Album of the Day

DO YOU WANNA DANCE? When Bobby Freeman posed that question in 1958, America answered in the affirmative; the single hit the Top 10 and would later be covered by artists including Cliff Richard, The Beach Boys and the Ramones. It's the title track to Freeman's debut LP, and the Jubilee collection shows the San Francisco high schooler to have been a precocious talent. The dozen songs balance surprisingly mature takes on such standards as “When You're Smiling” and “Ebb Tide” with more raucous originals like “Good Lovin' Is What I Need” and “Mardi Gras Rock.” Freeman passed away on this day in 2017, and DO YOU WANNA DANCE ensures he'll be remembered.