BEAR FAMILY RECORDS TEL +49 (4748) 8216-16 • FAX +49 (4748) 8216-20 • E-MAIL
[email protected] ARTIST Conway Twitty TITLE The Ballads Of Conway Twitty LABEL Bear Family Records CATALOG # BCD 15982 PRICE-CODE AR EAN-CODE ÆxAKABMRy159823z ISBN-CODE 978-3-89916-551-7 FORMAT 1 CD digipac with 36-page booklet GENRE Rock’n’Roll TRACKS 33 PLAYING TIME 79:24 G They called him 'The Best Friend A Song Ever Had.' Here are 33 reasons why. G An exclusive compilation drawn from Conway's early years, before his country stardom. G Includes the original version of the worldwide mega-hit It's Only Make Believe! G Acompanion to BEAR FAMILY's top-selling 'Conway Twitty Rocks'! INFORMATION The statistic books rank Conway Twitty among the Top 5 country artists of all time, but before he was a country singer, he was arock'n'roll balladeer. One of the best, in fact. This exclusive compilation is drawn from his recordings for SUN,MERCURY,andMGM RECORDS between 1956 and 1963, and includes his original version of one of the greatest power ballads of all time, It's Only Make Believe.Italso includes Lonely Blue Boy,asong originally written for Elvis, as well as Is A Bluebird Blue,thefirsthit by the great soul songwriter, Dan Penn. Mixed in among Conway's originals are stellar versions of classic songs like You'll Never Walk Alone, YouWin Again, C'Est Si Bon, and What Am I Living For. Country fans need to explore where Conway found his way with a song, and this is the compilation that shows how and where he developed his unique style.