Billy Fury - His Wondrous Story: The Complete Collection '2007

Tracks list

 A title that meant what it said, at least as far as singles were concerned.
Billy Fury had exactly 29 hits and every single one of them are on this CD
released in time for Valentines Day 2008. Not only that, but apart from
beginning the set with possibly his most famous hit, Halfway to Paradise, just
to get you in the mood, the tracks followed in strict chronological order from
Maybe Tomorrow and Margo, his first two minor hits, all the way through to his
early-80s comeback singles, Love or Money, Devil or Angel, and Forget Him around
the time of his death in 1983, taking in all the major successes of the early
60s along the way. It was easier than it would have been for most artists to fit
all 29 tracks on a single CD, no fewer than 23 of the songs being less than
three minutes, and indeed three of them were less than two minutes, but in the
early 60s thats how pop songs were made, short, to the point, and no lengthy
intros. An unlikely contender to sit alongside the compilations of love songs
released for that one day in February when people tend to buy CDs for their
loved ones, Billy Fury was a rock & roller by early-60s standards, with a sneer
and leather jacket to complete his image, but as well as that were a whole
series of love songs -- songs about his feelings for the girl of the moment, and
songs that told the stories of boy meeting girl. So in that respect, it wasnt
quite so surprising to see a Billy Fury TV-advertised collection alongside The
Greatest Love Songs Album in the World or similar albums. This was a much better
value-for-money compilation than previous collections The Billy Fury Hit Parade,
compiled just one month after his death, or The Best of Billy Fury on K Tel,
both missing out tracks that were not so famous, and released a
quarter-of-a-century after his death and nearly half-a-century, since the songs
were in the charts: they nearly all stood up as memorable, melodic tunes from a
less traumatic time (Cuban missiles and race riots notwithstanding). 
:: TRACKLIST ::

1 Jealousy 2:49
2 Halfway To Paradise 2:29
3 Like Ive Never Been Gone 2:15
4 When Will You Say I Love You 2:29
5 Last Night Was Made For Love 2:19
6 Id Never Find Another You 2:39
7 In Summer 2:47
8 Once Upon A Dream 1:56
9 Collette 1:54
10 In Thoughts Of You 2:50
11 Its Only Make Believe 2:32
12 Do You Really Love Me Too 2:05
13 A Thousand Stars 3:08
14 I Will 2:32
15 Im Lost Without You 3:18
16 Maybe Tommorrow 2:15
17 Because Of Love 2:35
18 Somebody Elses Girl 2:12
19 Thats Love - Mono Version 1:51
20 Wondrous Place 2:27
21 Run To My Lovin Arms 2:54
22 Give Me Your Word 2:28
23 Margo, Dont Go 2:37
24 Letter Full Of Tears 2:33
25 Ill Never Quite Get Over You 2:43
26 Dont Worry [Featuring – The Four Kestrels] 2:18
27 Love Or Money 3:14
28 Devil Or Angel 3:29
29 Forget Him 3:19

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