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LAINE Frankie
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Personal Data:

Born: 30.03.1913 (Chicago, Illinois, USA, as Francesco Paolo LoVecchio)
Died: 06.02.2007 (heart failure)
LAINE Frankie (photo)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.That's My Desire?
2.High Noon?
3.Most Happy Fella
& Jo Stafford & Doris Day		1956
4.Hell Bent For Leather6/1961 7
5.Call of the Wild1962 CBS
6.Frankie Laine's Greatest Hits2/1975 CBS
7.All Of Me10/1975 Ember
8.The Very Best Of Frankie Laine9/1977 Warwick7
9.18 Greatest Hits02.03.1999
10.New Directions23.03.1999
11.Life Is Beautiful20.04.1999
12.Torchin' / You Are My Love07.06.1999
13.Jazz Spectacular
& Buck Clayton		15.06.1999Legacy/Columbia
14.Rockin' / Hell Bent For Leather28.09.1999Collectables
15.A Country Laine09.03.2002Jasmine
16.Collection17.08.2004Sony International
17.Frankie Laine, Vol. 107.12.2004Platinum Disc
18.Frankie Laine22.03.2005
19.Dynamic Voice of Frankie Laine24.05.2005Castle Pulse
20.40 Great Performances31.05.2005Prism Platinum
21.Mule Train07.06.2005K-Tel Entertainment
22.Memories Are Made of These
& Guy Mitchell & Eddie Fisher		02.08.2005Essential Gold
23.Moonlight Gambler02.08.2005Recall
24.Frankie Laine23.08.2005Platinum Disc
25.There Must Be a Reason23.08.2005Pazzazz
26.This Is Gold
(box set)		23.08.2005Disky
27.Love, Mystery and Adventure
& Liberace & Jo Stafford		18.04.2006Jasmine
28.Golden Years03.10.2006ASV/Living Era
29.America's Number One Song Stylist20.02.2007Rev-Ola
30.Classic Collection08.05.2007Fuel 2000
31.Greatest Hits29.01.2008Sbme Special MKTS.
32.Great Frankie Laine16.09.2008Red X
33.Greatest Hits
& Sy Oliver & Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae		27.04.2009Stardust
34.16 Most Requested Songs04.08.2009Sony/BMG
35.I Believe25.01.2011Primo
36.Frankie Laine15.02.2011TGG Direct
37.Hits6/2011 Sony Music16
38.Jazz Giants: Frankie Laine20.11.2012Music For Jazz Aficionados
39.Singing Cowboys
& Clint Eastwood		22.04.2014
40.Greatest Cowboy Hits02.10.2015Not Now
41.The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection24.06.2016Big 3
42.The Hits Collection: 1947-196104.11.2016Acrobat Music
43.Stars of the Hit Parade
& Guy Mitchell & Perry Como & Eddie Fisher		11.11.2016One Louder

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.That's My Desire6/1947 7
2.Shine3/1948 12
3.You're All I Want For Christmas12/1948 11
4.That Lucky Old Sun8/1949 1
5.Mule Train11/1949 1
6.Cry Of The Wild Goose1/1950 4
7.Swamp Girl3/1950 15
8.That Lucky Old Sun
& Vaughn Monroe		3/1950
9.The Stars And Stripes Forever5/1950 20
10.Music, Maestro, Please9/1950 14
11.Jezebel4/1951 2
12.Rose Rose I Love You5/1951 6
13.Hey Good Lookin'
& Jo Stafford		10/1951 20
14.Jealousy10/1951 3
15.In The Cool Cool Cool Of The Evening
& Jo Stafford		11/1951
16.Hambone
& Jo Stafford		2/1952 15
17.High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)7/1952 7 5
18.Sugarbush
& Doris Day		7/1952 8 10
19.Rock Of Gibralter7/1952 20
20.Gambella
& Jo Stafford		1/1953
21.I Believe2/1953 1 2
22.The Girl In The Wood3/1953 11
23.Tell Me A Story
& Jimmy Boyd		3/1953 5 4
24.The Ruby & A Pearl
& Nat King Cole		4/1953
25.Settin' The Woods On Fire
& Jo Stafford		5/1953
26.Your Cheating Heart6/1953
27.I'm Just A Poor Bachelor7/1953
28.Where The Wind Blows8/1953 2
29.Hey Joe8/1953 1 11
30.Answer Me10/1953 1
31.Blowing Wild12/1953 2
32.Granada3/1954 9
33.The New Kids Last Fight4/1954 3
34.Some Day6/1954 18
35.My Friend7/1954 8
36.There Must Be A Reason9/1954 9
37.Rain Rain Rain
& The Four Lads		10/1954 8
38.In The Beginning2/1955 20
39.Old Shoes3/1955
40.Cool Water
with The Mellowmen		6/1955 Philips2
41.Strange Lady In Town7/1955 Philips6
42.My Little One7/1955
43.Hawk-Eye10/1955 Columbia7 73
44.Humming Bird11/1955 16
45.A Woman In Love11/1955 Columbia 25
46.Sixteen Tons
with The Mellowmen		12/1955 Philips10
47.Hell Hath No Fury4/1956 28
48.Don't Cry
with Paul Weston & His Music From Hollywood And The Mellomen		6/1956 Columbia 83
49.Robin Hood7/1956
50.A Woman In Love8/1956 Philips1
51.Moonlight Gambler11/1956 Columbia13 4
52.Love Is A Golden Ring
& The Easy Riders		3/1957 Columbia19 23
53.Good Evening Friends / Up Above My Head I Hear Music In The Air
& Johnnie Ray		9/1957 25
54.Gunfight At The O.K. Coral11/1957
55.Rawhide11/1959 Philips6
56.Gunslinger5/1961 50
57.Western Favourites EP7/1961
58.Don't Make My Baby Blue5/1963 Columbia 51
59.I'll Take Care Of Your Cares12/1966 ABC 39
60.Making Memories3/1967 ABC 35
61.You Wanted Someone To Play With (I Wanted Someone To Love)6/1967 ABC 48
62.Laura, What's He Got That I Ain't Got8/1967 ABC 66
63.You, No One But You9/1967 ABC 83
64.To Each His Own12/1967 ABC 82
65.I Found You3/1968 ABC 118
66.Take Me Back6/1968 ABC 115
67.You Gave Me A Mountain1/1969 ABC 24
68.Dammit Isn't God's Last Name6/1969 ABC 86
69.Blazing Saddles21.06.1974Warner Bros
70.Blazing Saddles21.05.1976Warner Bros
71.Maxwell's Silver Hammer12.11.1976Riva

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19742522.06.197417New Pop Singlessingle review
19745014.12.197423Caught In The Actgig review
19751619.04.197562Caught In The Actgig review
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1976022.05.197613Plattersalbum review, single review