Baker KNIGHT - Bippin’ & Boppin’ – The Early Years

Baker Knight was one of the most successful and celebrated songwriters of the 50s, 60s and 70s, enjoying success in the rock & roll, pop and country markets.

His songs were famously recorded by Ricky Nelson (including six million-sellers), Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Eddie Cochran, Dean Martin, Hank Williams Jr., Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Perry Como, Mickey Gilley, Eddy Arnold, Paul McCartney, and many more.

He also enjoyed a parallel career as a rock & roll singer, recording variously for Kit, Decca, Jubilee, Coral, Kick, RCA-Victor, Chess and Checker.

Astonishingly, none of his own releases were commercial successes, and they are all nowadays highly sought-after collectors' artefacts.

This compilation rounds up all his singles between 1956-62, and includes a number of near-mythical releases, e.g. 'Bop Boogie To The Blues', 'Little Heart', 'Sister', 'Peek-A-Boo', which have never previously been reissued in any format, much less CD.

Track Listing

1. BOP BOOGIE TO THE BLUES
2. LITTLE HEART
3. BRING MY CADILLAC BACK
4. I CRIED
5. REELIN' AND ROCKIN' (Bippin' And Boppin' Over You)
6. WHEN THE WORD GETS AROUND
7. JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE
8. THE VALUE OF LOVE
9. LOVE-A, LOVE-A, LOVE-A
10. HIGH SCHOOL DAYS
11. MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU
12. AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT LOVE
13. I NEVER GET TO KISS YOU ANY MORE
14. WISHING
15. JUST RELAX
16. TAKIN' A CHANCE
17. PRETTY LITTLE GIRL
18. TAG ALONG BLUES
19. SISTER
20. PEEK-A-BOO
21. I CAN TELL
22. THE BEGINNING OF THE END
23. DUM DUM DIDDLEY-DUM
24. ANY TIME AT ALL
25. THEME FROM 'THE DEVIL'S HAND'
26. WHOSE LITTLE BABY ARE YOU
27. BRING IT ON HOME TO ME
28. HOUSE NEXT DOOR
29. HUNGRY FOR LOVE