Description
Anthony Perkins Pre Psycho the Teen Idol Years 1956-58
2-CD Set
52 TRACKS ON 2 CDs
Only a couple of years before he found himself cast as the chilling, psychopathic killer Norman Bates in the controversial Alfred Hitchcock movie ‘Psycho’, Anthony Perkins was playing gentler, less harrowing movie roles. He was something of a teen idol figure, playing romantic lead roles, while also enjoying a brief career as a singer. In 1956 he cut a trio of well-received singles and an LP, Tony Perkins, for the Epic label. The following year he signed with RCA-Victor, cutting two albums, From My Heart and On A Rainy Afternoon, plus a few singles, including his US Top 40 hit Moonlight Swim. This compilation includes these releases, plus everything Perkins recorded between 1956-58, the first time that this body of work has been assembled together.
Disc 1: A LITTLE LOVE CAN GO A LONG, LONG WAY / IF YOU’LL BE MINE / FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Thee I Love) / IF YOU WERE THE ONLY GIRL / MELODY FOR LOVERS / FOOL IN LOVE / MOON-LIGHT SWIM / FIRST ROMANCE / APRIL FOOL / JUST FRIENDS / HIT THE ROAD TO DREAMLAND / THIS TIME THE DREAM’S ON ME / HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON / BUT BEAUTIFUL / WHY SHOULDN’T I / I WISH I KNEW / ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN / GONE WITH THE WIND / BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME / HOW ABOUT YOU / WHEN SCHOOL STARTS AGAIN / ROCKET TO THE MOON / INDIAN GIVER / JUST BEING OF AGE / THE PRETTIEST GIRL IN SCHOOL / NO, NO, NO (It Isn’t True) / THE KENTUCKIAN SONG / THE CARELESS YEARS / TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE
Disc 2: SADDLE THE WIND / THE MORE I SEE YOU / TOO MARVELLOUS FOR WORDS / OLE BUTTERMILK SKY / BOY ON A DOLPHIN / SWINGING ON A STAR / SPEAK LOW / YOU KEEP COMING BACK LIKE A SONG / THIS IS MY LUCKY DAY / SHE USED TO BE MY GIRL / THE WORLD IS YOUR BALLOON / I REMEMBER YOU / WHY WAS I BORN / MISS OTIS REGRETS / I’VE GOT SAND IN MY SHOES / LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY / YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO / HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES? / YOU CAME ALONG (From Out Of Nowhere) / IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU / DARN THAT DREAM / BACK IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD / GONNA GET SOME LOVIN’
