{"product_id":"sonny-knight-confidentially-dedicated-to-you-cd","title":"Confidentially Dedicated To You CD","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSonny Knight\u003cbr\u003eConfidentially Dedicated To You CD\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the few Rhythm \u0026amp; Blues artists of the 1950s to have ever written a successful novel about the music business - \u003cem\u003eThe Day The Music Died\u003c\/em\u003e, penned under his birth name of Joseph C Smith – Sonny Knight epitomised the Los Angeles R\u0026amp;B scene with his mellow tunes and cool vocals.\u003cbr\u003eAlthough he only ever had one chart hit of note in the 1950s – the much covered \u003cem\u003eConfidential\u003c\/em\u003e – his influence of a generation of young R\u0026amp;B artists is undeniable.\u003cbr\u003eEven now he’s beloved of the East Los Angeles ‘lowrider’ music scene, particularly when an Oldies But Goodies dance is in session.\u003cbr\u003eSonny released a couple of dozen singles in a career that spanned just the one dozen years or so, mostly label hopping with some frequency and often from record to record.\u003cbr\u003eThis is not a reflection on their quality which – as you will hear from this collection - is uniformly high.\u003cbr\u003eBallads and downtempo were Sonny’s chief stock in trade, but he was equally adept at making rock ‘n’ roll - \u003cem\u003eJail Bird\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKeep A Walking\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTeenage Party\u003c\/em\u003e for example, not to mention the big Jamaican '50s sound system favourite \u003cem\u003eBut Officer\u003c\/em\u003e, a tongue in cheek discourse on the Los Angeles Police Department’s attitude to errant drivers.\u003cbr\u003eIt is, however, for \u003cem\u003eConfidential\u003c\/em\u003e and his other timeless classic \u003cem\u003eDedicated To You\u003c\/em\u003e that Sonny the singer-songwriter will always be best remembered, and anyone unfamiliar with the rest of his repertoire will find plenty more where they came from here.\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first time Sonny Knight’s music has been anthologised on CD in more than thirty years, and the first time it has been digitally anthologised this extensively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"Teenage Party\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tkg8j_8Md_U\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonesome Shadows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBut Officer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDear Wonderful God\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaby Come Back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaby Don’t Want Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep A-Walkin'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShort Walk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDedicated To You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJail Bird\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfidential\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnd Of A Dream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorthless and Lowdown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLovesick Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInsha Allah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDown Below\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSo Wonderful\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust Talkin’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSchool’s Out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnce In A While\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonely Room\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMadness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeenage Party\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLipstick Kisses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEat Your Mush and Hush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDebbie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTouch Of Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarbara\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI’m Lost Without You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMission Of The Padres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho In The World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaving My Love For You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Sonny Knight","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54209649344841,"sku":"0604988120820 JASCD1208","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/3427\/9753\/files\/sonny_knight_confidentially_dedicated_to_you_cd.jpg?v=1776345471","url":"https:\/\/www.raucousrecords.com\/products\/sonny-knight-confidentially-dedicated-to-you-cd","provider":"Raucous Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}