Description
The BGO CD reissue of two 1963 albums, the live We Want Billy! and the studio Billy, presents a pair of unenduring sets. Fury may have been one of the best of the pre-Beatle rockers, but that doesn't make him great. About half of the "concert" date consists of rock & roll oldies like "Sweet Little Sixteen" and "Unchain My Heart," sung in a competent sub-Elvis mold (though the Tornados aren't about to make anyone forget Scotty Moore or James Burton). There's also a lengthy medley of many of his early-'60s pop hits, which are better heard in their studio versions. The studio record Billy was Fury's biggest-selling album of the '60s, reaching the British Top Ten. But it wasn't very good, typifying the kind of teen idol fare that rode high on the British charts before Merseybeat. He could rock half decently when given the chance, but most of the numbers are pop ballads, replete with light orchestration and crooning female backup vocals. These records have little more than nostalgic value, and not even that for American listeners, who were never aware of Fury in the first place. ~ Richie Unterberger, AMG
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Product Details
- Artist
- Billy Fury
- Label / Studio
- BGO
- Recording Environment
- Studio
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Year of release
- 1995
- Cast & Crew
- Billy Fury (Music Performer)
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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Sweet Little Sixteen
(1:50)
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Baby Come On
(1:35)
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That's All Right
(3:17)
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Wedding Bells
(2:55)
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Sticks and Stones
(2:00)
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Unchain My Heart
(2:57)
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I'm Moving On
(1:37)
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Just Because
(3:43)
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Halfway to Paradise
(2:15)
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I'll Never Find Another You
(2:03)
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Once Upon a Dream [From Play It Cool]
(1:47)
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Last Night Was Made for Love
(2:11)
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Like I've Never Been Gone
(1:57)
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When Will You Say 'I Love You'?
(3:04)
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We Were Meant for Each Other
(2:20)
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How Many Nights, How Many Days
(2:49)
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Willow Weep for Me
(2:30)
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Bumble Bee
(1:50)
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She Cried
(2:41)
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Let Me Know
(2:27)
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Chapel On the Hill
(2:20)
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Like I've Never Been Gone
(2:16)
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Million Miles from Nowhere
(2:38)
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I'll Show You
(2:49)
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Our Day Will Come
(2:39)
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All My Hopes
(1:43)
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One Step from Heaven
(1:59)
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One Kiss
(2:03)
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Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)
(2:54)
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(Here Am I) Broken Hearted
(2:03)
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