Bobby Freeman Do You Wanna Dance CD

Bobby Freeman's Do You Wanna Dance? has both of the rock & roll wild man's hits: 1958's "Do You Wanna Dance?" and 1964's Sly Stone-produced "C'Mon & Swim." The rest of the disc is padded out with ballads ("Ebb Tide," "Need Your Love," "My Guardian Angel"), carbon-copy follow-ups to his two hits ("She Said She Wants to Dance," "S-W-I-M"), and some fine rockers ("Mary Lou Got a New Pair of Shoes," "Mary Ann Thomas," "The Mess Around"). It feels skimpy (and indeed replaces an earlier collection of the same name on Collectables that had 12 tracks), but unless you are a budding Freeman fanatic, it should be enough. ~ Tim Sendra

The title track is one of the great pieces of '50s R&B/rock and roll and was Freeman's moment of glory. The rest of the album is decent, occasionally above-average pop and light R&B, sung in an energetic fashion but not exactly spectacular stuff. It is fun, however, and if you can find the album, it's well worth getting. ~ Ron Wynn

Includes original release liner notes by Mort Goode.