Artist: Tommy Steel

Title: Hits And Rarities

Condition:

Format: CD

Release Date: 2021

Label: Acrobat

UPC: 824046910822

Genre: Rock

Album Tracks

DISC 1:
1. Rock with the Caveman
2. Elevator Rock
3. Doomsday Rock
4. Rebel Rock
5. Knee Deep in the Blues
6. Teenage Party
7. Young Love
8. Grandad's Rock
9. Butterfly
10. You Gotta Go
11. Water, Water
12. Take Me Back Baby
13. Two Eyes
14. Princess
15. Hair Down, Hoe Down
16. Happy Guitar
17. What Do You Do?
18. Neon Sign
19. The Only Man on the Island
20. I Puts the Lightie on
21. Marriage, Type Love
22. You and Me
23. Hiawatha
24. The Trial
25. Tallahassee Lassie
26. Singing Time
27. Young Ideas
28. Happy Go Lucky Blues
29. The Writing on the Wall
30. What a Little Darlin'
31. Butter Wouldn't Melt in Your Mouth
32. Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
33. Bonus: The Tommy Rot Story

DISC 2:
1. A Handful of Songs (Film Version)
2. Teenage Party (Film Version)
3. Water, Water (Film Version)
4. I'm a Little Blackbird
5. Georgia on My Mind
6. Sweet Georgia Brown
7. Mandy, Make Up Your Mind
8. Amanda
9. Light Up the Sky
10. Photograph
11. One Times One
12. Butterfingers (Alternative Take)
13. Number 22 Across the Way
14. Nairobi (Live)
15. Wishing Star
16. Tommy the Toreador (Alternative Take)
17. She's My Baby
18. (The Girl with the) Long Black Hair
19. Shiralee (Live)
20. Swaller Tail Coat (Live)
21. Singing the Blues (Live)
22. Family Tree
23. Thanks a Lot I've Had a Ball
24. Drunken Guitar
25. Touch It Light
26. The Truth About Me
27. Marilyn Screen Test: Number 1 Spanish Romance
28. Bonus: Butterfingers (Film Version)
29. Bonus: It's Fun Finding Out About London

DISC 3:
1. Come on in
2. Rock Around the Town
3. Singing the Blues
4. Butterfingers
5. Come on, Let's Go
6. Deck of Cards
7. A Lovely Night
8. A Handful of Songs
9. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
10. Setting the Woods on Fire
11. My Bucket's Got a Hole in It
12. Frankie and Johnny
13. Jacques D'iraque
14. Little White Bull
15. You Were Mine
16. What a Mouth (What a North and South)
17. Nairobi
18. Hound Dog
19. Peggy Sue
20. Rain, Rain, Rain
21. Tommy the Toreador
22. (It's Gonna Be a) Great Day
23. Tonight
24. Stagger Lee
25. Maybellene
26. Good Morning / There Once Was a Man
27. Let Me Sing and I'm Happy
28. Seven Little Girls (Sitting in the Back Seat)
29. Bonus: 1957 Royal Variety Performance Extract
30. Bonus: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

When debating the birth of British rock 'n' roll, scholars will undoubtedly discuss the merits of Marty Wilde, Cliff Richard and Billy Fury... Oft-overlooked however is the huge contribution made by Sir Tommy Steele. Born Thomas Hicks in 1936, this humble Bermondsey boy went to sea in the Merchant Navy and, after sailing around the globe for five years, returned to the UK electrified by the raw power of rock 'n' roll. Spotted singing in a trendy London coffee bar by Larry Parnes and John Kennedy, Hicks changed his name to Steele and, virtually overnight, became Britain's first 'teen idol'. In the 65 years since his 'discovery', Tommy has influenced everyone from Bowie to The Beatles and is now recognised as one of the Britain's greatest ever all-round entertainers. This 92-track collection brings together just some of his hits, rarities, and live performances. Disc One features many rockin' singles and favourites, like "Rock With The Caveman", "Rock Around The Town", "Grandad's Rock", "Doomsday Rock", "Elevator Rock", "Rebel Rock", "Knee Deep In The Blues", "Teenage Party", "Water, Water" and "Happy Guitar." Disc Two includes a variety of rarities and alternative film versions lifted from successful movies such as: "The Tommy Steele Story", "Tommy The Toreador", "Light Up The Sky!" and "The Duke Wore Jeans." Disc Three will be of particular interest to fans as many of the early television recordings have never released before and will be heard on CD for the first time. This substantial celebration, with detailed liner notes from authorised Tommy Steele biographer Sebastian Lassandro, salutes Tommy's significant contribution to British popular culture.