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.
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This One's From The Heart (Album Version)
Jazz - Released by Concord Records on Jan 1, 1999
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Because Of You (Album Version)
Pop - Released by Concord Records on Jan 1, 2001
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Mammy Blue (Remastered)
Pop - Released by Essential Media Group on Jan 1, 1971
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James Darren Live! For the First Time
Blues - Released by James Darren Corporation on Jul 29, 2019
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Bubbles (Atlantis Soundtrack)
Soundtracks - Released by 3659507 Records DK on Feb 6, 2022
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Sings The Movies [Gidget Goes Hawaiian]
Pop - Released by Rhino on Jan 1, 1961
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Love Songs from the Movies (Digitally Remastered)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Essential Media Group on Jun 24, 2014
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It's Nice to Go Trav'ling
Jazz - Released by James Darren Corporation on Oct 9, 2013
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Dominic The Lobster
Dance - Released by Attic Recordings on Jul 11, 2022
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Hidden Universe
Alternative & Indie - Released by Sondar Records on Oct 6, 2023
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Didn't We
Miscellaneous - Released by Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group on Feb 24, 2023
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Gettin' Gone
Country - Released by 5382659 Records DK on Mar 15, 2024
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Needles (Atlantis Soundtrack)
Soundtracks - Released by 3659507 Records DK on Mar 27, 2022
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Better Late Than Never
Alternative & Indie - Released by Sondar Records on Feb 29, 2020
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Let It Snow
Jazz - Released by James Darren Corporation on Oct 9, 2013
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