AVID Rock N Roll continues with its Four Classic Album series with a re-mastered 2CD release set from Freddy Cannon, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details.
“Sings Happy Shades Of Blue”; “The Explosive!”; “Freddy Cannon Favourites” and “Palisades Park” plus seven bonus tracks.
A quick check over some of the tracks on our latest rock n roll release and you will see what a well-travelled fellow Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon was! After covering all “shades of blue” on our first title Freddy takes us on a journey across the US starting in Boston (My Home Town) (in fact he was born in Swampscott Massachusetts in 1936, but hey that’s artistic license for you). Next we move to Kansas City, Georgia, New Orleans (Way Down Yonder) one of his greatest hits, St. Louis, Indiana, Chatanoogie, Texas, California, Okefenoke, Carolina and of course Tallahassee (Lassie) another of his monster hits. And that’s not to forget his million seller of 1962, the classic Palisades Park, found on the classic album of the same name on CD2 of this set. A few Freddy Facts:- He holds the record for the most appearances on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand at an outrageous 110 times! His nickname “Boom Boom” comes from the loud crashing and thumping sound of his records and the fact that he never really made a sad song. They were all up tempo rockers! Freddy’s second album “The Explosive Freddy Cannon” became the first album by a Rock n Roll singer to top the UK charts in 1960, where Freddy also toured. Best of all... Freddy is still alive and going strong at 85 years of age!
Technical note:- This CD will almost certainly be the first to include the correct mix of ‘Humdinger’ as released on a 7" single and on the ‘Favourites’ LP as originally issued by Top Rank in the U.K. the only CD compilations of his (that I’ve seen / listened to) have a not released at the time slightly longer version with additional orchestration in the instrumental break...
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CD1
1-12: ‘Sings Happy Shades Of Blue’
1. My Blue Heaven
2. Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue
3. Blue Suede Shoes
4. Blue Skies
5. Lavender Blue
6. Blue Plate Special
7. Bye Bye Blues
8. Alice Blue Gown
9. The House Of Blue Lights
10. The Old Piano Roll Blues
11. The Blacksmith Blues
12. Happy Shades Of Blue
13-24: ‘The Explosive!’
13. Boston (My Home Town)
14. Kansas City
15. Sweet Georgia Brown
16. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
17. St. Louis Blues
18. Indiana
19. Chatanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
20. Deep In The Heart Of Texas
21. California, Here I Come
22. Okefenokee
23. Carolina In The Morning
24. Tallahassee Lassie
25. Kookie Hat (Bonus Track)
26. Twistin’ All Night Long (with Danny & The Juniors) (Bonus Track)
CD2
1-12: ‘Freddy Cannon Favourites’
1. Muskrat Ramble
2. Jump Over
3. Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It
4. Fractured
5. Walk To The Moon
6. The Urge
7. Opportunity
8. Cuernavaca Choo Choo
9. Two Thousand-88
10. You Know
11. Humdinger
12. Transistor Sister
13-24: ‘Palisades Park’
13. Palisades Park
14. Transistor Sister
15. Buzz Buzz A-Diddle It
16. The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down
17. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
18. Medley: Meet Me In St. Louis / Take Me Out To The Ballgame / In The Good Old Summertime
19. Forever True
20. For Me And My Gal
21. Teen Queen Of The Week
22. Summer’s Comin’
23. Splish Splash
24. June, July And August
25. Wild Guy (Bonus Track)
26. What’s Gonna Happen When Summer’s Done (Bonus Track)
27. Broadway (Bonus Track)
28. If You Were A Rock And Roll Record (Bonus Track)
29. The Truth Ruth (Bonus Track)
