Known predominantly as a songwriter rather than a singer, Melvin Endsley is chiefly remembered for copyrights like 'Singing The Blues', 'Knee Deep In The Blues', 'Love Me To Pieces', 'I Like Your Kind Of Love' and 'It Happens Everytime'. However he also enjoyed a parallel recording career, and during the latter half of the 1950s he cut a dozen or so superb singles, many of which are nowadays sought-after collectors' artefacts, although none were significant hits. Endsley had a resonant, relaxed voice, with a pleasing, natural yodel; but he was wheelchair-bound, due to a childhood bout of polio, and perhaps his disability impeded his appeal as a performer. His recorded output nonetheless remains a solidly commercial, impressive body of work, much in demand among collectors. This compilation anthologises his singles for RCA-Victor, MGM and Hickory, between 1957-61 and stacks up as a remarkable legacy; close your eyes, and this sounds just like someone's 'Greatest Hits' collection.

Tracklist:

Bringin' the Blues to My Door
I Ain't Gettin' Nowhere with You
Is It True
I Like Your Kind of Love
Lonely All Over Again
Keep A-Lovin' Me, Baby
Hungry Eyes
Lovin' on My Mind
I Got a Feelin'
There's Bound to Be
I'd Just Be Fool Enough
Let's Fall Out of Love
Just Want to Be Wanted
Gettin' Used to the Blues
I'll Get Even with You
Can I Say Something
Oh Yeah, Baby
Let Me Sing the Blues (Just One More Time)
Ain't It Fine
I Can't Go Anywhere
The Search
You Make It Sound So Easy
Here I Am
For My Baby
Everytime I See the Sun Go Down
I Wish I Knew
Started Out A-Walkin'
How Lonely Can You Get

UPC: 604988112924
Label: Jasmine Records
Release Date: 10.15.21
Format: CD

Melvin Endsley - Gettin Used To The Blues (Uk) (CD)