Various Artists - The Only Doo-Wop Collection You`ll Ever Need [Box]

Artist:

Various Artists

UPC:

826663264920

Description:

Liner Note Author: Billy Vera.
Don`t let the title fool you; after listening to The Only Doo-Wop Collection You`ll Ever Need, you`ll definitely want more. This is a good starting point for the curious, since all the basics are here in the original hit versions: "The Great Pretender," "Earth Angel," "I Only Have Eyes for You," "Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight," and, thrown in for good measure, a few tracks that even vocal group scholars wouldn`t mind hearing again by the Marvelows, the Duprees, the Jive Five, and the Earls. While this is an excellent primer, the best representation of vocal group harmonies of the era remains the lavish (and pricey) 101-track Doo Wop Box on Rhino. ~ Al Campbell

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Why Do Fools Fall in Love - Frankie Lymon/The Teenagers
2. I Wonder Why - Dion & The Belmonts
3. Come Go with Me - The Del Vikings
4. In the Still of the Night - The Five Satins
5. Since I Don`t Have You - Lenny Martin/The Skyliners/Lennie Martin
6. Sincerely - The Moonglows
7. Great Pretender, The - The Platters
8. Trickle, Trickle - The Videos
9. 16 Candles - The Crests
10. Earth Angel - The Penguins
11. When You Dance - The Turbans
12. Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight - The Spaniels
13. Speedoo - The Cadillacs/Jesse Powell Orchestra
14. Get a Job - The Silhouettes
15. Island of Love - The Sheppards
16. For Your Precious Love - Jerry Butler/The Impressions/Jerry Butler & the Impressions
17. Little Star - The Elegants
18. So Fine - The Fiestas

DISC 2:

1. Teenager in Love, A - Dion & The Belmonts
2. There`s a Moon Out Tonight - The Capris
3. Remember Then - The Earls
4. Daddy`s Home - Shep & the Limelites
5. I Only Have Eyes for You - The Flamingos
6. At My Front Door - The El Dorados
7. My True Story - Joe Rene/The Jive Five
8. Hushabye - The Mystics
9. Little Darlin` - The Diamonds
10. Rama Lama Ding Dong - The Edsels
11. You Belong to Me - The Duprees
12. Unchained Melody - Vito & the Salutations
13. I Do - The Marvelows
14. Step By Step - The Crests
15. Blue Moon - The Marcels
16. Denise - Randy & the Rainbows
17. Over the Mountain, Cross the Sea - Rex Garvin & His Orchestra/Johnnie & Joe/Rex Garvin
18. Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler
19. Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me of You) - Little Caesar & the Romans/The Romans

Album Information

Release Date:

01/18/2005

Type:

Collection

Genre:

Oldies

Subgenre:

Doowop

Label:

Shout! Factory

Producer:

Alan Rubens (Compilation); Richard Foos (Compilation)

Catalog Number:

32649

Original Release Year:

2005

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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