Bobby Rydell - Best of 1959-1964
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Artist: Bobby RydellBrand: RYDELL,BOBBY
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-10-18
Music Label: Abkco
Soundtracks:
- Please Don't Be Mad
- All I Want Is You
- We Got Love
- Kissin' Time
- I Dig Girls
- Wild One
- Ding-A-Ling
- Swingin' School
- Little Bitty Girl
- Volare
- Sway
- That Old Black Magic
- I Wanna Thank You
- Butterfly Baby
- Good Time Baby
- I've Got Bonnie
- I'll Never Dance Again
- The Third House (In from the Right)
- Wildwood Days
- The Cha-Cha-Cha
- The Best Man Cried
- Forget Him
- A World Without Love
- Jingle Bell Rock
- A Message from Bobby
Music reviews of Best of 1959-1964
Music Review: They're all here....from the run-of-the-mill to the absolutely irresistable
Rating: 4 Stars
In the four year period between 1960 thru 1963 Bobby Rydell was pretty hot stuff. As a reigning teen idol Bobby's face was plastered all over the teen magazines and his records were selling like hotcakes. Then in 1964 the phenomenon known as the British Invasion caught everyone by surprise and suddenly stars like Bobby Rydell, Gene Pitney, Roy Orbison and so many others were cast aside. Times had changed and youngsters in the mid sixties were movin' and groovin' to new and different sounds. At about that same time Bobby learned that his longtime record label Cameo-Parkway had been sold and was moving its operations out of his native Philadelphia. Bobby's record sales plummeted and things went from bad to worse when a couple of years later Allen B. Klein purchased the entire Cameo-Parkway catalog. Not long after acquiring the rights to these recordings Klein did a very bizarre thing. He withdrew virtually all of the Cameo-Parkway recordings from the marketplace and kept them out of circulation. For the next 30 years no one in the U.S. would be able to purchase any of these original recordings and to this day I have never heard a plausable explanation as to why all of this took place. In any event fans and collectors all over the country have been clamoring for reissues of the these legendary Cameo-Parkway recordings for years. Finally in 2005 ABKCO records has made available many of these classic recordings in a wonderful series of new anthologies. I was particularly thrilled to learn of impending release of "The Best of Bobby Rydell". This is a collection I have been waiting for since the mid 1970's.
"The Best of Bobby Rydell" features a total of 25 tunes covering the golden years 1959 thru 1964. To be honest with you with the exception of "Wild One" I was not all that impressed with Rydell's first few hits. I can take or leave songs like "Kissin' Time", "We Got Love" and Swingin' School". These were actually among his biggest hits but I am of the opinion that Bobby Rydell really began to hit his stride in late 1960 with tunes like "Volare" and the unforgettable dance number "Sway". Bobby maintained a constant presence on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1962 with great records like "I've Got Bonnie", "I'll Never Dance Again" and of course "The Cha-Cha-Cha". My all-time favorite Bobby Rydell song has to be his 1963 hit "Wildwood Days". Hearing this song immediately brings to mind lazy summer days, American Bandstand and Top 40 radio. A real period piece. In the late fall of 1963 Bobby would have his last big hit "Forget Him".
All of Bobby Rydell's Top 40 hits as well as several other selected gems are included on this terrific disc. Among the tunes that I had not heard before the most pleasant surprise had to be the very first track. "Please Don't Be Mad" was one of Bobby's earliest recordings. The tune was done in the classic doo-wop style. Although the record went largely unnoticed in 1959 it is actually a pretty decent song. On the other hand, "The Best of Bobby Rydell" also includes Bobby's last single for Cameo-Parkway. "A World Without Love" written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney debuted on the Hot 100 on 5/9/64. Unfortunately for Bobby, the version recorded by Peter & Gordon entered the charts the very same day and blew Bobby's version away. Frankly, it is easy to see why. All in all, "The Best of Bobby Rydell" has more ups than downs. Included is an informative 12 page booklet. These original recordings have been digitally remastered and this disc is offered at quite a reasonable price. What's not to like? Grab it while you can! Highly recommended!
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Bobby Rydell, The Best of Bobby Rydell: Cameo Parkway 1959-1964Pop CDs
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