Fabian - The Drugstores Rockin: Im A Man (CD)

-Fabiano Anthony Forte aka Fabian, actor and singer born in 1943 who was molded into a rocknroller by the record company because of his good looks. -Marketed as a combination of Elvis Presley and Rick Nelson, Fabian recorded a variety of fine rock numbers between 1958 and 1961, which Bear Family Records has bundled together for the album in our The Drugstores Rocking series. -Fabian may not be much of a singer, but his recordings positively sparkle with unbridled energy. -With hits like Tiger, Turn Me Loose and Hound Dog Man on this CD, Fabian landed on the Billboard pop charts a total of ten times, and even in the Top10 with these three numbers. -Fabian is accompanied by jazz and studio greats such as Earl Palmer, Plas Johnson, Peter DeAngelis and Al Caiola. -Detailed liner notes by Bill Dahl in the illustrated booklet. At least at the beginning, Fabian was the most reluctant teen idol in America. Bob Marcucci, boss of Chancellor Records, discovered 14-year-old Fabiano Forte on his front stoop in Philadelphia, worried sick about his father, who had just been hauled away in an ambulance. After some serious effort, Marcucci finally convinced the lad to try his hand at recording rock and roll. The pleasing results are on this jam-packed collection. At first, Fabian was a work in progress behind the mic, but it didnt take him long to start scoring smashes for Chancellor. Im A Man, the Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman-penned Turn Me Loose, Tiger, Hound Dog Man-Fabian nailed one hit after another in 1959, and millions of girls squealed their approval. This comp isnt limited to Fabians mammoth hits; he did some of his best rocking on his Chancellor albums, and there are plenty of eye-openers here from those sets as well. Break Down And Cry, his lone 62 single for Dot Records, is aboard too, produced by label boss Randy Wood and Pat Boone. Fabians rock and roll career was short but sweet; Bear Familys deep dive into his surprisingly rich catalog is sure to please! Track List: Disc: 1 1. Im a Man 2. Tongue-Tied 3. Ooh, What You Do! 4. Turn Me Loose 5. Ive Got Nobody 6. Gonna Get You 7. Stop Thief! 8. Little Meanie Jeanie 9. Hong Kong 10. Everything Is Just Right 11. Grapevine 12. Lilly Lou 13. Be My Steady Date 14. String Along 15. Tiger Rag 16. Tiger 17. Learnin 18. Im Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter 19. Take Me 20. Wild Party 21. Mighty Cold (To a Warm Warm Heart) 22. Tomorrow 23. Kissin and Twistin 24. Long Before 25. Shivers 26. Break Down and Cry 27. Hound Dog Man 28. Lovesick 29. Hey Little Girl 30. Got the Feeling 31. Come on and Get Me 32. About This Thing Called Love 33. Gonna Make You Mine 34. King of Love 35. Hypnotized 36. Remember Me 37. Please Dont Stop