Track Listing

1. Sweet Nothin's
2. I'm Sorry
3. That's All You Gotta Do
4. Dum Dum
5. Fool Number One
6. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
7. All Alone Am I
8. Losing You
9. As Usual
10. Let's Jump The Broomstick
11. You Can Depend on Me
12. Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
13. Speak To Me Pretty
14. Here Comes That Feeling
15. It Started All Over Again
16. Dynamite
17. My Colouring Book
18. Heart In Hand
19. My Whole World Is Falling Down
20. Sweet Impossible You

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2472 in Music
• Released on: 2000-08-07
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds
• Running time: 50 minutes

Customer Reviews

Good introduction to Brenda's music
Brenda Lee began her career, aged just eleven, in 1956, but did not have a British hit until 1960. In total, she had twenty-two UK hits between 1960 and 1965 but she had many more than that in America. Generally, the British public seem to prefer her up-tempo rockers while the American public seem to prefer her ballads. I am an exception to the general rule, being a Brit who likes her ballads best, although I enjoy her rocking songs too.

While many classic tracks are missing (for example, I want to be wanted, Emotions, Break it to me gently), this is only a budget-priced album and it does contain all of Brenda's British top ten hits. The biggest of these, Speak to me pretty, was never released as a single in America although I can't think why - it is a great song. Brenda's other UK top ten hits were Sweet nothings, Here comes that feeling, Rocking around the Christmas tree, All alone am I and As usual.

I'm sorry, Let's jump the broomstick, Dum dum, Fool number one, It started all over again and Sweet impossible you are the other British hits included here. Several others (including I wonder and Is it true, both of which made the UK top twenty) are omitted, but Jambalaya (the song that started Brenda's career in America) is here, along with several other great tracks.

For a comprehensive collection of Brenda's hits, you should go for the double CD, Anthology. However, because it is an American compilation, it omits Speak to me pretty. As an introduction to the music of the most important female rock'n'roll singer, this is excellent.

Tracks

Sweet nothings
I'm sorry
That's all you gotta do
Dum dum
Fool number one
Rocking around the Christmas tree
All alone am I
Let's jump the broomstick
You can depend on me
Jambalaya
Speak to me pretty
Here comes that feeling
It started all over again
Dynamite
My coloring book
Heart in hand
My whole world is falling down
Sweet impossible you

Fantastic!!!!!
Bought this CD after hearing a Brenda Lee track being used for an advert. Remembered all her fantastic tracks from the early 60s. Highly recommended. Put the Cd on, close your eyes and the memories will come flooding back.

Dynamite!
Excellent in every respect great CD very well put together lots of foot-tapping and happy days of many years ago - 5 stars Plus!