The Everly Brothers' Best is the first compilation album by American singing duo the Everly Brothers, released in 1959 by their first record company, Cadence Records. The album contains both sides of their first six singles for the label in chronological order. Allmusic states in their review: "this original Cadence compilation still holds up nicely after almost half-a-century."Review by Bruce Eder, AllMusic.
Track listing
Side 1 "Bye Bye Love" (Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:26 "I Wonder If I Care as Much" (Don Everly) – 2:17 "Wake Up Little Susie" (F. Bryant, B. Bryant) – 2:06 "Maybe Tomorrow" (Everly) – 2:09 "Should We Tell Him" (Everly) – 2:07 "This Little Girl of Mine" (Ray Charles) – 2:17
Side 2 "All I Have to Do is Dream" (Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:21 "Claudette" (Roy Orbison) – 2:13 "Bird Dog" (B. Bryant) – 2:17 "Devoted to You" (F. Bryant, B. Bryant) – 2:25 "Problems" (F. Bryant, B. Bryant) – 1:59 "Love of My Life" (F. Bryant, B. Bryant) – 2:07
Produced by Archie Bleyer
Personnel Don Everly – guitar, vocals Phil Everly – guitar, vocals Chet Atkins – guitar Jerry Allison – guitar, drums Victor Battista – bass Luther Brandon – piano Floyd Cramer – piano Floyd Chance – double bass on “Bye Bye Love”, Wake Up Little Susie”, “All I Have To Do Is Dream”, and “Bird Dog”Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Jerry Byrd – steel guitar Howard Collins – guitar Ray Edenton – guitar Lloyd Trotman – bass Henry Rowland – piano Sonny Curtis – guitar Barry Galbraith – guitar Hank Garland – guitar Marvin Hughes – piano Buddy Harman – drums Mundell Lowe – guitar
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