2021 - Known widely as 'The Tall Texan' - he stands 6'5' - Claude Gray has enjoyed a long, hit-festooned recording career, his rich baritone often drawing comparison with the mighty Jim Reeves. This compilation anthologises his early singles, released between 1958-62, and includes all his early Country hits, BEST PART OF ME, FAMILY BIBLE (Willie Nelson's first significant hit song) or I'LL JUST HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE (THEN I'LL GO) (his only crossover Pop hit, which Bob Marley would purloin, a year or so hence)… Surprisingly, perhaps, several of his very early releases are almost impossible to find elsewhere on CD, making this a unique collection.
28 Songs
- MY TEARS ARE INSIDE
- WHEN THE DOORBELL RANG
- BARRICADE AROUND MY HEART
- LATE AGAIN
- LETTER OVERDUE
- I'M NOT SUPPOSED
- LONELINESS
- BEST PART OF ME
- FAMILY BIBLE
- CRYING IN THE NIGHT (original version)
- LEAVE ALONE
- MY PARTY'S OVER
- HOMECOMING IN HEAVEN
- WHEN THE LIGHT SHINES IN THE VALLEY
- I'LL JUST HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE (Then I'll Go)
- I JUST WANT TO BE ALONE
- MY EARS SHOULD BURN (When Fools Are Talked About)
- CRYING IN THE NIGHT (re-recording)
- LET'S END IT BEFORE IT BEGINS
- TALK TO ME OLD LONESOME HEART
- YOU TAKE THE TABLE (And I'll Take The Chairs)
- STONE HEART
- DADDY STOPPED IN
- THREE TIMES
- KNOCK AGAIN, TRUE LOVE
- CALL OF THE WILD
- HEARTBREAK EVE
- FIRST LOVE NEVER DIES
