Earl Grant – At The End | The Vocal Singles, 1956-1962

• The silky smooth vocal style of Earl Grant was, along with his keyboard skills, highly regarded among young and old record buyers from the mid-50s until his untimely death in a road accident in 1970. When he passed away prematurely, he left behind a vast catalogue of albums and singles that have mostly remained un-reissued in the digital era. Some years ago, Jasmine put together a 2CD set containing his first four albums. We are now finally following that release up with a compilation of almost all of Earl’s vocal 45s from the first six years of his career – the first time, to our knowledge, that such an undertaking has been attempted and accomplished.
• Earl did not have many significant hits outside of his international 1958 chart smash ‘The End’ and the ever popular 1960 club favourite ‘House Of Bamboo’, but he always delivered a quality product and many of these singles sold extremely well over an extended period of time. He was with the same record label for his entire career barring his first two obscure 45s – and let’s face it, that would not have happened if he hadn’t been selling records!
• The selections here range from cool R&B covers to sublime, mature balladry, all delivered in a style not unlike that of Earl’s idol Nat King Cole. The music featured has aged well, stood the test of time and offers a fine testament to his abundant talent.

Track Listing

1. GOODNIGHT MY LOVE, PLEASANT DREAMS
2. MY CONSOLATION
3. THROUGH THE EYES OF A GIRL AND BOY
4. THANKS FOR YOU
5. FEVER
6. HONKY TONK
7. NEXT TIME YOU SEE ME
8. KATHY-O
9. OL’ MAN RIVER
10. THE END
11. HUNKY DUNKY DOO
12. EVENING RAIN (Vocal)
13. IMITATION OF LIFE
14. LAST NIGHT (I Went Out Of My Mind)
15. DON’T POINT YOUR FINGER AT SOMEBODY ELSE
16. WISH
17. NOT ONE MINUTE MORE
18. ALL FOR THE BEST
19. HOUSE OF BAMBOO
20. TWO LOVES HAVE I
21. BUILDING CASTLES
22. QUANDO LA LUNA
23. YOU THRILL ME
24. NEXT TIME
25. SERMONETTE
26. TENDER IS THE NIGHT
27. LEARNIN’ THE BLUES
28. LA FINE (The End)