Brenda's "good vibrations" are second to nobody today more than ever.
Since Brenda's heart and wonderful voice speak for themselves I want to say something about this fantastic series of 5 CD's.
ACE Records did a superb job remastering in a wonderful way 10 LP's (12 songs/each) in 5 CD's (24 songs/each) containing all the best original Brenda's renditions. This one is N° 1, here are all of them:
1. "Grandma.../Miss dynamite (1959/1960)
2. "This is Brenda/Emotions (1960/1961)
3. "All the way/Sincerely" (1961/1962)
4. "That's all/All alone am I" (1962/1963)
5. "Let me sing/By request" (1963/1964)
The sound is simply outstanding all clear, marvellous, true,full wide space STEREO, yes not a single song in mono. The remastering is simply the best as usual with these guys...they are THE ACEs. Brenda's wonderful/powerful voice has time/space to expand like a "big bang".
If you love Brenda (who can't?) you must not miss a single one of these Cd's, can't say what's the best, they are all simply awesome.
Brenda's heart and soul interpretation of the last famous song of CD N°2; "I'm in the mood for love", can title all this beautiful collection, by far the best in the market.
Ciao,
Franco
This is Brenda Lee's 1st & 2nd L.P. from 1959 & 60 on one C.D.
I've been a fan of Brenda's music for many years.
I was so pleased to see Brenda's first ten albums issued on C.D.
Brenda's FIRST album, "GRANDMA, WHAT GREAT SONGS YOU SANG!" was recorded when she was 15.
Brenda's interpretation bring these standards from the 1920's & 1930's to life once again.
Though she already had 3 songs on the pop chart when this L.P. was released,
none of them were included in this first album.
Brenda's releases before this album, either didn't chart, or didn't chart well.
There was a concern the American public was thinking Brenda was to young
for bump' n' grind rock and roll, and love lorn lyric's.
Her manager Dub Allbritten took Brenda on a promotional tour to Europe.
There he leaked a rumour in the French press that she was a 32 year old miget.
Just before the trip Brenda had recorded the tracks for this album,
which was ment to win over an older audience.
It failed to generate much interest at the time. It was re-packaged and re-issued in 1961,
and titled "Brenda Lee Sings Songs Everybody Knows".
It was yet again re-packaged and re-issued in 1967 as "Here's Brenda Lee".
Ironically, these early standards are now finally appreciated by an older audience.
Brenda's SECOND album "MISS DYNAMITE, BRENDA LEE" is her first album to contain her single releases.
That fact proved irresistible and this L.P. went to #5 on the album chart.
Recorded - released - and a top five hit in 1959,
"Sweet Nothin's" propelled Brenda into international stardom.
Her following release was "I'm sorry" b/w "That's all you gotta do" in 1960.
The A-side went to #1 and the B-side #6.
This album includes Brenda's first single to be released --
"Jambalays (on the Bayou)" was recorded in 1956 when Brenda was 11, it failed to chart.
The charted songs on this album are:
1. "Dynamite" 1957, Brenda's 2nd song to chart.
2. "Sweet nothin's" 1959, third song.
3. "I'm sorry" 1959, forth song.
4. "That's all you gotta do" 1960, fifth song.
These are the exact album original recordings, remastered by Ace Records in 2004.
ALL 24 tracks on this C.D. are stereo, and sound exceptional!
The 10 page cover booklet is top notch in every way, heavy paper, colored pictures,
and a nice overview of Brenda's career to the point of this album set.
If you're not familiar with some of these songs,
but you generally like Brenda's passion and style,
there's your answer, their worth owning.
THIS IS HER VERY BEST ALBUM [GEANDA WHAT GREAT SONGS YOU SING]--I THOUGHT WOULD NEVER BE ON CD. I HAVE IT ALONG WITH HER OTHER TWO-FER ON CD. IF THEY ISSUE HER OTHER ORIGINAL LP RELEASES ON CD--I WILL GET THEM.
Awesome CD! Includes all of Brenda Lee's early greatest hits! Fast delivery, too!
It is not easy to find oldies in the forms of their original albums but this CD completely provides numbers by Brenda Lee as a teenager.
It covers numbers such as "Ballin' the Jack", "That's All You Gotta Do" or "Weep No More My Baby" which you cannot easily find in "greatest hits."
