Roy Hamilton was one of the truly individual and innovative performers of the R&B and pop scene during the 1950s and early '60s as he combined his classically-trained vocal style and his roots in black gospel music to bring another dimension to interpretations of contemporary pop and R&B material as well as to classics of the Great American Songbook to achieve a string of pop and R&B hits during these years. Along the way, he also provided inspiration for R&B and soul singers who followed in his wake, most notably Brook Benton, for whom he was a significant mentor, and Sam Cooke, encouraging him to turn towards secular music. Elvis Presley also credited him with influencing his ballad-singing style, while the Righteous Brothers also drew on his hit repertoire. This great-value 80-track 3-CD set comprises almost all his A & B sides recorded for the Epic label during this era, and features all his sixteen career hits he achieved before his untimely death from illness in 1969, including the R&B No. 1s "You'll Never Walk Alone" and "Unchained Melody", and the Top 10 classics "Ebb Tide", "Hurt", "If I Loved You", "Don't Let Go" and "You Can Have Her". It's a comprehensive introduction to an artist who has not received the attention or recognition over the years that his influence and success merits, and it offers a substantial and enjoyable showcase for a highly distinctive
9 I'm Gonna Lock You in My Heart (And Lose the Key)
10 Don't Let Go
11 The Right to Love
12 Crazy Feelin'
13 In a Dream
14 Lips
15 Jungle Fever
16 Wait for Me
17 Everything
18 Pledging My Love
19 My One and Only Love
20 It's Never Too Late
21 Somewhere Along the Way
22 I Need Your Lovin'
23 Blue Prelude
24 Time Marches on
25 Take It Easy, Joe
26 On My Way Back Home
27 A Great Romance
- Disc 3 -
1 The Ten Commandments
2 Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
3 Down By the Riverside
4 I Get the Blues When It Rains
5 I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
6 Please Send Me Someone to Love
7 My Story
8 Sing You Sinners
9 Blow, Gabriel, Blow
10 The Clock
11 Never Let Me Go
12 A Lover's Prayer
13 Lonely Hands
14 You Can Have Her
15 Abide with Me
16 To the One I Love
17 You're Gonna Need Magic
18 No Substitute for Love
19 Please Louise
20 I'll Never Be Free
21 Dreams Oh Dreams
22 Don't Come Cryin' to Me
23 If Only I Had Known
24 I'll Come Running Back to You
25 Climb Ev'ry Mountain
26 I Am
27 Earthquake
Roy Hamilton was one of the truly individual and innovative performers of the R&B and pop scene during the 1950s and early '60s as he combined his classically-trained vocal style and his roots in black gospel music to bring another dimension to interpretations of contemporary pop and R&B material as well as to classics of the Great American Songbook to achieve a string of pop and R&B hits during these years. Along the way, he also provided inspiration for R&B and soul singers who followed in his wake, most notably Brook Benton, for whom he was a significant mentor, and Sam Cooke, encouraging him to turn towards secular music. Elvis Presley also credited him with influencing his ballad-singing style, while the Righteous Brothers also drew on his hit repertoire. This great-value 80-track 3-CD set comprises almost all his A & B sides recorded for the Epic label during this era, and features all his sixteen career hits he achieved before his untimely death from illness in 1969, including the R&B No. 1s "You'll Never Walk Alone" and "Unchained Melody", and the Top 10 classics "Ebb Tide", "Hurt", "If I Loved You", "Don't Let Go" and "You Can Have Her". It's a comprehensive introduction to an artist who has not received the attention or recognition over the years that his influence and success merits, and it offers a substantial and enjoyable showcase for a highly distinctive
