Dorsey Burnette – The Complete Motown Recordings 1964-1965 (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:09:27 minutes | 1,10 GB | Genre: Country, Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © UNI – MOTOWN
Rockabilly singer Dorsey Burnette was part of Motown Records short-lived foray into country music on their spin-off label Mel-o-dy Records and this package includes the 28 tracks he recorded in 1964 and 1965. Burnette’s biggest hit from this era, Jimmy Brown, was even released in the UK under the Tamla Motown imprint, a rarity at the time.
Dorsey Burnette first found fame as a member of the pioneering rockabilly group Johnny Burnette & the Rock ‘n’ Roll Trio, and after the combo split up, Dorsey went on to a long career as a journeyman pop and country singer, as well as a more successful sideline as a songwriter. In 1964, after Dorsey had failed to score hits at Dot, Imperial, Reprise, and a handful of other labels, he found new sponsors in an unlikely place. Motown Records, the wildly successful soul and R&B label, was launching a new subsidiary, Mel-O-Dy Records, that would focus on country-influenced sounds, and they signed Dorsey to a record deal. Between April 1964 and August 1965, Burnette recorded 28 songs for Mel-O-Dy, some in California and others at Motown’s famous Hitsville USA studio in Detroit. Sadly, most of Dorsey’s sessions for Mel-O-Dy went unreleased and none of them produced a hit, but The Complete Motown Recordings includes all the sides Burnette cut during his 16-month tenure with Motown and Mel-O-Dy. Ranging from country and refined rockabilly to pop with a soulful undertow, The Complete Motown Recordings finally allows Dorsey Burnette’s fans to explore a fascinating lost chapter in his discography.
Tracklist:
1-01. Dorsey Burnette – Little Acorn (02:26)
1-02. Dorsey Burnette – Cold As Usual (02:29)
1-03. Dorsey Burnette – Jimmy Brown (02:51)
1-04. Dorsey Burnette – Everybody’s Angel (01:45)
1-05. Dorsey Burnette – Ever Since The World Began (01:57)
1-06. Dorsey Burnette – Long Long Time Ago (02:52)
1-07. Dorsey Burnette – Magic Of Love (02:25)
1-08. Dorsey Burnette – One Mornin’ (02:44)
1-09. Dorsey Burnette – It Could’ve Been Different (02:23)
1-10. Dorsey Burnette – My Refugee (02:22)
1-11. Dorsey Burnette – Green Side Of The Mountain (01:45)
1-12. Dorsey Burnette – Little By Little (02:05)
1-13. Dorsey Burnette – Go Between (02:03)
1-14. Dorsey Burnette – Light The Fuse (02:16)
1-15. Dorsey Burnette – Gotta Travel On (02:48)
1-16. Dorsey Burnette – Alligator Davey (02:17)
1-17. Dorsey Burnette – Don’t Believe (02:48)
1-18. Dorsey Burnette – Bluer Than Blue (02:19)
1-19. Dorsey Burnette – Buckeye Road (02:18)
1-20. Dorsey Burnette – Lonely Room 21 (02:35)
1-21. Dorsey Burnette – Lipstick, Tickle Toes, Huggy Bear, Kissy Face Baby (02:23)
1-22. Dorsey Burnette – Conscience I’m Guilty (03:09)
1-23. Dorsey Burnette – Love Me Forever (02:49)
1-24. Dorsey Burnette – There Comes A Time (Baby I Didn’t) (02:25)
1-25. Dorsey Burnette – I Know, I Know (02:44)
1-26. Dorsey Burnette – Honey Come Back (02:54)
1-27. Dorsey Burnette – Why Break My Heart (Just To Run Around) (02:47)
1-28. Dorsey Burnette – They’re Only Words (02:34)
