Shot Of Rhythm & Blues/Jambalaya/Where Have You Been All My Life/Here’s Hoping/Pretend/Maybellene/You’ll Never Walk Alone/The Wrong Yo-Yo/You’re The Reason/Chills/You Can’t Fool Me/Don’t You Ever/Summertime/Slow Down
How Do You Like It was the debut album from the Merseybeat group Gerry and The Pacemakers. Title is misleading as the group’s first two chart topping singles How Do You Do It and I Like It are omitted. However, their third chart topper You’ll Never Walk Alone is included. Spearheading the UK Merseybeat phenomenon, Gerry and the boys were enormously popular in the UK during 1963. A compilation CD, with all their hit singles, better demonstrates the full potential of their appeal. (UK:2)
"Brings out the raw power of the group's playing on the rockin' tracks, and the elegance of their approach on the ballads. No British 60s music collection would be complete without something from Gerry & The Pacemakers."
"Gerry Marsden had one of the clearest and distinct voices of any pop singer."
"Gerry & The Pacemakers have always been one of my favourite groups from the British Invasion. I never cared to compare them to The Beatles, simply because they sounded different and original enough to succeed on their own merits."
"They enjoyed phenomenal early success, which did not last because they failed to progress and innovate. They stayed firmly rooted in the American popular tradition, with smooth melodies and unadventurous lyrics. They remain an essential, and now underrated, major sixties band. Give them a listen. I wish we had original voices like these in today's music."
"How Do You Do It is a wonderful song. Love that voice and all those chord changes, an underrated band. If you listen to I Like It closely it has great lyrics and key changes, more than just a popsy tune."
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