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Fabian certainly had the looks to be a teen idol, and clearly a solid enough voice to score a streak of hits. But what these prime LPs really show is that the powers-that-be gave him the best rock ’n’ roll musicians to work with and also top-flight songwriters like Mort Shuman and Doc Pomus. You’ll find lots of the sharpest pop hooks of the era here, on the hits and on many of the misses. His LPs Hold That Tiger, The Fabulous Fabian, Good Old Summertime, Rockin’ Hot and his half of The Hit Makers (the other half was Frankie Avalon’s) include his hits I’m a Man; Tiger; Hound Dog Man, and This Friendly World; his versions of My Babe; Kansas City; My Blue Heaven Red Sails in the Sunset; Ain’t Misbehavin’…54 tracks! Jasmine.