Buzz Clifford - The Very Best Of (2011)⭐FLAC

Artist: Buzz Clifford

Album: The Very Best Of

Country: US

Genre: Pop / Rockabilly / Psychobilly / Rock'n'Roll

Release: 2011

Quality: FLAC | lossless

Cover: Front



Buzz Clifford (born Reese Francis Clifford III, October 8, 1941, Berwyn, Illinois) is an American pop singer and songwriter.

Clifford played guitar as a child and won several talent competitions as a teenager. He signed to Bow Records at age 15, releasing a few singles but finding no success. After signing with Columbia Records, he released the single "Hello Mr. Moonlight", which did not chart. The follow-up, "Baby Sittin' Boogie"/"Driftwood" (though "Driftwood" was technically the B-side the record tends to be regarded as a double-A-side), became a crossover hit in the U.S. in 1961, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, #27 R&B, and #28 Country.The record went on to sell over one million copies, and as a result of its success, Columbia tried to groom Clifford as a heartthrob pop singer. He appeared on TV with Perry Como and Merv Griffin and on American Bandstand, and toured the United Kingdom with Freddy Cannon and Dion. Clifford's fame was short-lived, however; further singles went nowhere (a remake of Kay Kyser's "Three Little Fishies" hit #102) and Clifford soon found himself without a recording contract.

After serving in the National Guard, Clifford moved to Los Angeles, California, and found work as a songwriter, writing tunes sung by Keith Barbour, Petula Clark, Clyde McPhatter, Lou Rawls, Leon Russell, Freddie King, and Kris Kristofferson. Later in the 1960s, he was involved with a band called Carp (including actor Gary Busey and songwriter Daniel Moore), who released one album on Epic Records in 1969. After a stint as one third of the group Hamilton Streetcar (with John Boylan of "Appletree Theatre" fame, and original group member Ralph Plummer—the group was originally named on behalf of former member John Burge, aka Ian Hamilton) which in 1969 recorded a self-titled album for Dot Records (Dot DLP25939), he also did recording sessions in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with former Beach Boy David Marks, but these were never issued.



Tracklist:

01. Baby Sittin' Boogie (02:04)

02. Driftwood (02:07)

03. Let Her Go (It's All Right) (02:24)

04. Unchained Melody (03:37)

05. Pididdle (02:18)

06. Simply Because (02:30)

07. More Dead Than Alive (02:11)

08. For Always (02:32)

09. Shake, Rattle And Roll (02:46)

10. Ebb Tide (02:38)

11. Blue Lagoon (03:35)

12. Golly Gosh Oh Gee (02:12)

13. Long Tall Sally (02:05)

14. Moving Day (02:13)

15. Three Little Fishes (02:29)

16. Forever (02:28)

17. Until Then (02:44)

18. The Awakening (02:53)

19. Swing In My Back Yard (02:02)

20. I'll Never Forget (02:34)

21. Bored To Tears (02:10)

22. I'm In Love Again (02:05)

23. Hello, Mr. Moonlight (02:37)

24. Loneliness (02:46)

25. Magic Circle (02:48)

26. No One Loves Me Like You Do (02:17)

27. True Love, True Love (02:14)

28. 14 Karat Fool (01:59)