"Goody Goody" Gems From The Reprise Vaults 1961-1962

This 3 CD set deals with the first 2 years of Reprise (1961-1962), with a total of 60 songs. I have compiled a detailed song listing (with chart position, year and personal comments), which is as follows:Reprise label was set up by Frank Sinatra, using $200,000 of his own money. He was increasingly unhappy with Capitol Records with lots of restrictions and miserly royalty rates. Several of his friends joined the label, including Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean Martin. Rreprise remained independent only until August 1963, when low profits and disappointing album sales forced Sinatra to sell two-thirds of his stake to Warner Brothers. The imprint continued successfully throughout the Sixties and Seventies, reinventing itself as a rock label with the likes of Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young. The legacy of Reprise lies not only in the music but in higher royalty rates and the label’s far-sighted policy of reversion of rights to the artist – which means, ironically, that reissues of many classic albums, including Sinatra’s, no longer appear on the label. Modern acts still flourish on the Reprise labels, including Josh Groban, Enya, Tom Petty, David Foster, Michael Buble, Eric Clapton and Michael Franks.
The sound is very well remastered, vibrant, clean with no hiss.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
From this compilation, one can tell that Reprise label is more than just Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. There are many rare gems, like Nancy Sinatra, Danny Kaye, Aki Aleong and Lou Monte. This set is recommended for all music lovers…like Nancy Sinatra’s song title ”Like I Do” too. (Dr. Joseph Lee, Goldmine)

trax disc 1:
01 Goody Goody – Frank Sinatra (uncharted single, 1962) 02 From The Bottom Of My Heart (Dammi, Dammi, Dammi) – Dean Martin (US 91/1962) 03 Invisible Chains – Hillard Street (uncharted single, 1962) 04 Warm Your Heart – Jimmy Witherspoon (uncharted single, 1961)*rare gem; his only charted hit was You’re Next (98/1965) 05 Boom Six – Curley & The Jades (uncharted single, 1962) 06 Swing Down Chariot – The Jubilee Four (uncharted single, 1961) 07 Sixteen Tons – Lou Monte (uncharted single, 1961)*rare gem; his most well know novelty song was Pepino The Italian Mouse (5/1962) 08 Me And My Shadow – Sammy Davis Jr. & Frank Sinatra (US 64/1962; UK 20/1962) 09 Big Mr. C. – The Link Eddy Combo (uncharted single, 1961)*rare gem 10 Doctor Of Hearts – The Chiffons (uncharted single, 1962)*rare gem; before their hit He’s So Fine (1/1963) 11 Gambling Man – Robin Lee (uncharted single, 1962)*rare gem 12 Like I Do – Nancy Sinatra (uncharted single, 1962)*rare gem; I have this song on 45 and from a Japanese & Italian import; now I have the best sounding version! If you like all her pre-Boots songs, there is a CD called The Ultimate Collection with 30 songs on Miss 001) 13 Castle In The Sky – Dorsey Burnette (uncharted single, 1962)*rare gem; brother of Johnny Burnette (Dreamin’ & You’re Sixteen) 14 Sleepless Nights – Tony Williams (uncharted single, 1961)*rare gem; was lead singer of the Platters; went solo in 1959; major hits: Amapola, and Mona Lisa 15 Walkin’ – Jerry McGee & The Cajuns (uncharted single, 1962) 16 Voodoo Drums – Aki Aleong (uncharted single, 1961)*rare gem; from Trinidad; acted in numerous movies including Operation Bikini and The Cable Guy 17 Hannah Lee – Shelley Dane (uncharted single, 1960) 18 Congratulations Baby – Rendezvous (uncharted single, 1962) 19 The Second Time Around – Frank Sinatra (US 50/1961) 20 Down By The Riverside – Wynona Carr (uncharted single, 1962)
