Freddie Cannon "Big Blast From Boston: The Best Of Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon" 1995

A shockwave of energy. Freddy will not leave the stage until the audience is dancing. I have seen him perform with Tommy Roe, Little Richard, Chuck Berry - you name it - and he steals the show every time because he always gives the audience everything he has. I promise you a rockin' time! - Ken Guss"Big Blast From Boston" certainly gets points for being the first high-quality Freddy Cannon CD reissue. Varese Records, though, trumped Rhino's hand with Palisades Park: The Very Best Of Freddy Boom Boom Cannon 1959-1963 (Varese). Brilliantly remastered and running 20 songs (19 of them Top 100 hits), it's a near-perfect package. All of those songs were cut for tiny Swan Records; when Cannon switched to major label Warner Brothers, he scored a couple of hits (including the theme song to Clark's later TV production, Where The Action Is) before fading from sight. After a 15 year gap, he charted one last hit in 1981 with "Let's Put The Fun Back In Rock 'N' Roll," recorded with the Belmonts (sans Dion). Varese's Where the Action Is: The Very Best 1964-1981 covers those lean years and, while hardly as essential as Palisades Park, it's a must-have for Freddy's faithful flock. Cannon remains a popular attraction on the oldies circuit, where his irrepressible showmanship always brings his audience to their feet. - from: http://www.randysrodeo.com/oldies/cannon.php

trax:
1. Cha Cha Doo 2. Tallahassee Lassie 3. You Know 4. Okefenokee 5. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 6. Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy 7. Boston 'My Home Town' 8. Jump Over Listen 9. Humdinger 10. Muskrat Ramble 11. Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It 12. Transistor Sister 13. Teen Queen Of The Week 14. Palisades Park 15. If You Were A Rock And Roll Record 16. Patty Baby 17. Abigail Beecher 18. Action 19. Beachwood City 20. The Dedication Song