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Jack Scott - Baby She's Gone 2 cds

Of all the early rock & rollers, Jack Scott was one of the hardest to pigeonhole. Lacking the matinee-idol good looks of either Elvis Presley or Ricky Nelson, he nevertheless would occasionally tread on the orchestrated, chorus-heavy pop crossover that brought big hits for both, particularly as rock & roll faded into the background in the early '60s. But before that, he was a tough, muscular rock & roller, with a haunting melancholy streak, and he wrote classics to fit both sides of his personality -- "The Way I Walk," "Leroy," and "Baby She's Gone" on the former, "Goodbye Baby" and "What in the World's Come Over You" on the former. These sides, all recorded in the late '50s, are at the core of his legacy and cult following (still active at the turn of the new millennium in the U.K., where early rock & rollers are always given more respect than they are in their homeland), but the work that he did once he drifted toward pop was always interesting, often good, not least because he had a surprisingly supple and versatile voice, but because he varied his material. He often drew on gospel -- he did so even in his rockabilly days -- and there were elements of high lonesome country in those lush, layered pop arrangements, and even when the pop was a little corny, he sang exceptionally well. All this is chronicled on Castle's 2003 double-disc compilation Baby She's Gone, the first concise overview of Scott's classic work (Bear Family did release a five-disc box called Classic, but it's too much to digest for anyone not deeply into late-'50s/early-'60s American popular music). Spanning 50 tracks and all his labels from ABC/Paramount to Groove, there is nothing major missing and there's plenty to treasure here, even if it is a bit much for those looking for nothing but the aforementioned singles, which are all featured by the end of the first disc. Nevertheless, given the lack of serious, comprehensive Scott collections on the market -- prior to this, it was either a budget-line comp or the Bear Family box -- it's easy to recommend this as both a summary and introduction since it tells his story completely and enjoyably. Plus, anybody who loves the rocker on disc one can choose never to spin the second disc a second time.


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                       Tracklisting  cd 1
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   1. (00:02:12) Jack Scott - Greaseball [#]
   2. (00:02:50) Jack Scott - Baby She's Gone [A-Side][Version]
   3. (00:02:50) Jack Scott - You Can Bet Your Bottom Dollar [B-Side]
   4. (00:02:00) Jack Scott - Two Timin' Woman [A-Side][Version]
   5. (00:02:18) Jack Scott - I Need Your Love [B-Side]
   6. (00:02:47) Jack Scott - My True Love [B-Side]
   7. (00:02:10) Jack Scott - Leroy [A-Side][Version]
   8. (00:02:04) Jack Scott - With Your Love [A-Side][Version]
   9. (00:02:07) Jack Scott - Geraldine [B-Side]
  10. (00:02:11) Jack Scott - Goodbye Baby [A-Side][Version]
  11. (00:01:53) Jack Scott - Save My Soul [B-Side]
  12. (00:01:53) Jack Scott - I Never Felt Like This [A-Side][Version]
  13. (00:02:08) Jack Scott - Bella [B-Side]
  14. (00:02:44) Jack Scott - The Way I Walk [A-Side][Version]
  15. (00:02:17) Jack Scott - Midgie [B-Side]
  16. (00:02:08) Jack Scott - I'm Dreaming of You
  17. (00:02:47) Jack Scott - No One Will Ever Know [B-Side]
  18. (00:02:26) Jack Scott - There Comes a Time [A-Side][Version]
  19. (00:02:04) Jack Scott - Baby Marie [B-Side]
  20. (00:02:45) Jack Scott - What in the World's Come Over You [A-Side][Version]
  21. (00:01:43) Jack Scott - Baby, Baby [B-Side]
  22. (00:01:51) Jack Scott - Good Deal Lucille
  23. (00:01:44) Jack Scott - Cruel World
  24. (00:02:20) Jack Scott - What Am I Living For [A-Side][Version]
  25. (00:02:34) Jack Scott - Go Little Wild Sadie [A-Side][Version]

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                       Tracklisting  CD 2
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   1. (00:02:41) Jack Scott - Burning Bridges [A-Side][Version]
   2. (00:02:08) Jack Scott - Oh, Little One [B-Side]
   3. (00:03:00) Jack Scott - So Used to Loving You
   4. (00:02:16) Jack Scott - It's My Way of Loving You
   5. (00:01:35) Jack Scott - My King
   6. (00:01:55) Jack Scott - I'm Satisfied With You
   7. (00:02:46) Jack Scott - It Only Happened Yesterday [A-Side][Version]
   8. (00:02:28) Jack Scott - Cool Water [B-Side]
   9. (00:02:48) Jack Scott - True Love Is Blind [#]
  10. (00:02:04) Jack Scott - Fancy Meeting You Again [#]
  11. (00:03:00) Jack Scott - Take My Hand, Precious Lord [#]
  12. (00:02:16) Jack Scott - Lonesome Mary [#]
  13. (00:02:31) Jack Scott - Patsy [A-Side][Version]
  14. (00:01:59) Jack Scott - Old Time Religon [B-Side]
  15. (00:02:45) Jack Scott - Is There Something on Your Mind [A-Side][Version]
  16. (00:02:18) Jack Scott - Found a Woman [B-Side]
  17. (00:02:39) Jack Scott - Just a Closer Walk With Thee
  18. (00:02:39) Jack Scott - The Gospel Train
  19. (00:02:26) Jack Scott - There's Trouble Brewing [A-Side][Version]
  20. (00:02:10) Jack Scott - Jingle Bell Slide [B-Side]
  21. (00:02:23) Jack Scott - Wiggle on Out [A-Side][Version]
  22. (00:02:36) Jack Scott - What a Wonderful Night Out [B-Side]
  23. (00:02:40) Jack Scott - I Prayed for an Angel [A-Side][Version]
  24. (00:02:19) Jack Scott - Thou Shalt Not Steal [B-Side]
  25. (00:02:10) Jack Scott - Flakey John [A-Side][Version]


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