{"product_id":"alma-cogan-dreamboat-the-singles-collection-1952-62","title":"ALMA COGAN - Dreamboat: The Singles Collection 1952-62","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlma Cogan, born in Whitechapel, in the East\u003cbr\u003eEnd of London in 1932, was a British pop\u003cbr\u003esinger, who enjoyed huge success in the UK\u003cbr\u003eduring the 1950s and into the early 60s, and\u003cbr\u003ewas one of the few artists to maintain a chart\u003cbr\u003eprofile from the early ‘50s through the\u003cbr\u003eupheaval caused by the advent of rock ‘n’\u003cbr\u003eroll and beyond.\u003cbr\u003eHer career was tragically brought to an end\u003cbr\u003eby cancer in 1966 at the age of just 34.\u003cbr\u003eKnown as “The Girl With A Giggle In Her\u003cbr\u003eVoice”, she specialised in old-school pop,\u003cbr\u003ewith her releases and hits liberally sprinkled\u003cbr\u003ewith covers of US hits and novelty-flavoured\u003cbr\u003ematerial.\u003cbr\u003eThis 59-track 2-CD collection comprises all\u003cbr\u003eher 21 UK hits, along with selected A and B\u003cbr\u003esides of her UK releases on HMV and\u003cbr\u003eColumbia during this era.\u003cbr\u003eIt features her UK No. 1 “Dreamboat”, along\u003cbr\u003ewith the Top 20 entries “Bell Bottom Blues”,\u003cbr\u003e“I Can’t Tell A Waltz From A Tango”, “Never\u003cbr\u003eDo A Tango With An Eskimo”, “Little Things\u003cbr\u003eMean A Lot”, “Sugartime”, “Twenty Tiny\u003cbr\u003eFingers” and more.\u003cbr\u003eAlong with her mother, she managed her\u003cbr\u003eown career, designed and made her dozens\u003cbr\u003eof stage gowns, and made her Kensington\u003cbr\u003ehome a centre of London showbiz life, with\u003cbr\u003ethe Beatles as regular guests.\u003cbr\u003eShe was a highly individual personality and\u003cbr\u003ethis collection is an entertaining showcase\u003cbr\u003efor her distinctive style of pop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ACROBAT","offers":[{"title":"2CD","offer_id":57571733733720,"sku":"TKM-38815","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4266\/0184\/files\/369_20260626_1131_110242_172_p_0824046360528_002.jpg?v=1782472265","url":"https:\/\/truckmusic.store\/products\/alma-cogan-dreamboat-the-singles-collection-1952-62","provider":"Truck","version":"1.0","type":"link"}