Joe South entered the Top 20 with his Grammy winning award song, Games People Play in 1969.The song was featured on his highly respected album, Introspect .Two years later, Lyn Anderson scored a big country/pop hit with another of Joe’s songs, “Rose Garden”.Joe’s career, however, began ten years earlier and he did it all.He was a recording artist, in demand session player, songwriter and producer.He played an important role in the early career of the Tams and Billy Joe Royal and both acts have had rock and roll longevity.Golden Records 1961-1966 brings together the very best of Joe’s songs from this period.Some he recorded himself, some he produced for others but he wrote them all.On this CD, we find hits such as the Tams Untie Me from 1962 and Billy Joe Royal’s Down In The Boondocks from 1965.Rare Rockin’ Records have also included some rare titles from artists such as the Chips, Vince Everett, Billy Joe Royal and Joe himself.Many are on CD for the first time.32 tracks, 8 in stereo with a sound quality that so reflects the title of this CD, Golden Records.
Tracks:
1: Silly Little Girl - Joe South2: Down in the Boonducks - Billy Joe Royal3: Untie Me - The Tams4: Fell By the Wayside - Pat Powdrill5: Concrete Jungle - Joe South6: Long Lonely Winter - The Chips7: Deep Inside Me - The Tams8: Golden Records - Judy Thomas9: I Want to Be Somebody - Joe South10: Devil May Care - Ray Stevens11: Party People - The Chips12: Dark Glasses - Billy Joe Royal13: Big Brother - Vince Everett14: Just to Be With You Again - Joe South15: He's My Hero - Barbara South16: That Same Old Song - The Fabulous Dinos17: What a Lie - The Chips18: Masquerade - Joe South19: Should I Come Back - Jay Lewis20: Springtime in My Heart - Bob Collins and The Diamond21: Really You - Billy Joe Royal22: Standing In - The Tams23: I'm Sorry for You - Joe South24: I Don't Know You - Judy Thomas25: Springtime in My Heart - Ray Stevens26: To Have, to Hold and Let Go - Vince Everett27: Polyanna - The Classics28: Leaning On You - The Yo Yo's29: Blue Shadows - The Tams30: Standing Invitation - Joe South31: I Knew You When - Billy Joe Royal32: Bye Bye My Love - The Chips
