Darren,James Complete Singles & Albums 1958-62 CD

James Darren was an actor who got his first movie contract with Columbia when he was twenty years old in 1956, appearing in several films and TV series until making his first record in 1958, and scoring his first hit early in 1959 when he sang the title song of the surf movie "Gidget", in which he starred with Sandra Dee - for the first couple of years he was called Jimmy Darren on his record labels. His screen and recording careers then went hand in hand, until in 1961 he had the biggest hit of his career with the US No. 3 "Goodbye Cruel World", following it up with the No. 6 "Her Royal Majesty" and "Conscience" a No. 11. This excellent-value 57-track 2-CD set comprises all his US A & B sides on the Colpix label during these years along with all the tracks from his albums "James Darren No. 1", "Sings the Movies", "Love Among the Young" and "Sings for All Sizes" not otherwise released on singles. It naturally includes all the big hits mentioned above along with all his other chart entries from this era. It's a comprehensive collection that brings together all his outings on record during the first five years of his recording career which established him as a top-class performer, and it's a substantial showcase for that talent.

1. Mighty Pretty Territory 2. There's No Such Thing 3. Gidget 4. You 5. Angel Face 6. I Don't Wanna Lose Ya 7. I Ain't Sharin Sharon 8. Love Among the Young 9. Teenage Tears 10. Let There Be Love 11. You Are My Dream 12. Your Smile 13. Because They're Young 14. Tears in My Eyes 15. Traveling Down a Lonely Road 16. P S I Love You 17. All the Young Men 18. How Sweet You Are 19. Come on My Love 20. Man About Town 21. Goodbye My Lady Love 22. Walkin' My Baby Back Home 23. Gotta Have Love 24. Fool's Paradise 25. Gidget Goes Hawaiian 26. Wild About That Girl 27. Hand in Hand 28. Goodbye Cruel World 29. Valerie 30. Her Royal Majesty 31. If I Could Only Tell You 32. Conscience 33. Dream Big 34. Mary's Little Lamb 35. The Life of the Party 36. Hail to the Conquering Hero 37. Too Young to Go Steady 38. Hear What I Wanna Hear 39. I'll Be Loving You 40. Let's Fall in Love 41. Sophisticated Lady 42. The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else 43. Sweet Lorraine 44. Emaline 45. Does Your Heart Beat for Me? 46. Not Mine 47. Until the Real Thing Comes Along 48. Hello Young Lovers 49. Too Young 50. You Make Me Feel So Young 51. Only the Very Young 52. Young at Heart 53. While We're Young 54. Too Young to Be True 55. Young World 56. Blame It on My Youth 57. Young and Warm and Wonderful