Bobby Freeman
Bobby Freeman's energetic vocals punctuated two R&B dance hits in the late '50s and mid-'60s. The San Francisco performer started the Romancers as a 14-year-old and later formed the West Coast Vocaleers, whose sound was much more pop-oriented than the Harlem group of the same name. Freeman's single "Do You Want to Dance" just missed topping the R&B charts in 1958, staying at number two for two weeks (number five pop). It was one of three hits he enjoyed that year on Josie, although "Betty Lou Got a New Pair of Shoes" and "Need Your Love" only reached numbers 20 and 29, respectively. "C'mon and Swim" parlayed the 1964 dance craze into his second Top Ten R&B hit, reaching number five. But the follow-up went to the water once too often, as "S-W-I-M" fizzled at number 56. Both were for Autumn. It was also Freeman's final visit to the R&B charts.
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Do You Wanna Dance - Single (Remastered)
Pop - Released by Bacci Bros Records on 10/07/2013
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The Best of Bobby Freeman
Pop - Released by Life Series on 11/06/1958
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Bobby Freeman - C'mon And Swim (Part 1&2)
Rock - Released by Co Records on 27/06/1964
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Do You Wanna Dance?: The Definitive Remastered Edition (Bonus Track Version)
Soul - Released by Yeah Mama Records on 24/07/2016
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Do You Wanna Dance? (Remastered)
Pop - Released by Master Tape Records on 22/05/2020
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Do You Wanna Dance?
Pop - Released by Universal Digital Enterprises on 26/05/1958
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Best Of: The Funky Soul Of Bobby Freeman
R&B - Released by The Bicycle Music Company on 24/02/2017
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Do You Wanna Dance
R&B - Released by Shake It Up! Records on 15/09/2021
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Betty Lou Got a New Pair of Shoes / Starlight / My Guardian Angel
Rock - Released by Josie on 20/07/1959
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Do You Wanna Dance / C'mon and Swim (Rerecorded Version)
Pop/Rock - Released by K-Tel on 12/10/2022
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Rock to the Philadelphia (Mono Version)
Rock - Released by BNF Collection on 1/01/1958
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Bobby Freeman - Gold Selection
Soul - Released by Vintage Jukebox on 20/07/2020
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Greatest Hits
Pop - Released by Master Classics Records on 24/09/2013
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Les Idoles Américaines De La Soul: Bobby Freeman, Vol. 1
R&B - Released by Mpm on 1/05/2020
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Car Radio Sounds
R&B - Released by The Most Wanted Hits_2020 on 12/09/2020
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Bobby Freeman - The Selection
Rock - Released by Vintage Jukebox on 1/07/2020
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Do You Wanna Dance: Greatest Hits
Soul - Released by Classic Music International on 9/11/2010
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All The Best
Country - Released by Retro Music Box on 22/04/2020
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