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- Artist: Brenda Lee
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- Release Date: 1997
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Compilation (best of), Box set
- Genre: Country
Review
Five hours of pure gold on four CDs, covering the 127 songs that Brenda Lee recorded during the years 1956 through 1962, with the added allure of an 84-page hardcover book. What's more, there's hardly a second-rate song or performance here, and Lee's singing style evolved so far that there are surprises throughout. Her early rockabilly sides are among the best in the field, and Disc One covers her evolution from country-rockin' teen rockabilly queen to an astonishingly precocious pop star with rock roots. Even Lee's early sides, whether hot rockabilly or slow ballads, are all intense experiences -- there's just something eerily compelling about 12-year-old Brenda Lee delivering "Your Cheatin' Heart" and sounding like she means all of the yearning and torment behind it. By 1957, her voice and her style had evolved more toward mainstream pop, virtually paralleling Elvis Presley's musical moves of the same era, but, like Elvis, Lee occasionally burst out with hard-rocking sides as late as 1959. Disc Two shows off Lee's mid-teen years, when she was doing pop standards that shouldn't have worked with anyone less than 30, but making them pay off -- her hot, raspy voice made even her pop stuff work better than Elvis's and outclassed the work of any other female singer who made that same jump to mainstream music. Disc Three may be the best of the four here, her rock sides alternating with equally compelling pop performances. Much of Disc Four is on the softer side, but even here she comes up with exciting pop/rock songs. By this time, she was nearing 18 years old, and already had a catalog of recordings behind her that would have been the envy of any veteran. As usual with Bear Family, the book is as fascinating as the music. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music GuideTracks
CD 1
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | Hank Williams | Brenda Lee | (2:09) |
| Bigelow 6-200 | Brenda Lee | (2:15) | |
| Bigelow 6-200 | Brenda Lee | (2:14) | |
| Some People | Brenda Lee | (2:39) | |
| Your Cheatin' Heart | Hank Williams | Brenda Lee | (2:39) |
| Doodle Bug Rag | Porter Wagoner, |
Brenda Lee | (2:12) |
| Christy Christmas | Marty Symes, |
Brenda Lee | (2:23) |
| I'm Gonna Lasso Santa Claus | Isham Jones, |
Brenda Lee | (2:18) |
| Fairyland | Brenda Lee | (3:01) | |
| One Step at a Time | Hugh Ashley | Brenda Lee | (2:41) |
| Dynamite | Tom Glazer, Mort Garson | Brenda Lee | (2:04) |
| Ain't That Love | Ray Charles | Brenda Lee | (2:49) |
| Love You 'Till I Die | Brenda Lee | (2:06) | |
| One Teenager to Another | Brenda Lee | (2:26) | |
| Rock-A-Bye Baby Blues | Brenda Lee | (2:17) | |
| Rock the Bop | Mel Tillis, |
Brenda Lee | (2:12) |
| Ring-A-My-Phone | Brenda Lee | (2:02) | |
| The Golden Key | Brenda Lee | (2:06) | |
| Little Jonah (Rock on Your Steel Guitar) | Brenda Lee | (2:25) | |
| My Baby Likes Western Guys | Brenda Lee | (2:15) | |
| Papa Noel | Brenda Lee | (2:27) | |
| Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree | Johnny Marks | Brenda Lee | (2:05) |
| Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home | Brenda Lee | (2:24) | |
