The Best of Jimmy Boyd

by Jimmy Boyd

Overview

Well, considering Jimmy Boyd's recording career essentially lasted from 1953 (when he was 12) to 1967, this is quite a best-of. Here are all the youngster's big smash hits, from "Dennis the Menace" with Rosemary Clooney, to his duets with Frankie Laine including, "The Little Boy and the Old Man," "Poor Little Piggy Bank," "Tell Me a Story," and much, much more. Included in the package are the previously unreleased "I'm Glad I'm Not" and, of course, "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" (over 60 million copies sold). For Jimmy Boyd fans, this may not be the be-all and end-all, but there is more than enough here for anyone interested in checking out what the fuss was about in the early '50s (and it was quite a ruckus). ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	05/09/2006
Label:	Collectables
UPC:	0090431763421
Rank:	178411

Tracks

1. (The Angels Are Lighting) God's Little Candles
2. Owl Lullaby
3. Little Train A-Chuggin' in My Heart
4. Needle In-Needle Out (The Tailor's Serenade)
5. (The Angels Are Lighting) God's Little Candles
6. Owl Lullaby
7. The Little Boy and the Old Man
8. Little Josey
9. Dennis the Menace
10. Tell Me a Story
11. I'm Glad I'm Not
12. Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dandy
13. Marco, The Polo Pony
14. Tom Boy
15. Poor Little Piggy Bank
16. Let's Go Fishin'
17. I Wanna Haircut with a Moon on Top
18. Shepherd Boy
19. How Come
20. Ma, I Miss Your Apple Pie
21. Kitty in the Basket
22. I'm So Glad (I'm a Little Boy and You're a Little Girl)
23. Little Dog
24. Don't Forget to Say Your Prayers
25. Rockin' Down the Mississippi
26. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jimmy Boyd   Primary Artist
Gayla Peevey   Primary Artist
Rosemary Clooney   Primary Artist
Frankie Laine   Primary Artist
Norman Luboff   Primary Artist,Conductor
Paul Weston & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Norman Luboff Choir   Primary Artist
Carl Fischer   Piano
Jimmy Carroll   Choir Director,Orchestra Director

Technical Credits

Henry Vars   Composer
Fay Tishman   Composer
Paul Weston   Composer
Terry Gilkyson   Composer
Steve Mann   Composer
Jimmy Kennedy   Composer
Ken Robertson   Audio Restoration
Larry Clinton   Composer
Fred Rose   Composer
Lou Handman   Composer
John Jacob Loeb   Composer
Dick Manning   Composer
Hy Heath   Composer
Sammy Gallop   Composer
Guy Wood   Composer
Jim Boyd   Composer
Dan Rivard   Producer
Norman Luboff   Composer
Carmen Lombardo   Composer
Manny Curtis   Composer
Mitch Miller   Composer
Carl Sigman   Composer