Shout! Shout! Knock Yourself Out! CD

Ernie Maresca
Shout Shout Knock Yourself Out CD

Better known as a songwriter than singer, Ernie Maresca's brief recording career nonetheless yielded the rock 'n' roll classic Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out), guaranteeing him a pride of place entry in the pantheon of One-Hit Wonders
This compilation presents Maresca's entire recorded output for the Seville Records label between 1960 and 1962, including both the mono and stereo mixes of his irresistible hit.
The sixteen bonus tracks feature a number of celebrated performances his compositions, three big hits for Dion who cut the definitive versions of Runaround Sue, The Wanderer and Lovers Who Wander.
Also featured are recordings of his songs by The Belmonts, The Regents, Nino & The Ebb Tides, Ricky Shaw and Billy Fury.
Ernie Maresca's recordings are notoriously hard to find elsewhere on CD, and this is the first compilation to present a coherent career overview including some of the hits that he wrote for other artists.