Frankie Avalon - Collection 1954-62 (CD)

Frankie Avalon was one of the teen stars to emerge in the post-rock 'n' roll era, as the moguls of Tin Pan Alley encouraged the music to evolve towards a lighter style of pop which had a broader appeal to the mainstream of middle America. Starting his recording career as a boy-star trumpeter in his mid-teens, he was signed by the Chancellor label in his home town of Philadelphia, and between 1958 and the effective end of his chart career in 1962 he had 30 hits in the USA and UK, including the iconic No. 1s Venus and Why. One his pop career began to wane he developed his movie acting, and became a ubiquitous star of 'beach movies' during the '60s. This great-value 61track 2-CD collection comprises tracks from his debut releases as a trumpeter for the 'X' label in 1954, plus all his A and B sides for Chancellor during these years, along with selected tracks from his albums during this era, albums Frankie Avalon, Swingin' on a Rainbow, The Young Frankie Avalon, Summer Scene, ... And Now About Mr. Avalon, A Whole Lotta Frankie and Italiano, which often show another side to his talents as a song interpreter. It naturally features all his 26 US and UK chart entries, including the No. 1s Venus and Why, and the Top 10 hits DeDe Dinah, Ginger Bread, A Boy Without A Girl, Bobby Sox To Stockings & Just Ask Your Heart. It's a comprehensive and entertaining overview of the career of one of the archetypal teen stars of the years immediately prior to the cataclysmic arrival of the British Invasion, and a showcase for his versatile talents as a vocalist across rock 'n' roll, teen ballads and sophisticated pop

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Trumpet Sorrento
2. The Book
3. Trumpet Tarantella
4. Cupid
5. Jivin' with the Saints
6. Shy Guy
7. Teacher's Pet
8. Dede Dinah
9. Ooh la la
10. You Excite Me
11. Darlin'
12. Ginger Bread
13. Blue Betty
14. I'll Wait for You
15. What Little Girl
16. Venus
17. I'm Broke
18. A Boy Without a Girl
19. Bobby Sox to Stockings
20. Just Ask Your Heart
21. Two Fools
22. Why
23. Swingin' on a Rainbow
24. Don't Throw Away All Those Teardrops
25. Talk, Talk, Talk
26. The Faithful Kind
27. Gee Whizz Whilikins Golly Gee
28. Tuxedo Junction
29. Where Are You
30. Togetherness
31. Don't Let Love Pass Me By
32. The Green Leaves of Summer

Disc: 2

1. Here's to the Ladies
2. A Perfect Love
3. The Puppet Song
4. All of Everything
5. Call Me Anytime
6. Who Else But You
7. Gotta Get a Girl
8. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
9. Summer of '61
10. True, True Love
11. Married
12. Sleeping Beauty
13. The Lonely Bit
14. After You've Gone
15. If You Don't Think I'm Leaving
16. You Are Mine
17. Ponchinello
18. A Miracle
19. Don't Let Me Stand in Your Way
20. Dance the Bossa Nova
21. Welcome Home
22. Oooh! Look-A There, Ain't She Pretty'
23. Little Bitty Pretty One
24. She's Funny That Way
25. Step in the Right Direction
26. Pretty Eyed Baby
27. Hold Me
28. Summer Scene
29. The Music Stopped
30. What Is This Thing Called Love
31. Italiano