Percy Mayfield - Lost Love: The Singles As and Bs 1948-1962 (2016)

Percy Mayfield is commonly described as 'The Poet Laureate of the Blues', by contemporary writers and historians and he enjoyed a string of hits on the Los Angeles based, Specialty label during the early 50s and then enjoyed a major renaissance as a songwriter in the 60s thanks to Ray Charles. This superb double CD features all of his greatest recordings and contains the original versions of such well known classics as "Please Send Me Someone To Love", "Strange Things Happening" and "The River's Invitation". This is the most complete collection of Percy Mayfield's work yet released and is an absolute must for all blues and R&B fans.

TRACKLIST

CD 1:

01. Jack You Ain't Nowhere (Part 1)
02. Jack You Ain't Nowhere (Part 2)
03. Two Years Of Torture (Gru-V-Tone Version)
04. Woman Get Way Back
05. Half Awoke (Baby You're Still A Square)
06. Two Years Of Torture (Supreme Version)
07. How Wrong Can A Good Man Be
08. Leary Blues
09. Please Send Me Someone To Love
10. Strange Things Happening
11. Life Is Suicide
12. Lost Love (Baby Please Come Back To Me)
13. What A Fool I Was
14. Nightless Lover
15. Prayin' For Your Return
16. My Blues
17. Cry Baby
18. Hopeless (Nappin' The Nickels)
19. The Hunt Is On
20. The Big Question
21. Two Hearts Are Greater Than One
22. Louisiana
23. Lonesome Highway
24. My Heart
25. I Dare You, Baby
26. The River's Invitation
27. The Lonely One
28. Lost Mind

CD 2:

01. How Deep Is The Well
02. The Batchelor Blues
03. I Need Love So Bad
05. Sugar Mama, Peachy Papa
06. You Don't Exist No More
07. You Were Lyin' To Me
08. My Heart Is Cryin'
09. Baby, You're Rich
10. The Voice Within
11. Are You Out There
12. Double Dealing
13. You Name It
14. No.43 (My Story About A Woman)
15. Look The Whole World Over
16. The Bluest Blues
17. Please Believe Me
18. Diggin' The Moonglow
19. One Love
20. My Reward
21. My Heart Is A Prisoner
22. My Memories
23. When Did You Leave Heaven
24. What Must I Do
25. Say You Love Me
26. Ha Ha In The Daytime, Boo Hoo At Night
27. Never No More
28. I Reached For A Tear