Eddy Arnold - There's Been a Change in Me (1951-1955)

Title: There's Been a Change in Me (1951-1955) Artist: Eddy Arnold Release Date: 12/9/2008 Label: Bear Family Album Type(s): Greatest Hits, Box set UPCs: 790051653828, 4000127165381 Genre: Country Styles: Traditional Country, Cowboy, Country-Pop, Honky Tonk, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan Moods: Laid-Back/Mellow, Refined/Mannered, Smooth, Soothing, Amiable/Good-Natured, Organic, Poignant, Sentimental, Elegant, Gentle, Intimate, Lush, Melancholy, Plaintive, Reflective, Delicate, Warm, Rollicking Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 7

1. Tennessee Hillbilly Ghost
2. Rollin' and Tossin
3. I Wanna Play House with You
4. Call Her Your Sweetheart
5. He Knows
6. Puppy Love
7. I Wish I Knew
8. Heart Strings
9. Bundle of Southern Sunshine
10. When You and I Were Young, Maggie
11. A Sinner's Prayer
12. I Wanna Play House with You
13. Roll Along Kentucky Moon
14. Trouble in Mind
15. When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
16. No One Will Ever Know
17. Wild Flower
18. White Azaleas
19. I'll Still Belong to You
20. Somebody's Been Beating My Time
21. That Little Boy of Mine
22. Open Thy Merciful Arms
23. The Old Rugged Cross
24. Have Thine Own Way, Lord
25. Take My Hand, Precious Lord

1. Anything That's Part of You
2. Easy on the Eyes
3. This Is the Thanks I Get (For Loving You)
4. That's What Love Is All About
5. Someone Calls Me Daddy
6. (Don't Ever Take The) Ribbons from Your Hair
7. A Full Time Job
8. Shepherd of My Heart
9. You Gotta Be Mine
10. Puppy Love
11. I'll Do as Much for You Someday
12. Have Thine Own Way, Lord
13. My Desire
14. When I've Done My Best
15. I Want to Thank You Lord
16. Smokey the Bear
17. Horace the Horse
18. I'd Trade All of My Tomorrows
19. Older and Bolder
20. Lovin' Up a Storm
21. The Missouri Waltz
22. Condemned Without Trial
23. You Always Hurt the One You Love
24. Moonlight and Roses
25. I'm Waiting for Ships That Never Come In
26. The Old Rugged Cross
27. Have Thine Own Way, Lord
28. Someday, Somewhere
29. Today (Evening Song)

1. Angry
2. I Got Bad News for You
3. When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver
4. I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away the Key)
5. Ready, Willing and Able
6. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
7. Eddy's Song
8. This Is the Thanks I Get (For Loving You)
9. If I Never Get to Heaven
10. Your Left Over Kisses
11. How's the World Treating You
12. Free Home Demonstration
13. A Second Fling
14. Mama, Come Get Your Baby Boy
15. I Really Don't Want to Know
16. I'll Never Get Over You
17. My Everything
18. Unfaithful Love
19. It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)
20. Crying in the Chapel
21. Beyond the Sunset
22. I Really Don't Want to Know
23. Whispering Hope
24. The Chapel on the Hill
25. This Is the Thanks I Get (For Loving You)
26. I Was Foolish When I Fell in Love with You
27. Through a Stranger's Eyes
28. My Everything

1. The Chapel on the Hill
2. Robe of Calvary
3. Prayer
4. I Called on the Master
5. 'Twas the Dawn of a Beautiful Day
6. When It's Round-Up Time in Heaven
7. The Touch of God's Hand
8. Just Call Me Lonesome
9. Hep Cat Baby
10. The Mills of the Gods
11. A Dozen Hearts
12. When You Said Goodbye
13. Hep Cat Baby
14. If She Will
15. Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
16. This Is the Thanks I Get (For Loving You)
17. When You Said Goodbye
18. No One to Cry To
19. Shame on You
20. Cold Cold Heart
21. So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed
22. I Love You So Much It Hurts
23. Christmas Can't Be Far Away
24. Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)
25. Sittin' on Santa Claus' Lap
26. Slow Poke

