U.S. Record Store Day '22 news: The Everly Brothers

This sounds like an interesting Everlys collection. Read more from the press release below...

“The biggest influence on John and me was The Everly Brothers. To this day, I just think they’re the greatest.” – Paul McCartney

HEY DOLL BABY, a newly-remastered 17-track Everly Brothers compilation collects some of the lesser-known, buried treasures in Phil and Don Everly's catalog with songs assembled by Adria Petty, Tom Petty’s daughter, who worked closely with both Everly families on the project, with help from Phil’s widow Patti and son Jason, who provided track-by-track commentary for the liner notes, as well as Don Everly, prior to his passing last summer, and his widow Adela. HEY DOLL BABY was the final project Don worked on.

The collection will arrive for Record Store Day 2022 on April 23 as a limited edition of 7,500 copies worldwide on baby-blue vinyl.

Petty says she became a fan of The Everly Brothers through her father. “The Everly Brothers held a special place in his heart because they were the rock ’n’ roll trailblazers he related to the most. Self-made and determined like him. From the time I was around five years old, he passed on his passion for their music and story to me.”

HEY DOLL BABY explores The Everly Brothers’ legacy by not revisiting their greatest hits. Petty explains: “This compilation was curated with an eye towards celebrating the deeper rockabilly tracks and some great covers, with a small emphasis on hits. Whether you are new to The Everly Brothers or are among the diehard fans, this is sequenced for a great listening experience. Put this record on and get transported to another time and place. It will leave you feeling better.”

There are covers of Johnny Cash’s “I Walk The Line” and Chuck Berry’s “Maybellene” and four of the Everlys' original Cadence recordings including the title track and the Top 10 hits “(’Til) I Kissed You” (#4), “When Will I Be Loved” (#7), and “Devoted To You” (#10). The set also includes the #1 single “Cathy’s Clown,” which was the Everly Brothers’ first Warner Bros. single in 1960, and the best-selling song of their career.

In the album’s liner notes, Jason Everly provides insight into each song on the album, beginning the title track, “Hey Doll Baby,” which was the last song on The Everly Brothers’ 1957 self-titled debut. He writes: “Its classic Appalachian harmony mixed with rhythm & blues would become part of the brothers’ signature sound, and with each strum of their infectious guitars, it’s like they’re pushing the song into becoming actual rock ’n’ roll.”

Track Listing:

Side One

1. “Hey Doll Baby”

2. “When Will I Be Loved”
3. “Muskrat”
4. “Gone, Gone, Gone”
5. “Walk Right Back”
6. “(’Til) I Kissed You”
7. “That’s Just Too Much”
8. “Baby What You Want Me To Do”

Side Two

1. “Cathy’s Clown”
2. “Devoted To You”
3. “Maybellene”
4. “So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)”
5. “Made To Love”
6. “Sigh, Cry, Almost Die”
7. “I Walk The Line”
8. “Love Hurts”
9. “So Fine”