10 Golden Years

May 2025 10 Golden Years compilation Brenda Lee Brenda Lee--Ten Golden Years.jpg 1966 05 23 1956–1965 Nashville Sound10 Golden Years: Brenda Lee: Songs, reviews, credits https://www.allmusic.com/album/10-golden-years-mw0000875344 AllMusic 7 January 2024 Rockabilly pop Decca Owen Bradley Bye Bye Blues 1965 Coming on Strong 1966 10 Golden Years is a compilation album by American singer Brenda Lee. The album was released on May 23, 1966, by Decca Records and consisted of ten tracks. The album was meant as a celebration of Lee's ten years as a recording artist for the Decca label. It featured ten tracks recorded between 1956 and 1965, many of which were her most popular singles from her career up to that point. Background and content Brenda Lee first signed with Decca Records in 1956 in her preteen years. She early recordings such as "Dynamite" were in the Rockabilly style. Her recordings then moved towards pop with songs like "I'm Sorry", "Fool No. 1", "All Alone Am I" and "Losing You". Lee continued recording for Decca through the 1960s and was continuing to have charting records.Unterberger Richie Brenda Lee Biography https://www.allmusic.com/artist/brenda-lee-mn0000934069 Brendsa Lee Songs, Reviews, Bio and More 7 January 2024 The year 1966 marked Lee's ten-year anniversary recording for Decca and the label celebrated it by deciding to create a compilation of her material.Decca Gearing Brenda Lee Pitch on Special 'Years' LP Billboard May 28, 1966 3 https://books.google.com/books?id=6xAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=brenda+lee+album+reviews+march+1966&pg=PA3 7 January 2024 10 Golden Years consisted of ten tracks recorded between 1956 and 1965.Lee Brenda 10 Golden Years (Disc Information) Decca Records May 23, 1966 DL-4757 (Mono); DL-74757 (Stereo) Featured on the album were her chart records from the previous ten years. This included songs like "Sweet Nothins", "I'm Sorry" and "All Alone Am I".Album Reviews: Pop Spotlight Billboard June 4, 1966 https://books.google.com/books?id=ASkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=brenda+lee+10+golden+years+album+review%27&pg=PT1 7 January 2024 Release, reception and chart performance 10 Golden Years was released on May 23, 1966, by Decca Records. It was distributed as a vinyl LP with five selections on each side of the record. It was promoted through a "coast-to-coast" program, which included radio station visits. Decca also supplied material to record stores that allowed for them to display the record in their store windows. The album was reviewed positively by Billboard. The magazine took notice in Lee's "growth" as a singer. Record World commented that the album will be "a collector's item that will sell fast".Albums of the Week Record World May 28, 1966 20 990 1 https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/60s/66/RW-1966-05-28.pdf 7 January 2024 AllMusic gave the disc a three-star rating. The disc reached the number 70 position on the US Billboard 200 in 1966. It was the first compilation album in Lee's career to make the any US record chart.Whitburn Joel The Billboard Albums Includes Every Album that Made the Billboard 200 Chart : 50 Year History of the Rock Era 2006 Record Research, Inc. 978-0898201666 591 Track listing Side one Jambalaya (On the Bayou) Hank Williams 2:06 Dynamite Mort Garson Tom Glazer 1:57 Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home Hughie Cannon 2:19 Sweet Nothin's Ronnie Self 2:20 I'm Sorry Self 2:40 Side two Fool #1 Kathryn R. Fulton 2:22 Dum Dum Jackie DeShannon Sharon Sheeley 2:27 All Alone Am I Arthur Altman Manos Hadjidakis 2:37 As Usual Alex Zanetis 2:32 Too Many Rivers Harlan Howard 2:46 Personnel All credits are adapted from the liner notes of 10 Golden Years. Dub Allbritten – Liner Notes Owen Bradley – Producer Chart performance Chart (1966) Peak positionBillboard200 70 Brenda Lee true January 7, 2024 References Category:1966 albums Category:Brenda Lee albums Category:Decca Records compilation albums