 CARL DOBKINS Jr. was just seventeen years of age and still in High School, when he cut the million-selling ‘My Heart Is An Open Book’, in November 1958. In a relatively short recording career he went on to notch up three further hits, ‘If You Don’t Want My Lovin’’, ‘Lucky Devil’ and ‘Exclusively Yours’, plus a huge regional success, ‘Take Time Out’, as well as recording several other intriguing sides. For an 18-month period he was one of the hottest young R&R stars in the U.S., making 14 appearances on American Bandstand and headlining numerous one-nighters package tours. This compilation features his first 45, the self-penned ‘Take Hold Of My Hand’, recorded for Fraternity in early 1958, plus his releases for U.S. Decca between 1958-62, including his desperately-rare LP, “My Heart Is An Open Book”, plus a couple of sides which were not originally issued. These records are nowadays all highly collectable among R&R aficionados and are hard to find elsewhere on CD.

• 1. Take Hold of My Hand
• 2. That's Why I'm Asking
• 3. If You Don't Want My Lovin' (With the Seniors)
• 4. Love is Everything (With the Seniors)
• 5. My Heart is an Open Book
• 6. My Pledge To You
• 7. True Love
• 8. Three Little Peggies
• 9. Raining In My Heart
• 10. Class Ring
• 11. For Your Love
• 12. Open Up Your Arms
• 13. I'm Sorry
• 14. A Fool Such As I
• 15. Sue
• 16. That's All I Need To Know
• 17. Lucky Devil
• 18. (There's a Little Song A-Singing) In My Heart
• 19. Exclusively Yours
• 20. One Little Girl
• 21. A Different Kind of Love
• 22. Genie
• 23. Take Time Out
• 24. Lovelight
• 25. That's What I Call True Love
• 26. Pretty Little Girl In the Yellow Dress
• 27. Sawdust Dolly
• 28. A Chance To Belong
• 29. Ask Me No Questions
• 30. Promise Me