Sonny James
Young Love:
The Classic Hits
Of Sonny James
© Razor & Tie
November 16 - 22, 2025
Year of Release: 1997
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That's Me Without You
For Rent (One Empty Heart)
Young Love
You're The Reason
I'm In Love
First Date First Kiss
First Love
Uh-Huh-Mm
You're The Only World
I Know
Behind The Tear
Take Good Care Of Her
I'll Never Find Another You
It's The Little Things
A World Of Our Own
Heaven Says Hello
Born To Be With You
Only The Lonely
Running Bear
My Love
Don't Keep Me Hangin' On
Endlessly
Empty Arms
Bright Lights Big City
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For music collectors, and when collecting the hits of an artist, the frustation is when you cannot find a collection
such as a "Greatest Hits" or "Best Of" or something similar, that has ALL of the songs you are looking for. Box sets
most likely has them, but you already have most of the songs you're looking for. Especially the original studio albums,
in which that one song that was never released is on either a greatest hits/best of or box set. This is the case for
Country legend Sonny James. His
Capitol Collectors Series
has some of James' #1 hits and other tracks from his Captiol label. Razor & Tie's collection - Young Love: The
Classic Hits Of Sonny James also has some of his #1 hits, and other songs from the Capitol label. Such as Capitol
Collectors Series, not all of the songs you were looking for are all complete on one compilation CD. The frustration
is seeing "duplicates," where one or more songs are on both compilations. However, excluding those "duplicates," you will
have more of an artist's songs, and even with other compilations mentioned here, your artist's collection could be
complete, for all the songs you're looking for.
Young Love: The Classic Hits Of Sonny James" has 21 songs from his Capitol Records label (1953-1971).
"That's Me Without You" (#9 Country, 1953) has the old Country sound, as heard by Hank Williams Sr. and others from
that era. "For Rent (One Empty Heart)" (#7 Country, 1956) combines Country and a little of the newest music trend
at the time, Rock n Roll. "Young Love" (#1 Country, 1956, #1 Pop) would put Sonny James on the map, being one of
his signature songs. "You're The Reason I'm In Love" (#6 Country, 1957) would be the beginning of a future hit,
"You're The Only World I Know." "First Date, First Kiss, First Love" has an almost feel to "Young Love,"
and could have easily crossed over on the Rock n Roll chart. It did - (#9 Country, #25 Pop). "Um-Hum-Mm" (#8
Country, #92 Pop, 1957) is a definite Rock n Roll hit, Elvis Presley style. "You're The Only World I Know" (#1
Country, 1964) - a #1 Country hit, and a great song in his career in Country music. "Behind The Tear" would be
another #1 Country hit (1965). And another #1 Country hit follows - Take Good Care Of Her" (1966).
12 more #1 hits: "I'll Never Find Another You" (#1 Country, #97 Pop), "It's The Little Things" (1967).
"A World Of Our Own" (1968). "Heaven Says Hello" (1968). "Born To Be With You" (1968).
"Only The Lonely" (1969); the Roy Orbison song. "Running Bear" (1969); Johnny Preston reached #1 with his
version. "My Love" (1970) (Petula Clark had her own hit of this song). "Don't Keep Me Hangin' On" (1970).
"Endlessly" (1970). "Empty Arms" (1971). "Bright Lights, Big City" (1971); written and performed
by Jimmy Reed.
Fifteen #1 Country hits in this compilation (he had 23 total), Young Love: The Classic Hits Of Sonny James
captures 21 great hits from his (Capitol Records) career. Sonny James was a Country legend, as his career spanned 3
decades (1953-1983). His music is definitely true Country. He passed away on February 22, 2016, age 87. He was inducted
into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007, along with his Southern Gentlemen band.
Sonny James' Young Love: The Classic Hits Of Sonny James is a great collection of his memorable hits.
Especially his #1 Country hits. Not all of his 23 Country #1 hits are here. Some of the other #1's were on his
Capitol Collectors Series, and The Best Of Sonny James, and American Originals. Another hit I was
looking for was only on his The Capitol Hits 1963-1972. Of course, there are "duplicates" on all of the
compilations mentioned. But to complete your "Sonny James Collection," there are other compilations to find them.
Two of those compilations have now been reviewed on the WSVNRadio.netl. The remaining compilations will be reviewed here,
at future dates.
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