Posted by Fred Clemens on July 19, 2008 at 10:34:40:
In Reply to: Happy Birthday to Sue Thompson! posted by Ronnie Allen on July 19, 2008 at 07:57:58:
>>Sue had recorded for both Mercury and Columbia in the 50s.<<
Slight correction on that, Ronnie. It was Decca, not Columbia, that was her second label, from 1954-1957.
Meeting Diane Renay for the first time was indeed a thrill for me, as we'd only been E-mail friends up to that point, and one phone interview on Super Bowl Sunday, 1999. I have a good idea of what it'll be like for you when you get to meet Sue Thompson in person for the first time.
Like you said, most, if not all, of her 1950's recordings were in the Country Music vein. Alot of them made it to LP (on Mercury's Wing label) in the 1960's, THE COUNTRY SIDE OF SUE THOMPSON, probably released during her then-successes on Hickory. These were the original recordings (as opposed to new re-recordings). The Stereo issue was therefore re-channeled, but it was also available in Mono.
Here's a song listing:
"I Think I'll Eat A Tadpole" - 1952
"You Belong To Me" - 1952
"Last Night I Heard Somebody Cry" - 1952
"I'll Hate Myself In The Morning"
"Take Care My Love" - 1953
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"I'm Not That Kind Of Girl" - 1953
"If You Should Change Your Mind" - 1953
"(I Was) Just Walking Out The Door"
"Gee But I Hate To Go Home Alone" - 1954
"How Many Tears" - 1953
I've added the original year of release for each song. The songs without a noted year are songs (possibly) released on 78rpm only, with no 45rpm counterpart, issued in 1951 or earlier (I know there were a few).
I think Sue had just about everyone guessing about just how old she really was, given the theme of many of her later successes. BTW, her cool version of the Velvets song can be found on her debut Hickory LP, MEET SUE THOMPSON. It never made it to a single release.