The Smash Records Story, 1961-1962 - Don't Do It: 50 Original Recordings (2-CD)

by Various Artists

Founded in 1961 by Mercury Records head of A&R Shelby Singleton, in just three years Smash not only reflected Singelton's personal love of country music, but also included a fair share of left-field artists Mercury couldn t find a home for. Familiarise yourself with the Smash story with this superb 2 disc compilation including "Bluebirds Over The Mountain", "Hey Baby" and "Run Boy Run". CD 1 1. Don t Do It ~ Cornell Blakely 2. Hey Baby ~ Bruce Channel 3. I Saw Linda Yesterday ~ Dickey Lee 4. I m A Fool To Care ~ Joe Barry 5. What You Bet ~ The Cadillacs 6. Busy ~ Chuck Sedacca 7. Don t Cry (No More) ~ Lee Hazlewood 8. Bluebirds Over The Mountain ~ The Echoes 9. Long Gone - Luke Long Gone Miles 10. Don t Play No. 9 ~ Kitty Ford 11. I m In Love Again ~ Paddy Manna 12. Jeannie ~ Danny Jordan 13. Little Lonely ~ Chad Allen 14. I Couldn t Care Less ~ The Modern Redcaps 15. Maybe ~ Rick & The Keens 16. There Oughta Be A Law ~ Yolanda & The Charmaines 17. Just Because ~ Joe Barry 18. Number One Man ~ Bruce Channel 19. Frankie And Johnny ~ The Mus-Twangs 20. Please Be My Love ~ The Spirals And Many More... CD 2 1. Run Boy Run ~ Jack Cook 2. You Don t Have To Be A Baby To Cry ~ Joe Barry 3. That s The Way We Love ~ The Paramours 4. Catch Me ~ Daniel Stone 5. Peanuts ~ Rick & The Keens 6. There I Go Again ~ The Desires 7. Dream Girl ~ Bruce Channel 8. Ain t Nobody s Fault ~ Melvin Smith 9. Won t You Let Me Know ~ J.J. Barnes 10. Patches ~ Dickey Lee 11. Guitar Boogie Shuffle Twist ~ The Virtues 12. Poor Little Cupid ~ Joe Dowell 13. That Other Guy ~ Little Ellen 14. Della ~ Lee Hazlewood 15. War Time Blues ~ Luke Long Gone Miles 16. I Never Danced Before ~ Johnny Draper 17. Don t Cry Linda ~ Del Richardson 18. I d Rather Stumble Into Your Arms ~ Billy Deaton 19. New generation ~ The Beer Garden 4 Plus 1 20. Boom Ditty Boom ~ Danny Jordan And Many More...