You Can't Hip A Square: The Do
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Tracklist
1
It's Great To Be Young And In Love (Demo)
2
A Teenager In Love (Recorded 1961 Doc Pomus' house Lynbrook, Long Island)
3
Love Roller Coaster (Demo)
4
See That Girl (Demo)
5
I Ain't Sharin' Sharon (Demo)
6
Kiss And Make Up (Mort Shuman Demo)
7
Kiss And Make Up (RnB Records Single)
8
Hushabye (Recorded 1961 Doc Pomus' house Lynbrook, Long Island)
9
Foxy Little Mama (Demo)
10
A Young Boy's Heart (Demo)
11
Whatcha Really Thinkin' (Demo)
12
This Magic Moment (Recorded 1961 Doc Pomus' house Lynbrook, Long Island)
13
Lovers Gotta Cry (Once In A While) (Demo)
14
Miss In-Between (Demo)
15
Forty-Seven Dollars (Demo)
16
It Tears Me To Pieces (Demo)
17
Deep Inside (Demo)
18
Could Somebody Take My Place Tonight (Demo)
19
Troubled Mind (Demo)
20
Always Is A Long, Long Time (Demo)
21
Suddenly We're Strangers (Demo)
22
It's Been Nice (Goodnight) (Demo)
23
Be Everything To Anyone You Love (Demo)
24
Lonely Winds (Demo)
25
Enough Of This Stuff (Demo)
26
What Am I To Do? (Demo)
27
(We Got Love) Money Can't Buy (Demo)
28
Be A Man (Demo)
29
Dream Song (Demo)
30
Ginny In The Mirror (Demo)
31
Shall I Tell Him You're Not Here (Demo)
32
Showdown (Demo)
33
Run Fool Run (Demo)
34
Give Her Lots Of Love (Demo)
35
You Never Talked About Me (Demo)
36
Save A Dream (Demo)
37
Made For Each Other (Demo)
38
Fever And Headaches (Demo)
39
Don't School A Fool (Demo)
40
The Sweet Pain Of Love (Demo)
41
My Baby Wants To Be A Singer (Demo)
42
Come Down To Earth (Demo)
43
Hello World (Demo)
44
The Ups And Downs Of Love (Demo)
45
If Ellie Doesn't Change (Demo)
46
Shack On The Beach (Demo)
47
Why Does The Dance Have To End? (Demo)
48
He's Got Something (Demo)
49
Who Stole My Dream (Demo)
50
That's Me (Demo)
51
Book Of Time (Demo)
52
How Can I Make Him Love Me? (Demo)
53
It Only Takes A Minute (Demo)
54
Low Down Blues (Demo)
55
Brother, You Deserve Each Other (Demo)
56
Half A Love Is Better Than None At All (Demo)
57
Baby How Long Will It Be? (Demo)
58
Shindig (Demo)
59
Lucy (When Ya Comin' Home?) aka Lucy! (You Sure Did It This Time) (Demo)
60
I'm Playing For Keeps (Demo)
61
Have Yourself A Good Cry (Demo)
62
Infatuation (Demo)
63
It's A Man's World (Demo)
64
Silly Boy (Demo)
65
I've Been There Before (Demo)
66
Bad Luck Blues (Demo)
67
The Other Kind (Demo)
68
Don't You Pass Me By (Demo)
69
King Lonely The Blue (Demo)
70
Love Is The Answer (Demo)
71
I'm Gonna Cry Till My Tears Run Dry (Demo)
72
Leave It To Me (Demo)
73
I Lose Again (Demo)
74
Petticoat White (Summer Sky Blue) (Demo)
75
(I've Been A) Bad Girl (Demo)
76
The Many Faces Of Love (Demo)
77
Out On Your Own (Demo)
78
You Own My Heart (Demo)
79
I'm Not Good Enough For You (Demo)
80
Monday Morning (Demo)
81
No Escape (Demo)
82
Love At First Sight (Demo)
83
Here Comes The Night (Demo)
84
Icy Teardrops (Demo)
85
Diamonds And Gold (Demo)
86
Jazz Joint (Demo)
87
Helplessly (Demo)
88
I'm With You (Demo)
89
Believe In Me (Demo)
90
He's Got Everything (Demo)
91
She's Got Soul (Demo)
92
Your Conception Of Love (Demo)
93
I'm Gonna Make A Comeback (Demo)
94
Night Life (Demo)
95
My Baby's Quit Me (Demo)
96
The Green-Eyed Monster (Demo)
97
I'm Teasin' A Broken Heart (Demo)
98
If I Were Only Free (Demo)
99
The Grass Looked Greener Over There (Demo)
100
Nothing Lasts Forever (Demo)
101
Johnny Midnight (Demo)
102
One Little Teardrop (Can Lead To Two Broken Hearts) (Demo)
103
Destination Heartbreak (Demo)
