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Tommy Collins: Leonard (5-CD Deluxe Box Set)

5-CD box (LP-size) with 35-page book, 144 tracks. Playing time approx. 720 mns.

Buck Owens has got his due, Merle Haggard too, so surely it must be time for Tommy Collins to get some recognition. Tommy Collins was the Godfather of the Bakersfield Sound, and this set is the result of a personal quest on the part of Bear Family to make his classic recordings available again. Anyone with a taste for Buck 'n' Merle can buy this with absolute confidence. In fact, we hear Buck as session picker on four years of Tommy's recordings, and he later cut a tribute album to Tommy Collins. 

In 1981, Merle cut 'Leonard' in tribute. They knew how great Tommy Collins was and how important his records were, even though they've been out-of-print for years. Now we've documented his Morgan, Capitol and Columbia sides to set the record straight. The 144 titles include High On A Hilltop, You Better Not Do That, I Guess I'm Crazy, No Love Have I, All The Monkeys Ain't In The Zoo, A Hundred Years From Now, I Got Mine, and 'If You Can't Bite Don't Growl'.

Article properties:Tommy Collins: Leonard (5-CD Deluxe Box Set)

  • Interpret: Tommy Collins

  • Album titlle: Leonard (5-CD Deluxe Box Set)

  • Genre Country

  • Label Bear Family Records

  • Edition 2 Deluxe Edition
  • Preiscode EI
  • Artikelart Box set

  • EAN: 4000127155771

  • weight in Kg 1.5
Collins, Tommy - Leonard (5-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 1
01Too Beautiful To CryTommy Collins
02Smooth Sailin'Tommy Collins
03Fool's GoldTommy Collins
04You Gotta Have A LicenseTommy Collins
05Let Me Love YouTommy Collins
06There'll Be No OtherTommy Collins
07I Love You More And More Each DayTommy Collins
08Boob-I-LakTommy Collins
09You Better Not Do ThatTommy Collins
10I Always Get A SouvenirTommy Collins
11High On A HilltopTommy Collins
12UntiedTommy Collins
13Whatcha Gonna Do NowTommy Collins
14Love-A-Me, S'il Vous PlaitTommy Collins
15You're For MeTommy Collins
16I'll Be GoneTommy Collins
17Wait A Little LongerTommy Collins
18Let Down (& WANDA COLLINS)Tommy Collins
19It Tickles (& WANDA COLLINS)Tommy Collins
20It's Nobody's Fault But YoursTommy Collins
21I Guess I'm CrazyTommy Collins
22You Oughta See Pickles NowTommy Collins
23Those Old Love Letters From YouTommy Collins
24I Wish I Had Died In My CradleTommy Collins
25I'll Never, Never Let You GoTommy Collins
26I'll Always Speak Well Of YouTommy Collins
Collins, Tommy - Leonard (5-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 2
01No Love Have ITommy Collins
02All Of The Monkeys Ain't In The ZooTommy Collins
03That's The Way Love IsTommy Collins
04Smooth Sailin'Tommy Collins
05How Do I Say GoodbyeTommy Collins
06A Man We All Ought To KnowTommy Collins
07Are You Ready To GoTommy Collins
08Think It Over BoysTommy Collins
09I Think Of You YetTommy Collins
10Upon This Rock (& WANDA COLLINS)Tommy Collins
11The Feet Of The Traveller (& WANDA COLLINS)Tommy Collins
12Don't You Love Me AnymoreTommy Collins
13Retirement In Heaven (& WANDA COLLINS)Tommy Collins
14All Of The Monkeys Ain't In The ZooTommy Collins
15What Have You Done (& WANDA COLLINS)Tommy Collins
16A Love Is BornTommy Collins
17I'm Nobody's Fool But YoursTommy Collins
18O Mary Don't You Weep (& WANDA COLLINS)Tommy Collins
19Did You Let Your Light Shine(& WANDA COLLINS)Tommy Collins
20In The Shadow Of The CrossTommy Collins
21When I Survey The Wondrous Cross (& COLLINS)Tommy Collins
22Who At My Door Is StandingTommy Collins
23My Saviour's LoveTommy Collins
24Where Could I Go But To The LordTommy Collins
25What A Friend We Have In JesusTommy Collins
26Each Step Of The WayTommy Collins
27Softly And TenderlyTommy Collins
28That's Why I Love HimTommy Collins
