Hard to Find 45's on CD, Vol. 3: The Mid 50's (1999)

About this title: While pop music sells in copious quantities at the time of release, its cyclical and transitory nature means that many hits just don't come around again in the reissue sweepstakes. Enter Eric Records, an oldies label, to help rectify the situation with this set of compilations, bringing together 20 big non-rock & roll hits from the 1950s. A quick perusal of the stars of this collection (Kitty Kallen, Mitch Miller, Doris Day, Al Martino, Tony Martin, Frankie Laine) will give you a strong idea of the musical content, with only Lonnie Donegan's "Rock Island Line" bearing the tiniest resemblance ... read more

Tracks:

1. Little Things Mean a Lot [Stutz/Lindeman]
2. Here in My Heart [Genaro/Levinson/Bor]
3. Walk Hand in Hand [Cowell]
4. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie [Mayhew]
5. It's Almost Tomorrow [Adkinson/Buff]
6. The Yellow Rose of Texas [George]
7. Band of Gold [Musenbichler/Taylor]
8. Miracle of Love [Merrill]
9. Rock Island Line [Leadbelly]
10. Cindy, Oh Cindy [Barron/Long]
11. I Dreamed [Grean/Moore]
12. Moonlight Gambler [Hilliard/Springer]
13. The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) [Arkin/Carey/Darling]
14. Marianne [Gilkyson/Dehr/Mille]
15. Shangri-La [Sigman/Malneck/Maxw]
16. Bon Voyage [Roddie/Merritt]
17. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself a Letter) [Ahlert/Young]
18. Rainbow [Hulme]
19. Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Whack) [Arnold]
20. Everybody Loves a Lover [Adler/Allen]

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