1. You Can't Be True Dear
2. (Now and Then, There's) A Fool Such as I
3. Tennessee Waltz
4. Do You Miss Me
5. Don't Forget
6. I've Been Thinking
7. I Always Have Someone to Turn To
8. I Wouldn't Know Where to Begin
9. I'm Your Private Santa Claus
10. I Don't Hurt Anymore
11. (Gonna Get Myself A) Brand New Sandman
12. Two Kinds of Love
13. In Time
14. Each Time You Leave
15. It Took a Miracle
16. A Present for Santa Claus
17. The Horse in Striped Pajamas
18. Why Daddy?
19. Unchained Melody
20. His Hands
21. Silver Moon
22. Making Believe

1. The Cattle Call
2. The Richest Man
3. The Kentuckian Song
4. I Walked Alone Last Night
5. Home on the Range
6. Wanderin'
7. On Top of Old Smokey
8. Sweet Betsy from Pike
9. The Lonesome Road
10. The Wayfaring Stranger
11. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
12. Barbara Allen
13. Across the Wide Missouri
14. Down in the Valley
15. Red River Valley
16. I Gave My Love a Cherry
17. Careless Love
18. The Rovin' Gambler
19. If She Will
20. That Do Make It Nice
21. I'll Be Satisfied
22. I'll Be Satisfied
23. Do You Know Where God Lives?
24. Bayou Lullaby
25. You Don't Know Me

1. Puppy Love
2. Heart Strings
3. Bundle of Southern Sunshine
4. Trouble in Mind
5. Trouble in Mind
6. Wild Flower
7. I'll Still Belong to You
8. Somebody's Been Beating My Time
9. Have Thine Own Way, Lord
10. This Is the Thanks I Get (For Loving You)
11. This Is the Thanks I Get (For Loving You)