104
Our Love Will Overcome Everything (Demo)
105
Give A Great Big Hand (To The Man Who Stole Her) (Demo)
106
If I Knew Then What I Know Now (Demo)
107
About Me (Demo)
108
It's A Nothing World (Demo)
109
It's Time To Make A Change (Demo)
110
All For The Sake Of Love (Demo)
111
It Ain't Gonna Happen To Me No More (Demo)
112
Turn Me Loose (Demo)
113
A Mess Of Blues (Demo)
114
(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame (Demo)
115
Kiss Me Quick (Demo)
116
She's Not You (Demo)
117
Gonna Get Back Home Somehow (Demo)
118
Suspicion (Demo)
119
Pot Luck (Demo - Pomus/Shuman Version)
120
Viva Las Vegas (Demo)
121
Lady Luck (Demo)
122
(It's A) Long Lonely Highway (Demo)
123
Kissin' Cousins (Demo)
124
I Need Somebody To Lean On (Demo)
125
Girl Happy (Demo)
126
One Way Ticket To The Blues (Demo)
127
Pot Luck (Demo - Pomus/Spector Version)
128
Kissin' Fool (Demo)
129
I Walk The Muddy Road To Love (Demo)
130
What Every Woman Lives For (Demo)
131
I Wish I Were In His Shoes (Demo)
132
I'm A Man (Demo)
133
Clambake (Demo - Version 1)
134
Double Trouble (Demo - Version 1)
135
Pot Luck (Demo - Pomus/Jeffreys Version)
136
Havin' A Ball (Demo)
137
Double Trouble (Demo - Version 2)
138
Clambake (Demo - Version 2)
139
Bring My Poor Heart Back To Me (Demo)
140
Headin' For A Heartache (Demo)
141
Easy Come, Easy Go (Demo)
142
"...Presley Liked Them"
143
Doc's Boogie
144
My Good Pott
145
My New Chick
146
Fruity Woman Blues
147
When I First Met Lucille (Demo)
148
Here Comes The Blues (The Musicale Club, Harlem, NY)
149
Fool All The Time (Demo)
150
Moving Day Blues (Demo)
151
Big Joe's Blues (Demo)
152
Still In Love (Demo)
153
Lonely Avenue (Demo)
154
Boogie Woogie Country Girl (Demo)
155
When Main Street Becomes Park Avenue (Demo)
156
"...I Sing In My Sleep"
157
(Wake Up) Miss Rip Van Winkle (Demo)
158
You Better Believe It (Demo)
159
"...There's Always Ideas Deep Inside"
160
I'll Treat You Like A Woman (Demo)
161
If I Should Fail (Demo)
162
Just Another Memory (Demo)
163
No One (Demo)
164
"...I'm Only Doc Pomus When It's A Hit"
165
Bye Baby Bye (The Musicale Club, Harlem, NY)
About This Release
Six CDs containing 160 tracks with over 120 previously unissued and others making their CD debut. Celebrating Doc's 100th birthday. Doc Pomus was a songwriter's songwriter, crafting lyrics that have stood the test of time. You Can't Hip A Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos is a masterclass in songwriting through the lens of Doc Pomus' career and via previously unheard demos largely sung by his writing partner, Mort Shuman. You Can't Hip A Square traces Doc and his songwriting partners' careers across the beloved rock, pop and R&B hits that became 20th century standards Co-produced by Sharyn Felder, publisher Will Bratton, and Omnivore's multiple Grammy Award-winning producer Cheryl Pawelski, the collection also features a main liner note essay by Geoffrey Himes with additional side notes by Sharyn Felder, Peter Guralnick, Eddie Gorodetsky, Will Bratton, and Cheryl Pawelski. Restoration and mastering were handled by multiple Grammy Award-winning engineer Michael Graves and Jordan McLeod at Osiris Studio. The packaging includes ephemera from the estate, photos from throughout Doc's life and pictures of choice acetates and sheet music all in a 48-page hardbound book. Don't be a square, get hip to the songs and enduring legacy of Doc Pomus!
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