James Darren
Even more than the typical teen idol, James Darren's roots in authentic rock & roll were tenuous. Darren began recording for Colpix in the late '50s at the beginning of a screen career that saw him star in numerous films, most notably Gidget. More at home with standard MOR, show tune-like material than rock, and not much of a singer in any case, Darren was nonetheless marketed as a pop/rock performer to his predominantly young female constituency. He ran off quite a few novelty-tinged hit singles in the early '60s, of which "Goodbye Cruel World," which made number three, was the biggest and best. Top Brill Building pop songwriters -- including the Goffin-King, Mann-Weil, and Pomus-Shuman teams, as well as Bob Crewe, Gloria Shayne, and Howard Greenfield -- gave Darren material, albeit material that was well below their usual standards. He recorded quite a bit after his early-'60s heyday, reaching the Top 40 in 1967 with "All" and charting as late as 1977 with "You Take My Heart Away." During the '90s, Darren co-starred on the Star Trek spin-off Deep Space Nine as hologram crooner Vic Fontaine, reprising songs from the series on the 1999 album This One's From the Heart.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
-
Goodbye Cruel World (UK Chart Top 40 - No. 28)
Alternative en Indie - Released by Music Manager on 19 dec. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Lock Up (feat. Zero B)
Dance - Released by Attic Recordings on 15 jun. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Her Royal Majesty (UK Chart Top 40 - No. 36)
Alternative en Indie - Released by Music Manager on 19 dec. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tibetan Jam (feat. Ice T)
Dance - Released by Attic Recordings on 11 jul. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Safe Place In Deep Water
Country - Released by 5382659 Records DK on 31 jul. 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
Like These Boots
Country - Released by 5382659 Records DK on 17 nov. 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
Her Royal Majesty (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 06)
Alternative en Indie - Released by Music Manager on 19 dec. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
-
I Really Do Now
Dance - Released by Attic Recordings on 31 aug. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
Lucky I Ain't Santa
Country - Released by 5382659 Records DK on 6 dec. 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Your Smile
Electronic - Released by Kenzo Records on 27 jan. 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
Love Among the Young
Wereldmuziek - Released by TP4 Music on 6 jan. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Awareness (Atlantis Soundtrack)
Soundtracks - Released by 3659507 Records DK on 18 feb. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
Conscience (UK Chart Top 40 - No. 30)
Alternative en Indie - Released by Music Manager on 19 dec. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -