Patti Page - Golden Hits of the Boys (1962)

 Review by Greg Adams

The idea behind Golden Hits of the Boys is intriguing: Patti Page, primarily known for her traditional pop vocal music, covers a bunch of country and rock songs that are, in many cases, wholly uncharacteristic of her usual output. The result is fun and even a little zany, but not, as you might expect, the weightiest album in Page's catalog. She has the distinction of being one of very few women to record Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" (and seems to see the humor in that even as she is singing), takes an easygoing approach to "Don't Be Cruel" and Ricky Nelson's "Poor Little Fool," but turns in a surprisingly hard-hitting version of "The Twist." The songs were selected to serve the concept without completely alienating Page's longtime fans, so oldies like "Georgia on My Mind" and "(You've Got) Personality" crop up between the teen-oriented cuts. Golden Hits of the Boys is Page's brief joyride through the late-'50s and early-'60s pop charts with all the merriment and variety that suggests.

 01. Patti Page - The Twist 

 02. Patti Page - Georgia On My Mind 

 03. Patti Page - Put Your Head On My Shoulder 

 04. Patti Page - Don't Be Cruel (To A Heart That's True) 

 05. Patti Page - (You've Got) Personality 

 06. Patti Page - It's Just A Matter Of Time 

 07. Patti Page - I'm Walkin' 

 08. Patti Page - Don't Worry 

 09. Patti Page - Big Bad John 

 10. Patti Page - Poor Little Fool 

 11. Patti Page - I Almost Lost My Mind 

 12. Patti Page - Mack The Knife 

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