The Definitive Collection by Brenda Lee - Uhune

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Like Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and only a few others, Brenda Lee could sound equally wonderful whether she was tearing into an upbeat rock & roll number or crooning a melancholy countrypolitan ballad. The fact that she demonstrated ample knowledge of both even before getting halfway through her teenage years made her achievements much more special. MCA's The Definitive Collection befits its title in one area: it's the definitive collection of her Billboard chart history, where most -- but not all -- of her artistic excellence occurred. The disc includes a full 28 tracks, but dispatches her early history as a rock firebrand with only three songs (when even ten wouldn't have been overdoing it), and moves quickly to her decade-long mastery of the forlorn, love-scorned ballad. It's a fact that most new listeners with a potential appreciation for Lee's talents would be drawn to her earlier rockabilly material, not her balladry, so this is a lost opportunity that some other collection will have to remedy. (In fact, the two-disc Anthology [1956-1980] proves that there's enough excellent Brenda Lee material to fill two discs.)
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1. Dynamite

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Mort Garson
Tom Glazer; Composer
Lyricist: Mort Garson
Tom Glazer; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Mort Garson
Tom Glazer; Other

2. Sweet Nothin's

Performer: Brenda Lee; Performer
Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Vocals: Brenda Lee; Performer
Composer: Ronnie Self; Composer
Lyricist: Ronnie Self; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ronnie Self; Other

3. I'm Sorry

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Ronnie Self
Dub Allbritten; Composer
Lyricist: Ronnie Self
Dub Allbritten; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Dub Allbritten
Ronnie Self; Other

4. That's All You Gotta Do

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Jerry Reed; Composer
Lyricist: Jerry Reed; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jerry Reed; Other

5. I Want To Be Wanted (Per Tutta La Vita)

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Performer: Brenda Lee; Performer
Vocals: Brenda Lee; Performer
Composer: Kim Gannon
Alberto Testa
Giuseppe Spotti; Composer
Lyricist: Kim Gannon
Alberto Testa
Giuseppe Spotti; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Giuseppe Spotti
Kim Gannon
Alberto Testa; Other

6. Emotions

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Mel Tillis
Ramsey Kearney; Composer
Lyricist: Mel Tillis
Ramsey Kearney; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Mel Tillis
Ramsey Kearney; Other

7. I'm Learning About Love

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Grady Martin
Louis Innis; Composer
Lyricist: Grady Martin
Louis Innis; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Grady Martin
Louis Innis; Other

8. You Can Depend On Me

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Earl Hines
Charles Carpenter
Louis Dunlap; Composer
Lyricist: Earl Hines
Charles Carpenter
Louis Dunlap; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Louis Dunlap
Earl Hines
Charles Carpenter; Other

9. Dum Dum

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Jackie Deshannon
Sharon Sheeley; Composer
Lyricist: Jackie Deshannon
Sharon Sheeley; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Sharon Sheeley
Jackie Deshannon; Other

10. Fool #1

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Kathryn R. Fulton; Composer
Lyricist: Kathryn R. Fulton; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kathryn R. Fulton; Other

11. Anybody But Me

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Ronnie Self
Dub Allbritten; Composer
Lyricist: Ronnie Self
Dub Allbritten; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Dub Allbritten
Ronnie Self; Other

12. Break It To Me Gently

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Joe Seneca
Diane Lampert; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Seneca
Diane Lampert; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Joe Seneca
Diane Lampert; Other

13. Everybody Loves Me But You

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Ronnie Self; Composer
Lyricist: Ronnie Self; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ronnie Self; Other

14. Heart In Hand

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Jackie Deshannon
Sharon Sheeley; Composer
Lyricist: Jackie Deshannon
Sharon Sheeley; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Sharon Sheeley
Jackie Deshannon; Other

15. All Alone Am I

Performer: Brenda Lee; Performer
Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Vocals: Brenda Lee; Performer
Composer: Arthur Altman
Manos Hadjidakis; Composer
Lyricist: Manos Hadjidakis
Arthur Altman; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Arthur Altman
Manos Hadjidakis; Other

16. Your Used To Be

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Jack Keller
Howard Greenfield; Composer
Lyricist: Jack Keller
Howard Greenfield; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Jack Keller
Howard Greenfield; Other

17. Losing You

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Carl Sigman
Jean Gaston Renard; Composer
Lyricist: Carl Sigman
Jean Gaston Renard; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Carl Sigman
Jean Gaston Renard; Other

18. My Whole World Is Falling Down

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Bill Anderson
Jerry Crutchfield; Composer
Lyricist: Bill Anderson
Jerry Crutchfield; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bill Anderson
Jerry Crutchfield; Other

19. I Wonder

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Cecil Gant
Raymond Leveen; Composer
Lyricist: Cecil Gant
Raymond Leveen; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cecil Gant
Raymond Leveen; Other

20. The Grass Is Greener

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Barry Mann
Mike Anthony; Composer
Lyricist: Barry Mann
Mike Anthony; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Barry Mann
Mike Anthony; Other

21. As Usual

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Alex Zanetis; Composer
Lyricist: Alex Zanetis; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Alex Zanetis; Other

22. Is It True

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: John Nicholas Shakespeare
Kenneth Alan James Hawker; Composer
Lyricist: John Nicholas Shakespeare
Kenneth Alan James Hawker; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Nicholas Shakespeare
Kenneth Alan James Hawker; Other

23. Too Many Rivers

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Harlan Howard; Composer
Lyricist: Harlan Howard; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Harlan Howard; Other

24. Coming On Strong

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: David Wilkins; Composer
Lyricist: David Wilkins; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: David Wilkins; Other

25. Nobody Wins

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Kris Kristofferson; Composer
Lyricist: Kris Kristofferson; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kris Kristofferson; Other

26. Big Four Poster Bed

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Shel Silverstein; Composer
Lyricist: Shel Silverstein; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Shel Silverstein; Other

27. Tell Me What It's Like

Composer: Ben Peters; Composer
Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Lyricist: Ben Peters; Composer
Mixing: Les Ladd; Production
Producer: Ron Chancey; Production
Studio Personnel: Les Ladd; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ben Peters; Other

28. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

Primary Artist: Brenda Lee; Main Performer
Electric Guitar: Hank Garland; Performer
Performer: Hank Garland
Brenda Lee
Boots Randolph; Performer
Saxophone: Boots Randolph; Performer
Vocals: Brenda Lee; Performer
Composer: Johnny Marks; Composer
Lyricist: Johnny Marks; Composer
Producer: Owen Bradley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Johnny Marks; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

28 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 14 minutes and 12 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

27/28 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

26/28 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Country, Nashville Sound

Label

MCA Nashville

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jan 9, 2006

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

602577173509