Rock'n'Roll Tornado (1998)

About this title: At first glance, this 30-track compilation of Dale Hawkins' late-'50s and early-'60s Checker sides might seem like a preferable collection to MCA's briefer (18-song) best-of. Actually, however, this only repeats 11 of those 18 tracks, with the emphasis on some cuts that haven't been on CD before, as well as no less than eight previously unreleased songs. It's hard to figure if this was meant as a best-of compilation or just a disc that mixes some of his biggest and best singles with obscure items; the omissions of "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby" (which is on the MCA collection) alone prevents ... read more

Tracks:

1. Susie-Q [Hawkins/Lewis/Broad]
2. La-Do-Dada [Hawkins/Lewis]
3. Back to School Blues [Mascari/Hawkins]
4. Teenage Dolly [Hawkins]
5. Boogie Woogie Teenage Girl [Hawkins]
6. Sweetie Pie [Hawkins]
7. Cross-Ties [Hawkins]
8. My Babe [Dixon]
9. Lonely Nights [King/Vincent]
10. Yea-Yea (Class Cutter) [Jovan/Siblersdorf]
11. Grandma's House [Hawkins/Buchanan]
12. I Want to Love You [Hawkins/Mathis]
13. Boy Meets Girl [Hawkins]
14. Superman [Hawkins/Kilgore/Mar]
15. One Dozen Roses [Jurgens/Donovan/Lew]
16. Caldonia [Moore]
17. Convicted [Rene]
18. Lifeguard Man [Claunch/Maynard]
19. Liza Jane [Traditional]
20. Hot Dog [Stone]
21. Someday, One Day [Hawkins/Buchanan/Ma]
22. Lovin' Bug [Hawkins/Adams]
23. Four Letter Word (Rock) [Lewis]
24. Wild Wild World [Hawkins]
25. Heaven [Hawkins]
26. Little Pig [Mathis/Kilgore]
27. Mrs. Merguitory's Daughter [Hawkins/Adams/Lewis]
28. See You Soon, Baboon [Broadwater/Lewis]
29. Don't Treat Me This Way [Nelson/Lewis]
30. Tornado [Adams]

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