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During the decade that bridged the first flowering of rock'n'roll and the rise of self-sufficient writer-performers such as Bob Dylan and the Beatles, the record charts were dominated by artists who, in the main, did not write their own material. At this time an exciting crop of talented young songwriters began to emerge.
Over the last couple of years Ace have built up an impressive series of songwriter-based compilations focusing on the work of Burt Bacharach, Jackie DeShannon, Randy Newman and the Leiber & Stoller, Pomus & Shuman, Greenwich & Barry, Mann & Weil and Goffin & King teams.
"Honey & Wine" is Ace Records' second foray into the songbook of Gerry Goffin and Carole King, one of the most lauded songwriting partnerships of all-time. As with the earlier volume, the set includes familiar hits such as Maxine Brown's `Oh No Not My Baby', the Drifters' `Up On The Roof' and Gene McDaniels' `Point Of No Return', overlooked gems (Chuck Jackson's `I Need You', Jan & Dean's `The Best Friend I Ever Had' and `I Happen To Love You' by the Myddle Class, to name just three and new-to-CD rarities `Stage Door' by Peter James, `They're Jealous Of Me' by Connie Stevens and Carolyn Daye's `A Long Way To Be Happy'.
Compilation and notes by Mick Patrick and Tony Rounce
Tracklist
1 Every Breath I Take - Gene Pitney
2 Oh No, Not My Baby - Maxine Brown
3 Up on the Roof - the Drifters
4 Not Just Tomorrow, But Always (Mono Single Version)
5 Tell Daddy - Ben E King
6 He Knows I Love Him Too Much - Arlene Smith
7 Point of No Return - Gene McDaniels
8 The Best Friend I Ever Had - Jan & Dean
9 Make the Night a Little Longer - Tammy Montgomery
10 Go Away Little Girl - Bobby Vee
11 Brand New World - Freddie Scott
12 They're Jealous of Me - Connie Stevens
13 I Need You - Chuck Jackson
14 That Boy I Used to Know - Andrea Carroll
15 Stage Door - Peter James
16 He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) - Jody Miller
17 Don't Forget About Me - Barbara Lewis
18 Pleasant Valley Sunday - the Monkees
19 A Long Way to Be Happy - Carolyn Daye
20 Honey & Wine - the Hollies
21 Take a Giant Step - the Rising Sons
22 Is This What I Get for Loving You - Marianne Faithfull
23 Child of Mine - Jackie Deshannon
24 I Happen to Love You - the Myddle Class
25 So Goes Love - the Turtles
26 No Easy Way Down - Nancy Wilson