29Jesus Keep Me Near The CrossTommy Collins
Collins, Tommy - Leonard (5-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 3
01The Old Rugged CrossTommy Collins
02Heart's Don't BreakTommy Collins
03You Belong In My ArmsTommy Collins
04A Hundred Years From NowTommy Collins
05Little JuneTommy Collins
06My Last Chance With YouTommy Collins
07Sidewalks Of New YorkTommy Collins
08The Last LetterTommy Collins
09Oklahoma HillsTommy Collins
10The Great Speckled BirdTommy Collins
11Broken EngagementTommy Collins
12Wreck Of The Old 97Tommy Collins
13I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of JailTommy Collins
14Have I Told You Lately That I Love YouTommy Collins
15It Makes No Difference NowTommy Collins
16Let's Live A LittleTommy Collins
17I'll Keep On Loving YouTommy Collins
18I Overlooked An OrchidTommy Collins
19I Wonder If You Feel The Way I DoTommy Collins
20Juicy FruitTommy Collins
21Black Cat (mono with overdubs)Tommy Collins
22We Kissed Again With TearsTommy Collins
23Keep DreamingTommy Collins
24Don't Let Me Stand In His FootstepsTommy Collins
25Summer's Almost GoneTommy Collins
26Take Me Back Tom The Good Old DaysTommy Collins
27Oh What A DreamTommy Collins
28Let Her GoTommy Collins
29When Did Right Become WrongTommy Collins
Collins, Tommy - Leonard (5-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 4
01I Got MineTommy Collins
02You'd Better Be NiceTommy Collins
03I Can Do That (& WANDA COLLINS)Tommy Collins
04I Got Mine (live)Tommy Collins
05Shindig In The BarnTommy Collins
06A Million MilesTommy Collins
07Goody Goody Gumdrop (Klippa Kloppa)Tommy Collins
08The Clock On The WallTommy Collins
09The Bee That Gets The HoneyTommy Collins
10It's A Big JumpTommy Collins
11It's A Pretty Good Ol' World After AllTommy Collins
12Don't Let Me Stand In His FootstepsTommy Collins
13All Of The Monkeys Ain't In The ZooTommy Collins
14Black Cat (stereo re-mix)Tommy Collins
15Take Me Back Tom The Good Old DaysTommy Collins
16Oh What A DreamTommy Collins
17Klippa Kloppa (Goody Goody Gumdrop)Tommy Collins
18If You Can't Bite, Don't GrowlTommy Collins
19A Man Gotta Do What A Man Gotta DoTommy Collins
20Man MachineTommy Collins
21The Girl On Sugar Pie LaneTommy Collins
22Poor, Broke, Mixed Up Mess Of A HeartTommy Collins
23Be Serious AnnTommy Collins
24The Fool's CastleTommy Collins
25A Little Time For A Little LoveTommy Collins
26I'm Not Gettin' Anywhere With YouTommy Collins
27The Two Sides Of LifeTommy Collins
28You're Everything To MeTommy Collins
29A Million MilesTommy Collins
Collins, Tommy - Leonard (5-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 5
01Shindig In The BarnTommy Collins
02There's No Girl In My Life AnymoreTommy Collins
03SkinnyTommy Collins
04I'm Not Looking For An AngelTommy Collins
05Don't Wipe The Tears That You CryTommy Collins
06BirminghamTommy Collins
07Put Me In Irons, Lock Me Up ...Tommy Collins
08You Better Not Do ThatTommy Collins
09Sam HillTommy Collins
10I Got MineTommy Collins
11It's Too Much Like LonesomeTommy Collins
12Watcha Gonna Do NowTommy Collins
13No Love Have ITommy Collins
14Wine Take Me AwayTommy Collins
15High On A HilltopTommy Collins
16When Did Right Become WrongTommy Collins
17General Delivery U.S.A.Tommy Collins
18Roll Truck, RollTommy Collins
19If That's The FashionTommy Collins
20Piedras NegrasTommy Collins
21Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)Tommy Collins
22Branded ManTommy Collins
23Cincinnati, OhioTommy Collins
24Break My MindTommy Collins
25I Made A Prison BandTommy Collins
26The Best Thing I've Done In My LifeTommy Collins
27Woman You Have Been ToldTommy Collins
28Sunny Side Of LifeTommy Collins
29He's Gonna Have To Catch Me FirstTommy Collins
Tommy Collins TOMMY COLLINS OBITUARY   The recent death of Tommy Collins (March... more
"Tommy Collins"

