The Fifties - Complete

Disc 10: Let The Rest Of The World Go By; Meoldy Of Love; Let Me Call You Sweetheart; Vaya Con Dios; Twixt, Twelve And Tewnty; All At Once; Brightest Wishing Star; Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me; It's A Sin; Didn't It Rain; No Middle Ground; I'm The One Who Loves You, (Remember Me); Fool's Hall Of Fame; This Girl Is Mine; I've Got A Dream On My Mind; God Be With You; Take The Name Of Jesus; I Love To Tell A Stroy; Blessed Assurance; Saviour, Like A Shepherd Lead Us; He Leadeth Me; God Will Take Care Of Thee; I'll Be Home For Christmas; White Christmas; Joy To The World; Silent Night; O Little Town Of Bethlehem; It Came Upon A Midnight Clear; First Noel, The; Adeste Fideles.
Disc 11: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town; O Holy Night; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Hark, The Herald Angels Sing; Santa's Coming In A Whirlybird; That's All; I Want To Be There; To The Center Of The Earth; Many Dreams Ago; Wait For Me Mary; The Faithful Heart; Boone's Rock 'N' Roll; Too Marvelous For Words; My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose; Twice As Tall; Come Spring; What A Friend We Have In Jesus; I Am Thine, O Lord; Let The Lower Lights Be Burning; Nearer, My God, To Thee; Rock Of Ages; Loving You Madly; Money Honey; Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love); Ev'ry Little Thing; Love Letters In The Sand; Pledging My Love.
Disc 12: Love Letters In The Sand; Beyond The Sunset; Louella; Baby Has Gone, Bye-Bye; St. Louis Blues; Two Little Kisses; For My Good Fortune; Bigger Than Texas; Wait For Me Mary; How Soon; It's A Sin; Didn't It Rain; I Almost Lost My Mind; Don't Forbid Me; Love Letters In The Sand; Why Baby Why; Bernadine; There's A Goldmine In The Sky; I'm In Love With You; Chains Of Love; Remember You're Mine; Anastasia; I'm Waiting Just For You; Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love); Wonderful Time Up There, A; Too Soon To Know; That's How Much I Love You; I'm Waiting Just For You; Walking The Floor Over You.
This massive box set covers virtually all of the 1950s recordings from classic crooner Pat Boone. The 346-song collection includes mono versions of his hits that were previously unreleased on CD, the stereo remakes of his hits, an unissued album, other rare tracks, and an LP-sized book that has a detailed retrospective featuring a biography, discography, and photos from Boone's personal collection.
Adapters: Cyril Mockridge; Alfred Newman .
Personnel: Pat Boone (vocals); Hubert Myers (vocals, saxophone); Shirley Boone, Foley Sisters, Shirley Jones , Steve Allen (vocals); Bernard Kessel, William Pitman, Howard Roberts , Rene Joseph Hall, Irving Ashby, Jack Marshall, Joseph R. Gibbons, Nick Bonney, Allan Reuss, Tommy Tedesco , Tony Rizzi, Bob Bain, Robert Bain (guitar); Rosalie J. Randall, Ann Mason Stockton, Kathrin Thomson, Ann Mason (harp); Gerald Vinci, Mischa Russell, John DeVoogdt, Nick Pisani, Wilbert Nuttycombe, Darrel Terwilliger, James Getzoff, Carl LaMagna, Jacques Ray, Elliott Fisher, Sidney Fagatt, John Peter DeVoogt, Joseph G. Wuardri, Felix Slatkin, Abraham Weiss, Victor Bay, Benny Gill, Lou Raderman, Harold Dicterow, Manuel Compinsky, Alexander Neiman, Albert Steinberg, Alfred Lustgarten, Nicholas "Nick" Posani, Joe Quadri, Alex Beller, Joe Stepansky, Dan Lube, Robert Sushel, David Frisina, Marshall Sosson, Philip Goldberg, William Miller, Victor Arno, Nathan Ross, Eudice Shapiro (violin); David Sterkin, Spinoza Paeff, Gareth "Garry" Nuttycombe, Paul Robyn, Stanley Harris (viola); Cy Bernard, Victor Gottlieb, Irving Lipschultz, Raphael Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten, Eleanor Slatkin, Ray Kramer (cello); Ryland Weston (clarinet, saxophone); Sgt. Chuck Gentry (clarinet); Billy Vaughn (saxophone, hand claps, bells); Jewell L. Grant, Julian C. Matlock, Dave Pell, Joseph Krechter, Julian "Matty" Matlock, Gene Cipriano, Mahlon Clark, John Johnson , Harold Hugh Ehrmann, Joe Kretcher, John Rotella, Paul Horn Quintet, Babe Russin, Benny Carter , Justin Gordon, Wilbur Schwartz (saxophone); Uan Rasey, Conrad Gozzo , Don Fagerquist, Robert Fowler, Frank Beach, Clarence Sherok, Ralph N. Harden, Ray Linn & the Chicago Stompers, Walter P. "Pete" Candoli, Anthony Terran, Virgil Evans (trumpet); John J. Grass, William Hinshaw (French horn); Richard L. Noel, Milton G. Bernhart, George Roberts , Robert E. Pring, John DiMaio, Milton Bernard, Francis L. "Joe" Howard, Herb Taylor, Marshal Cram, Paul Tanner, Murray McEachern, Si Zentner, Lloyd Ulyate (trombone); Vincent DeRosa (horns); Frank Leithner (piano, organ); Milt Rogers (piano, hand claps); Paul T. Smith, Ernie Hughes, Robert V. "Bobby" Hammack, Gerald Dolin, James Rowles, Paul Smith (piano); Edwin Cole (organ); Milt Holland (vibraphone, drums); Bernie Mattinson (vibraphone); Larry Bunker (xylophone, bells); Louis Singer (xylophone); Irving Kluger, Irv Kluger (drums, timpani); Richard C. Shanahan (drums, hand claps); Earl Palmer , Charles Blackwell, Alvin Stoller, Nick Fatool, Roy Harte (drums); Edward V. Grady, Larry Breen, Milton Norman (hand claps).
