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WYNN STEWART Wishful Thinking
Wynn Stewart 1954 - 1985
BCD 15886 JI

RELEASE DATE: May 10, 2000

ISBN NUMMER: 3-89795-701-9
EAN-Code: 4000127158864

MUSIKGEBIET: Country

WYNN STEWART Wishful Thinking
Wynn Stewart 1954 - 1985
BCD 15886 JI

Wynn Stewart is generally hailed as one of the greatest pure singers in the history of country music, as well as one of the
architects of the classic Fifties West Coast country sound. Those who regard Wynn as among the best and most influential
vocalists in country music include Dwight Yoakam, Buck Owens, Harlan Howard (who wrote many of Wynn's greatest hits) and Merle Haggard (who began his career in Wynn's band).

This set includes every Wynn Stewart recording from 1954 to 1985 embracing his complete recordings for Intro, Capitol,
Jackpot-Challenge, Copre, Playboy, and several other labels,including Wynn's own Win and Pretty World Records. Altogether, there are more than 70 unissued titles, including a completely unissued album and an unissued session from Rusty York's Cincinnati studio in 1969.

The 279 songs on this exclusive 10-CD set include original versions of such country classics as Keeper Of The Keys (featuring Eddie Cochran), Waltz Of The Angels, Come On,
Playboy (Dwight Yoakam said, "It's that Bakersfield sound. I love Wynn Stewart's vocal style and his recording of it" ),
Above And Beyond, Wishful Thinking, One More Memory, Sing A Sad Song (given to Merle Haggard for Merle's first major hit), It's Such A Pretty World Today, and After The
Storm. Many of the sessions (1954-1970) feature the classic steel guitar of Ralph Mooney.

The set also includes a 48-page LP-size booklet, featuring the first full-length biography of Wynn Stewart's tragic life, a full discography, and many previously unpublished photos from his career.

CD 1: I've Waited A Lifetime - After All - Throw A Little Wood On The Fire - Castaway Heart - It's Not The Moon That Makes The Difference - You Took Her Off My Hands - Why
Do I Love You So - That Just Kills Me - The Waltz Of The Angels - Slowly But Surely - The Keeper Of The Key - A New Love - Hold Back Tomorrow - Sweethearts In Heaven - I Wish I Could Say The Same - A Night To Remember - No Tomorrow - Is Love Out Of Style - With This Ring - She Just
Tears Me Up - Come On - School Bus Love Affair - Come On - School Bus Love Affair - The Long Black Limousine - Hungry Heart - I Sold The Farm - How The Other Half Lives (& Jan Howard) - Yankee Go Home (& Jan Howard) -Come On

CD 2: Never Out Of My Heart (& Jan Howard) - Rain, Rain (& Jan Howard) - Never Out Of My Heart (& Jan Howard) - Above And Beyond (The Call Of Love) - Open Up My Heart (basic track) - Open Up My Heart - Wishful Thinking - Wishful Thinking - Uncle Tom Got Caught - We'll Never Love Again (& Jan Howard) - Wrong Company (& Jan Howard) - Heartaches For A Dime - Playboy - Searching For Another You - Big City - If You See My Baby - I'd Rather Have America - Big, Big
Love - One More Memory - Wall To Wall Heartaches - Girl In White - Donna On My Mind - Falling For You - Judy (with
overdub) - I Don't Feel At Home - I Done Done It - Loversville - Three Cheers For The Loser - Judy (w/o overdub) - Playboy - If You See My Baby - I'd Rather Have America - If You See My Baby

CD 3: Couples Only - Another Day, Another Dollar - One Way To Go - Don't Look Back - I'm Not The Man I Used To Be - Slightly Used - The Happy Part Of Town - Half Of This, Half Of That - Don't Spook Me - I Keep Forgettin' That I Forgot About You - Do Die - Does He Love You Like I Do - Sha-Marie - You Told Him - Take It Or Leave It - 'Cause I Have You - Happy Crazy - Half Way In Love - Sing A Sad Song - My Rosalie - You Took Her Off My Hands - Money Talks - Angels Don't Lie - You Kiss Me Like You're Waving Goodbye
- The Tourist - Ol' What's Her Name - It's Such A Pretty World Today - Unfaithful Arms - Let's Pretend We're Kids Again - The World's Youngest Naughty Old Man - You Can
Always Give Her Back To Me

CD 4: That's The Only Way To Cry - Out There Is Your World - Love's Gonna Happen To Me - I Won't Live That Long - Spittin' Guitar (Instrumental) - Down Came The World -
Mama's Gone Home - In Love - Above And Beyond - Big, Big Love (Make Big Love) - Waltz Of The Angels - Loversville -
It's So Cold In Your House And Lonesome In Mine - Orange Blossom Special instrumental) - Daddy's Girl - Sing The Same Song - You're That Someone Else - Fresh Out Of Love -
Something Pretty - She Didn't Color Daddy - Good Old Fashioned Love - If Tomorrow Could Be Yesterday - One More Memory - My Own Little World - Built-In Love - This
Cold War With You - It's Too Much Like Lonesome - Your Stepping Stone - Man, Man, Mr. Sandman - An Arm's Length From You - Why Didn't I Write That Song?

