The Ink Spots - Best Of

Artist:

Ink Spots (The)

UPC:

008811165529

Description:

Recorded between 1939 and 1946. Includes liner notes by Joseph F. Laredo.
Digitally remastered by Jim Phillips and Steven Lasker.
The Ink Spots were the first modern black vocal group, and although chiefly known for their wonderful harmonies, which bridged the gap between 1940s pop styles and the street corner doo wop styles of the 1950s, they were also a self-contained band, and a versatile one. Led by lead singers Deek Watson and Bill Kenny (whose other worldly high tenor and mannered diction put him in a class by himself), and grounded by Hoppy Jones` innovative (and often improvised) talking-bass vocal lines, the Ink Spots charted nearly 50 Top 40 singles beginning with "If I Didn`t Care" in 1939. The Best of the Ink Spots collection works as a decent introduction to this wonderful group. Highlights include a fine version of Duke Ellington`s "Don`t Get Around Much Anymore" and a completely modern take on Leroy Carr`s "When the Sun Goes Down," recast here as a pop blues with harmonies that would make the Beach Boys blush. ~ Steve Leggett

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Stompin` At The Savoy
2. Christopher Columbus
3. Bless You
4. When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano
5. My Prayer
6. I Don`t Want To Set The World On Fire
7. Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
8. Whispering Grass
9. Don`t Get Around Much Anymore
10. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me)
11. I`m Getting Sentimental Over You
12. Java Jive
13. With Plenty Of Money And You
14. Do I Worry?
15. Someones Rocking My Dreamboat
16. I`ll Never Smile Again
17. Maybe
18. If I Didn`t Care
19. Coquette
20. I`m Beginning To See The Light
21. Until The Real Thing Comes Along
22. Swing High, Swing Low
23. When The Sun Goes Down

Album Information

Release Date:

09/18/2001

Type:

Performer

Genre:

R&B

Subgenre:

Classic R&B

Label:

MCA International

Catalog Number:

HMNCD001

Original Release Year:

1999

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

69 : 55

Guest Artist:

Ella Fitzgerald

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