Year Type Label Catalog # 2008 CD Bear Family 16538 2008 CD Bear Family 16538

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Eddy Arnold's approach to country and his rich, expressive baritone voice always seemed closer to pop singers like Bing Crosby and Perry Como than it did to more rustic country stars like Hank Snow and Ernest Tubb, and he worked with pop songwriters out of New York as much or more than he used Nashville ones. His approach reaped dividends, certainly, and he charted countless hits in an a truly astounding seven-decade career, and if he was never fully embraced by the public as a pop singer, he brought a kind of urbane dignity and grace to country music in the bargain, prefiguring the so-called Nashville countrypolitan sound as early as 1955. This expansive seven-disc, 166-track box charts Arnold's RCA Victor years from 1951 to 1955, and it reveals a fascinating transformation from Arnold's early tenure as a hillbilly singer to his later stance as the man who melted country and pop together into what was essentially a whole new musical form. The early stuff here, like the opening track "Tennessee Hillbilly Ghost," is surprisingly sturdy and energetic, and shows that Arnold could have easily made a successful career out of the rustic material that most country singers turned to, but he was really after something else, and possessing a near faultless ear for a good song, he went in an entirely different direction, and by the time he recorded songs like "I Walked Alone Last Night," with its beautiful string ensemble backing, he was just a sweater or two away from being Perry Como. Still, Arnold never completely turned his back on Nashville, keeping his home base there, and he continued to record songs like Floyd Tillman's "I Love You So Much It Hurts" and Merle Travis' lovely "Bayou Lullaby," giving them a kind of easy and sincere smoothness. He also foresaw the urban folk revival in 1955 when he released a wonderful album of traditional material, and his beautifully orchestrated and elegantly dressed up re-imagining of folk classics like "The Wayfaring Stranger," which is included here, are among his finest tracks. Also worth noting are Arnold's versions of the slow waltz "I Wish I Knew," "(Now and Then, There's) A Fool Such as I," the organ-laced "You Always Hurt the One You Love" and Tommy Dilbeck's "This Is the Thanks I Get (For Loving You)," which is represented here in five versions that show the evolution of Arnold's approach to the song. As usual, Bear Family Records captures it all, and this is simply a gorgeously produced and annotated set that no Eddy Arnold fan will want to skip. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Chernet Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Banjo Allan Hanlon Guitar Allen Hanlon Guitar Andreas Merck Photo Scanning Anita Kerr Vocals, Choir, Chorus Arthur Berv French Horn Bernard Kaufman Saxophone, Saxophone Betty McCormick Vocals Bettye McCormack Vocals, Choir, Chorus Brock Speer Vocals, Choir, Chorus C. R. 'Skeeter' Willis Fiddle Charles Randolph Grean Leader, Bass, Bandleader Chet Atkins Guitar (Electric), Guitar Chuck Wright Bass Clifford Leeman Drums Cy Levitan Piano Daniel Gersdorf Photo Restoration Danny Perri Guitar Dave Sax Tape Comparison David A. Vogel Choir, Chorus, Vocals David Novales Violin, Violin David Vogel Vocals Dorothy Ann Dillard Vocals, Choir, Chorus Douglas Kirkham Vocals, Choir, Chorus E. Reinald Schumann Illustrations, Photography Ed Stover Violin Eddie Litvin Organ Eddy Arnold Vocals, Bandleader, Leader, Guitar Ernest Ernie Newton Bass Farris Coursey Drums Felix Orlewitz Violin, Violin Frank Carroll Bass George "Funky" Brown Viola George Barnes Guitar (Electric) George Brown Viola George Duvivier Bass Hank Garland Guitar (Electric), Banjo Harold Bradley Guitar (Electric) Harold Feldman Saxophone Harry Glickman Violin Henry Ross Saxophone, Contractor Howard Carpenter Violin Howard Kay Viola, Viola Hugo Winterhalter Leader, Bandleader Irving Finkstein Violin Ivan Leroy 'Little Roy' Wiggins Guitar (Steel) Ivan LeRoy Wiggins Guitar (Steel) J. Vic Willis Piano Jack Brown Vocals, Vocals, Choir, Chorus Jack Saunders Drums, Vibraphone Jack Shook Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm) James "Guy" Willis Guitar James Burks Vibraphone James Ulysis 'Guy' Willis Guitar Jimmy Leyden Vocals Jimmy Leyden Singers and Orchestra Contractor John 'Papa' Gordy Piano John Guarniori Piano John Rossi French Horn John W. Kline Viola Joyce McIlvaiin Violin Jules Whiteman Viola Jurgen Crasser Mastering Keith Booth Choir, Chorus, Vocals, Vocals Larry Wilcox Arranger Lillian Clark Vocals, Vocals, Choir, Chorus Lillian Hunt Violin Lois Winter Vocals, Choir, Chorus Louis Dean Nunley Vocals, Choir, Chorus Louis Innes Guitar Louise Innes Guitar Lucien Schmit Cello, Cello Marcia Neil Vocals, Choir, Chorus Marilyn Palmer Choir, Chorus, Vocals, Vocals Martin Lake Cello, Cello Marty Gold Celeste, Piano, Leader, Organ, Bandleader Marvin H. Hughes Celeste, Organ, Piano, Organ, Piano, Celeste Maurice Golodner Violin Maurice Hershaft Violin, Violin Maurice Wilk Violin, Violin Merrill Ostrus Vocals Michael Streissguth Liner Notes, Biographical Information Millie Kirkham Vocals, Choir, Chorus Milton Prinz Cello, Cello Mychael Gerstenberger Artwork Ovid Collins Violin Packy Smith Photography, Illustrations Philip Leo Kraus Vibraphone, Drums Polk Moore Drums Poppa John Gordy Piano R.A. Andreas Illustrations, Photography Ralph Nyland Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Vocals Richard Weize Discography, Reissue Producer, Tape Research Robert Spiro Choir, Chorus, Vocals, Vocals Samuel Hollingsworth Bass Samuel Persoff Viola Seymour Miroff Violin, Violin Stephen H. Sholes Producer Steve Sholes Producer, Audio Production Sylvan Shulman Violin, Violin Sylvia Textor Vocals, Vocals, Choir, Chorus Terry Snyder Drums Thomas D. Thomas Cello Tony Gottuso Guitar, Guitar Vic Willis Piano, Accordion Walden Wilber French Horn Walter L. Garland Banjo, Guitar (Electric) Walter Lenk Drums Wilda Tinsley Violin William Guilford Wright Vocals William Guilford Wright, Jr. Vocals, Choir, Chorus