Bobby LEWIS – Mumblin’ Tossin’ and Turnin’

BOBBY LEWIS is chiefly remembered for his raucous, multi-million selling 'Tossin' And Turnin'', the biggest crossover R&B/Pop hit of 1961.

However, he'd been a popular, well-established New York-based R&B singer throughout the 1950s, and was already in his mid-30s when he cut his career-defining hit.

This is the first compilation to anthologise Bobby Lewis's recording career, featuring many of his 1950s releases, including both versions of his controversial early 50s hit, 'Mumbles Blues'.

Also includes his later hits 'One Track Mind', 'What A Walk', 'Mamie In The Afternoon' and 'I'm Tossin' And Turnin' Again'.

Few of his early recordings are available elsewhere on CD, making this compilation indispensable.

'Tossin' And Turnin' was later used to tremendous effect in both 'American Graffiti' (1973), and 'Animal House' (1978), and it remains one of America's favourite radio oldies to this very day.

Track Listing

1. MUMBLES BLUES (original version)
2. OH BABY
3. MUMBLES BLUES (second version)
4. SOLID AS A ROCK
5. YOU EVEN FORGOT MY NAME
6. YAY, YAY, I FEEL SO GAY
7. OH MR. SOMEBODY
8. YOU BETTER STOP
9. FIRE OF LOVE
10. TOSSIN' AND TURNIN' (single version, mono)
11. OH YES, I LOVE YOU
12. ONE TRACK MIND
13. ARE YOU READY
14. WHAT A WALK
15. CRY NO MORE
16. LONELY TEARDROPS
17. LET ME BE THE ONE YOU LOVE
18. TURN OVER A NEW LEAF
19. TOSSIN' AND TURNIN' (LP version, stereo)
20. YES, OH YES, IT DID
21. BOOM-A-CHICK-CHICK
22. HEAD OVER HEELS
23. MAMIE IN THE AFTERNOON
24. A MAN'S GOTTA BE A MAN
25. DAY BY DAY I NEED YOUR LOVE
26. I'M TOSSIN' AND TURNIN' AGAIN
27. NOTHIN' BUT THE BLUES