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Charlie Drake was a one-hit wonder in the U.S. thanks to the novelty song "My Boomerang Won't Come Back," but in his native England he fared much better. His cover of "Splish Splash" outsold Bobby Darin's, and he had the only charting version of Larry Verne's "Mr. Custer." Hello My Darlings! The Best of Charlie Drake collects his original Parlophone recordings (released on United Artists in the U.S.) from the late '50s and early '60s, most of which are novelties. The original, withdrawn "black in the face" version of "My Boomerang Won't Come Back" appears, as do copycat songs about a Zulu who bends his assagi, a Tyrolean who loses his yodel, and a horseman who's too fat for the Light Brigade. Drake assaults a wide variety of topics -- dance crazes, country music, spy movies, foreign-language songs, and superheroes -- but has a serious side, too. He croons his way through "Old Mr. Shadow" and "Glow Worm," and journeys into straight rock & roll with a cover of Bobby Hendricks' "Itchy Twitchy Feeling." "Have You Heard About Love," culled from an EP called Hits from the Man in the Moon, is performed by a vocal chorus with no apparent contribution from Drake. One could quibble with the track selection, and the disc is encoded with controversial Copy Control technology, but Hello My Darlings! offers all the hits and more.
© Greg Adams /TiVo
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Weedon, Composer - Inns, Composer - Charlie Drake, Composer, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1958 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mitch Murray, Composer - Bobby Darin, Composer - Charlie Drake, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1958 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Johnny Spence, Director - Max Diamond, Composer - Charlie Drake, Composer, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mitchell Parish, Composer - Domenico Modugno, Composer - Charlie Drake, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1957 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Unknown, Composer - Charlie Drake, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Darian, Composer - Alfred Delory, Composer - Joseph Van Winkle, Composer - Fred Darian , Composer - Charlie Drake, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Johnny Mercer, Editor - Robinson, Composer - Paul Lincke, Composer - Charlie Drake, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Charlie Drake, Composer, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jimmy Oliver, Composer - Charlie Drake, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Ronald White, Writer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Writer - Charlie Drake, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Unknown, Composer - Charlie Drake, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Unknown, Composer - Charlie Drake, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Unknown, Composer - Charlie Drake, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Unknown, Composer - Charlie Drake, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Unknown, Composer - Charlie Drake, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Unknown, Composer - Charlie Drake, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Unknown, Composer - Charlie Drake, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Unknown, Composer - Charlie Drake, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Unknown, Composer - Charlie Drake, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Unknown, Composer - Charlie Drake, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Unknown, Composer - Charlie Drake, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Unknown, Composer - Charlie Drake, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Herbert Rule, Composer - Fred Holt, Composer - Charlie Drake, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Unknown, Composer - Charlie Drake, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Charlie Drake was a one-hit wonder in the U.S. thanks to the novelty song "My Boomerang Won't Come Back," but in his native England he fared much better. His cover of "Splish Splash" outsold Bobby Darin's, and he had the only charting version of Larry Verne's "Mr. Custer." Hello My Darlings! The Best of Charlie Drake collects his original Parlophone recordings (released on United Artists in the U.S.) from the late '50s and early '60s, most of which are novelties. The original, withdrawn "black in the face" version of "My Boomerang Won't Come Back" appears, as do copycat songs about a Zulu who bends his assagi, a Tyrolean who loses his yodel, and a horseman who's too fat for the Light Brigade. Drake assaults a wide variety of topics -- dance crazes, country music, spy movies, foreign-language songs, and superheroes -- but has a serious side, too. He croons his way through "Old Mr. Shadow" and "Glow Worm," and journeys into straight rock & roll with a cover of Bobby Hendricks' "Itchy Twitchy Feeling." "Have You Heard About Love," culled from an EP called Hits from the Man in the Moon, is performed by a vocal chorus with no apparent contribution from Drake. One could quibble with the track selection, and the disc is encoded with controversial Copy Control technology, but Hello My Darlings! offers all the hits and more.
© Greg Adams /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:45
- Main artists: Charlie Drake
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Humour/Spoken Word
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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