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Formats and Editions
1. It Ain't Right to Treat Me Wrong
2. Can't You See
3. I Rule My House
4. I Tried
5. Let's Jump Tonight
6. It's Too Late Baby
7. Here I Come
8. Loud Mouth Lucy
9. My Story 1
10. Caldonia 1
11. Wrong Lake to Catch a Fish 1
12. Salty Tears 1
13. Going to the River 1
14. Baby Have Left Me Again 1
15. Don't Deceive Me 1
16. I've Been Treated Wrong Too Long 1
17. My Baby's Coming Home 1
18. When My Day Is Over 1
19. You're Still My Baby 2
20. What's Your Name 2
21. I Feel So Bad 2
22. Need One More Chance 2
23. Change My Mind 2
24. My Heart's Been Broke Again 2
25. Give and Take 2
26. I've Been Away Too Long 2
27. Lawdy Miss Mary 2
28. Love Struck 2
29. I Can Tell 3
30. One More Break 3
31. Search My Heart 3
32. Ring-Ding-Doo 3
33. It's Too Late 3
34. Kansas City Woman 3
35. Juanita 3
36. Whatcha' Gonna Do When Your Baby Leaves You 3
37. Come on Home 3
38. It Were You 3
39. Charged with Cheating 4
40. Two Spoons of Tears 4
41. C. C. Rider 4
42. Ease the Pain 4
43. That Train Has Gone 4
44. Love Me Cherry 4
45. Betty and Dupree 4
46. My Crying Eyes 4
47. What Am I Living for 4
48. Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes 4
49. My Life 5
50. Thunder and Lightning 5
51. Keep A-Driving 5
52. You'll Be My Love 5
53. Just One Kiss 5
54. My Baby 5
55. There's Got to Be a Way 5
56. Sugar Sugar 5
57. Big Drops of Rain
More Info:
Chuck Willis was a hugely talented and distinctive R&B, blues and rock 'n' roll singer and songwriter during the 1950s, his life and career cut short in 1958 when he succumbed to illness at the age of 30, a tragedy which undoubtedly prevented him from making his mark in an even more emphatic way during the post rock 'n' roll era and beyond. He was a highly convincing blues shouter, but he also was adept at performing smooth R&B ballads, which enabled his writing and recording to range across the different styles during what was a dynamic era in popular music. After making his recording debut for Columbia in 1951, he moved across to their Okeh label, and had Top 5 R&B hits with "My Story", "Going To The River", "You're Still My Baby", before moving to Atlantic in 1956 to score more hits with "It's Too Late", "C.C. Rider" and R&B No. 1, and his sadly ironic valedictory No. 1 with "What Am I Living For" in 1958. Along the way, he wrote hits for other artists like "Oh What A Dream" for Ruth Brown. This great value 57-track 2-CD set comprises the A and B sides of all his singles, plus some bonus LP tracks. As such, it represents a comprehensive overview of his chart-focused recording activity, and is an excellent showcase for his distinctive talent.
