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[email protected] ARTIST Johnny Tillotson TITLE Travelin’ On Foreign Grounds LABEL Bear Family Productions CATALOG # BCD 17379 PRICE-CODE AH EAN-CODE ÇxDTRBAMy173790z FORMAT 1 CD digipac with 32-page booklet GENRE Rock ‘n’ Roll TRACKS 24 PLAYING TIME 60:06 G Contains all of Tillotson's MGM-era international recordings in Italian, Spanish, German, and Japanese! G 24 tracks in crystal clear, remastered sound! G Contains detailed liner notes by Randy Fox drawn from a new interview with Johnny Tillotson! G Contains previously unissued recordings G 32-page booklet with many rare photos and a detailed discography! INFORMATION Johnny Tillotson was already a proven hitmaker with the fifteen pop hits he had scored for CADENCE RECORDS between 1959 and 1963 when he signed with MGM RECORDS in 1964. Tillotson's brand of smooth pop combined with a country sense of lyricism had also proven to be popular in many countries outside the U.S., and MGM's international division saw opportunities for even greater success. Between 1964 and 1966, Tillotson re-recorded many of his hit records in other languages, as well as a handful of recordings with no English-language equivalents. This new collection gathers all 24 of Tillotson's international recordings – in Italian, Spanish, German, and Japanese. Included are non-English versions of his big hits like Talk Back Trembling Lips, Worried Guy and She Understands Me. Also included is the Ita- lian hit Non a caso il destino (ci ha fatto incontrare) that Tillotson performed at the 1965 Sanremo Music Festival and his two #1 Japanese pop hits, Namida Kun Sayonara (Goodbye Mr.