Billy Fury - Classics And Collectables 2CD

Billy Fury - Classics And Collectables (2 CD 62 Tracks)
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Billy Fury:
Billy Fury (born Ronald William Wycherley, 17 April 1940 - 28 January 1983), was an internationally successful British pop singer from the late 1950s to the early 1960s, and remained an active songwriter until the 1980s. Rheumatic fever, which damaged his heart, contributed to his death.

Early years
Born at Smithdown Hospital (later Sefton General Hospital, now demolished]), Smithdown Road, Liverpool, Ronnie Wycherley first attended a gig in Birkenhead run by impresario Larry Parnes, in the hope of interesting established artiste Marty Wilde in some of the songs he had written. Instead, in an episode that has become pop music legend, Parnes pushed young Wycherley up on stage right away. He was such an immediate success that Parnes signed him, added him to the tour, and renamed him "Billy Fury".
He released his first hit for Decca, "Maybe Tomorrow", in 1959. By March 1960, he hit UK Number 9 with his own composition "Colette", followed by "That's Love" and his first album The Sound of Fury (1960), which featured a young Joe Brown on lead guitar, with backup vocals by The Four Jays.
After further hits and sacking his band The Blue Flames—which included keyboardist Georgie Fame—auditions were held for a new group and held by Parnes in Liverpool. Among those who failed were the pre-fame Beatles, who for the first time called themselves The Silver Beetles. They were offered the job for £20 a week on condition that they sacked bass guitar player Stuart Sutcliffe. John Lennon refused and the band left after Lennon had secured Fury's autograph. The Beatles were salvaged, however, by being sent on a tour of Scotland with Johnny Gentle and Duffy Power, who were a couple more of Parnes' acts.

UK chart and film success
Fury concentrated less on Rock 'n' Roll and more on mainstream ballads, such as "Halfway to Paradise" and "Jealousy" (both 1961, each of which reached number 2 in the British Singles Chart). This was Decca's decision to mould Fury into a teen idol after his last self-penned song, "My Christmas Prayer", had failed to chart. 1962 and 1963 were Billy Fury's best years chartwise. However, he was not a typical teen idol; there was too much sexuality in his performances and his renditions were never lightweight in the mould of some singers like Craig Douglas or Jimmy Justice. Fury's fans and contemporaries in music knew he was a rocker and the real thing musically.
In 1962 Fury appeared in his first film Play It Cool, modelled on the Elvis movies. It featured Helen Shapiro, Danny Rivers, Shane Fenton (aka Alvin Stardust) and Bobby Vee who appeared with the Vernons Girls. The hit single from the film was "Once Upon a Dream". In the film Fury did not get the girl but stayed with his friends. There are notable performances by many well-known British actors and performers such as Richard Wattis, Lionel Blair and Dennis Price. The music highlight of the film is Fury's singing of the title track.
Billy Fury was known for excellent albums. His We Want Billy (released 1963, with The Tornados) was one of the first live albums in British rock history and featured renditions of his major hits and covers of several classic R&B songs such as "Unchain My Heart" by Ray Charles. "Turn Your Lamp Down Low" (recorded in 1965 with backing band The Gamblers) was one of the earliest examples of a British act recording a track in the reggae style (with the emphasis on the second and fourth beats of each bar).
In 1965 he appeared in the film I've Gotta Horse, which featured the band The Bachelors. It was not a success but it seemed more real, and there are many interesting references to the British seaside towns of the 1960s. Appearing in minor roles were Michael Medwin, and Jon Pertwee of Doctor Who fame. The album from the film is available in stereo.
Having had more UK hits, such as "It's Only Make Believe" and "I Will" (written by Dick Glasser, not to be confused with the Paul McCartney song), both in 1964, and "In Thoughts of You" in 1965, Fury began a lengthy absence from the charts in 1967, and underwent surgery for heart problems caused by rheumatic fever which led to his abandoning touring. Despite spending many weeks on the charts, Billy Fury never achieved a number one single, but he remained popular even after his hits stopped. Fury's song "I Will" became a US hit for Dean Martin in 1965 and for Ruby Winters in 1977.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Fury

Tracklist:
CD 1
01. Halfway To Paradise
02. Cross My Heart
03. I'd Never Find Another You
04. King For Tonight
05. You're Having The Last Dance With Me
06. Turn My Back On You
07. Maybe Tomorrow
08. Wondrous Place
09. Like I've Never Been Gone
10. Baby Come On Stereo [live]
11. Do You Really Love Me Too
12. I'm Lost Without You
13. Letter Full Of Tears
14. Turn Your Lamp Down Low
15. In Thoughts Of You
16. What Am I Living For
17. Somebody Else's Girl
18. Jealousy
19. Push Push
20. Last Night Was Made For Love
21. Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees)
22. Thousand Stars
23. It's Only Make Believe
24. Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)
25. Once Upon A Dream
26. This Diamond Ring
27. I Will
28. Million Miles From Nowhere
29. Run To My Lovin' Arms
30. You're Swell
31. Forget Him

CD 2
01. Break Up
02. Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees) [alternate take]
03. Hippy Hippy Shake
04. Glad All Over
05. I Can Feel It
06. You Got Me Dizzy
07. Saved
08. You Better Believe It Baby
09. She's So Far Out She's In
10. Straight To Your Arms
11. Away From You
12. Am I Blue
13. That's Enough
14. Kansas City
15. From The Bottom Of My Heart
16. I'll Be So Glad (When Your Heart Is Mine)
17. Lovesick Blues
18. Keep Away
19. What Did I Do
20. Cheat With Love
21. I Can't Help Loving You
22. Candy Kisses
23. I'm Hurting All Over
24. Nobody's Child
25. Wedding Bells
26. Stick Around
27. Time Has Come
28. Let's Paint The Town
29. Begin The Beguine
30. I'll Never Fall In Love Again [alternate take]
31. I Will Always Be With You