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Several years before Frank Ifield became an international star he made a number of recordings in Australia that saw very limited circulation. Sings Country & Classics collects 30 of these Australian sides from 1955-1959 and covers a broad range of styles. Ifield is an expert yodeler but his talent as such is heard extensively only on a cover of Yodeling Slim Clark's "Yodelling Mad," the earliest recording here. "I've Got a Feeling" is a country boogie, "Don't Do That" is an intriguing acoustic rockabilly cut, and "Chip off the Old Block" combines the two. "Kaw Liga" is presented in an early version that lacks the pop glass of his later recording, and "Serves You Right" is an original composition that borrows heavily from Hank Snow's "Would You Mind." The most interesting thing about the anthology is the number of pop standards Ifield performs and the near-ubiquitous pop vocal chorus that accompanies him, both of which contradict the claim that Ifield was a pure country singer in his early years. Ifield is a confident vocalist without the heavy Australian accent some of his Australian contemporaries have, and it is easy to see why he was able to find an international audience.
© Greg Adams /TiVo
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Melvin Endsley, Composer - Frank Ifield, MainArtist
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Alex North, Writer - HY ZARET, Writer - Frank Ifield, MainArtist
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
SMITH, Composer - Haven Gillespie, Composer - Frank Ifield, MainArtist
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Frank Ifield, Composer, MainArtist - Dick Carr And His Buckaroos, Vocals
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Frank Ifield, MainArtist - Lou Barlow, Composer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Mitchell Parish, Composer - Frank Ifield, MainArtist - Peter DeRose, Composer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Frank Ifield, MainArtist - Elaine Goddard, Composer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Unidentified, Composer - Frank Ifield, MainArtist
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company 1959 ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Hank Williams, Composer - FRED ROSE, Composer - Frank Ifield, MainArtist
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Traditional, Composer - Frank Ifield, Composer, MainArtist - Dick Carr And His Buckaroos, Vocals
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Frank Ifield, Composer, MainArtist
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Frank Ifield, MainArtist - Noak, Composer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Traditional, Composer - Frank Ifield, MainArtist - Faron, Composer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Frank Ifield, MainArtist - Tommy Collins, Composer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Jacques Prevert, Composer - Joseph Kosma, Composer - Frank Ifield, MainArtist
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Frank Ifield, Composer, MainArtist
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Unidentified, Composer - Frank Ifield, MainArtist
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Sammy Fain, Composer - Frank Ifield, MainArtist - Lewis Brown, Composer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Frank Ifield, MainArtist - Gayfer, Composer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Frank Ifield, MainArtist - Elaine Goddard, Composer - The Billy Antman Sextet, Vocals, PLG Unknown Participant
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Frank Ifield, Composer, MainArtist
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Holly Knight, Composer - Logan, Composer - Frank Ifield, MainArtist
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Frank Ifield, MainArtist - Odom, Composer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Rhodes, Composer - Reynolds, Composer - Dean, Composer - Frank Ifield, MainArtist
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Frank Ifield, MainArtist - Elaine Goddard, Composer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
S. Hoffs, Composer - Billy Steinberg, Composer - Frank Ifield, MainArtist - Dick Carr And His Buckaroos, Vocals - T.C. Kelly, Composer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Frank Ifield, MainArtist - Elaine Goddard, Composer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Frank Ifield, Composer, MainArtist - Dick Carr And His Buckaroos, Vocals
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Drake, Composer - Sullivan, Composer - GRAHAM, Composer - Shirl, Composer - Frank Ifield, MainArtist
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Frank Ifield, MainArtist - JAMES LEE, Composer - The Billy Antman Sextet, Vocals, PLG Unknown Participant - The Rock-A-Belles, Vocals, PLG Unknown Participant
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 EMI Music Australia Pty Limited
Album review
Several years before Frank Ifield became an international star he made a number of recordings in Australia that saw very limited circulation. Sings Country & Classics collects 30 of these Australian sides from 1955-1959 and covers a broad range of styles. Ifield is an expert yodeler but his talent as such is heard extensively only on a cover of Yodeling Slim Clark's "Yodelling Mad," the earliest recording here. "I've Got a Feeling" is a country boogie, "Don't Do That" is an intriguing acoustic rockabilly cut, and "Chip off the Old Block" combines the two. "Kaw Liga" is presented in an early version that lacks the pop glass of his later recording, and "Serves You Right" is an original composition that borrows heavily from Hank Snow's "Would You Mind." The most interesting thing about the anthology is the number of pop standards Ifield performs and the near-ubiquitous pop vocal chorus that accompanies him, both of which contradict the claim that Ifield was a pure country singer in his early years. Ifield is a confident vocalist without the heavy Australian accent some of his Australian contemporaries have, and it is easy to see why he was able to find an international audience.
© Greg Adams /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 30 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:27
- Main artists: Frank Ifield
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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