Although this has the same title as Freeman's only Autumn album, 1965's C'mon and S-W-I-M, this is in fact a retrospective of Freeman's entire stint with the label. In addition to all twelve songs from the original C'mon and S-W-I-M LP, it has five non-LP cuts from 1963-65 singles, and seven previously unissued outtakes and alternates. At the very least, it's enjoyable uptempo party soul. At its most ambitious, there are fusions of rock and soul elements -- hard slicing guitars, unusual and ...   [ read more ]

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Bobby Freeman's Do You Wanna Dance? has both of the rock & roll wild man's hits: 1958's "Do You Wanna Dance?" and 1964's Sly Stone-produced "C'Mon & Swim." The rest of the disc is padded out with ballads ("Ebb Tide," "Need Your Love," "My Guardian Angel"), carbon-copy follow-ups to his two hits ("She Said She Wants to Dance," "S-W-I-M"), and some fine rockers ("Mary Lou Got a New Pair of Shoes," "Mary Ann Thomas," "The Mess Around"). It feels skimpy (and indeed rep...   [ read more ]

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