Brenda Lee - Little Miss Dynamite (1995) [4CDs Box Set]

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. ― Allmusic

CD 1
01. Jambalaya (On The Bayou) – 02:09
02. Bigelow 6-200 – 02:15
03. Bigelow 6-200 (alt) – 02:14
04. Some People – 02:39
05. Your Cheatin’ Heart – 02:39
06. Doodle Bug Rag – 02:12
07. Christy Christmas – 02:23
08. I’m Gonna Lasso Santa Claus – 02:18
09. Fairyland – 03:01
10. One Step At A Time – 02:41
11. Dynamite – 02:04
12. Ain’t That Love – 02:49
13. Love You Till I Die – 02:06
14. One Teenager To Another – 02:26
15. Rock A Bye Baby Blues – 02:17
16. Rock The Bop – 02:12
17. Ring-A-My Phone – 02:02
18. The Golden Key – 02:06
19. Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar) – 02:25
20. My Baby Likes Western Guys – 02:15
21. Papa Noel – 02:27
22. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – 02:05
23. Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home – 02:24
24. Heading Home – 02:40
25. Let’s Jump The Broomstick – 02:35
26. Hummin’ The Blues Over You – 02:11
27. The Stroll – 02:33
28. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody – 02:26
29. Pretty Baby – 01:42
30. St. Louis Blues – 02:54
31. Pennies From Heaven – 02:25
32. Baby Face – 02:15
33. Bailin’ The Jack – 01:54

CD 2
01. Just Because – 01:58
02. Side By Side – 02:12
03. A Good Man Is Hard To Find – 02:28
04. Some Of These Days – 02:23
05. Back In Your Own Backyard – 02:50
06. Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye – 02:20
07. Sweet Nothin’s – 02:23
08. (If I’m Dreaming) Just Let Me Dream – 02:51
09. Weep No More My Baby – 03:02
10. That’s All You Gotta Do – 02:29
11. I Want To Be Wanted (Per Tutta La Vita) – 02:53
12. Just A Little – 02:26
13. Build A Big Fence – 02:28
14. Be My Love Again – 02:39
15. I’m Sorry – 02:42
16. Dynamite – 01:59
17. Love And Learn – 02:08
18. Wee Wee Willie – 02:08
19. Jambalaya (On The Bayou) – 02:46
20. Do I Worry (Yes I Do) – 02:07
21. Emotions – 02:50
22. I Want To Be Wanted (Per Tutta La Vita) – 03:06
23. No One – 02:46
24. Crazy Talk – 02:43
25. The Big Chance – 02:16
26. It’s Never Too Late – 02:22
27. I’m Learning About Love – 02:42
28. Careless, That’s All – 02:58
29. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me) – 03:31
30. If I Didn’t Care – 02:59

CD 3
01. When My Dreamboat Comes Home – 02:15
02. Walkin’ To New Orleans – 02:33
03. Hallelujah I Love Him So – 02:25
04. I’m In The Mood For Love – 02:50
05. Swanee River Rock – 02:11
06. Pretend – 02:53
07. If I Didn’t Care – 02:42
08. If You Love Me (Really Love Me) – 02:40
09. Teach Me Tonight – 03:01
10. Blueberry Hill – 02:29
11. Around The World – 02:23
12. Fools Rush In (Were Angels Fear To Tread) – 02:39
13. Someone To Love (The Prisoner’s Song) – 02:44
14. Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart – 02:22
15. Georgia On My Mind – 03:39
16. Just Another Lie – 03:19
17. When I Fall In Love – 03:00
18. Cry – 02:49
19. Will You Love Me Tomorrow – 02:54
20. You Can Depend On Me – 03:32
21. Careless, That’s All – 03:03
22. Lover, Come Back To Me – 02:36
23. Kansas City – 02:38
24. On The Sunny Side Of The Street – 03:20
25. All The Way – 03:04
26. How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky) – 03:06
27. Tragedy – 02:46
28. Talkin’ ‘Bout You – 02:35

CD 4
01. Tables Are Turning – 02:13
02. Funny Feelin’ – 02:19
03. Eventually – 03:02
04. Dum Dum – 02:25
05. Let Me Be The One – 02:15
06. Speak To Me Pretty – 02:17
07. Time Is Not Enough – 02:22
08. Here Comes That Feeling – 02:12
09. Just Forget – 02:33
10. Break It To Me Gently – 02:39
11. Fool #1 – 02:27
12. Anybody But Me – 02:27
13. So Deep – 02:07
14. Only You (And You Alone) – 02:57
15. You’ve Got Me Crying Again – 02:42
16. It’s The Talk Of The Town – 03:20
17. You Always Hurt The One You Love – 02:46
18. I Miss You So – 02:54
19. I’ll Be Seeing You – 02:38
20. Lazy River – 02:20
21. Send Me Some Lovin’ – 02:54
22. Hold Me Little – 02:37
23. I’ll Always Be In Love With You – 02:33
24. Organ Grinder’s Swing – 02:25
25. Let The Four Winds Blow – 02:09
26. Everybody Loves Me But You – 02:31
27. Heart In Hand – 02:29
28. She’ll Never Know – 02:31
29. Why Me? – 02:15
30. It Takes One To Know One – 02:45
31. Sweet Lovin’ – 02:18

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