CD 5: A Thousand Wonders - Don't Lay Your Head On My Shoulder - There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere - Happy Blues - A Tough Row To Hoe - Kiss-A
Me, Love-A Me - Let The Whole World Sing It With Me - You're Everything To Me - Strings - I'll Die Tryin' - Living In Sunshine - Lousiana Blues Harp Man - Missing You - Wishful Thinking - The Keeper Of The Key - I Was Just Walking Out The Door - Back To The Blue Room - Run Away - Who Are You - World Wide Travelin' Man - No Time Like The Present - I'm Beginning To Believe - Since Baby's Gone - All Of A Sudden - In Your Arms Of Love - Let's Invest In A Little Bit Of
Love - If Houses Had Hearts - But You Know I Love You - Happy Happy Birthday - Games People Play - I Bought The Shoes (That Just Walked Out On Me)

CD 6: Young As Spring - Come On Home And Sing The Blues To Daddy - Goin' Steady - Yours Forever - Cry Baby - You Don't Care What Happens To Me - You Can't Wynn, Stewart - Today I Started Loving You Again - I'd Do The Impossible - Care - Bar Fly - It's A Beautiful Day - Let Me Be The First To
Go - When We Had Nothing - Let Me Be The First To Go - A Maiden's Prayer - Cheatin's In Style - It's All In The Game -Rainy Night In Georgia - Prisoner On The Run - Wonder Could I Live There Anymore - It's A Small Thing - You're No Secret Of Mine - Heavenly -{She Was Made) After Man - Do It To Someone You Love - Baby It's Yours - I Was The First One To Know - I Can See Sunshine

CD 7: Unforgotten Man - High Heaven - For The Good Times - Hello Little Rock (with 2nd vocal) - You Can't Take It With You (with 2nd vocal) - How Many Miles Am I Out Of My Mind (with 2nd vocal) - Paint Me A Rainbow - Everything Needs A Little Woman's Touch - I Know They'll Make Room For You - Search Through The Ashes - Poison Red Berries - Me And My Jesus Would Know - Love Ain't Worth A Dime Unless It's Free - I'ts Raining In Seattle - If I Were You (And I
Wish I Was) - Knock On Wood - (Lord) Take Me With You - Riverside Of Memphis - It Always Rains On Me - The Kid 'N Me - To Make Things Better - What A Good Time I Didn't Have Last Night - That's My Woman - Why Don't You Come
To Me - When - Ugg - Second Best - Vin Rose

CD 8: Don't Worry 'Bout That World - She's The Nearest Thing To Perfect - What A Good Time I Didn't Have Last Night - Guess I'll Never Find Another You - Sing That Sad Song
Again - Get All Your Love Together - It Always Rains On Me - Lonely Rain - Just Now Thought Of You - Seasons Of My
Heart - Don't Monkey With My Widow - Wishful Thinking - I'm Gonna Kill You - After The Storm - Playboy - Sing A Sad Song - Big, Big Love - It's Such A Pretty World Today -
Wishful Thinking - 'Cause I Have You - It's Such A Pretty World Today) - It's A Beautiful Day - Love's Gonna Happen
To Me - Eyes Big As Dallas - Could I Talk You Into Lovin' Me Again - I Was Raised Down On The Farm - Such A Perfect Day For Making Love

CD 9: Nobody's Fool But My Own - Wait A Minute - Inflation Blues - Heartbreak Mountain - Wait Till I Get My Hands On
You - Wishful Drinkin' - The Wild Side Of Life - Searching For Another You - I Don't Feel Like Singin' Tonight - California
Time Again - I Told You So - Lovin' Up A Storm - Would You Want The World To End - Breakin' Up Is Breakin' Up My Mind - Wait Till I Get My Hands On You - Would You Want
The World To End - The Wild Side Of Life (& Johnny Paycheck) - You're That Someone Else (w/o chorus) - No Time Like The Present (w/o chorus) - Since Baby's Gone (w/o chorus) - Hello Little Rock - You Can't Take It With You - How Many Miles Am I Out Of My Mind - Love Ain't Worth A Dime Unless It's Free - When

CD 10: But You Know I Love You - Young As Spring - The Games People Play - It Is No Secret - Instrumental - Let Me Talk To You - Turkey In The Straw - But You Know I Love
You - Young As Spring - The Games People Play - Wild One (Jackie Burns) - Breakin' The Rule (& Jackie Burns) - Pennies
From Heaven (Jackie Burns) - The End Of The World (Jackie Burns) - The Kid'n Me - With Or Without You

That's a lot of music even if there were only 10 per disc.

Jackie Burns who sang with Wynn's group at the Nashville Nevada Club in 1961-64 actually had a bit to do with it, most of the duets she cut with Wynn are demos they cut in SoCal in 1965 {Glen Campbell producing} and some they did in Nashville in the 1980's. She supplied them from her master tapes I believe and it was Jackie who passed on the box set song and Cd list that appears in this post.And she got it from the boss of Bear Family Records..so there was communication going on.
Apparently Wren wants to try selling the box set from her site, but as yet there's been on confirmation.

Robert Lee, that song you mentioned is one of the classic West Coast weepers, I love Merle Haggard's version.Bobby George was a real talent.