Nothing But the Real Thing (2004)

About this title: A couple dozen songs from 1960-1969, all (with one exception) taken from Kenny Lynch's singles, are on this well-done retrospective of the minor British soul-pop singer. All of his '60s U.K. chart hits are here -- "Up on the Roof," "You Can Never Stop Me Loving You," "Stand by Me," "What Am I to You," "Puff (Up in Smoke)," "Mountain of Love," and "I'll Stay by You." There's also his weedy early-1963 version of "Misery," the first cover of a Beatles song ever to hit the market. In a way, it's a mini-catalog of some of the poppier styles of the British '60s scene, including American-style soul ... read more

Tracks:

1. My Own Two Feet [Crewe/Rambeau/Robac]
2. Movin' Away [Lynch/Wackett]
3. It's Too Late [Goldsboro]
4. For Loving You Baby [Lynch]
5. I'll Stay by You [Lynch/Shaper]
6. Get out of My Way [Lynch/Shuman]
7. Come on, Come On [Lynch/Shuman]
8. Nothing But the Real Thing [Lynch/Ragavoy]
9. What Am I to You [Lynch/Shuman/Westla]
10. Monument [Westlake]
11. You Can Never Stop Me from Loving You [Samwell/Slater]
12. Up on the Roof [Goffin/King]
13. Puff (Up in Smoke) [Giant/Baum/Kaye]
14. With Somebody [Sonenscher]
15. Harlem Library [Lynch]
16. Misery [Lennon/McCartney]
17. Stand by Me [King/Gluck]
18. Mountain of Love [Dorman]
19. It Would Take a Miracle [Giant/Baum/Kaye]
20. The World I Used to Know [Goffin/King]
21. The Drifter [Williams/Nichols]
22. Sweet Situation [Lynch/Byrne]
23. I Just Wanna Love You [Lynch/Wackett]
24. Mister Moonlight [Lynch/Westlake]

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