Julius Rosa La- Singles Collection 1953-62
Julius La Rosa was a traditional pop singer typical of the style prevalent in the early '50s who came to fame on the all-powerful Arthur Godfrey's radio and TV shows, on which he was a regular performer from 1951 to '53. Godfrey's musical director launched the Cadence label in 1953, and La Rosa was the first artist signed to the label, making an immediate impact as two of his first three releases "Anywhere I Wander" and "Eh Cumpari" gave him Top 5 US pop hits. He was controversially fired from Godfrey's shows in 1953, but continued as a popular and successful radio and TV performer through the '50s as the pop landscape changed dramatically, continuing to have chart entries up to 1958, including a Top 20 UK hit that year with "Torero". This great-value 57-track collection comprises most of the A & B sides of his singles for Cadence and for RCA after he left Cadence in 1955, plus selected A & B sides for the Roulette and Kapp labels between 1958 and 1962, and naturally includes all his career hits in the pop charts, which in addition to those already mentioned include the Top 20 entries "Domani", "Suddenly There's A Valley" and "Lipstick & Candy & Rubbersole Shoes". It represents a substantial proportion of his chart-focused output during the core era of his career, and provides an admirable showcase for his smooth and sophisticated vocal style which made him such a popular media personality.
Tracklist:
- Disc 1:
- Anywhere I Wander
- This Is Heaven
- My Lady Loves To Dance
- Let's Make Up Before We Say Goodnight
- Eh, Cumpari
- Till They're All Gone Home
- No Other Love
- I Believe 1
- Ave Maria 1
- Silent Night 1
- The Big Bell And The Little Bell 1
- I Couldn't Believe My Eyes 1
- My Funny Valentine 1
- Roseanne 1
- When You're In Love 1
- Three Coins In The Fountain 1
- My Heart's On A Fast Express 1
- In My Own Quiet Way 2
- Mobile 2
- I Hate To Say Hello 2
- Campanelle (Jingle Bells) 2
- I Hope You'll Be Very Happy 2
- Let's Stay Home Tonight 2
- Pass It On 2
- Domani (TomorrEow) 2
- Mama Rosa 2
- Everytime That I Kiss Carrie 2
- Suddenly There's A Valley 3
- Lipstick And Candy And Rubber Sole Shoes 3
- Winter In New England 3
- I've Got Love 3
- Augustine 3
- Get Me To The Church On Time 3
- I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face 3
- The Opposite Sex 3
- Namely You 3
- All I Want 3
- Priscilla 4
- Jeanette 4
- Stashu Pandowski 4
- Mama Guitar 4
- Man To Man 4
- Crying My Heart Out For You 4
- When You're With The One You Love 4
- Worlds Apart 4
- Famous Last Words 4
- Just Forever 4
- Since When (Is It A Sin) 5
- Lover, Lover 5
- A Heart For A Heart 5
- Torero 5
- Milano 5
- Until He Gets A Girl 5
- Let Nature Take Its Course 5
- There's No Other Love 5
- You Can't Keep Me From Loving You
Julius La Rosa was a traditional pop singer typical of the style prevalent in the early '50s who came to fame on the all-powerful Arthur Godfrey's radio and TV shows, on which he was a regular performer from 1951 to '53. Godfrey's musical director launched the Cadence label in 1953, and La Rosa was the first artist signed to the label, making an immediate impact as two of his first three releases "Anywhere I Wander" and "Eh Cumpari" gave him Top 5 US pop hits. He was controversially fired from Godfrey's shows in 1953, but continued as a popular and successful radio and TV performer through the '50s as the pop landscape changed dramatically, continuing to have chart entries up to 1958, including a Top 20 UK hit that year with "Torero". This great-value 57-track collection comprises most of the A & B sides of his singles for Cadence and for RCA after he left Cadence in 1955, plus selected A & B sides for the Roulette and Kapp labels between 1958 and 1962, and naturally includes all his career hits in the pop charts, which in addition to those already mentioned include the Top 20 entries "Domani", "Suddenly There's A Valley" and "Lipstick & Candy & Rubbersole Shoes". It represents a substantial proportion of his chart-focused output during the core era of his career, and provides an admirable showcase for his smooth and sophisticated vocal style which made him such a popular media personality.
Tracklist:
- Disc 1:
- Anywhere I Wander
- This Is Heaven
- My Lady Loves To Dance
- Let's Make Up Before We Say Goodnight
- Eh, Cumpari
- Till They're All Gone Home
- No Other Love
- I Believe 1
- Ave Maria 1
- Silent Night 1
- The Big Bell And The Little Bell 1
- I Couldn't Believe My Eyes 1
- My Funny Valentine 1
- Roseanne 1
- When You're In Love 1
- Three Coins In The Fountain 1
- My Heart's On A Fast Express 1
- In My Own Quiet Way 2
- Mobile 2
- I Hate To Say Hello 2
- Campanelle (Jingle Bells) 2
- I Hope You'll Be Very Happy 2
- Let's Stay Home Tonight 2
- Pass It On 2
- Domani (TomorrEow) 2
- Mama Rosa 2
- Everytime That I Kiss Carrie 2
- Suddenly There's A Valley 3
- Lipstick And Candy And Rubber Sole Shoes 3
- Winter In New England 3
- I've Got Love 3
- Augustine 3
- Get Me To The Church On Time 3
- I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face 3
- The Opposite Sex 3
- Namely You 3
- All I Want 3
- Priscilla 4
- Jeanette 4
- Stashu Pandowski 4
- Mama Guitar 4
- Man To Man 4
- Crying My Heart Out For You 4
- When You're With The One You Love 4
- Worlds Apart 4
- Famous Last Words 4
- Just Forever 4
- Since When (Is It A Sin) 5
- Lover, Lover 5
- A Heart For A Heart 5
- Torero 5
- Milano 5
- Until He Gets A Girl 5
- Let Nature Take Its Course 5
- There's No Other Love 5
- You Can't Keep Me From Loving You