| Heading Home | Buck Ram | Brenda Lee | (2:40) |
| Let's Jump the Broomstick | Brenda Lee | (2:35) | |
| Hummin' the Blues over You | Brenda Lee | (2:11) | |
| The Stroll | Clyde Otis, |
Brenda Lee | (2:33) |
| Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody | Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young | Brenda Lee | (2:26) |
| Pretty Baby | Tony Jackson, Gus Kahn, Egbert VanAlstyne | Brenda Lee | (1:42) |
| St. Louis Blues | W.C. Handy | Brenda Lee | (2:54) |
| Pennies from Heaven | Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston | Brenda Lee | (2:25) |
| Baby Face | Harry Akst, Benny Davis | Brenda Lee | (2:15) |
| Ballin' the Jack | Brenda Lee | (1:53) |
CD 2
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Just Because | Bob Shelton, Joe Shelton, |
Brenda Lee | (1:58) |
| Side by Side | Harry Woods | Brenda Lee | (2:12) |
| A Good Man Is Hard to Find | Brenda Lee | (2:28) | |
| Some of These Days | Shelton Brooks | Brenda Lee | (2:23) |
| Back in Your Own Backyard | Al Jolson, |
Brenda Lee | (2:50) |
| Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye | Gus Kahn, |
Brenda Lee | (2:20) |
| Sweet Nothin's | Ronnie Self | Brenda Lee | (2:25) |
| (If I'm Dreaming) Just Let Me Dream | Charlie Singleton | Brenda Lee | (2:51) |
| Weep No More My Baby | John D. Loudermilk, Marijohn Wilkin | Brenda Lee | (3:02) |
| That's All You Gotta Do | Jerry Reed | Brenda Lee | (2:29) |
| I Want to Be Wanted | Kim Gannon, |
Brenda Lee | (2:53) |
| Just a Little | Brenda Lee | (2:26) | |
| Build a Big Fence | Brenda Lee | (2:28) | |
| Be My Love Again | Brenda Lee | (2:39) | |
| I'm Sorry | Ronnie Self, |
Brenda Lee | (2:42) |
| Dynamite | Tom Glazer, Mort Garson | Brenda Lee | (1:59) |
| Love and Learn | Brenda Lee | (2:08) | |
| Wee Wee Willies | Ronnie Self | Brenda Lee | (2:08) |
| Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | Hank Williams | Brenda Lee | (2:46) |
| Do I Worry (Yes I Do) | Jerry Lordan | Brenda Lee | (2:07) |
| Emotions | Mel Tillis, |
Brenda Lee | (2:50) |
| I Want to Be Wanted | Kim Gannon, |
Brenda Lee | (3:06) |
| No One | Mort Shuman, Doc Pomus | Brenda Lee | (2:46) |
| Crazy Talk | Mel Tillis, |
Brenda Lee | (2:43) |
| The Big Chance | Brenda Lee | (2:16) | |
| It's Never Too Late | Brenda Lee | (2:22) | |
| I'm Learning About Love | Grady Martin, |
Brenda Lee | (2:42) |
| Careless, That's All | Marijohn Wilkin | Brenda Lee | (2:58) |
| We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me) | Dick Robertson, |
Brenda Lee | (3:31) |
| If I Didn't Care | Jack Lawrence | Brenda Lee | (2:59) |
CD 3
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| When My Dreamboat Comes Home | Brenda Lee | (2:15) | |
| Walking to New Orleans | Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino, |
Brenda Lee | (2:33) |
| Hallelujah, I Love Him So | Ray Charles | Brenda Lee | (2:25) |
| I'm in the Mood for Love | Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields | Brenda Lee | (2:50) |
| Swanee River Rock | Ray Charles | Brenda Lee | (2:11) |
| Pretend | Brenda Lee | (2:53) | |
| If I Didn't Care | Jack Lawrence | Brenda Lee | (2:42) |
| If You Love Me (Really Love Me) | Edith Piaf, |
Brenda Lee | (2:40) |
| Teach Me Tonight | Sammy Cahn, Gene DePaul | Brenda Lee | (3:01) |
| Blueberry Hill | Brenda Lee | (2:29) | |