Tommy Collins

TOMMY COLLINS OBITUARY

 

The recent death of Tommy Collins (March 14, 2000) was hardly unexpected because he had been ill with emphysema for a long time, but was sad nonetheless. Not long ago, in September 1999, he was admitted to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

 

Along with his contemporary Wynn Stewart, Tommy Collins was one of the first country musicians to establish the Bakersfield Sound. Legions of West Coast country performers built on the sound that Collins established in the early '50s. Although his hits were relatively few in number, his influence loomed large.

 

Collins (Leonard Raymond Sipes) was born just outside of Oklahoma City, spending his entire childhood in Oklahoma. As a child, he began to sing and write songs, eventually appearing on local radio shows. During his time at the College, he continued to perform and made a handful of singles for the Morgan label. In the early '50s, he was in the army for a brief time, before he moved to Bakersfield, California.

 

Collins became friends with Ferlin Husky. Husky convinced his record company, Capitol, to offer Tommy a record contract. At the time of signing, in June 1953, he adopted his stage-name of Tommy Collins.

 

Following one unsuccessful single, Collins' released the jaunty You Better Not Do That, which became a huge hit in early 1954. Since the song was a success, Collins continued to pursue a light-hearted, near-novelty direction. Between the fall of 1954 and the spring of 1955, he had three Top 10 hits -- Whatcha Gonna Do Now, Untied, It Tickles -- and in the fall of 1955I Guess I'm Crazy and You Oughta See Pickles Now both reached the Top 15. In addition, Faron Young had a huge hit with Tommy's If You Ain't Lovin', which was one of many songs that Collins wrote but didn't record.

 

Tommy Collins seemed to be on the fast track to major success, but it stopped just as soon as it began. He had a religious conversion in early 1956. For the following six years not much was heard from him in the field of music.

 

In early 1963, Collins left the church and headed back to Bakersfield. Capitol agreed to re-sign him and in 1964, he returned to the charts with I Can Do That, a duet with his wife Wanda Lucille Shahan. Collins switched labels and signed with Columbia in 1965; the following year, he had a Top 10 hit with I Can't Bite, Don't Growl. For the next few years, he had a string of hit singles.

 

By the early '70s, Collins' professional and personal lives were on the verge of collapse, due to his increasing dependency on drugs and alcohol. In 1971, Wanda filed for a divorce, sending Tommy into a deep depression.

 

Collins began to recover by continuing to write songs, many of which were recorded by Merle Haggard, including the '70s hits Carolyn and The Roots Of My Raising. In 1981, Merle Haggard had a hit single with Leonard, his tribute to Collins. After the release of Leonard, the spotlight again turned to Collins, who was now sober. Tommy resumed professional songwriting and his most notable success was Mel Tillis' Top 10 1984 hit, New Patches.

 

Throughout the '80s, Collins kept a low profile, though his songs continued to be recorded. George Strait took his new version of If You Ain't Lovin' to number one on the country charts. Collins continued to write songs throughout the mid-'90s.

 

In 1992, Bear Family released a highly-praised 5-CD set, LEONARD (BCD 15577 EI), which included his complete Morgan, Capitol and Columbia recordings.

 

