Pat Boone - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Pat Boone '2000

Tracks list

Tracklist:

[2:26] 01. Pat Boone - Aint That A Shame (Single Version)
[3:01] 02. Pat Boone - Ill Be Home (Single Version)
[2:38] 03. Pat Boone - I Almost Lost My Mind
[2:57] 04. Pat Boone - Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) (Single Version)
[2:20] 05. Pat Boone - Dont Forbid Me
[2:14] 06. Pat Boone - Love Letters In The Sand
[2:42] 07. Pat Boone - April Love
[2:08] 08. Pat Boone - A Wonderful Time Up There
[2:35] 09. Pat Boone - Its Too Soon To Know (Single Version)
[1:55] 10. Pat Boone - Sugar Moon (Single Version)
[2:38] 11. Pat Boone - Moody River (Single Version)
[2:33] 12. Pat Boone - Speedy Gonzales

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ABOUT THE ALBUM
1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
Total length: 00:29:57
Main artist: Pat Boone
Composer: Various Composers
Label: Geffen
Genre: Pop/Rock, Pop
© 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc. A Geffen Records Release;
â„— 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.

The title of this collection seems to suggest that the new millennium is cause
for a reexamination of Boones musical contributions. And that may be the case,
if only to remember that he rivaled the chart dominance of Elvis Presley during
the early years of rock & roll, and that whereas Elvis popularized the stylings
of unrecognized black artists, Boone protected suburban America from black R&B
performers by offering tamer versions of their hits. As evidence, this
collection offers his stilted, ultra-velvety takes on Fats Dominos Aint That a
Shame, the Flamingos Ill Be Home, and Ivory Joe Hunters I Almost Lost My Mind,
all of which provided hits for Pat. (Strangely absent, however, is his version
of Little Richards Tutti Frutti.) To his credit, Boone was somehow able to
extricate any sense of sexuality or danger from rock & roll -- no mean feat.
Nevertheless, one cant dismiss the fact that Boone was a first-class pop
crooner, and that when he wasnt committing offenses against rock & roll, he was
rivaling the talents of Dean Martin and Eddie Fisher on such well-suited tracks
as Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love).
© Erik Hage /TiVo



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