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Emile Ford & The Checkmates - Counting Teardrops 2cds

Emile Ford began as England's version of Carl Mann, creating rock & roll adaptations of classic pop songs, but Ford had greater technical and vocal ability than Mann. In collaboration with producer Joe Meek, Ford waxed a rockin' remake of "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?" that topped the British pop chart in 1959, then enjoyed substantial success with similar treatments of "On a Slow Boat to China" and "Them There Eyes." Counting Teardrops is a two-disc anthology of his complete recordings for the Pye and Piccadilly labels, encompassing two albums, a dozen singles, unreleased recordings and the hit EP Emile. The 61-track collection is split into halves, with the first disc compiling Ford's early Pye recordings (1959-1961) and the second his later Piccadilly sides (1961-1963). The package touts Ford as Britain's first major black star, yet his sound is firmly rooted in the pop/rock of white teen idols such as Ricky Nelson (whom Ford covered with "You'll Never Know What You're Missing"). Ford rocks the oldies throughout the program, from "Red Sails in the Sunset" and "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" to Carl Mann's "Mona Lisa," while also covering the songs of American teen idols such as Johnny Crawford and Barry Mann. The creative arrangements add a new dimension to familiar tunes, as on Ford's unusual remake of "Fever." He also ventures into harder-rocking territory from time to time, as with his rendition of "Lawdy Miss Clawdy," but classic and contemporary pop songs are clearly his forte. Ford is remembered in England for his huge debut hit, and among Joe Meek spotters because of Meek's early production work with Ford, but anyone who enjoys early-'60s teen pop will find Counting Teardrops an estimable collection of mostly well-known songs by a talented vocalist. 
Tracks

Disc 1        Title Composer Time
  1  What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For? Johnson, McCarthy, McCarthy, Monaco 2:06
  2  Don't Tell Me Your Troubles Gibson, Gibson 2:12
  3  On a Slow Boat to China Loesser 2:33
  4  That Lucky Old Sun Gillespie, Smith 2:48
  5  Red Sails in the Sunset Kennedy, Williams 1:59
  6  Move Along Buford, Ford 2:32
  7  Send for Me Jones 2:17
  8  Heavenly Nance, Twitty 2:19
  9  Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home) Giosasi, Zwirn 1:59
  10  Paralysed  Blackwell, Presley, Presley 2:34
  11  So Many Ways Stevenson 3:20
  12  Buona Sera [Alternate Version] DeRose, Sigman 3:34
  13  To Know Her Is to Love Her Spector 2:33
  14  I'll Be Satisfied Carlo, Gordy, Gordy, Gordy 1:57
  15  Lonely Weekends Rich 2:22
  16  Mona Lisa Evans, Livingston 2:58
  17  My Wish Came True Hunter, Hunter 2:32
  18  Be My Guest Boyce, Boyce, Domino, Marascalo 2:09
  19  Endlessly Benton, Otis 2:55
  20  Wiggle, Wiggle  Azzolino, Bannister, Bannister, Trask 2:38
  21  You'll Never Know What You'reMissing  Knight, Knight 2:27
  22  Still Burton, Burton, Plummer 2:19
  23  Afraid Rose, Rose 2:09
  24  Them There Eyes Pinkard, Tauber, Tracey 2:29
  25  Question Logan, Logan, Price 2:24
  26  Counting Teardrops Greenfield, Mann, Mann 2:16
  27  White Christmas Berlin 2:20
  28  What Am I Going to Do? Greenfield, Sedaka 2:30
  29  A Kiss to Build a Dream On Hammerstein, Kalmar, Ruby 2:19
  30  Darling Tell Me Do You Love Me  2:27
  31  Over and Over Byrd 2:20


Disc 2        Title Composer Time
  1  Half of My Heart George, White 2:43
  2  Gypsy Love  Scott, Scott 1:51
  3  After You've Gone Creamer, Layton 1:39
  4  Hush, Someone's Calling My Name  Hendricks, Hendricks, Otis, Young 2:07
  5  Keep A-Lovin' Me  Checkmates 2:39
  6  The Alphabet Song (A-You're Adorable)  Kaye, Lippman, Morecambe & Wise, Wise 2:35
  7  Fever Cooley, Davenport 2:37
  8  Always Berlin 1:56
  9  Early in the Morning Darin, Harris 2:02
  10  Don't (Stop Me Now) Leiber, Stoller, Stoller 3:06
  11  Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) Danzig, Segal 3:35
  12  Vaya Con Dios James, Pepper, Russell, Russell 3:39
  13  Trouble Leiber, Stoller 2:39
  14  Lawdy Miss Clawdy Price, Rockin' Red Price 1:52
  15  The Joker Myles 2:36
  16  Danny Boy Traditional 3:12
  17  Yellow Bird Bergman, Keith, Keith, Luboff 2:48
  18  Buona Sera DeRose, Sigman 3:10
  19  I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now Adams, Hough, Hough, Howard 2:15
  20  Doin' the Twist Checkmates 2:23
  21  Sazzle Dazzle Lee 2:28
  22  Your Nose Is Gonna Grow  Hooven, Winn 2:05
  23  The Rains Came Meaux, Meaux 2:11
  24  Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me Noble, Noble 2:05
  25  (Just) Keep on Doin' What You're Doin' to Me Kalmar, Ruby 2:07
  26  Tell Me Who Isley 2:22
  27  When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano Rene 2:06
  28  Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Harbach, Kern 2:19
  29  Dreamboat Hoffman, Hoffman 2:09
  30  Bonny, Bonny Banks of Loch Lomond Buford, Traditional 2:38


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