Although perhaps one of the Brill Building's less obvious names, Paul Hampton is indelibly linked to one of the most celebrated songwriting duos of the 20th Century, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, as he wrote regularly with both. Whilst he wasn't as prolific as Burt or Hal his work was often of the same quality, and he was a co-writer on some memorable hit songs of the 60s and 70s. However, unlike his occasional collaborators, Hampton also maintained a parallel recording career, cutting a dozen 45s between 1957 and 1962, several of which have gone on to become collectors' items, none more so than the controversial 'Two Hour Honeymoon', a co-write with Bacharach. This compilation features all twelve singles plus, as bonus tracks, ten of Paul's numbers as recorded by Don Gibson, Ral Donner, Jack Scott, Leroy Van Dyke, Johnny Burnette, etc. , which includes a couple of his biggest songs.

Tracklist:

Play It Cool
Classy Babe
Rockin' Doll
Please Love Me
Slam Bam Thank Ya Ma'am
Live a Life of Love
The Longer I Love You
Love
Wish I Were Tied to You
Don't Be Stuck Up
Write Me
Don't Unless You Love Me
Two Hour Honeymoon
Creams
Don't Pretend
The Trick
Nothing's Impossible (If You Really Want It Bad Enough)
Maybe Tomorrow
When Will Your Heart Change It's Ways
If You Don't Want Me Now (You Can't Have Me Later)
I Can Tell the Way You Say Hello (That You Mean Goodbye)
Empty Feeling
A Chance to Belong [With Cinthy Churchill]
It's Not There Anymore
Sonny James - Dream Big
Don Gibson - Sea of Heartbreak
Ral Donner - You Don't Know What You've Got
Frank Gari - the Last Bus Left at Midnight
Clyde McPhatter - Same Time, Same Place
Jack Scott - You Only See What You Wanna See
Chase Webster - Like I've Never Been Gone
Leroy Van Dyke - I Sat Back and Let It Happen
Ketty Lester - You Can't Lie to a Liar
Johnny Burnette - Angry at the Big Oak Tree

UPC: 604988116823
Label: Jasmine Records
Release Date: 6.23.23
Format: CD

Paul Hampton - Paul Hampton Story: Two Hour Honeymoon (Uk) (CD)