Young Love: The Best of Tab Hunter

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Product Description ------------------- Very few stars had it all - formidable acting chops, stunning good looks, and a voice capable of enthralling everyone from teenyboppers to grandmothers. Tab Hunter had all that and more, and this is his first-ever authorized CD compilation. This exciting album features all seven of Tab's charted singles, including the smash title song which was #1 for six weeks in 1957! In addition to those fab 45's - songs like "Ninety-Nine Ways" and "Apple Blossom Time" - Young Love includes tracks taken from Tab's rare Dot and Warner Brothers repertoire.All tracks were remastered from the original tapes - in stereo whenever possible (except those with *). For those of you who might have been unlucky enough to hear one of Tab’s early "unauthorized" CD collections (made from old records), the sound here is a revelation! And as always on Eric CDs all songs are the ORGINAL 45 RPM single version. This CD includes a deluxe, 20-page, FULL-COLOR booklet with dozens of candid photos and rare memorabilia from Tab Hunter's personal collection, plus informative liner notes by noted music writer Greg Adams. About the Artist ---------------- About Tab Hunter. Born 1931 in New York City, Arthur Geilen was raised in California by his mother. While working as a stable boy, he was discovered by James Dean's agent, who snatched him up and christened him Tab Hunter. He made his first movie in 1950 and was soon starring in such films as "Damn Yankees," "Battle Cry," and "The Girl He Left Behind," eventually appearing in over 50 movies. Tab had little singing experience, but with a little coaching he became one of the first "teen idols" of rock music. He scored a #1 hit in 1957 with his very first single, "Young Love," on Dot Records. Tab's sudden success led his movie studio, Warner Brothers, to launch their now-storied record label. Hunter recorded several albums for Warners, drifting towards both traditional pop (When I Fall in Love, LP-1958) and smooth country (Tab Hunter RFD, LP-1960). Hunter continued working in films and on TV throughout the 60's and 70's, and his career took an upswing in the 1980's when he starred in such campy films as John Waters’ Polyester, Grease 2, and the horse-opera spoof Lust in the Dust. In October 2005, he is publishing his autobiography, Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star, written with Eddie Muller.