Golden Days: Timeless Songs / Various (Uk) [CD]

Three CD set. Take a trip down memory lane with this collection, which features a value-packed 72 classics from across the 50s and 60s. Kicking things off with the first rock and roll song to top the charts, "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock" from Bill Haley & His Comets, CD1 delivers hit after hit encompassing a huge 10 number 1s from Elvis Presley's 'Hound Dog', Bobby Darin's 'Dream Lover', Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons' 'Sherry' to Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers' 'Why Do Fools Fall In Love'... CD2 opens with a stella run of the era's timeless ballads including, Lesley Gore's 'You Don't Own Me', Louis Armstrong's 'What A Wonderful World', Dionne Warwick's debut, 'Don't Make Me Over' and 'Moon River' (from 'Breakfast at Tiffany's") by Danny Williams, plus some well-loved singalong songs from Doris Day, Shirley Bassey and Etta James. CD3, the last in our collection, boasts an amazing array of feel-good classics including from Roy Orbison, Andy Williams, Little Eva and The Ronettes, before concluding with a trio of perfect pop heartbreak songs 'Rhythm Of The Rain', 'Raining In My Heart' and 'Crying In The Rain' from The Everly Brothers.