Darin,Bobby Things: Singles Collection 1956-1962 CD

This 2-CD?set anthologises Bobby Darin's singles releases between 1956-1962, and includes two rare-as-hens-teeth promo's, and a couple of equally rare UK-only B-sides. Darin was by far the classiest, most versatile singer of his era, and carved out parallel careers as a R&R singer, a teen idol and an interpreter/updater of show tunes, and what is now referred to as The Great American Songbook. 30 of the titles on this 64-track compilation were major US?and/or UK chart records. Includes R&R hits like 'Splish Splash', 'Early In The Morning', 'Queen Of The Hop', 'Mighty, Mighty Man', 'Plain Jane' and 'Dream Lover', alongside finger-snapping hit revivals of 'Mack The Knife', 'La Mer', 'Clementine', 'Bill Bailey', 'Lazy River', 'Nature Boy', 'You Must Have Been A?Beautiful Baby', and 'Baby Face', Plus classy mainstream Pop hits like 'I'll Be There', 'Artificial Flowers', 'Somebody To Love', 'Sorrow Tomorrow', 'Irresistible You', 'Multiplication', 'Things' and 'If A?Man Answers', and finally, even?R&B, viz his cover of Ray Charles' 'What'd I?Say'. The promo's and many of the rarer B-sides on this collection are exceptionally hard to find elsewhere on CD.

1. Rock Island Line 2. Timber 3. Silly Willy 4. Blue-Eyed Mermaid 5. Hear Them Bells 6. The Greatest Builder 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 (As the Rinky Dinks) 18. Now We're One (As the Rinky Dinks) 19. Queen of the Hop 20. Lost Love 21. Mighty, Mighty Man (With the Rinky Dinks) 22. You're Mine (With the Rinky Dinks) 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. La Mer (Beyond the Sea) 30. That's the Way Love Is 31. Clementine 32. Tall Story 33. She's Tanfastic! 34. Moment of Love 35. Down with Love 36. Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home 37. I'll Be There 38. Beachcomber (As Bobby Darin at the Piano) 39. Autumn Blues (As Bobby Darin at the Piano) 40. That's How It Went, All?Right 41. Artificial Flowers 42. Somebody to Love 43. Christmas Auld Lang Syne 44. Child of God 45. Lazy River 46. Oo-Ee Train 47. Nature Boy 48. Look for My True Love 49. Theme from 'Come September' (As Bobby Darin ; His Orchestra) 50. Walk Bach to Me (As Bobby Darin ; His Orchestra) 51. You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby 52. Sorrow Tomorrow 53. Irresistible You 54. Multiplication 55. What'd I Say (Parts 1 ; 2) 56. Ain't That Love 57. Things 58. Jailer Bring Me Water 59. If a Man Answers 60. A True, True, Love 61. Baby Face 62. You Know How 63. I Found a New Baby 64. Keep-A-Walking