The Robin LUKE Story – Susie Darlin’

Although chiefly regarded as a 'One-Hit Wonder', ROBIN LUKE's first class recorded legacy belies that notion.

In a brief recording career (he quit singing in 1962), he also enjoyed a number of significant regional successes, most notably on his 'home turf' of Hawaii, where he was established as a major local star.

His signature hit, the gentle, haunting Rockabilly ballad 'Susie Darlin'', has in particular aged well; his very first record, it made the U.S. Top 5, charted internationally, and sold in excess of a million and a half copies.

He also made the U.S. Top 100 with 'My Girl', while releases like 'Chicka Chicka Honey', 'You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming', 'Five Minutes More', a cover of Marty Wilde's U.K. hit 'Bad Boy', 'Everlovin'' and 'All Because Of You' were all regional hits.

All these and more are included on this unique compilation, which anthologises his recording career between 1958-62, and also includes a trio of unfeasibly rare studio outtakes.

Track Listing

1. SUSIE DARLIN'
2. LIVING'S LOVING YOU
3. CHICKA CHICKA HONEY
4. MY GIRL
5. YOU CAN'T STOP ME FROM DREAMING
6. STROLLIN' BLUES
7. FIVE MINUTES MORE
8. WON'T YOU PLEASE BE MINE
9. WHO'S GONNA HOLD YOUR HAND
10. MIGHTY RIVER
11. IT HURTS A LITTLE WHILE
12. SUGAR
13. ROTTEN LOVE
14. POLLYANNA
15. WIDE WIDE WORLD
16. IF YOU ONLY KNEW MY BABY
17. WALKING IN THE MOONLIGHT
18. MAKE ME A DREAMER
19. HAYRIDE
20. POOR ME
21. BAD BOY
22. SCHOOL BUS LOVE AFFAIR
23. EVERLOVIN'
24. WELL OH, WELL OH (Don't You Know)
25. ALL BECAUSE OF YOU
26. SO ALONE
27. IT HAD TO HAPPEN
28. DON'T CRY, FOR YOU I LOVE
29. PART OF A FOOL
30. POOR LITTLE RICH BOY
31. FOGGIN' UP THE WINDOWS (with Roberta Shaw)
Bonus Tracks
32. SUSIE DARLIN' (take 1, false start)
33. SUSIE DARLIN' (take 2)
34. LIVING'S LOVING YOU (take 3)