Audio Mixer: Bill Inglot.
Liner Note Authors: Joseph F. Laredo; Bob Jones .
Recording information: 20th Century Studio, L.A., CA (05/1953-11/1959); Bradley Studio, Nashville, TN (05/1953-11/1959); Capitol Recording Studios, N.Y.C., NY (05/1953-11/1959); Hollywood, CA (05/1953-11/1959); Master Recorders, L.A., CA (05/1953-11/1959); N.Y.C., NY (05/1953-11/1959); Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA (05/1953-11/1959); RCA Recording Studio, N.Y.C., NY (05/1953-11/1959); U (05/1953-11/1959); United Recorders, Hollywood, CA (05/1953-11/1959); Universal Recording Corporation, Studio A, Chicago, IL (05/1953-11/1959); War Memorial Building, Nashville, TN (05/1953-11/1959).
Illustrators: Colin Escott; Arthur Rowe; R.A. Andreas; Adam Komorowski; Pat Boone.
Photographers: Colin Escott; Arthur Rowe; Phil Harrington; R.A. Andreas; Adam Komorowski; Pat Boone.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Cliff Richard; Connie Francis; Jimmie F. Rodgers ; Debbie Reynolds ; Debby Boone; Dimitri Tiomkin ; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Tonie Rockstraw; Linda Boone; James McHugh; Laurie Boone; Louella Parsons; Archie Boone; Judy Boone; Fabian; Pat Boone Family; Shirley McLaine; George Shearing; Georgia Gibbs; Gisele MacKenzie; Eddie Fisher ; Margaret Boone; Cheryl Boone; Laura Foley; Laura Stockton Fox; Susan Chang; George Gobel; Dick Clark; Juliet Prowse; Alan Freed; Little Richard; Alfred Newman ; The McGuire Sisters; Mitch Miller; Paul Francis Webster ; Andy Williams; Ray C. Walker; Tab Hunter; Wink Martindale; Arthur Godfrey; Neal Matthews; Gordon Stoker; Hoyt Hawkins.
Arrangers: Mort Lindsey; Jack Marshall; Jerry Fielding; Lew Douglas; Lionel Newman; Milt Rogers; Billy Vaughn; George Greeley.
This 12-CD box set containing 347 songs -- Pat Boone's entire 1950s recorded output, including over 80 previously unissued tracks -- deserves an honest, open-minded, and thorough examination. Listeners may like or dislike Pat Boone's early R&B hits -- "Two Hearts," "Ain't That a Shame," "Tutti Frutti," etc. -- but it is important to remember that those songs comprise but a very small part of his 1950s recorded output and demonstrate one side only of his amazing versatility. Certainly on any voluminous, comprehensive collection, not all the tracks are going to be gems, and this anthology contains a few that don't shine so brightly. However, the vast majority of material here has so very much to recommend it. "Exquisite" and "impeccable" are adjectives that do not exaggerate Boone's unaffected, natural, and totally wholehearted way with a song. Whether it's "Stardust," "Begin the Beguine," "Cheek to Cheek," "Yes Indeed," "St. Louis Blues," "More Than You Know" -- these and countless others are all done to perfection. The accolades that came Pat Boone's way during the '50s included critical acclaim and raves from Sinatra, Crosby, Como, and many other contemporaries and critics alike. In an August 1957 interview with Red Robinson in Vancouver, BC, Elvis Presley said of Pat Boone, "the finest voice in music today." That all by itself says a lot. This box set has the potential of opening a lot of new eyes and maybe some closed eyes as well. ~ Arthur Rowe