Brian Hyland was one of the good-looking teen stars to come to the fore in years after the initial impact of the rock 'n' roll explosion had dissipated somewhat and the moguls of Tin Pan Alley sought to recapture the musical high ground by launching artists who they felt would appeal to the broad middle-ground of record buyers. Recording initially in 1960 for Mickey Kapp's Leader label, he switched to the main Kapp label when he had initial success with the classic pop novelty song "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini", a memorable classic of it's kind on both sides of the Atlantic. He switched to ABC-Paramount in 1961, and working with the great songwriter/producers Peter Udell and Gary geld, had Top 5 successes with "Ginny Come Lately" and "Sealed With A Kiss". This 40-track 2-CD set comprises all his releases during that hectic first three years of his career, including all his Leader, Kapp and ABC-Paramount A and B sides, plus all the album tracks for those labels which were not otherwise released as singles. It's an evocative slice of pre-British Invasion pop.

Tracklist:

Library Love Affair
Rosemary
Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
Don't Dilly Dally, Sally
Four Little Heels (The Clickety Clack Song)
That's How Much
I Gotta Go ('Cause I Love You)
Lopsided, Over Loaded
Baby Face 1
Sixteen Cubes of Sugar 1
Lipstick on Your Lips 1
When Will I Know 1
She's My All American Girl 1
Every Other Night 1
Let Me Belong to You 1
Let It Die 1
I'll Never Stop Wanting You 1
The Night I Cried 1
Ginny Come Lately 2
I Should Be Gettin' Better 2
Sealed with a Kiss 2
Summer Job 2
Warmed Over Kisses (Left Over Love) 2
Walk a Lonely Mile 2
It Ain't That Way at All 2
I May Not Live to See Tomorrow 2
Paper Doll 2
'A' You're Adorable 2
Cleo 3
Poor Little Fool 3
I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire 3
Angel in My Heart 3
I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) 3
Cozy Little Compact Car 3
Are You Lonesome Tonight' 3
I'm Sorry 3
Bye Bye Love 3
Lonely Weekend 3
Love Me Tender 4
All Shook Up

UPC: 824046317720
Label: Acrobat
Release Date: 11.4.16
Format: CD

Brian Hyland - Complete Releases 1960-62 (CD)