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Fabian was an archetypal example of the coterie of teen idols who came to the fore in the wake of rock ‘n’ roll, as the artist managers and producers sought out good-looking teenagers who they thought could be moulded into potential pop stars marketed to the huge receptive teen market, regardless of whether they were particularly talented or not. 

Born Fabian Forte in Philadelphia in 1943, he was from that city’s Italian-American community, as were some of the entrepreneurs who owned the successful record companies based there. He was spotted by Robert Marcucci, co-owner of Chancellor Records, who already had Frankie Avalaon under contract, who persuaded the 15-year-old and his family that he could be a star. 

This 67-track 2-CD collection comprising the A & B sides of his singles on the Chancellor and Dot labels from these years, along with selected tracks from his albums “Hold That Tiger”, “Fabulous Fabian”, “Good Old Summertime” and “Rockin’ Hot”. It features all his career chart entries including the Top 10 hits “Hound Dog Man”, “Turn Me Loose” and “Tiger”, plus “I’m A Man”, “Come On And Get Me”, “This Friendly World” and more. 

Disillusioned, he left the record business in 1963 and went into movies. This collection is a substantial and reasonably comprehensive musical narrative of the major part of the career of a reluctant teen idol. 

Tracks

CD 1
1. I'M IN LOVE Fabian (Chancellor 1020) 1958 
2. SHIVERS Fabian (Chancellor 1020) 1958 
3. LILLY LOU Fabian (Chancellor 1024) 1958 
4. BE MY STEADY DATE Fabian (Chancellor 1024) 1958 
5. I'M A MAN Fabian (Chancellor 1029) 1958 
6. HYPNOTIZED Fabian (Chancellor 1029) 1959 
7. TURN ME LOOSE Fabian (Chancellor 1033) 1959 
8. STOP THIEF! Fabian (Chancellor 1033) 1959 
9. TIGER Fabian (Chancellor 1037) 1959 
10. MIGHTY COLD (TO A WARM, WARM HEART) Fabian (Chancellor 1037) 1959 
11. GOT THE FEELING Fabian (Chancellor 1041) 1959 
12. COME ON AND GET ME Fabian (Chancellor 1041) 1959 
13. HOUND DOG MAN Fabian (Chancellor 1044) 1959 
14. THIS FRIENDLY WORLD Fabian (Chancellor 1044) 1959 
15. ABOUT THIS THING CALLED LOVE Fabian (Chancellor 1047) 1960 
16. STRING ALONG Fabian (Chancellor 1047) 1960 
17. I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER Fabian (Chancellor 1051) 1960 
18. STROLLIN' IN THE SPRINGTIME Fabian (Chancellor 1051) 1960 
19. KING OF LOVE Fabian (Chancellor 1055) 1960 
20. TOMORROW Fabian (Chancellor 1055) 1960 
21. KISSIN' AND TWISTIN' Fabian (Chancellor 1061) 1960 
22. LONG BEFORE Fabian (Chancellor 1061) 1960 
23. YOU KNOW YOU BELONG TO SOMEONE ELSE Fabian (Chancellor 1067) 1960 
24. HOLD ON Fabian (Chancellor 1067) 1961 
25. GRAPEVINE Fabian (Chancellor 1072) 1961 
26. DAVID AND GOLIATH Fabian (Chancellor 1072) 1961 
27. THE LOVE THAT I'M GIVING TO YOU Fabian (Chancellor 1079) 1961 
28. YOU'RE ONLY YOUNG ONCE Fabian (Chancellor 1079) 1961 
29. A GIRL LIKE YOU Fabian (Chancellor 1084) 1961 
30. DREAM FACTORY Fabian (Chancellor 1084) 1961 
31. TONGUE-TIED Fabian (Chancellor 1086) 1961 
32. KANSAS CITY Fabian (Chancellor 1086) 1961

CD 2
1. WILD PARTY Fabian (Chancellor 1092) 1961 
2. MADE YOU Fabian (Chancellor 1092) 1961 
3. BREAK DOWN AND CRY Fabian (Dot  16413) 1962 
4. SHE'S STAYING INSIDE WITH ME Fabian (Dot  16413) 1962 
5. TIGER RAG Fabian (From the album "Hold That Tiger" Chancellor 5003) 1959 
6. HOLD ME (IN YOUR ARMS) Fabian (From the album "Hold That Tiger" Chancellor 5003) 1959 
7. OOH, WHAT YOU DO! Fabian (From the album "Hold That Tiger" Chancellor 5003) 1959 
8. I DON'T KNOW WHY Fabian (From the album "Hold That Tiger" Chancellor 5003) 1959 
9. PLEASE DON'T STOP Fabian (From the album "Hold That Tiger" Chancellor 5003) 1959 
10. LOVESICK Fabian (From the album "Hold That Tiger" Chancellor 5003) 1959 
11. LOVE ME, LOVE MY TIGER Fabian (From the album "Hold That Tiger" Chancellor 5003) 1959 
12. CUDDLE UP A LITTLE CLOSER Fabian (From the album "Hold That Tiger" Chancellor 5003) 1959 
13. REMEMBER ME Fabian (From the album "Fabulous Fabian" Chancellor 5005) 1960 
14. AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Fabian (From the album "Fabulous Fabian" Chancellor 5005) 1960 
15. GOTTA TELL SOMEBODY Fabian (From the album "Fabulous Fabian" Chancellor 5005) 1960 
16. GIMME A LITTLE KISS Fabian (From the album "Fabulous Fabian" Chancellor 5005) 1960 
17. GONNA MAKE YOU MINE Fabian (From the album "Fabulous Fabian" Chancellor 5005) 1960 
18. YOU'LL NEVER TAME ME Fabian (From the album "Fabulous Fabian" Chancellor 5005) 1960 
19. YOU EXCITE ME Fabian (From the album "Fabulous Fabian" Chancellor 5005) 1960 
20. MEDLEY: IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME, YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE, BY THE BEAUTIFUL SEA Fabian (From the album "Good Old Summertime" Chancellor 5012) 1960 
21. MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS Fabian (From the album "Good Old Summertime" Chancellor 5012) 1960 
22. RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET Fabian (From the album "Good Old Summertime" Chancellor 5012) 1960 
23. MY BLUE HEAVEN Fabian (From the album "Good Old Summertime" Chancellor 5012) 1960 
24. YOU CALL EVERYBODY DARLIN' Fabian (From the album "Good Old Summertime" Chancellor 5012) 1960 
25. BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON Fabian (From the album "Good Old Summertime" Chancellor 5012) 1960 
26. AIN'T SHE SWEET Fabian (From the album "Good Old Summertime" Chancellor 5012) 1960 
27. NOBODY Fabian (From the album "Rockin' Hot" Chancellor 5019) 1961 
28. SOMEBODY ELSE Fabian (From the album "Rockin' Hot" Chancellor 5019) 1961 
29. SINGIN' THE BLUES Fabian (From the album "Rockin' Hot" Chancellor 5019) 1961 
30. LITTLE MEANIE JEANIE Fabian (From the album "Rockin' Hot" Chancellor 5019) 1961 
31. HEY LITTLE GIRL Fabian (From the album "Rockin' Hot" Chancellor 5019) 1961 
32. A SPECIAL KIND OF LOVE Fabian (From the album "Rockin' Hot" Chancellor 5019) 1961 
33. WRITTEN IN THE BOOK Fabian (From the album "Rockin' Hot" Chancellor 5019) 1961 
34. MY BABE Fabian (From the album "Rockin' Hot" Chancellor 5019) 1961 
35. TOMORROW Fabian (From the album "Rockin' Hot" Chancellor 5019) 1961