Paul Anka - Lonely Boy: The Greatest Singles 1957-62

Paul Anka was one of the very first artists to make an impact as a polished smooth teen idol in the midst of the musical mayhem that the likes of Elvis Presley, Bill Haley and Little Richard were wreaking in the pop charts. And there’s no denying that as a precocious 15-year-old singing a song of classic teen angst which launched his career with a landmark worldwide No.1, he is the ultimate fit for the classic teen idol mould.

The advantage Anka had over most other artists was that he was a gifted song writer as well as a singer, and throughout his long career – staggeringly, now in 2023 nearing its eighth decade – that talent has ensured both the breadth and longevity of his involvement in music.

This collection focuses completely on that frenetic first few years of his career, presenting his best-selling single releases during that era including all his top 20 hits from both sides of the Atlantic and traces the development of his song-writing and musical mould along the way. Naturally it features his huge hits from his debut Diana, through Lonely Boy, Puppy Love, and Summer’s Gone, to his final hit in this era Eso Beso(That Kiss!).

Track Listing.

Side A
1 DIANA
2 I LOVE YOU, BABY
3 YOU ARE MY DESTINY
4 CRAZY LOVE
5 LET THE BELLS KEEP RINGING
6 (ALL OF A SUDDEN) MY HEART SINGS
7 LONELY BOY
8 PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER
9 IT'S TIME TO CRY

Side B
1 PUPPY LOVE
2 MY HOME TOWN
3 SUMMER'S GONE
4 THE STORY OF MY LOVE
5 TONIGHT, MY LOVE, TONIGHT
6 DANCE ON LITTLE GIRL
7 LOVE ME WARM AND TENDER
8 A STEEL GUITAR AND A GLASS OF WINE
9 ESO BESO (THAT KISS!)