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Tracklist
Collins, Tommy - Leonard (5-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 1
01 Too Beautiful To Cry
02 Smooth Sailin'
03 Fool's Gold
04 You Gotta Have A License
05 Let Me Love You
06 There'll Be No Other
07 I Love You More And More Each Day
08 Boob-I-Lak
09 You Better Not Do That
10 I Always Get A Souvenir
11 High On A Hilltop
12 Untied
13 Whatcha Gonna Do Now
14 Love-A-Me, S'il Vous Plait
15 You're For Me
16 I'll Be Gone
17 Wait A Little Longer
18 Let Down (& WANDA COLLINS)
19 It Tickles (& WANDA COLLINS)
20 It's Nobody's Fault But Yours
21 I Guess I'm Crazy
22 You Oughta See Pickles Now
23 Those Old Love Letters From You
24 I Wish I Had Died In My Cradle
25 I'll Never, Never Let You Go
26 I'll Always Speak Well Of You
Collins, Tommy - Leonard (5-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 2
01 No Love Have I
02 All Of The Monkeys Ain't In The Zoo
03 That's The Way Love Is
04 Smooth Sailin'
05 How Do I Say Goodbye
06 A Man We All Ought To Know
07 Are You Ready To Go
08 Think It Over Boys
09 I Think Of You Yet
10 Upon This Rock (& WANDA COLLINS)
11 The Feet Of The Traveller (& WANDA COLLINS)
12 Don't You Love Me Anymore
13 Retirement In Heaven (& WANDA COLLINS)
14 All Of The Monkeys Ain't In The Zoo
15 What Have You Done (& WANDA COLLINS)
16 A Love Is Born
17 I'm Nobody's Fool But Yours
18 O Mary Don't You Weep (& WANDA COLLINS)
19 Did You Let Your Light Shine(& WANDA COLLINS)
20 In The Shadow Of The Cross
21 When I Survey The Wondrous Cross (& COLLINS)
22 Who At My Door Is Standing
23 My Saviour's Love
24 Where Could I Go But To The Lord
25 What A Friend We Have In Jesus
26 Each Step Of The Way
27 Softly And Tenderly
28 That's Why I Love Him
29 Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross
Collins, Tommy - Leonard (5-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 3
01 The Old Rugged Cross
02 Heart's Don't Break
03 You Belong In My Arms
04 A Hundred Years From Now
05 Little June
06 My Last Chance With You
07 Sidewalks Of New York
08 The Last Letter
09 Oklahoma Hills
10 The Great Speckled Bird
11 Broken Engagement
12 Wreck Of The Old 97
13 I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail
14 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
15 It Makes No Difference Now
16 Let's Live A Little
17 I'll Keep On Loving You
18 I Overlooked An Orchid
19 I Wonder If You Feel The Way I Do
20 Juicy Fruit
21 Black Cat (mono with overdubs)
22 We Kissed Again With Tears
23 Keep Dreaming
24 Don't Let Me Stand In His Footsteps
25 Summer's Almost Gone
26 Take Me Back Tom The Good Old Days
27 Oh What A Dream
28 Let Her Go
29 When Did Right Become Wrong
Collins, Tommy - Leonard (5-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 4
01 I Got Mine
02 You'd Better Be Nice
03 I Can Do That (& WANDA COLLINS)
04 I Got Mine (live)
05 Shindig In The Barn
06 A Million Miles
07 Goody Goody Gumdrop (Klippa Kloppa)
08 The Clock On The Wall
09 The Bee That Gets The Honey
10 It's A Big Jump
11 It's A Pretty Good Ol' World After All
12 Don't Let Me Stand In His Footsteps
13 All Of The Monkeys Ain't In The Zoo
14 Black Cat (stereo re-mix)
15 Take Me Back Tom The Good Old Days
16 Oh What A Dream
17 Klippa Kloppa (Goody Goody Gumdrop)
18 If You Can't Bite, Don't Growl
19 A Man Gotta Do What A Man Gotta Do
20 Man Machine
21 The Girl On Sugar Pie Lane
22 Poor, Broke, Mixed Up Mess Of A Heart
23 Be Serious Ann
24 The Fool's Castle
25 A Little Time For A Little Love
26 I'm Not Gettin' Anywhere With You
27 The Two Sides Of Life
28 You're Everything To Me
29 A Million Miles
Collins, Tommy - Leonard (5-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 5
01 Shindig In The Barn
02 There's No Girl In My Life Anymore
03 Skinny
04 I'm Not Looking For An Angel
05 Don't Wipe The Tears That You Cry
06 Birmingham
07 Put Me In Irons, Lock Me Up ...
08 You Better Not Do That
09 Sam Hill
10 I Got Mine
11 It's Too Much Like Lonesome
12 Watcha Gonna Do Now
13 No Love Have I
14 Wine Take Me Away
15 High On A Hilltop
16 When Did Right Become Wrong
17 General Delivery U.S.A.
18 Roll Truck, Roll
19 If That's The Fashion
20 Piedras Negras
21 Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)
22 Branded Man
23 Cincinnati, Ohio
24 Break My Mind
25 I Made A Prison Band
26 The Best Thing I've Done In My Life
27 Woman You Have Been Told
28 Sunny Side Of Life
29 He's Gonna Have To Catch Me First