24 Original Classics

About this title: The Everlys have been well served by no less than three multidisc collections in the nineties, but this extremely well-conceived set distilled the essential phases of their career onto a single CD (double LP) a full ten years before Heartaches and Harmonies appeared. It wisely starts with 12 prime Cadence hits and then continues with 11 excellent Warner Brothers singles and album tracks before winding down with the John Sebastian-penned "Stories We Could Tell" (from their RCA period). Along the way, the budget-conscious, non-completist fan is treated to one essential classic after another, ... read more

Tracks:

1. Bye Bye Love [Bryant/Bryant]
2. Wake Up Little Susie [Bryant/Bryant]
3. Bird Dog [Bryant]
4. Poor Jenny [Bryant/Bryant]
5. Problems [Bryant/Bryant]
6. All I Have to Do Is Dream [Bryant/Bryant]
7. Devoted to You [Bryant]
8. ('Til) I Kissed You [Everly]
9. When Will I Be Loved? [Everly]
10. Brand New Heartache [Bryant/Bryant]
11. Take a Message to Mary [Bryant/Bryant]
12. Let It Be Me [Becaud/Curtis/Delan]
13. Cathy's Clown [Everly/Everly]
14. Love Hurts [Bryant]
15. So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) [Everly]
16. Walk Right Back [Curtis]
17. Sleepless Nights [Bryant/Bryant]
18. Crying in the Rain [Greenfield/King]
19. The Price of Love [Everly/Everly]
20. Gone, Gone, Gone [Everly/Everly]
21. Bowling Green [Ertel/Slater]
22. Empty Boxes [Elliott]
23. I Wonder If I Care as Much [Everly/Everly]
24. Stories We Could Tell [Sebastian]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.