Chubby Checker - Collection 1959-62 (CD)

Chubby Checker was one of the many artists to emerge from the burgeoning rock 'n' roll scene in Philadelphia during the 1905, helped by the thriving commercial and creative environment provided by the independent labels which sprang up in the city in those years, and the fact that Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" TV show was based there. Born in 1941, Chubby came to the fore when he popularised the Twist dance craze in the USA in 1960, making No. 1 with "The Twist", eventually resulting in the dance becoming a sensation all round the world when he had a big hit with "Let's Twist Again" the following year. As well as other successful records based round the Twist theme, his producers at the Cameo label ensured that he became the vehicle for introducing a number of other dance crazes with hits like "Pony Time", "The Fly", "Limbo Rock" and "Popeye The Hitchhiker" over the next couple of years. This great-value 60-track 2-CD set comprises the A and B sides of his US and UK singles from his 1959 debut through to the end of 1962, along with selected titles from his several dance-focused albums during these years, "Twist With Chubby Checker", "For Twisters Only", "It's Pony Time", "Let's Twist Again", "For Teen Twisters Only", "Limbo Party" and "Beach Party". It features all his 15 UK and US chart entries from these years, including the No. 1s "The Twist" and "Pony Time", and the Top 5 hits "Let's Twist Again", "Slow Twistin'" and "Limbo Rock". It's set that captures the essence of the dance craze era through the medium of one of it's prime movers.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. The Class
2. Schooldays, Oh, Schooldays
3. Samson and Delilah
4. Whole Lotta Laughin'
5. Dancing Dinosaur
6. Those Private Eyes (Keep Watchin' Me)
7. The Twist
8. Toot
9. Twistin' U.S.A
10. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' on
11. The Hucklebuck
12. Pony Time
13. Oh, Susannah
14. Dance the Mess Around
15. Good, Good Lovin'
16. Let's Twist Again
17. Everything's Gonna Be All Right
18. The Fly
19. That's the Way It Goes
20. Jingle Bell Rock
21. Jingle Bell Imitations
22. La Paloma Twist
23. Slow Twistin'
24. Teach Me to Twist
25. Swinging Together
26. Dancin' Party
27. Gotta Get Myself Together
28. Limbo Rock
29. Popeye
30. The "C. C. Rider" Stroll

Disc: 2

1. The Strand
2. The Madison
3. The Slop
4. The Pony
5. Your Feet's Too Big
6. Twist Train
7. Mister Twister
8. But Girls!
9. At the Hop
10. The Watusi
11. The Hully Gully
12. The Stroll
13. The Mashed Potatoes
14. The Jet
15. The Continental Walk
16. Peanut Butter
17. Dance-A-Long
18. The Lose Your Inhibitions Twist
19. Peppermint Twist
20. Twist-A-Long
21. Love Is Like a Twist
22. Dear Lady Twist
23. La la Limbo
24. Mary Ann Limbo
25. Baby, Come Back
26. La Bamba
27. Surf Party
28. Oo-Kook-A-Boo
29. (We're Gone) Surfin'
30. Twist It Up