Here's one guy who never really got due credit. It could be because, although he's got a damn fine voice, there is nothing really extraordinary about it. Maybe it's because his biggest hits were eight years apart. Maybe it's because he did the old "follow up a hit with a copy cat record" routine, more than once. Whatever the reasons, when it gets right down to it, he did put out some good records.
Obviously, Freeman can't take full credit for the quality of these cuts. The songs are good, and the backing bands are tight. Listen to the instrumentation. Even on the one you've heard a million times, "Do You Wanna Dance," there's a lot of cool stuff going on. Isolate the different instruments while you listen and you see what I mean. Though some of these are from well played copies, you can still hear it. It's all there. They just don't make 'em like that anymore.
Obviously, Freeman can't take full credit for the quality of these cuts. The songs are good, and the backing bands are tight. Listen to the instrumentation. Even on the one you've heard a million times, "Do You Wanna Dance," there's a lot of cool stuff going on. Isolate the different instruments while you listen and you see what I mean. Though some of these are from well played copies, you can still hear it. It's all there. They just don't make 'em like that anymore.
All of these merit a good listen. The second and fourth songs are cash-ins of the first and third songs. A side note: Sly Stone wrote and produced "C'mon and Swim" when he was twenty years old.
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Listen:Bobby Freeman - Do You Wanna Dance mp3 at DK Presents
Bobby Freeman - She Said She Wants to Dance mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Bobby Freeman - Cmon And Swim mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Bobby Freeman - S-W-I-M mp3 at Junk Shop Juke Box
Bobby Freeman - Mardi Gras Rock mp3 at Rocky-52
Bobby Freeman - Big Fat Woman mp3 at Rocky-52
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