In the era following the rock 'n' roll explosion and before the British Invasion, Pat Boone was second only to Elvis Presley as the USA's most popular and successful male artist, racking up over 50 hits in the half dozen years following his chart debut in 1955. He was a marvellously versatile singer as well as a successful movie actor, equally at home with rock 'n' roll songs and romantic ballads, his warm and relaxed voice giving him an appeal across the pop spectrum, and it enabled him to score several landmark No. 1s in the US and UK with memorable hits like "I'll Be Home", "Love Letters In The Sand", "April Love", "Speedy Gonzales" and "Moody River", among others. This 40-track 2-CD collection brings together the biggest hits and many of his best-known songs from the era, including all his 28 UK chart entries, with the others all being US hits. It's a comprehensive and hugely enjoyable overview of his UK chart career during the first crucial decade of what has become a distinguished half century in the music business, and in public life, and we are sure it will appeal to a huge number of pop fans and collectors.

Tracklist:

I'll Be Home
Don't Forbid Me
Speedy Gonzales
Why Baby Why
I Almost Lost My Mind
April Love
Gee But It's Lonely
Ain't That a Shame
At My Front Door 1
Remember You're Mine 1
Tutti Frutti 1
Sugar Moon 1
Two Hearts, Two Kisses 1
For a Penny 1
Chains of Love 1
If Dreams Came True 1
Bernadine 1
No Other Arms 1
Moody River 2
Friendly Persuasion 2
Love Letters in the Sand 2
A Wonderful Time Up There 2
There's a Goldmine in the Sky 2
It's Too Soon to Know 2
Twixt Twelve and Twenty 2
Long Tall Sally 2
I'll Remember Tonight 2
Gee Whittakers! 2
With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair 3
(Welcome) New Lovers 3
I'll See You in My Dreams 3
I'm Waiting Just for You 3
Walking the Floor Over You 3
White Christmas 3
Quando Quando Quando 3
Big Cold Wind 3
Fools Hall of Fame 3
For My Good Fortune 3
The Main Attraction 4
Johnny Will

UPC: 824046324827
Label: Acrobat
Release Date: 6.8.18
Format: CD

Pat Boone - 40 Golden Classics (CD)