The Very Best of Johnny NASH - 1956-1962

Long before he became an internationally-renowned 1960s/70s Reggae star, JOHNNY NASH was a 1950s would-be teenage idol, with a string of releases for ABC-Paramount and Warner Bros.

Between 1956-62 he enjoyed sporadic U.S. Pop success with songs like 'A Very Special Love', 'You're Looking At Me', 'Almost In Your Arms', 'The Teen Commandments' (recorded with ABC labelmates Paul Anka and George Hamilton IV), 'Walk With Faith In Your Heart', 'As Time Goes By', 'Take A Giant Step', the Phil Spector written & produced 'Some Of Your Lovin'', 'Don't Take Away Your Love', and 'Ol' Man River'.

These are all included on this compilation, alongside a number of collectors' rarities, which presents the very best of Nash's singles' releases during this period.

This is the first time that this body of work has been thus assembled, and several of these sides have never previously appeared on CD.

Track Listing

1. A TEENAGER SINGS THE BLUES
2. THE LADDER OF LOVE
3. A VERY SPECIAL LOVE
4. WON'T YOU LET ME SHARE MY LOVE WITH YOU
5. PLEASE DON'T GO
6. YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME
7. TRULY LOVE
8. ALMOST IN YOUR ARMS
9. THE TEEN COMMANDMENTS (with Paul Anka and George Hamilton IV)
10. WALK WITH FAITH IN YOUR HEART
11. ROOTS OF HEAVEN
12. AS TIME GOES BY
13. TAKE A GIANT STEP
14. BUT NOT FOR ME
15. THE WISH
16. TOO PROUD
17. NEVER MY LOVE
18. (Looks Like) THE END OF THE WORLD
19. KISSES
20. SOME OF YOUR LOVIN'
21. WORLD OF TEARS
22. A THOUSAND MILES AWAY
23. I'M COUNTING ON YOU
24. I LOST MY BABY
25. TOO MUCH LOVE
26. LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM
27. DON'T TAKE AWAY YOUR LOVE
28. MOMENT OF WEAKNESS
29. OL' MAN RIVER
30. I'M MOVIN' ON
31. CIGAREETES, WHUSKY AND WILD, WILD WOMEN