New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Fans of music icon Brenda Lee can now listen to some of Lee's biggest hits in the latest release Brenda Lee Greatest Hits, which comes out today via UMG Nashville/UMe. The album features 15 tracks remastered from original production tapes and is now available digitally as well as on vinyl in an exclusive blue marble color. Brenda Lee Greatest Hits features top songs including "I'm Sorry," Lee's first No. 1 single (1960), "Sweet Nothin's" and the No. 1 track "I Want To Be Wanted" (1960). Eleven of the tracks featured on the album were in the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Track List:
I'm Sorry / Single Version (1960)*
I Want To Be Wanted (Per Tutta La Vita) / Single Version (1960)*
Break It To Me Gently / Single Version (1962)*
All Alone Am I / Single Version (1962)*
Losing You / Single Version (1963)*
Sweet Nothin's / Single Version (1959)*
Emotions / Single Version (1960)
Dum Dum / Single Version (1961)*
Fool #1 / Single Version (1961)*
That's All You Gotta Do / Single Version (1960)*
You Can Depend On Me / Single Version (1961)*
Everybody Loves Me But You / Single Version (1962)*
You Always Hurt The One You Love / Album Version (1961)
If You Love Me (Really Love Me) / Album Version (1961)
The End Of The World / Album Version (1963)
*Featured in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Brenda Lee signed with the legendary Decca Records label before her 12th birthday and went on to record such landmark hits as "Sweet Nothin's," "All Alone Am I," "Break it to Me Gently" and "I'm Sorry." Though she had success in multiple genres including rockabilly, pop and rock, Lee found her home in country music. Lee's best-loved hit, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," celebrated its 65th anniversary last year and continues to top the charts year after year. Not only has Lee sold more than 100 million albums globally, throughout her career she shared stages and earned the respect of the world's most revered performers. The Beatles opened for her and the lads from Liverpool became good friends with the Southern belle from Atlanta, and Elvis Presley and Lee made their Grand Ole Opry debut on the same night. Lee had nine consecutive top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits from 1960 to 1962 and set a record for a female solo artist that was unequaled until over two decades later. Lee churned out country hits such as "Sunday Sunrise" and "Big Four Poster Bed" and continued to have country hits into the 80s, including "I Love Her So," a duet with George Jones. Lee was the first woman inducted into both the Rock and Roll and Country Music Hall of Fames and she is a recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement award. Her hit song "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" was certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA and reached 1 billion streams on Spotify. In November 2023, "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time ever, 65 years after the song's debut, and was at the top spot for three weeks. By hitting the No.1 spot, Lee broke several records, many of which were held by Mariah Carey and "All I Want for Christmas Is You," whom Lee beat out for the top. Lee claims just the third holiday No.1 ever on the Hot 100. "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" is also Lee's third No. 1. She now holds the record for the longest gap between an artist's first and most recent week at No.1 on the Hot 100, as her first No.1 was her single "I'm Sorry" in 1960. Lee and "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" now also hold the record for the longest climb to the top of the Hot 100, as the Johnny Marks-written hit was released 65 years ago, when Lee was just 13 years old. Now, at 79-years-old, Lee is also the oldest woman to top the Hot 100, surpassing previous record-holders Cher ("Believe," age 52) and Carey ("All I Want for Christmas is You," age 53).
