Joe Melson Hey Mister Cupid - The Joe Melson Story CD
Although Joe Melson remains chiefly famous as co-writer of Roy Orbison's early, breakthrough hits, he also had a parallel recording career himself, cutting a series of collectable Rock 'n' Roll singles for the Hickory label. Although his recorded legacy is an impressive body of work, Melson was unlucky with his own releases and was unable to register a national hit. This 35-track collection presents an unique portrait of Joe, gathering his first seven singles, including Oh Yeah, Shook Up, Hey Mister Cupid and a souped-up revival of Wake Up Little Susie, all of which sound like they could have been hits, plus a handful of songwriters' demos, four of which also feature co-writer Orbison. It also features sixteen of his songs as recorded by other artists including The Velvets, Conway Twitty and Bobby Vee, alongside a trio of Orbison's signature hits.
1. Oh Yeah 2. What's The Use 3. Shook Up 4. Barbara 5. Hey, Mister Cupid 6. No One Really Cares 7. Wake Up, Little Susie 8. Take It Like A Man 9. Love Is A Dangerous Thing 10. Dance 11. Any Little Thing 12. Raining In My Heart 13. Stay Away From Her 14. His Girl 15. I Guess I'm Lonely (with Roy Orbison) 16. Velveteen Doll (with Roy Orbison) 17. She's Okay (with Roy Orbison) 18. Baby Don't Stop (with Roy Orbison) 19. Blue Angel 20. Roy Orbison - Up Town 21. Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely 22. Mark Dinning - Come Back To Me 23. The Velvets - Time and Again 24. Roy Orbison - Running Scared 25. Don & Eddie - You Fool You 26. Mark Dinning - Another Lonely Girl 27. Don & Eddie - Hey 28. Conway Twitty - I'm In A Blue Blue Mood 29. Roy Orbison - Crying 30. The Velvets - Lana 31. Bobby Vee & The Crickets - Lookin' For Love 32. Don Gant - Daydream 33. Dan Folger - There Came A Tear 34. David Box - If You Can't Say Something Nice 35. Dan Folger - Inside My Heart
