this entertaining album offers about as thorough and comprehensive of his primary career as a teen

Carl Dobkins, from Cincinnati, was a typical aspiring teenage pop artist who formed a band at school in the 1950s and got noticed when they started being promoted by a local radio station. Once signed by the Fraternity label, his first record, featuring his own songs, got some attention, leading to his next records coming out on Decca, and they included his million-selling No. 3 hit 'My Heart Is An Open Book'. He was never able to repeat that success but became a fixture on the scene through into the 1960s. This 28-track collection comprises all the A & B sides from his singles on the Fraternity and Decca labels, plus all the tracks from his Decca album 'Carl Dobkins Jr.' not otherwise released on singles. It natural features his No. 3 US hit 'My Heart Is An Open Book', plus his other chart entries with 'Lucky Devil', 'If You Don't Want My Lovin'' and 'Exclusively Yours'. He did not record prolifically, so this entertaining album offers about as thorough and comprehensive of his primary career as a teen idol as could be achieved.

Track Listing

• That's Why I'm Asking
• Take Hold Of My Hand
• If You Don't Want My Lovin'
• Love Is Everything
• My Heart Is An Open Book
• My Pledge To You
• Lucky Devil
• (There's A Little Song A-Singing) In My Heart
• One Little Girl
• Exclusively Yours
• A Different Kind Of Love
• Genie
• Take Time Out
• Lovelight
• That's What I Call True Love
• Pretty Little Girl In The Yellow Dress
• Sawdust Dolly
• A Chance To Belong
• Ask Me No Questions
• Promise Me
• True Love
• Three Little Peggies
• Raining In My Heart
• Class Ring
• For Your Love
• Open Up Your Arms
• I'm Sorry
• (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Adult Contemporary/MOR

Run Time: 68 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 06/09/23

UPC: 824046440725