Release Date: 05 May 2014
Label: Jasmine Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 604988029024
Genres: Easy Listening Country
Description
Crossover Country/Pop songstress Sue Thompson became an unlikely 'overnight success' in the summer of 1961 when her tongue-in-cheek reading of John D. Loudermilk's idiosyncratic "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)" made the US Top 5 and sold a million copies.
Ironically, Thompson was already in her mid-30s and established as a popular live and TV singer, with a ten year recording career for three major record companies behind her.
She'd sung the number in a mock-teenaged girl's voice, so consequently when she appeared on TV to promote it, she had to 'dress down' and masquerade as someone fifteen years younger.
This compilation anthologises her recordings for the Hickory label in 1961 & 62, which runs to seven singles, six of which were US hits, and two LPs, "Meet Sue Thompson" and "Two of a Kind".
In addition to "Sad Movies", she charted with "Norman" (a second consecutive million-seller), "Two of a Kind", "Have a Good Time", "James (Hold the Ladder Steady)" and "Willie Can".
Several of her album tracks have never previously appeared on CD, which makes this a genuinely unique package.
Tracklisting
Tommy Hunt
Kay Barry / Maureen Evans
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Johnnie Ray
Eddie Cochran
Various Artists
Billie Holiday
Charlie Applewhite
Jason Boland & The Stragglers
Pug Johnson
Hacienda Brothers
Snuffy Jenkins
Michael Doucet
Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band
Hayes Carll
Doug Kershaw
