-Bear Family Records®presents a 10” vinyl LP with the greatest recordings by one of the most exciting country and rockabilly artists ever: Marvin Rainwater.
-The career of this extraordinary musician, who seemingly effortlessly combined country and rockabilly elements to create his very own style, began in 1955.
-In the wake of the European rockabilly revival beginning in the late 1970s, Marvin Rainwater enjoyed a much-acclaimed comeback on festival stages worldwide.
-This album gives us his very best recordings, and the bonus CD holds more treasures for us, classics alongside rather lesser-known numbers.
-Enthralling liner notes by Roland Heinrich Rumtreiber and a deliberately sparse technical mastering treatment of these historic recordings round off the concept – expect first-class songwriting, a first-class performance and … something completely different.

Marvin Rainwater was one of the most exciting performers in country music and a revered hero of the European rockabilly revival of the late 70s and early 80s. Restless covered Mr. Blues, and The Blue Cats recorded Hot and Cold; Whole Lotta Woman was a regular on rockabilly radio shows and at record hops.
Marvin Rainwater was his own man, with his own voice, and highly versatile. His incredible vocal range offered a bottom-end baritone for sincere songs, a snarling menace in a rockabilly arrangement, or hit the high-registers to serve as an ersatz-Hank and out-yodel the best of them. Rainwater delivered his songs with heart and soul.
This compilation offers some hot rockabilly, hillbilly bop, and Rainwater”s very own brand of mid-tempo story songs that bridge the gap between pop, country, and rock and roll.
Among Rainwater musts, like I Dig You Baby, Hot and Cold, and Mr. Blues, the 10” comes up with lesser compiled material like the mountain music inspired Hard Luck Blues or the big-city-main-stream-r&b-ballroom smash Dance Me Daddy, iced with typical Rainwater pop-coating.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• Dance Me Daddy
• Hard Luck Blues
• Hot And Cold
• Baby Don’t Go
• Love Me Baby (Like There’s No Tomorrow)
• It Wasn’t Enough
• (There”s Always) A Need For Love
• I Dig You Baby
• My Brand Of Blues
• Mr. Blues
• That”s When I”ll Stop Loving You
• Nothin” Needs Nothin” (Like I Need You)

Disc 2:

• Dance Me Daddy
• Hard Luck Blues
• Hot And Cold
• Baby Don’t Go
• Love Me Baby (Like There’s No Tomorrow)
• It Wasn’t Enough
• (There”s Always) A Need For Love
• I Dig You Baby
• My Brand Of Blues
• Mr. Blues
• That”s When I”ll Stop Loving You
• Nothin” Needs Nothin” (Like I Need You)
• Hey Good Lookin”
• Dem Low Down Blues
• So You Think You”ve Got Troubles
• The Valley Of The Moon
• The Pale Faced Indian (Lament Of The Cherokee Nation)
• Why Did You Have To Go And Leave Me
• Boo Hoo
• Moanin” The Blues
• (Don”t Be Late) For Love
• Look For Me (I”ll Be Waiting For You)
• I Can”t Forget
• Gamblin” Man (Roving Gambler)
• Whole Lotta Woman
• Get Off The Stool
• Tough Top Cat
• Mr. Blues (Ozark Jubilee TV Show, May 5, 1956)

Additional Details

Label: Bear Family Records

Genre: Pop/Rock

Run Time: 28:00 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 05/12/23

UPC: 4000127140333