JOHNNY TILLOTSON "THE VERY BEST OF THE MGM YEARS" 1999 VARESE NM/UNPLAYED OOP CD

Description: NOTE: INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING IS NOW GOING THROUGH EBAY'S GLOBAL SHIPPING THIS CD COMES FROM MY TIME AT A NATIONAL RADIO NETWORK WHERE I WAS THE MUSIC AND PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS. A RECENT FIND FROM A BOX IN MY STORAGE UNIT.THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE ACTUAL ITEM FOR SALE, SORRY IF THE PICTURE(S) ARE A BIT BLURRY. I HAVE OTHER ITEMS FOR SALE, CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS, THANKS! AS I MENTIONED ABOVE FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS I WAS THE MUSIC & PROMOTIONS CORDINATOR FOR A MAJOR NATIONAL RADIO NETWORK.... ALL CD'S COME IN A JEWEL CASE UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE. NOTE: eBay HAS TAKEN IT UPON THEMSELVES TO REMOVE WHAT THEY CALL “OUTSIDE” LINKS, THESE ARE IN THE HTML DESCRIPTION, AND CAN'T EVEN BE SEEN IN MY ITEM DESCRIPTION, SO FROM NOW ON IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE ITEM &/OR ARTIST LOOK 'EM UP, ON WIKI & DISCOGS, ETC. NOTE: I DO COMBINE SHIPPING SO IF YOU WIN AN ITEM AND ARE BIDING ON ANOTHER, LET ME KNOW AND I CAN WAIT UNTIL THAT AUCTION RUNS IT COURSE.THANKS ARTIST: JOHNNY TILLOTSON TITLE: “THE VERY BEST OF JOHNNY TILLOTSON: IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A HURTIN'-THE MGM YEARS” TRACK LISTING: SEE PHOTOS/BELOW: 1It Keeps Right On A Hurtin'2Heartaches By The Number3Blues Eyes Crying In The Rain4No Love At All5You're The Reason6I Can't Stop Loving You7Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye8Then I'll Count Again9Worry10Send Me The Pillow You Dream On11I Rise, I Fall12Things13The Race Is On14Another You15I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry16Your Mem'ry Comes Along17Talk Back Trembling Lips LABEL: VARESE VINTAGE RECORDS CAT.#: VSD 5997 YEAR: 1999 CONDITION: IN NM/MINT- UNPLAYED CONDITION, IT IS OPENED, BUT I HAVE NEVER PLAYED IT. COMES WITH AN 8 PAGE BOOKLET WITH GREAT LINER NOTES & PHOTOS, THIS & THE BACK TRAY INSERT IN NM CONDITION. ARTIST BIO: JOHNNY TILLOTSON BIO- 20 April 1939, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Tillotson’s father was a country music disc jockey and Johnny himself was appearing on local radio from the age of nine. His parents encouraged his talent by giving him first a ukulele and then a guitar, and he was influenced by the singing cowboys (Gene Autry, Roy Rogers) and country singer Hank Williams. He appeared regularly on Tom Dowdy’s television show, from which he was recommended to Archie Bleyer, the owner of Cadence Records. His first single in 1958, recorded while he was completing his BSc in Journalism And Communications, combined the teen ballad ‘Dreamy Eyes’ with the up-tempo ‘Well, I’m Your Man’. Although his roots were in country music, he was encouraged to revive the R&B ballads ‘Never Let Me Go’, ‘Pledging My Love’ and ‘Earth Angel’. In 1960 he released the classic teen-ballad ‘Poetry In Motion’, which went to number 2 in the USA and number 1 in the UK. The b-side, ‘Princess, Princess’, was popular in its own right and the equal of many of his later hits. Tillotson’s follow-up, ‘Jimmy’s Girl’, was less successful but he went to number 3 in the USA with ‘It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin’’, a self-penned country ballad. The song has been recorded by over 100 performers including Elvis Presley. Tillotson’s baby-face and slight frame made him an ideal teen-idol for the early 60s, but his musical preference was country music. He had further success by reviving the country songs ‘Send Me The Pillow You Dream On’ and ‘I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still In Love With You)’. In the movie Just For Fun he sang ‘Judy, Judy, Judy’, which he wrote with Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. His ballad ‘You Can Never Stop Me Loving You’ was a US Top 20 hit, but Kenny Lynch’s version was preferred by UK record-buyers. A spell in the US Army prevented Tillotson from capitalizing on his success, but when he signed with MGM Records he was determined to become a country performer. ‘Talk Back Trembling Lips’ was a country and pop hit, but his subsequent records - ‘Worried Guy’, ‘I Rise, I Fall’, ‘She Understands Me’, ‘Heartaches By The Number’ - only reached the Top 40. Tillotson moved to California in 1968, and during the 70s recorded for the Ampex, Buddah Records and United Artists Records labels. He also became a regular on the lounge circuit in Las Vegas, hence a single of ‘Cabaret’. Tillotson also remains popular on US army bases in Europe and he has had several hits in Japan following successful appearances there. The 30-track compilation All His Early Hits - And More!!!!, which was released in the UK by Ace Records in 1990, is the best introduction to his work and includes an early version of ‘Poetry In Motion’. 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