Tommy Steele - British Steele '2016

Tracks list

Tracklist

CD1
01. Rock with the Caveman
02. Rock Around the Town
03. Doomsday Rock
04. Elevator Rock
05. Singing the Blues
06. Rebel Rock
07. Knee Deep in the Blues
08. Teenage Party
09. Butterfingers
10. Cannibal Pot
11. Shiralee
12. Grandad's Rock
13. Butterfly
14. A Handful of Songs
15. Water, Water
16. Hey You!
17. Plant a Kiss
18. Happy Guitar
19. Princess
20. Nairobi
21. Neon Sign
22. It's All Happening
23. What Do You Do
24. The Only Man on the Island
25. I Puts the Lightie On
26. Come on, Let's Go
27. Put a Ring on Her Finger
28. A Lovely Night
29. Marriage Type Love
30. The Truth About Me

CD2
31. Hiawatha
32. The Trial
33. Tallahassee Lassie
34. Give! Give! Give!
35. You Were Mine
36. Young Ideas
37. Little White Bull
38. Singing Time
39. What a Mouth (What a North and South)
40. Kookaburra
41. Happy-Go-Lucky Blues
42. (The Girl with The) Long Black Hair
43. Must Be Santa
44. Boys and Girls
45. My Big Best Shoes
46. The Dit Dit Song
47. The Writing on the Wall
48. Drunken Guitar
49. Hit Record
50. What a Little Darlin'
51. Butter Wouldn't Melt in Your Mouth
52. Where Have All the Flowers Gone
53. He's Got Love
54. Green Eye
55. Young Love
56. Wedding Bells
57. No. 22 Across the Way
58. Hollerin' and Screamin'
59. Little Darling



From rockin' teenager to accomplished all-round entertainer, Tommy Steele has
done it all in a career that now spans sixty years (and counting!). Tommy was
the UK's first bona fide rock 'n' roll act and the first young person to play
the music that enchanted his generation. Although he quickly gravitated to
becoming more of a family favourite, it's his early records that provided the
impetus for so many more local kids to emulate him. 'British Steele' is a
comprehensive chronicle of Tommy's first six years as a recording artist. It
contains the A and B sides of all of his singles from "Rock With The Caveman" to
the end of 1962, plus a selection of bonus tracks culled from his EPs of the
period. All of Tommy's biggest and best known songs of the 50s and early 60s are
here, including Top 10 hits that range from "A Handful Of Songs" and the
chart-topping "Singing The Blues" to comedy favourites like "What A Mouth" and
"Little White Bull". Also included, for the first time on CD, is Tommy's spoken
word in Weekend Magazine's "The Truth About Me" series. Beautifully re-mastered
from the best available sources, and featuring as much music as could be crammed
onto two CDs. Copiously annotated booklet gives much detail about the man and
his music. Although it's not the first time that this beloved entertainer's
music has been anthologised in the CD era, it's the first time that any digital
re-issue has put Tommy Steele's incredible early career into such a depth of
historical perspective.

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