The Everly Brothers (album)

Infobox Album
Name = The Everly Brothers
Type = studio
Artist = The Everly Brothers


Released = 1958
Recorded =
Genre = rock
Length =
Label = Cadence
Producer =
Reviews = Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jbfwxqu5ldje~T1 link]
Last album =
This album = "The Everly Brothers"
(1958)
Next album = "Songs Our Daddy Taught Us"
(1958)Brackett, Nathan. (2004) "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide", 4th ed, Fireside. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. p 287.]

"The Everly Brothers" is the 1958 eponymous debut album of close harmony rock and roll duo The Everly Brothers. The album peaked at #16 on Billboard's "pop albums" chart and launched three very successful singles. Originally on the Cadence label, the album was re-released on LP in 1988 by EMI and on CD in 2000 by Emporio Records.

Hit singles

"I Wonder if I Care as Much" reached #2 on the 'pop singles" chart. "Bye Bye Love" and "Wake Up Little Susie" enjoyed crossover success. "Bye Bye Love" peaked at #1 on the "country singles" chart, #2 on the "pop singles" chart and #5 on the "black singles" chart. "Wake Up Little Susie" reached #1 on all three.

Two of the songs on this album are included in "Rolling Stone's" "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". [ [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time] (December 9 2004). Accessed October 6 2007.] "Bye Bye Love", #207 on the list, had been rejected by thirty musicians before The Everly Brothers agreed to record and release it, whereupon it remained on the charts for 27 weeks. [ [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theeverlybrothers/articles/story/6596052/bye_bye_love Bye Bye Love] . "Rolling Stone" (December 9 2004). Accessed October 6 2007.] "Wake Up Little Susie", song #311, was controversial enough as to be banned in Boston with its story of a teen couple who fall asleep during a boring film and wake far past curfew. [ [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theeverlybrothers/articles/story/6596156/wake_up_little_susie Wake Up Little Susie] "Rolling Stone" (December 9 2004). Accessed October 6 2007.]

Track listing

"Except where otherwise noted, tracks written by Don Everly and Phil Everly."

#"This Little Girl of Mine" (Ray Charles)
#"Maybe Tomorrow"
#"Bye Bye Love" (Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant)
#"Brand New Heartache" (Bryant, Bryant)
#"Keep a Knockin'" (Little Richard)
#"Be-Bop-A-Lula" (Tex Davis, Gene Vincent)
#"Rip It Up" (Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, John Marascalco)
#"I Wonder If I Care as Much"
#"Wake Up Little Susie" (Bryant, Bryant)
#"Leave My Woman Alone" (Charles)
#"Should We Tell Him"
#"Hey Doll Baby" (Traditional, Titus Turner)

Personnel

*Don Everly – guitar, vocals
*Phil Everly – guitar, vocals

References