Bobby Freeman – Discography

Bobby Freeman "Do You Wanna Dance" (1958)

Bobby Freeman – Discography

Bobby Freeman – Bio

Bobby Freeman SINGLES

BAYTONE 101 THE ROMANCERS (feat. Bobby Freeman) You Don’t Understand / Baby I Love You So 1956 DOOTONE 381 THE ROMANCERS (feat. Bobby Freeman) I Still Remember / House Cat 1956 DOOTONE 404 THE ROMANCERS (feat. Bobby Freeman) This Is Goodbye / Jump And Hop 1956 JOSIE 835 BOBBY FREEMAN Do You Wanna Dance / Big Fat Woman
a-side Billboard/r’n’b #2 & Billboard/pop #5 1958 JOSIE 841 BOBBY FREEMAN Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes / Starlight
a-side Billboard/r’n’b #20 & Billboard/pop #37 1958 JOSIE 844 BOBBY FREEMAN Shame On You Miss Johnson / Need Your Love
b-side Billboard/r’n’b #29 & Billboard/pop #54 1958 JOSIE 855 BOBBY FREEMAN When You’re Smiling / A Love To Last A Lifetime 1959 JOSIE 863 BOBBY FREEMAN Mary Ann Thomas / Love Me
a-side Billboard/pop #90 1959 JOSIE 867 BOBBY FREEMAN My Guardian Angel / Where Did My Baby Go 1959 JOSIE 872 BOBBY FREEMAN Ebb Tide / Sinbad
a-side Billboard/pop #93 1959 JOSIE 879 BOBBY FREEMAN First Day Of Spring / I Need Someone 1960 KING 5373 BOBBY FREEMAN (I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy / You Don’t Understand Me
a-side Billboard/pop #37 1960 JOSIE 886 BOBBY FREEMAN Miss You So / Baby What Would You Do 1961 JOSIE 887 BOBBY FREEMAN The Mess Around / So Much To Do 1961 JOSIE 889 BOBBY FREEMAN She Said She Wants To Dance / Put You Down 1961 JOSIE 896 BOBBY FREEMAN Little Girl Don’t You Understand / Love Me 1962 PARKWAY 875 BOBBY FREEMAN She’s A Hippy / Whip It Up Baby 1963 KING 5953 BOBBY FREEMAN Fever / What Can I Do 1964 KING 5962 BOBBY FREEMAN Be My Little Chick-A-Dee / Somebody Somewhere 1964 AUTUMN 1 BOBBY FREEMAN Come To Me / Let’s Surf Again 1964 AUTUMN 2 BOBBY FREEMAN C’mon And Swim, Pt.1 / C’mon And Swim, Pt.2
a-side Billboard/r’n’b #5 & Billboard/pop #5 1964 AUTUMN 5 BOBBY FREEMAN S-W-I-M / Little Ole Heartbreaker Me
a-side Billboard/r’n’b #56 & Billboard/pop #56 1964 AUTUMN 9 BOBBY FREEMAN Friends / I’ll Never Fall In Love Again 1965 AUTUMN 25 BOBBY FREEMAN The Duck / Cross My Heart 1965 JOSIE 928 BOBBY FREEMAN The Mess Around / Little Girl Don’t You Understand
a-side Billboard/pop #89 1965 KING 5975 BOBBY FREEMAN There’s Gonna Be A Change / Come To Me 1965 KING 5975 BOBBY FREEMAN There’s Gonna Be A Change / Come To Me 1965 LOMA 2056 BOBBY FREEMAN Soulful Sound Of Music / Shadow Of Your Love 1966 LOMA 2080 BOBBY FREEMAN I Got A Good Thing / Lies 1967 DOUBLE SHOT 139 BOBBY FREEMAN There Oughta Be A Law / Everybody’s Got A Hang-Up 1969 DOUBLE SHOT 144 BOBBY FREEMAN Susie Sunshine / 4 Piece Funky Nitty Gritty Junky Band 1969 DOUBLE SHOT 148 BOBBY FREEMAN Can You Stand The Pressure / Put Another Dime In The Parking Meter 1970 DOUBLE SHOT 152 BOBBY FREEMAN Do You Wanna Dance 1970 / Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To People In Love 1970 TOUCH 101 BOBBY FREEMAN Midnight Snack / Everything’s Love 19?? DHC 106 BOBBY FREEMAN Chain Gang / Love The Best I Can 19?? AVCO 4593 BOBBY FREEMAN Chain Gang / Love The Best I Can 19?? AVCO 4600 BOBBY FREEMAN I’m Shaft / I’m Shaft (instr.) 19?? LAKESIDE 3102 BOBBY FREEMAN This Is The Place / I Can Wait For Your Love 19?? COLLECTABLES COL 0189 BOBBY FREEMAN Do You Wanna Dance / Big Fat Woman 19?? COLLECTABLES COL 0294 BOBBY FREEMAN Need Your Love / (reverse by Freddie Scott: Hey Girl) 19?? COLLECTABLES 3160 BOBBY FREEMAN C’mon And Swim / (reverse by King Curtis: Soul Twist) 19?? COLLECTABLES 8122 (cd-single) BOBBY FREEMAN Do You Want To Dance 1992 MOE’S MIGHTY MINI 2715 (cassette-single) BOBBY FREEMAN Do You Want To Dance 1996

