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Billy Emerson's fame rests on a handful of songs which were more famously recorded by other artists, notably the Rockabilly standard 'Red Hot', 'When It Rains It Pours', which Elvis Presley cut whilst he was at Sun, and 'Every Woman I Know (Crazy 'Bout Automobiles)', which was later recorded by both Sam The Sham and Ry Cooder. His own recording career yielded a hugely impressive body of work, ranging from Blues, R&B and embryonic Soul. This compilation anthologises Emerson's singles releases between 1954-62, and includes his original Sun recordings of both 'Red Hot' and 'When It Rains It Pours'.........
1. IF LOVIN' IS BELIEVING
2. NO TEASING AROUND
3. THE WOODCHUCK
4. I'M NOT GOING HOME
5. MOVE BABY MOVE
6. WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS
7. RED HOT
8. NO GREATER LOVE
9. LITTLE FINE HEALTHY THING
10. SOMETHING FOR NOTHING
11. DON'T START ME TO LYING
12. YOU WON'T STAY HOME
13. EVERY WOMAN I KNOW
14. TOMORROW NEVER COMES
15. SOMEBODY SHOW ME
16. THE PLEASURE IS ALL MINE
17. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR
18. YOU NEVER MISS THE WATER
19. GIVE ME A LITTLE LOVE
20. WOODCHUCK
21. BELIEVE ME
22. HOLY MACKEREL BABY
23. I'LL GET YOU, TOO
24. UM HUM, MY BABY
25. WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS
26. I NEVER GET ENOUGH
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