Claude Gray - The Claude Gray Singles Collection 1958-1962

Cat. no: JASMCD3782
Format: CD
Barcode: 604988378221
Release Date: 29 Oct 2021
Genre: Country

Known widely as “The Tall Texan” - he stands 6’5” - CLAUDE GRAY has enjoyed a long, hit-festooned recording career, his rich baritone often drawing comparison with the mighty Jim Reeves.

This compilation anthologises his early singles, released between 1958-62, and includes all his early Country hits, ‘I’m Not Supposed’, ‘Best Part Of Me’, ‘Family Bible’ (Willie Nelson’s first significant hit song), ‘Leave Alone’, ‘I’ll Just Have A Cup Of Coffee (Then I’ll Go)’ (his only crossover Pop hit, which Bob Marley would purloin, a year or so hence), ‘My Ears Should Burn (When Fools Are Talked About)’, ‘Let’s End It Before It Begins’, ‘You Take The Table (And I’ll Take The Chairs)’, ‘Daddy Stopped In’ and ‘Knock Again, True Love’.

Surprisingly, perhaps, several of his very early releases are almost impossible to find elsewhere on CD, making this a unique collection.

Tracks: My Tears Are Inside / When The Doorbell Rang / Barricade Around MyHeart / Late Again / Letter Overdue / I’m Not Supposed / Lone liness / Best Part Of Me / Family Bible / Crying In The Night (Original Version) / Leave Alone / My Party’s Over / Homecoming In Heaven / When The Light Shines In The Valley / I’ll Just Have A Cup Of Coffee (Then I’ll Go) / I Just Want To Be Alone / My Ears Should Burn (When Fools Are Talked About) / Crying In The Night (Re-Recording) / Let’s End It Before It Begins / Talk To Me Old Lonesome Heart / You Take The Table (And I’ll Take The Chairs) / Stone Heart / Daddy Stopped In / Three Times / Knock Again, True Love / Call Of The Wild / Heartbreak Eve / First Love Never Dies