Sunny Gale – Wheel of Fortune – The Singles Collection 1952-61 – 2CD

Sunny Gale was one of the vivacious and talented girl singers to come to the fore on the US music scene during the early ‘50s, taking advantage of the burgeoning medium of TV to have a string of hits before her style was superseded by the advent of rock ‘n’ roll in mid-decade, although she recorded successfully through into the ‘60s as she adapted her approach for the evolving market. This 55-track 2-CD collection selected A & B sides of her releases during this era on the Derby, RCA and Warwick labels, chosen to include at least one side of just about all her singles from this era. It features all her career hits, including her No. 2 R&B and No. 13 chart debut with “The Wheel Of Fortune” with The Eddie Wilcox Orchestra , and her other Top 20 pop hits “I Laughed At Love”, “Teardrops On My Pillow”, “A Stolen Waltz”, “Smile” and “Let Me Go, Lover”. She was a talented and versatile interpreter of songs across the pop spectrum, admirably underlined by her performances here with some of the top arranger/conductors of the day – Hugo Winterhalter, Ralph Burns, Joe Reisman, Sy Oliver, Sid Bass, Leroy Kirkland, Stan Applebaum and others. It’s a substantial and entertaining showcase for a singer who very much typified her particular era of pop.

Track Listing:

CD1: Sunny Gale and the Eddie Wilcox Orchestra: 1. The Wheel Of Fortune -   2. You Showed Me The Way -   3. A Lasting Thing -   4. My Last Affair -   Sunny Gale: 5. Father Time -   6. I Laughed At Love -   7. You Could Make Me Smile Again -   Vaughn Monroe & Sunny Gale: 8. Jump Back, Honey -   9. So-So -   Sunny Gale: 10. A Stolen Waltz -   11. Teardrops On My Pillow -   12. I Feel Like I'm Gonna Live Forever -   13. Send My Baby Back To Me -   14. Love Me Again -   15. Before It's Too Late -   Sunny Gale and The Du Droppers: 16. Mama's Gone Goodbye -   Sunny Gale: 17. Close To Me -   18. Don't Cry, Mama -   19. Dream, Dream, Dream -   20. Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight -   21. Call Off The Wedding -   22. Smile -   23. An Old Familiar Love Song -   24. Let Me Go, Lover -   25. Unsuspecting Heart -   26. Constantly -   27. A Little You -

CD2: Sunny Gale: 1. Soldier Boy -   2. Looking Glass -   3. C'est La Vie -   4. Devotion -   5. Rock And Roll Wedding -   6. If You Really Want To Know -   7. Two Hearts (With An Arrow Between) -   8. One Kiss Led To Another -   9. Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad -   10. I Have Lived, I Have Loved, I Have You -   11. Maybe You'll Be There -   12. Come Go With Me -   13. Let's Be Friendly -   14. My Arms Are A House -   15. A Meeting Of The Eyes -   16. I Don't Want Your Greenback Dollars -   17. For Crying Out Loud -   18. Just Friends -   19. A Certain Smile -   20. Wheel Of Fortune -   21. The Gypsy Told Me So -   22. Oh! What It Seemed To Be -   23. Falling Star -   24. What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For -   25. Church Bells May Ring -   26. Where Have You Been All My Life -   27. Please Love Me Forever -   28. Near You -