The Fabulous Style Of – THE EVERLY BROTHERS****

Like Strangers/Since You Broke My Heart/Let It Be Me/Oh What A Feeling/Take A Message To Mary/Brand New Heartache/When Will I Be Loved/Rip It Up/(‘Til) I Kissed You/Hey Doll Baby/Poor Jenny/Be Bop-A-Lula

Fabulous Style was an opportunist compilation LP cashing in on the later Everly Brothers singles released on the Cadence label before the boys jumped ship to Warner. (US:23 UK:4)

“Released by Cadence Records in 1960 as The Everlys career reached a peak worldwide. It was a compilation of songs clearly aimed at the ever growing army of hysterical fans which more than satisfies.”

“More than half the songs originated as Cadence label 45 rpm sides. Rather than rendering it overly familiar sounding, however, the strategy underlines just how strong the guys' output was. Masters of the forlorn upbeat song When Will I Be Loved and the heart-rending ballad Devoted To You, they fill the disc with this mix of moods.” ,p> “Simply the greatest close harmony duo in rock history. This LP features many of the songs that sent them to the upper reaches of the Billboard charts.”

“This disc pays due attention to The Everly Brothers' early years, which show a lot of country influence in the songs. Give a careful listen to the solidly country Take A Message To Mary and the haunting minor harmonies of the often overlooked Oh What A Feeling.” ,p> “There are a number of rather obscure songs, but that doesn't mean bad. The Everly Brothers had an incredible knack for turning mediocre material into memorable music, the kind that grows better each time it is heard. Fabulous Style will do just that, grow on you until it becomes a part of you. A truly excellent album."

“Let It Be Me is a great song, perhaps The Everlys' finest moment as romantic balladeers. And though Don and Phil might have felt impelled to take their chances away from Cadence with a lucrative offer from Warner Brothers, this album yielded some of their most powerful material: the Bryants' Take A Message To Mary and Like Strangers, along with The Everlys' own emergence as songwriters: Don's 'Til I Kissed You, with its rolling tom-tom beats and drop-down bridge, and Phil's impassioned When Will I Be Loved."