Darin,Bobby Rocks CD

'Splish Splash' wasn't the beginning for Bobby Darin, nor was it just a flirtation with Rock 'N' Roll. Raised in a Manhattan tenement, Walden Robert Cassotto found a way to escape: through his music. Forming a band in high school, he first played Pop hits of the early '50s and standards; then he moved to Calypso and Folk before becoming one of Rock 'N' Roll's pioneers, cutting records reminiscent of Elvis Presley, Fats Domino and Little Richard, and writing what became one of Buddy Holly's biggest hits: 'Early in the Morning'. This collection draws from sessions originally released on Decca, Atco, Brunswick and Capitol; and recorded in New York, Nashville and Los Angeles. In addition to hits like 'Splish Splash', 'Dream Lover' and 'Early in the Morning', the album includes 'She's Tantastic', originally issued as a tanning cream promotion, and 'Clementine', a swinging Big Band precursor to Sinatra's 'Old MacDonald'. If 'Mack the Knife' is the beginning and end of Bobby Darin to you, you're in for a big surprise. 36 tracks. Bear Family. 2008.

1. Bullmoose (Original 45 Version) 2. Splish Splash 3. Mighty Mighty Man 4. Judy, Don't Be Moody 5. I Want You with Me 6. Pretty Betty 7. Early in the Morning 8. Plain Jane 9. Queen of the Hop 10. I Ain't Sharin' Sharon 11. Wear My Ring 12. Pity Miss Kitty 13. I Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five and Ten Cent Store) 14. You Know How 15. Dream Lover 16. Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name 17. Now We're One 18. Keep a Walkin' 19. Don't Call My Name 20. All the Way Home 21. Brand New House 22. She's Tanfastic 23. Oo-Ee Train 24. Multiplication 25. You're Mine 26. Sorrow Tomorrow 27. So Mean 28. Bullmoose (LP Version) 29. Ruby Baby 30. Since You've Been Gone 31. Rock Island Line 32. Silly Willie 33. Queen of the Hop (Alternate Take) 34. Splish Splash (Alternate Take) 35. Plain Jane (Alternate Take) 36. Clementine