Ferry Cross The Mersey/How Do You Do It/I’m The One/My Babe/Away From You/I’ll Be There/Its Gonna Be Alright/Pretend/I Like It/Chills/It’ll Be Me/Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying
At one stage Gerry & The Pacemakers were second only to The Beatles in the sixties beat revolution. However, lacking any consistent songwriting skills their hits had dried up by the end of 1965. There are more comprehensive compilation CDs of the group available today, which can be strongly recommended. (US:44)
"As part of the first wave of British Invasion bands, Gerry & The Pacemakers had a brief but brilliant career. Here's where the Beatles and The Pacemakers parted ways. The Beatles took their early Merseybeat sound and evolved musically. The Pacemakers did not. What they left behind is a collection of wonderful songs to remind us of everything that was vibrant and exciting about the early sixties British pop scene."
"Gerry Marsden had the perfect reedy voice to front this vintage British Invasion group. It was what really propelled them, since their sound didn't include the close harmonies and/or twanging guitars of The Searchers and some of the other early British bands. Their sound was often pretty middle-of-the-road compared with everyone else in the early stable."
"Their initial US propellant was the absolutely gorgeously written-and-performed Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying, which is high up on the list of greatest ballads of the last fifty years."
"Ferry Cross The Mersey is a tune I love to hear anytime; Gerry & The Pacemakers do this better than any other group ever could and that's grand. The music fits in perfectly with the vocals. I'll Be There has a great arrangement with the strings enhancing it greatly; How Do You Do It was always one of my favourite tunes by this band; the musical interlude is awesome and they do this one up right."
"Gerry and The Pacemakers were one of those English bands which cashed in on the English Invasion of the mid sixties pop music culture. They had some very good songs and were nearly rivals to the Beatles in 1963-64."
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