trax disc 2:
01 Gonna Build A Mountain – Sammy Davis Jr. (uncharted single, 1962) 02 C’est Si Bon – Dean Martin (uncharted single, 1962) 03 A Good Man Is Hard To Find – Lou Monte (b-side to Sixteen Tons)(uncharted, 1961) 04 The Look Of Love – Frank Sinatra (uncharted single, 1962) 05 I Shouldn’t Be Kissing You – Ann Marie (uncharted single, 1962) 06 Crazy Little Lover – Bobby Barnett (uncharted single, 1962) 07 Tonight You Belong To Me – Nancy Sinatra (uncharted single, 1962)*rare gem 08 The Boys Kept Hangin’ Around – Dorsey Burnette 09 Sing, Lover, Sing – Tony Williams (uncharted single, 1962)*rare gem 10 A Taste Of Honey – Eddie Cano (uncharted single, 1962)*rare gem; popular in Los Angeles
11 The Masquerade Is Over – Jimmy Witherspoon (uncharted single, 1961)*rare gem 12 Nobody In The Whole Wide World – Kelly Stone (uncharted single, 1962) 13 Everybody’s Twistin’ – Frank Sinatra (US 75/1962) 14 Salty Sam – The Marvellos (uncharted single, 1962) 15 Slightly Out Of Time – Mavis Rivers (uncharted single, 1962) 16 Faithfully – Rendezvous (uncharted b-side to Congratulations Baby, 1962) 17 There Goes The Lucky One – Vickie Sallee (uncharted single, 1962) 18 Dream Drifter – Robin Lee (uncharted single, 1962)*rare gem 19 D-O-D-G-E-R-S Song (Oh, Really? – No O’Malley) – Danny Kaye (uncharted single, 1962)*rare gem 20 Lovin’ Up A Storm – Tommy Welch (uncharted single, 1962)
trax disc 3:
01 Sam’s Song – Sammy Davis Jr. & Dean Martin (b-side to Me And My Shadow)(US 94/1962) 02 Never On Sunday – Calvin Jackson (uncharted single, 1961)*rare gem; I am collecting as many different versions of Never On Sunday; this is a very welcome addition 03 I’m Waitin’ For Ya Baby – Dorsey Burnette (uncharted single, 1962)*rare gem 04 After School – Freddy & Claire (uncharted single, 1962) 05 Limbo – Hillard Street (uncharted single, 1961) 06 Stardust – Frank Sinatra (US 98/1962) 07 Hey, Mrs. Jones – Jimmy Witherspoon (b-side to Warm Your Heart, 1961)*rare gem 08 Theme From “The Manchurian Candidate” – Les Baxter & His Orchestra (uncharted single, 1962)*rare gem 09 Twist Italiano – Lou Monte (uncharted single, 1962)*rare gem; he also has a song called Limbo Italiano, b-side to Bossa Nova Italiano (128/1963) 10 Just Close Your Eyes – Dean Martin (uncharted single, 1962) 11 She Told Me Lies – The Marvellos (uncharted b-side to Salty Sam, 1962)
12 Not Just Your Friend – Nancy Sinatra (uncharted single, 1961)*rare gem 13 The Man With The Golden Arm – The Link Eddy Combo (uncharted b-side to Big Mr. C, 1961)*rare gem 14 An Angel With A Broken Wing – Robin Lee (uncharted b-side to Gambling Man, 1962)*rare gem 15 Trade Winds, Trade Winds – Aki Aleong (101/1961)*rare gem; his only charted hit 16 A Time In My Life – Shelly Dane (uncharted b-side to Hannah Lee, 1960) 17 My Baby’s Got A Crush On Frankenstein – Soup Sales (uncharted single, 1962)*rare gem; his other novelty hit that year was White Fang; his only charted hit was The Mouse (76/1965) 18 Bullfighter – Curley & The Jades (uncharted b-side to Boom Six, 1962) 19 Sweet And Innocent – Timmy Welch (uncharted b-side to Lovin’ Up A Storm, 1962)*different song from Donny Osmond’s hit 20 I’ll Be Seeing You – Frank Sinatra (US 58/1961)
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