Singles & Albums Collection 1959-62 (CD) – Bobby Rydell

This great-value 60-track 2-CD set comprises the A & B sides of his US and UK singles during this era. – Along with Frankie Avalon and Freddy Cannon, Bobby Rydell was one of the Philadelphia-born Italian-American teen idol singers to burst onto the scene in the late rock ‘n’ roll era, taking his place in a distinctive and successful strand of pop with a style that ranged from the out-and-out rock ‘n’ roll of Wild One to more mainstream hits like Volare and Sway, his active career lasting a decade or more into the new millennium. This great-value 60-track 2-CD set comprises the A & B sides of his US and UK singles during this era, from his 1959 debut on the Veko label and through his Cameo releases to the end of 1962, and including his duets with Chubby Checker, along with all the titles from his albums We Got Love and Bobby Sings, Bobby Swings and selected titles from his Salutes The Great Ones album. It features the 22 of his career 29 Billboard Hot 100 entries which he achieved during these years, including five Top 10 hits, We Got Love, Wild One (his biggest hit at No. 2), Swingin’ School, Volare and The Cha-Cha-Cha, and his chart entries with duets with Chubby Checker. It’s a thorough overview of the primary era of his chart career and a substantial showcase for his talent not only as a performer who readily wowed a teenage audience but as a versatile song stylist across the pop spectrum.

Track List

1. Dream Age
2. Fatty Fatty
3. Please Don’t Be Mad
4. Makin’ Time
5. All I Want Is You
6. For You for You
7. Kissin’ Time
8. You’ll Never Tame Me
9. We Got Love
10. I Dig Girls
11. Wild One
12. Little Bitty Girl
13. Swingin’ School
14. Ding-A-Ling
15. Volare
16. I’d Do It Again
17. Sway
18. Groovy Tonight
19. Good Time Baby
20. Cherie
21. That Old Black Magic
22. Don’t Be Afraid (To Fall in Love)
23. The Fish
24. The Third House (In from the Right)
25. I Wanna Thank You
26. The Door to Paradise
27. Teach Me to Twist – Bobby Rydell ; Chubby Checker
28. Swingin’ Together
29. Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Rydell ; Chubby Checker
30. Jingle Bells Imitations – Bobby Rydell ; Chubby Checker
31. I’ve Got Bonnie
32. Lose Her
33. Happy Happy
34. I’ll Never Dance Again
35. Gee It’s Wonderful
36. The Cha-Cha-Cha
37. Best Man Cried
38. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve – Bobby Rydell ; Chubby Checker
39. Ain’t That a Shame
40. You’re the Greatest
41. Home in Your Arms
42. Teach Me Tonight
43. Like a Baby
44. Because of You
45. Lovin’ Doll
46. They Were Made for Me
47. That’s My Desire
48. What’d I Say
49. Saints Go Marchin’ in
50. Chemistry
51. Hey Good Lookin’
52. Stop Foolin’ Around
53. Toys
54. An Angel Is Missing
55. I Cried for You
56. Where Is My Love
57. The Great Pretender
58. All of You
59. So Rare
60. The Birth of the Blues