Bobby Freeman - Do You Wanna Dance
Bobby Freeman – Do You Wanna Dance
BOBBY FREEMAN : EUROPEAN SINGLES

LONDON HLJ 8644 (78/45 rpm) Do You Wanna Dance / Big Fat Woman 1958 UK LONDON HLJ 8721 (78/45 rpm) Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes / Starlight 1958 UK LONDON HLJ 8782 (78/45 rpm) Need Your Love / Shame On You Miss Johnson 1959 UK LONDON HLJ 8898 (78/45 rpm) Mary Ann Thomas / Love Me 1959 UK LONDON HLJ 9031 Ebb Tide (The Sea) / Sinbad 1960 UK PARLOPHONE R 4684 (I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy / You Don’t Understand Me 1960 UK PYE INT. 7N 25260 C’mon And Swim, Pt.1 / C’mon And Swim, Pt.2 1964 UK PYE INT. 7N 25280 S-W-I-M / That Little Ole Heartbreaker Me 1964 UK PYE INT. 7N 25347 The Duck / Cross My Heart 1966 UK PYE INT. 7N 25347 The Duck / The Devil 1966 UK MAYBELLENE ? (picture disc) Do You Want To Dance / Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes 198? SWE

BOBBY FREEMAN : ALBUMS

JUBILEE JLP 1086 1959 US DO YOU WANNA DANCE  (LP)
Do You Wanna Dance/When You’re Smiling/A Love To Last A Lifetime/Ebb Tide/Little Girl Don’t You Understand/Mardi Gras Rock/On The Sunny Side Of The Street/I Believe/Responsible/Because Of You/Good Lovin’ Is What I Need/You’ll Never Walk Alone JUBILEE JGM 5010 1962 US TWIST WITH BOBBY FREEMAN  (LP)
What I Need/Do You Wanna Dance/Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes/Shame On You Miss Johnson/When You’re Smiling/Mary Ann Thomas/Love Me/Sinbad/Where Did My Baby Go/Baby What Would You Do/The Mess Around/On The Sunny Side Of The Street AUTUMN 102 1965 US C’MON AND SWIM  (LP)
C’mon And Swim, Part One/Do The Monkey/Good Lovin’/Ya, Ya/Speedo (The Monkey Man)/I’ll Never Fall In Love Again/C’mon And Swim, Part Two/Walkin’ The Dog/Work Song/Money/That Little Old Heartbreaker Me/S-W-I-M JOSIE JM 4007 1965 US GET IN THE SWIM WITH BOBBY FREEMAN  (LP)
Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes/Shame On You Miss Johnson/Need Your Love/A Love To Last A Lifetime/Mary Ann Thompson/Where Did My Baby Go/Ebb Tide/I Need Someone/The Mess Around/She Said She Wants To Dance/Little Girl Don’t You Understand KING 930 1965 US LOVABLE SIDE OF BOBBY FREEMAN  (LP)
Shimmy/Fever/What Can I Do/Be My Little Chick-A-Dee/Somebody, Somewhere/There’s Goona Be A Change/Come To Me/Please, Please, Please/Love Struck/Good Good Lovin’/Please Give My Heart A Break JUMBLE JLP 1086 197? US DO YOU WANNA DANCE?  (LP)
Do You Wanna Dance/Little Girl Don’t You Understand/Mary Ann Thomas/Mardi Gras Rock/(I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy/Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes/Big Fat Woman/Love Me/Good Loving Is What I Need/My Guardian Angel/When You’re Smiling/The Swim/Shame On You Miss Johnson/She Said She Wants To Dance COLLECTABLES COL-CD-5417 1991 US DO YOU WANNA DANCE?  (CD)
Do You Want To Dance/Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes/The Mess Around/Mary Ann Thomas/Need Your Love/Ebb Tide/C’mon And Swim/S-W-I-M/Little Girl Don’t You Understand/Big Fat Woman/She Said She Wants To Dance/Shame On You Miss Johnson SEQUEL CD 621 1992 US THE BEST OF BOBBY FREEMAN  (CD)
Do You Wanna Dance/Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes/Need Your Love/Mary Ann Thomas/Ebb Tide/The Mess Around/Mardi Gras Rock/Good Lovin’ Is What I Need/Big Fat Woman/Shame On You Miss Johnson/She Said She Wants To Dance/Baby What Would You Do/When You’re Smiling/I Need Someone/Where Did My Baby Go/Love Me/My Guardian Angel/Follow The Rainbow/C’mon And Swim/S-W-I-M ACE CDCHD 769 2000 UK C’MON AND S-W-I-M  (CD)
C’mon And Swim (Part 1)/Do The Monkey/Good Lovin’/Ya Ya/Speedo (The Monkey Man)/I’ll Never Fall In Love Again (LP version)/C’mon And Swim (Part 2)/Walkin’ The Dog/Work Song/Money (That’s What I Want)/That Little Old Heartbreaker Me/S-W-I-M/Come To Me/I’ll Never Fall In Love Again (single version)/Friends/The Duck/Cross My Heart/Dance All Night (prev. unissued)/Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby (prev. unissued)/Every Dog Has Its Day (prev. unissued)/Lucille (prev. unissued)/Swing Me (prev. unissued)/Honest (prev. unissued)/S-W-I-M (prev. unissued alt. take)/That Little Old Heartbreaker Me (prev. unissued alt. take)

