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Playboy: Best of Gene & Debbe
Gene & Debbe
Playboy: Best of Gene & Debbe
Genres: Country, Pop, Rock
 
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Gene Thomas and Debbe Neville had their golden moment in the sun with the coyly seductive "Playboy," a 1968 national Top Twenty smash. Incorporating wholesome vocal harmonies and earnest songcraft with a healthy dose of Na...  more »

     
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All Artists: Gene & Debbe
Title: Playboy: Best of Gene & Debbe
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sundazed Music Inc.
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 8/8/2006
Genres: Country, Pop, Rock
Style: Country Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 090771116420, 0090771116420

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Gene Thomas and Debbe Neville had their golden moment in the sun with the coyly seductive "Playboy," a 1968 national Top Twenty smash. Incorporating wholesome vocal harmonies and earnest songcraft with a healthy dose of Nashville twang, most of the material comes from the prolific pen of Gene Thomas. Gene & Debbe also cut marvelous versions of songs by the Everly Brothers, as well as such revered American songsmiths as John D. Loudermilk and Mickey Newbury. The 22-song set, all taken from the original TRX master tapes, includes their complete TRX album, along with rare single sides, plus previously unheard material. Playboy -- The Best Of Gene & Debbe permanently assures Thomas' smooth vocal drawl and Neville's wide-eyed delivery will always be there for the classic pop radio audience.
 

CD Reviews

Gene and Debbe where was the i?...
Robert S. Estes | Santa Rosa, Ca | 03/15/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)

"Gene and Debbe were a folk/country duo that had a couple of bottom top 40 hits in late 1967, early 1968","Playboy" and "Go With Me". Unlikely, but true, they were mostly played/heard on top 30 in Northern and Southern California, top 10 there!



"Playboy" hit the edge of top 20, and is a cloying kiss of "Hey Paula" and Mickey and Sylvia's "Love is Strange". It does have the nicety of a fake Chet Aktins/ Everly Bros. guitar solo though. "Go with Me" skipped the edge of a national hit, but was popular with the emerging folk/country base of the Bay Area.



This complilation CD has all the hits + pretty much every song one wants from Gene and Debbe. Gene Thomas went on to write country hits, Debbe Neville, I guess, searched for her missing I."