Joe Melson- Joe Melson Story: Hey Mister Cupid (Uk)
Although Joe Melson remains chiefly famous as co-writer of Roy Orbison's early, breakthrough hits, he also had a parallel recording career himself, cutting a series of collectable R&R sides for the Hickory label. But although his recorded legacy is an impressive body of work, Melson was unlucky with his own releases and was unable to register a national hit. This 35-track compilation presents an unique portrait of Joe, comprising his first seven singles, including sides like 'Oh Yeah', 'Shook Up', 'Hey Mister Cupid' and a souped-up revival of 'Wake Up Little Susie' (all of which sound like they could have been hits), plus a handful of songwriters' demos, four of which also feature co-writer Orbison. It also features sixteen of his songs as recorded by other artists, like Mark Dinning, The Velvets, Conway Twitty and Bobby Vee, alongside a trio of Orbison's biggest, signature hits, 'Only The Lonely', 'Running Scared' and 'Crying'.
Tracklist:
- Oh Yeah
- What's the Use (I Still Love You)
- Shook Up
- Barbara
- Hey, Mister Cupid
- No One Really Cares
- Wake Up, Little Susie
- Take It Like a Man
- Love Is a Dangerous Thing
- Dance
- Any Little Thing (Can Start the Flame of Love)
- Raining in My Heart
- Stay Away from Her
- His Girl
- I Guess I'm Lonely (With Roy Orbison) Demo
- Velveteen Doll (With Roy Orbison) Demo
- She's Okay (With Roy Orbison) Demo
- Baby Don't Stop (With Roy Orbison) Demo
- Blue Angel (Demo)
- Roy Orbison - Up Town
- Roy Orbison - Only the Lonely
- Mark Dinning - Come Back to Me (My Love)
- The Velvets - Time and Again
- Roy Orbison - Running Scared
- Don ; Eddie - You Fool You
- Mark Dinning - Another Lonely Girl
- Don ; Eddie - Hey
- Conway Twitty - I'm in a Blue, Blue Mood
- Roy Orbison - Crying
- The Velvets - Lana
- Bobby Vee ; the Crickets - Lookin' for Love
- Don Gant - Daydream (Of You)
- Dan Folger - There Came a Tear
- David Box - If You Can't Say Something Nice
- Dan Folger - Inside My Heart
Although Joe Melson remains chiefly famous as co-writer of Roy Orbison's early, breakthrough hits, he also had a parallel recording career himself, cutting a series of collectable R&R sides for the Hickory label. But although his recorded legacy is an impressive body of work, Melson was unlucky with his own releases and was unable to register a national hit. This 35-track compilation presents an unique portrait of Joe, comprising his first seven singles, including sides like 'Oh Yeah', 'Shook Up', 'Hey Mister Cupid' and a souped-up revival of 'Wake Up Little Susie' (all of which sound like they could have been hits), plus a handful of songwriters' demos, four of which also feature co-writer Orbison. It also features sixteen of his songs as recorded by other artists, like Mark Dinning, The Velvets, Conway Twitty and Bobby Vee, alongside a trio of Orbison's biggest, signature hits, 'Only The Lonely', 'Running Scared' and 'Crying'.
Tracklist:
- Oh Yeah
- What's the Use (I Still Love You)
- Shook Up
- Barbara
- Hey, Mister Cupid
- No One Really Cares
- Wake Up, Little Susie
- Take It Like a Man
- Love Is a Dangerous Thing
- Dance
- Any Little Thing (Can Start the Flame of Love)
- Raining in My Heart
- Stay Away from Her
- His Girl
- I Guess I'm Lonely (With Roy Orbison) Demo
- Velveteen Doll (With Roy Orbison) Demo
- She's Okay (With Roy Orbison) Demo
- Baby Don't Stop (With Roy Orbison) Demo
- Blue Angel (Demo)
- Roy Orbison - Up Town
- Roy Orbison - Only the Lonely
- Mark Dinning - Come Back to Me (My Love)
- The Velvets - Time and Again
- Roy Orbison - Running Scared
- Don ; Eddie - You Fool You
- Mark Dinning - Another Lonely Girl
- Don ; Eddie - Hey
- Conway Twitty - I'm in a Blue, Blue Mood
- Roy Orbison - Crying
- The Velvets - Lana
- Bobby Vee ; the Crickets - Lookin' for Love
- Don Gant - Daydream (Of You)
- Dan Folger - There Came a Tear
- David Box - If You Can't Say Something Nice
- Dan Folger - Inside My Heart