BOBBY FREEMAN : COMPILATIONS

GOLDEN HOUR GH 836 1963 UK V/A: BOPPERS FROM THE 50’S AND 60’S  (LP) ROULETTE R-25209 1963 US V/A: GOLDEN GOODIES, VOL.4 – GOODIES FOR A DANCE PARTY  (LP)
Do You Wanna Dance PICKWICK GRAND PRIX SERIES K-430 1964 US BOBBY FREEMAN & CHUCK JACKSON: BOBBY FREEMAN & CHUCK JACKSON  (LP) I Still Remember/House Cat/This Is Goodbye/Jump & Hop  (actually 1956 Dootone recordings by The Romancers) ROULETTE SR-25293 1965 US V/A: 20 ORIGINAL WINNERS OF 1964  (LP)
C’mon And Swim ROULETTE SR-42028 1965 US V/A: REMEMBER HOW GREAT, VOL.2  (LP)
Do You Want To Dance VEE JAY VJS-2-9000 1974 US V/A: GRAFFITI GOLD  (2-LP)
Do You Wanna Dance ROULETTE 59003 1982 US V/A: ORIGINAL ROCK ‘N ROLL HITS OF THE 50’S, VOL.3  (LP)
Do You Want To Dance EMI 17185 1985 US V/A: PUT ON YOUR DANCING SHOES  (LP)
Do You Wanna Dance ROULETTE RCD 58001 1986 US V/A: THE ORIGINAL ROCK’N’ROLL HITS OF THE 50’S, VOL.1  (CD)
Do You Wanna Dance DOMINION/K-TEL BU 4453 1987/1993 CAN V/A: 50’S DANCE PARTY  (LP/CD)
Do You Wanna Dance DOMINION/K-TEL BU 4713 1987/1993 CAN V/A: SURFIN’ USA  (LP/CD)
C’mon And Swim/Do You Wanna Dance DOMINION 783-1/783-2 1988 CAN V/A: BACK TO THE 50’S, VOL.3  (LP/CD)
Do You Wanna Dance DOMINION/K-TEL 655-2 1990/1993 CAN V/A: GOLDEN YEARS 1964  (LP/CD)
C’mon And Swim DOMINION/K-TEL 893-2 1990/1995 UK V/A: 60’S DANCE PARTY, VOL.2  (CD)
C’mon And Swim DOMINION/K-TEL 361-2 1990/1993 UK V/A: GOLDEN YEARS 1958  (CD)
Do You Wanna Dance COLLECTABLES COL-5048 199? US V/A: DOOTONE RHYTHM & BLUES : GOLDEN CLASSICS  (LP/CD)
The Romancers: I Still Remember MCA CD 8001 1993 US V/A: AMERICAN GRAFFITI  (CD)
Do You Wanna Dance DOMINION/K-TEL 3155-2 1993 CAN V/A: FABULOUS 50’S, VOL.2  (CD)
Do You Wanna Dance KENT CDKEND 129 1996 UK V/A: BIG IN WIGAN  (CD)
I’ll Never Fall In Love Again ACE CDCHD 588 1997 UK V/A: DOOTONE DOO WOP, VOL.2  (CD)
The Romancers: House Cat/I Still Remember/Jump And Hop/This Is Goodbye GREASY LP 007 1999 UK V/A: GREASY ROCK ‘N’ ROLL, VOL.7  (LP)
Little Girl Don’t You Understand ACE CDCHD 702 1999 UK V/A: LAND OF 1000 DANCES 1958-1965  (CD)
C’mon And Swim ACE CDCHD 840 2002 UK V/A: LAND OF 1000 DANCES 1956-1966, VOL.2  (CD)
(I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy