Phil Spector, who has died from Covid-19 aged 81, was a highly gifted record producer and songwriter whose recordings in the 1960s, and later with the Beatles, revolutionised pop music, but whose talents were undermined by a mercurial temperament that would lead to him twice standing trial for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson.
In his heyday in the early 1960s, Spector pioneered what became known as “The Wall of Sound”, producing some of the most exhilarating and uplifting recordings ever heard in pop music, including Be My Baby by the Ronettes and Da Do Ron Ron by the Crystals. In the 1970s he went on to work with the Beatles, producing John Lennon’s anthemic Imagine and George Harrison’s My Sweet Lord.
Tracklist:
01. True Love Ways (02:48)
02. All I Have to Do Is Dream (Single Version; 2006 Remaster) (02:20)
03. You Send Me (02:42)
04. Halfway To Paradise (02:27)
05. Here Comes Summer (02:08)
06. Will You Love Me Tomorrow (02:40)
07. Love Letters (02:42)
08. Take Good Care Of My Baby (1990 Remastered) (02:30)
09. A Teenager in Love (02:33)
10. Poetry in Motion (02:33)
11. Rhythm of the Rain (02:33)
12. Do You Want To Dance (02:34)
13. The Young Ones (Remastered) (03:24)
14. ( Til) I Kissed You (02:24)
15. Sealed With A Kiss (Single Version) (02:38)
16. Bobby s Girl (02:35)
17. You ve Really Got A Hold On Me (02:52)
18. Come Go With Me (02:40)
19. To Know Him Is To Love Him (02:23)
20. Hey Paula (02:31)
21. Love Me Tender (02:42)
22. Living Doll (02:37)
23. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes (02:35)