In 1985 synthesizers and big hair were in: reverb-laden rockabilly guitars and smooth-as-silk vocals were not. Yet Warner Brothers took a chance with this unique debut from an unknown singer and his band, Silvertone, from San Francisco. While the rest is history, this is where it all started--with the brooding "Talk to Me," the pained yearnings of the stunning "The Lonely Ones," the sensuous gyrations of "Dancin´," and the haunting "Voodoo." Guitarist Jimmy Wilsey coaxed wonderfully retro yet fresh-sounding atmospherics from his guitar, and Chris Isaak´s Roy Orbison-styled crooning and matinee-idol looks created an undeniably sexy vibe. Isaak´s love affair with the music of Sun Studios is evident on nearly all tracks, but shines on the rave-up "Gone Ridin´" and the beautiful ballad, "Western Stars."