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

1. Rock Island Line
2. Timber
3. Silly Willy
4. Blue Eyed Mermaid
5. Greatest Builder of Them All
6. Hear Them Bells
7. Dealer in Dreams
8. Help Me
9. I Found a Million Dollar Baby
10. Talk to Me Something
11. Don’t Call My Name
12. Pretty Betty
13. Just in Case You Change Your Mind
14. So Mean
15. Splish Splash
16. Judy Don’t Be Moody
17. Early in the Morning
18. Now We’re One
19. Queen of the Hop
20. Lost Love
21. Mighty Mighty Man
22. You’re Mine
23. Plain Jane
24. While I’m Gone
25. Dream Lover
26. Bullmoose
27. Mack the Knife
28. Was There a Call for Me
29. Mer (Beyond the Sea)
30. That’s the Way Love Is
31. Clementine
32. Tall Story
33. Down with Love
34. Bill Bailey Won’t You Please Come Home
35. I’ll Be There
36. Beachcomber
37. Autumn Blues
38. Artificial Flowers
39. Somebody to Love
40. Christmas Auld Lang Syne
41. Child of God
42. Lazy River
43. Oo-Ee Train
44. Nature Boy
45. Look for My True Love
46. Theme from ‘Come September’
47. Walk Bach to Me
48. You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
49. Sorrow Tomorrow
50. Irresistible You
51. Multiplication
52. What’d I Say PTS. 1 ; 2
53. Things
54. Jailer Bring Me Water
55. If a Man Answers
56. True True Love
57. Baby Face
58. You Know How
59. I Found a New Baby
60. Keep A-Walkin’