This Sun Records Compilation is the tenth volume in the series of releases where owners of participating Record store day shops help choose the songs on the album. This volume concentrates on the love songs recorded at Sun in the decade from 1955 to 1977 so it's an elastic decade, but the title reflects this is the tenth year that Sun Records has released a compilation like this.
The a-side opens with Carl Perkins early Rocking classic Your True Love from 1957, with some wonderfully tremulous vocals with sparse backing and great harmony backing vocals this is a lovely song.
Love Love Love by Webb Pierce has a really nice down-home bluegrass feel as Webb tells the object of his desire just how much he loves her and wants everyone to know it too as the fiddles serenade her.
Let Me Be The One by Hank Locklin is begging and pleading to be allowed to be the one to love her and hold her as the lap steel gives woozy emphasis to his entreaties.
Ask Anybody by The Ad Libs is a great soul stirring belter from 1965, where you can really hear how well recorded it is, as the separation of vocals and instruments allow you to really hear the room on this wonderful song asking for affirmation of just how much they love you as that horn section lets loose.
Do I Love You by Warren Smith has that early Elvis Rock & Roll sound, even if it was recorded in 1977, as Warren has clearly been listening and trying to steal as much as he can from Elvis, that's just fine on a song as good as this, that has a stonking sax solo.
Most People Get Married by Patti Page is the song that Elvis Presley lost the plot on hearing back in 1962, making sure it was never played around him or at Graceland ever again, as it went against his feelings on the subject, as Patti sings from the point of view of what was always called a ring job, a woman who would raise the subject of marriage within 5 minutes of your trying to chat them up.
The B-side opens with My Babe the 1966 version by The Jesters of this stone cold classic, this has a great rumbling bass and deep vocals from the legendary Jim Dickinson as this strolls along towards the supremely laid back guitar solo that's full of poignancy to make sure My Babe loves me.
I've Got A Woman is a slow piano blues with Howling Wolf really bringing so much emotion to this classic from 1967, as well as one of the best harmonica solos imaginable.
Eternally by Jo Jo Benson has what sounds almost like a sitar instead of a guitar in fashionable style in 1969, as this slow passionate song starts to build and he pours out his love for her against the rousing strings as the lyrics go all biblical and this takes on epic proportions as a totally over wrought ballad of the highest order.
Baby You Got It by Clarence Murray revolves around the super tight brass section and the dual vocals imploring the love and desire at the heart of telling her just how much she has it.
Yes My Goodness Yes by Willie Hobbs is a super sweet soul stirrer with some delicious organ underpinning it all as the begging and pleading wins her over.
Wedding Cake by Linda Martell is a lovely country blues hit, as the acoustic guitars and slide guitar are the perfect accompaniment for Linda's cut-glass vocals as this tale of love and betrayal unfolds.
The album closes with I Walk The Line the Johnny Cash classic song to help woo June back in 1956 set against that train line percussion and Johnny's perfect intonation how could she resist.
