Ronnie SELF - Ain't I'm A Dog Singles As & Bs 1956-1962 Plus (2019)

When the greats of rockabilly are discussed, it's never long before the name of Ronnie Self comes into the conversation.
A man who lived his life close to the edge, and whose recordings frequently sounded like he did, Self never had a hit of his own and made no more than a handful of 45s during Rock 'n' Roll's heyday - but virtually all of them are considered genre classics. Self passed away at a young age, before he was able to capitalise on the respect that his records brought him during the first Rockabilly Revival of the 1970s, but his 1950s sides are as popular with today's new Rockabilly recruits as they have been at any time in the past 40+ years. Despite his self-destructive personal nature, Self was a committed professional songwriter whose best songs were frequently recorded by star names like Jerry Lee Lewis and Brenda Lee. (The latter's handful of mostly self-composed successes provide an excellent 'bonus selection' complement to Self's own recordings here).

Track List:

1. PRETTY BAD BLUES
2. THREE HEARTS LATER
3. BIG FOOL
4. FLAME OF LOVE
5. AIN'T I'M A DOG
6. ROCKY ROAD BLUES
7. BOP-A-LENA
8. I AIN'T GOIN' NOWHERE
9. BIG BLON' BABY
10. DATE BAIT
11. PETRIFIED
12. YOU'RE SO RIGHT FOR ME
13. THIS MUST BE THE PLACE
14. BIG TOWN
15. SO HIGH
16. I'VE BEEN THERE
17. SOME THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T CHANGE
18. INSTANT MAN
19. OH ME, OH MY
20. PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
21. BLACK NIGHT BLUES
22. TOO MANY LOVERS
23. DO IT NOW
BONUS TRACKS
24. I'M SORRY - BRENDA LEE
25. SWEET NOTHIN'S - BRENDA LEE
26. EVERYBODY LOVES ME BUT YOU - BRENDA LEE
27. ANYBODY BUT ME - BRENDA LEE
28. EVENTUALLY - BRENDA LEE