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The Very Best Of Craig Douglas CD
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THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION ON ONE CD
Born in Newport, Isle of Wight Craig Douglas (born Terence Perkins) was employed as a milkman before becoming a professional singer, and was known to many as the ‘Singing Milkman’. Voted ‘Best New Singer’ in 1959 in the British music magazine, NME, Douglas went on to record eight cover versions of former American hit songs, in his total of nine Top 40 UK singles. Amongst that tally, Douglas had a Number 1 single in 1959 with Only Sixteen, which outsold Sam Cooke’s original version in the UK. It was recorded at EMI’s Abbey Road studios, with whistling by Mike Sammes, and released through Top Rank records. Douglas had four consecutive Number 9 placings on the UK Singles Chart.
His other top twenty hits include: A Teenager in Love (1959), Pretty Blue Eyes (1960), The Heart of a Teenage Girl (1960), A Hundred Pounds of Clay (1961), Time (1961), When My Little Girl is Smiling (1962), and Our Favourite Melodies (1962), all of which appear on this compilation. His early career bridged the gap between the end of the easy listening period, when the focus was on ‘crooners’ and the beginning of teenage pop music; his ability was to combine both styles. Douglas topped the bill on the Beatles’ first major stage show and also appeared in the 1962 film It’s Trad, Dad! with Helen Shapiro. He recently appeared on stage at the Talking Pictures TV/Renown Pictures film festival in St Albans in 2019.
30 Tracks:
1. Only Sixteen
2. Pretty Blue Eyes
3. A Teenager In Love
4. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
5. The Heart Of A Teenage Girl
6. Oh What A Day
7. A Hundred Pounds Of Clay
8. Time
9. After All
10. When My Little Girl Is Smiling
11. Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue
12. Another You
13. No Greater Love
14. Battle Of New Orleans
15. Our Favourite Melodies
16. A Change Of Heart
17. Carolina In The Morning
18. Come Softly To Me
19. Riddle Of Love
20. Walkin’ My Baby Back Home
21. Dream Lover
22. My First Love Affair
23. What Do You Want
24. Where’s The Girl (I Never Met)
25. A Painted Smile
26. It All Depends On You
27. My Hour Of Love
28. Rainbows
29. The Girl Next Door
30. Ring-A-Ding
