You'll Never Walk Alone - Roy Hamilton, Hammerstein, O.
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) - Roy Hamilton, Biggs
Hurt - Roy Hamilton, Crane, J.
Forgive This Fool - Roy Hamilton, Cook, B.
Golden Boy - Roy Hamilton, Hamilton, R.
Earthbound - Roy Hamilton, Musel, B.
Crazy Feelin' - Roy Hamilton, Sharp, B.
Jungle Fever - Roy Hamilton, Cook, Bill
Never Let Me Go - Roy Hamilton, Scott, Joe
Abide with Me - Roy Hamilton, Cook, Bill
On My Way Back Home - Roy Hamilton, Bell
That's All Right - Roy Hamilton, Cook, B.
I'll Take Care of You - Roy Hamilton, Benton, Brook
Blowtop Blues - Roy Hamilton, Feather, J.
I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town - Roy Hamilton, Jordan, Louis [1]
Before It's Too Late - Roy Hamilton, Hamilton
I'll Come Running Back to You - Roy Hamilton, Cooke, Sam
Mr. Rock and Soul - Roy Hamilton, Hamilton
I'll Live True to You - Roy Hamilton, Ford, W.T.
I Need Your Lovin' - Roy Hamilton, Martin, K.
Dreams Oh Dreams - Roy Hamilton, Williams, Jimmy
I'll Never Be Free - Roy Hamilton, Benjamin, B.
Roy Hamilton rose to fame in the mid-1950's with big ballad hits like 'You'll Never Walk Alone', 'Hurt', and the seminal version of 'Unchained Melody', all sung with his warm, powerful, vibrant baritone voice, then moved i... more »nto the R&B era with the rocking "Don't Let Go" the gospel-inspired 'You Can Have Her', and 'I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry', covered by Elvis Presley. With this CD, Shout has gathered a collection of the cream of Roy's Epic tracks in the R&B style, both ballads and beat, to put a new, soulful perspective on the recordings of this great singer who they called "The Golden Boy" - Essential Roy Hamilton Epic recordings, focus on his R&B stylings. All material unavailable for many years. Shout label full page advert in next issue of In The Basement magazine.« less
Roy Hamilton rose to fame in the mid-1950's with big ballad hits like 'You'll Never Walk Alone', 'Hurt', and the seminal version of 'Unchained Melody', all sung with his warm, powerful, vibrant baritone voice, then moved into the R&B era with the rocking "Don't Let Go" the gospel-inspired 'You Can Have Her', and 'I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry', covered by Elvis Presley. With this CD, Shout has gathered a collection of the cream of Roy's Epic tracks in the R&B style, both ballads and beat, to put a new, soulful perspective on the recordings of this great singer who they called "The Golden Boy" - Essential Roy Hamilton Epic recordings, focus on his R&B stylings. All material unavailable for many years. Shout label full page advert in next issue of In The Basement magazine.
"During the stay at the corporate Epic, Roy Hamilton left many orchestrated ballads and also some R&B sides. As for R&B fans like me, this compilation should be welcome because it is compiled in a R&B fan's point of view. Orchestrated R&B sound spawned by the conservative Epic is well suited to Roy Hamilton's rich baritone voice with a smooth vibrato. Especially his rockabilly sides are so cool. Such adult arrangements cannot be found so often in other R&B or R&R tunes. If you love hard-edged old school R&B, his sides should not suit you. If you listen a little more patiently, you can find the bud of the gospel-influenced Soul in him."
Track Listings (26) - Disc #1
