AVID Pop launches with its Four Classic Pop album series with a re-mastered 2CD release by Bobby Darin, complete with original artwork and liner notes. “Love Swings”; “Two Of A Kind”; “The Bobby Darin Story” and “Oh! Look At Me Now”. Walden Robert Cassotto, otherwise better known as Bobby Darin was born in Harlem New York City in 1936. His initial ambition was to become an actor and to this end he left formal education and joined a travelling theatre group to play an Indian Chief! However as time went on music began to take over his life as he began to learn to play the piano and crucially write his own songs. He began getting jobs writing, singing and playing on commercial jingles. By 1956 Darin had signed his first recording contract and by 1957 had signed to Atco Records. “Splish Splash” would follow a year later. Many hits and International fame were to follow when in 1959 he signed a contract with Paramount Pictures and the oft longed for acting career began. However, although many thought his music career was over, Bobby Darin had other ideas and music continued to be his first passion for the rest of his life. What made Bobby Darin so special? Perhaps the key was the fact that he wrote many of his own songs, something that was extremely rare in the 1950’s. How many classics had Sinatra or Bennett or Crosby written? There is a strong case to say that Darin foreshadowed the era of the great singer songwriters of the 1970’s. Here’s his early story for you to enjoy.
CD1 1-12: ‘Love Swings’ 1. Long Ago And Far Away 2. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was 3. How About You 4. The More I See You 5. It Had To Be You 6. No Greater Love 7. In Love In Vain 8. Just Friends 9. Something To Remember You By 10. Skylark 11. Spring Is Here 12. I Guess I’ll Have To Change My Plans 13-25: ‘Two Of A Kind’ 13. Two Of A Kind 14. Indiana 15. Bob White 16. Ace In The Hole 17. East Of The Rockies 18. If I Had My Druthers 19. I Ain’t Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jellyroll 20. Lonesome Polecat 21. My Cutey’s Due At Two-To-Two Today 22. Medley: Paddlin’ Madelin Home / Row Row Row 23. Who Takes Care Of The Caretaker’s Daughter 24. Mississippi Mud 25. Two Of A Kind
CD2 1-12: ‘The Bobby Darin Story’ 1. Splish Splash 2. Early In The Morning 3. Queen Of The Hop 4. Plain Jane 5. Dream Lover 6. Mack The Knife 7. Beyond The Sea 8. Clementine 9. Bill Bailey 10. Artificial Flowers 11. Somebody To Love 12. Lazy River 13-24: ‘Oh! Look At Me Now’ 13. All By Myself 14. My Buddy 15. There’s A Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder 16. Roses Of Picardy 17. You’ll Never Know 18. Blue Skies 19. Always 20. You Made Me Love You 21. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square 22. I’m Beginning To See The Light 23. Oh! Look At Me Now 24. The Party’s Over
