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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 tag 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. Album Tracks 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