| Around the World | Victor Young | Brenda Lee | (2:23) |
| Fools Rush In | Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer | Brenda Lee | (2:39) |
| Someone to Love Me (The Prisoner's Song) | Brenda Lee | (2:44) | |
| Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart | James F. Hanley | Brenda Lee | (2:22) |
| Georgia on My Mind | Hoagy Carmichael, |
Brenda Lee | (3:39) |
| Just Another Lie | Brenda Lee | (3:19) | |
| When I Fall in Love | Edward Heyman, Victor Young | Brenda Lee | (3:00) |
| Cry | Brenda Lee | (2:49) | |
| Will You Love Me Tomorrow | Carole King, Gerry Goffin | Brenda Lee | (2:54) |
| You Can Depend on Me | Earl Hines, |
Brenda Lee | (3:32) |
| Careless, That's All | Marijohn Wilkin | Brenda Lee | (3:03) |
| Lover, Come Back to Me | Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II | Brenda Lee | (2:36) |
| Kansas City | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | Brenda Lee | (2:38) |
| On the Sunny Side of the Street | Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields | Brenda Lee | (3:20) |
| All the Way | Sammy Cahn, James Van Heusen | Brenda Lee | (3:04) |
| How Deep Is the Ocean? | Irving Berlin | Brenda Lee | (3:06) |
| Tragedy | Brenda Lee | (2:46) | |
| Talkin' Bout You | Ray Charles | Brenda Lee | (2:35) |
CD 4
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Tables Are Turning | Mel Tillis, |
Brenda Lee | (2:13) |
| Funny Feelin' | Jackie DeShannon | Brenda Lee | (2:19) |
| Eventually | Ronnie Self, |
Brenda Lee | (3:02) |
| Dum Dum | Jackie DeShannon, Sharon Sheeley | Brenda Lee | (2:25) |
| Let Me Be the One | W.S. Stevenson | Brenda Lee | (2:15) |
| Speak to Me Pretty | Brenda Lee | (2:17) | |
| Time Is Not Enough | Brenda Lee | (2:22) | |
| Here Comes That Feeling | Dorsey Burnette, |
Brenda Lee | (2:12) |
| Just Forget | Brenda Lee | (2:33) | |
| Break It to Me Gently | Brenda Lee | (2:39) | |
| Fool #1 | Brenda Lee | (2:27) | |
| Anybody But Me | Ronnie Self | Brenda Lee | (2:27) |
| So Deep | Jackie DeShannon, Sharon Sheeley | Brenda Lee | (2:07) |
| Only You (And You Alone) | Buck Ram, |
Brenda Lee | (2:57) |
| You've Got Me Crying Again | Isham Jones, |
Brenda Lee | (2:42) |
| It's the Talk of the Town | Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes | Brenda Lee | (3:20) |
| You Always Hurt the One You Love | Doris Fisher, |
Brenda Lee | (2:46) |
| I Miss You So | Jimmy Henderson, |
Brenda Lee | (2:54) |
| I'll Be Seeing You | Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal | Brenda Lee | (2:38) |
| Lazy River | Hoagy Carmichael, Sidney Arodin | Brenda Lee | (2:20) |
| Send Me Some Lovin' | Lloyd Price, John Marascalco | Brenda Lee | (2:54) |
| Hold Me | Brenda Lee | (2:37) | |
| I'll Always Be in Love With You | Bud Green, |
Brenda Lee | (2:33) |
| Organ Grinder's Swing | Irving Mills, Will Hudson, Mitchell Parish | Brenda Lee | (2:25) |
| Let the Four Winds Blow | Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino | Brenda Lee | (2:09) |
| Everybody Loves Me But You | Ronnie Self | Brenda Lee | (2:31) |
| Heart in Hand | Jackie DeShannon, Sharon Sheeley | Brenda Lee | (2:29) |
| She'll Never Know | Brenda Lee | (2:31) | |
| Why Me | Kris Kristofferson | Brenda Lee | (2:15) |
| It Takes One to Know One | Ronnie Self | Brenda Lee | (2:45) |
| Sweet Lovin' | Jerry Reed | Brenda Lee | (2:18) |
