Laurie London - He's Got The Whole World In His Hand (CD)

The year was 1957. In September, a 13-year-old English boy named Laurie London entered London's famous Abbey Road Studios to record a song which like Sputnik, launched by Russia the following month, reverberated around the world. A few months later that song, He's Got The Whole World In His Hands, had sold more than a million copies, topping the American charts along the way.With a powerful and naturally musical voice, the young Laurie London went on to record nearly 30 songs for the Parlophone label over a period of several years. This overdue tribute from Bear Family makes available for the first time all of Laurie London's U. K. recordings, and chronicles in detail the extraordinary events which happened in 1957/8 and made Laurie London a household name.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
2. The Cradle Rock
3. Handed Down
4. (She Sells) Sea Shells
5. The Gospel Train
6. I Gotta Robe
7. Casey Jones (Railroadin' Man)
8. Boomerang
9. Up Above My Head
10. Basin Street Blues
11. Dark Town Strutters Ball
12. I'm Gonna Walk and Talk with My Lord
13. Pick a Bale of Cotton
14. Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
15. My Mother
16. Three O'Clock
17. Pretty Eyed Baby (; Gitte)
18. Boom-Ladda-Boom-Boom
19. Old Time Religion
20. God's Little Acre
21. Roll on Spring
22. I'm Afraid
23. Banjo Boy
24. Hear Them Bells
25. Darling Sue
26. Today's Teardrops
27. I'll Make You Forget Him
28. Down By the Riverside
29. Lucky Lips
30. Bells of St. Mary's
31. Sad Songs