The first time the entire body of his Fortune recordings are in one place, this 2-CD set represents square-one for Andre Williams and the deepest blues and rhythm roots from which he grew his “bad boy” rock ‘n’ roll sensibility. In the same way his friend Ike Turner created a modern, post-blues persona from his Mississippi to Memphis arc, Andre carved his from the doo-wop genre in Detroit – a cousin city of Memphis for its own unique mix of country and blues. This set contains the record that put Andre on the map, “Bacon Fat”, which was a legendary contribution to an era that mapped the land of a thousand dances, and with tracks like “Jail Bait”, the compilation also portrays the stirrings of his envelope pushing sexuality. As a whole, A Fortune of Hits contains the single greatest body of work that contributes to the legend of Andre Williams. (The Guardian)![Andre-Williams-A-Fortune-of-Hits-1.jpg]()
trax disc 1:
trax disc 1:1. Doctor Baby - The 5 Dollars 2. Harmony of Love - The 5 Dollars 3. Pulling Time - Andre Williams w/The 5 Dollars 4. Going Down To Tiajuana - Andre Williams w/The Don Juans 5. So Strange - The 5 Dollars 6. You Know I Can't Refuse - The 5 Dollars 7. Mozelle - Andre Williams 8. Just Want a Little Lovin' - Andre Williams 9. It's All Over - Andre Williams w/The Don Juans 10. Bobby Jean - Andre Williams w/The Don Juans 11. Just Because of a Kiss - Andre Williams w/His New Group 12. Bacon Fat - Andre Williams w/His New Group 13. Weekend Man - Andre Williams w/The 5 Dollars 14. You Are My Sunshine - Andre Williams w/The Don Juans 15. Mean Jean - Andre Williams w/The Don Juans 16. Just Because - Andre Williams w/The 5 Dollars 17. I'm Movin' On - Andre Williams 18. Going Down To Tiajuana - Andre Williams w/The Don Juans
trax disc 2:
1. Jail Bait (with The Charlie Morris Orchestra) - Andre Williams 2. My Tears (with The Charlie Morris Orchestra) - Andre Williams 3. The Greasy Chicken (with The Ted Walker Orchestra & Gino Purifoy) - Andre Williams 4. Don't Touch (with The Gino Parks Quartet) - Andre Williams 5. Pass the Biscuits Please (with The Gino Parks Quartet) - Andre Williams 6. Come On Baby (with The Ted Walker Orchestra & Gino Purifoy) - Andre Williams 7. Is It True? - Andre Williams 8. My Last Dance With You - Andre Williams 9. Hey Country Girl - Andre Williams w/The Don Juans 10. I Wanna Know Why - Andre Williams w/The Don Juans 11. Put a Chain On It - Andre Williams w/Gino Parks 12. I'm All For You - Andre Williams w/Gino Parks 13. (Mmmm - Andre Williams Is) Movin' Andre Williams 14. Georgia Mae Is Movin' - Andre Williams 15. Tossin' & Turnin' & Burnin' All Up Inside - Andre Williams 16. Jailhouse Blues - Andre Williams w/The Inspirations 17. I Still Love You - Andre Williams w/The Inspirations
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