Back in the 1950s, before rock 'n' roll changed the face of pop forever, a handsome British crooner had an adoring army of female fans swooning as their romantic hero ' he was, appropriately, called Dickie Valentine, and for most of that momentous decade, his popularity saw him topping the charts as well as the bills of variety shows around the country, and he was regularly voted Britain's favourite male vocalist. This collection brings together every single he released during the '50s, plus the bonus of his original 1949 recording with Ted Heath not released until the '80s. Although he died tragically young, he retains his reputation one of the best British crooners of his generation, and this anthology will bring back memories of that particular golden era.
Track Listing
Disc 1:
- That Lovely Weekend
- Mona Lisa
- Never
- Lorelei
- Raindrops (With The Johnston Brothers)
- The Homing Waltz
- Broken Wings
- You Belong To Me
- Mademoiselle
- All The Time And Everywhere
- Why Should I Go Home
- Fickle Fingers
- La Rosita
- The Windsor Waltz
- In A Golden Coach (There's A Heart Of Gold)
- I See You Again Every Night
- Don't Leave Me Now
- Guessing
- When I Was Young
- Mother Nature And Father Time
- Many Times
- Te Amo
- My Arms, My Heart, My Love
- I Know You're Mine (With The Johnston Singers)
- Cleo And Me-O (With Joan Regan)
- Pine Tree Pine Over Me (With Joan Regan)
- Endless
- I Could Have Told You
Disc 2:
- Get Well Soon
- It's My Life
- The Finger Of Suspicion
- Who's Afraid (Not I, Not I, Not I)
- Mister Sandman
- Runaround
- A Blossom Fell
- I Want You All To Myself
- Ma Chere Anie
- Lucky Waltz
- I Wonder
- You Too Can Be A Dreamer
- Hello Mrs. Jones (Is Mary There')
- Lazy Gondolier
- No Such Luck
- The Engagement Waltz
- Christmas Alphabet
- Where Are You Tonight'
- The Old Pi-Anna Rag
- First Love
- Dreams Can Tell A Lie
- Song Of The Trees
- The Best Way To Hold A Girl
- The Voice
- All-Star Hit Parade: (Medley): Out Of Town, My September Love, Mack The Knife
- My Impossible Castle
- When You Came Along
Disc 3:
- Day Dreams
- Give Me A Carriage With Eight White Horses
- Christmas Island
- The Hand Of Friendship
- Dickie Valentine's Rock And Roll Party Medley: Christmas Rock 'N' Roll, Mountain Greenery, Woman In Love, When Mexico Gave Up The Rhumba, Walkin' In The Rain
- Chapel Of The Roses
- My Empty Arms
- Puttin' On The Style
- Three Sides To Every Story
- Long Before I Knew You
- Just In Time
- Snowbound For Christmas
- Convicted
- King Of Dixieland
- Love Me Again
- In My Life
- Come To My Arms
- Take Me In Your Arms
- An Old Fashioned Song
- Venus
- Where' (In The Old Home Town)
- A Teenager In Love
- My Favourite Song
- One More Sunrise (Morgen)
- You Touch My Hand
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