Complete Us & UK a & B Sides 1956-62 (CD) - Bobby Darin
There is no doubt that even among the legion of larger-than-life characters who emerged in the rock 'n' roll era and ensuing years, Bobby Darin was one of the most remarkable and multi-talented artists of his time, readily turning his hand, with total credibility, to rock 'n' roll, big band jazz, country and folk as well as pure pop, and was also a hugely talented songwriter, award-winning movie actor and astute music publisher. This collection, which crams a marvellously diverse sixty tracks into a 2-CD set, comprises every A and B side he released in both the USA and the UK during the first seven years of his career, of which no less than 27 made the charts, including ten Top 10 hits and two landmark No. 1s. From "Splish Splash", through "Queen of The Hop", "Dream Lover", "Mack The Knife", "Beyond The Sea" and "Lazy River" to "Multiplication" and "Things", it's a varied collection of brilliantly crafted top class pop records, many produced by the ace Atlantic team of Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler.
Track List
- Rock Island Line
- Timber
- Silly Willy
- Blue Eyed Mermaid
- Greatest Builder of Them All
- Hear Them Bells
- Dealer in Dreams
- Help Me
- I Found a Million Dollar Baby
- Talk to Me Something
- Don't Call My Name
- Pretty Betty
- Just in Case You Change Your Mind
- So Mean
- Splish Splash
- Judy Don't Be Moody
- Early in the Morning
- Now We're One
- Queen of the Hop
- Lost Love
- Mighty Mighty Man
- You're Mine
- Plain Jane
- While I'm Gone
- Dream Lover
- Bullmoose
- Mack the Knife
- Was There a Call for Me
- Mer (Beyond the Sea)
- That's the Way Love Is
- Clementine
- Tall Story
- Down with Love
- Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home
- I'll Be There
- Beachcomber
- Autumn Blues
- Artificial Flowers
- Somebody to Love
- Christmas Auld Lang Syne
- Child of God
- Lazy River
- Oo-Ee Train
- Nature Boy
- Look for My True Love
- Theme from 'Come September'
- Walk Bach to Me
- You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
- Sorrow Tomorrow
- Irresistible You
- Multiplication
- What'd I Say PTS. 1 ; 2
- Things
- Jailer Bring Me Water
- If a Man Answers
- True True Love
- Baby Face
- You Know How
- I Found a New Baby
- Keep A-Walkin'