jones & Margie Singleton
19. Just A Little Boy – The Chanteers
20. Do It Again – Shirley Horn
21. Saturday Night At The Movies – Ray Stevens
22. The Best Man Cried – Clyde McPhatter
23. Raincheck – Art Farmer
24. Till There Was You – Billy Ecksine
25. Tongue Tied Over You – Rusty Draper