Everly Brothers – It’s Everly Time & A Date With The Everly Brothers

Vinyl, LP, Compilation Album

While the Everlys’ sound was diluted by more elaborate production in the ‘60s, that’s not at all true on this LP, which is one of their very best. Included are six stellar contributions by Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant (particularly ’Some Sweet Day,’ ’Sleepless Nights,’ and ’You Thrill Me (Through and Through)’), one of Don Everlys best compositions (’So Sad’), and incredible harmony singing throughout. On ’A Date With The Everly Brothers’ there are some very fine songs. Particularly good are the smash hit “Cathy’s Clown,” their raucouscover of Little Richard’s ’Lucille,’ ‘Love Hurts’ (which preceded Roy Orbison’s hit version), and ’So How Come’.