Vocal Groups: Classic Doo‐Wop Remastered

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Nagasaki
The Three Keys2:53
2Sweet Georgia Brown
The Mills Brothers2:31
3Sweet and Low
The Mills Brothers2:22
4Swing Is the Thing
The Mills Brothers2:25
5My Walking Stick
The Mills Brothers2:40
6I’d Rather Drink Muddy Water
The Cats and the Fiddle2:48
7If I Didn’t Care
The Ink Spots3:03
8Knock‐Kneed Sal
The Ink Spots3:01
9Whispering Grass
The Ink Spots2:41
10Hey Doc!
The Ink Spots2:21
11That’s the Rhythm
Three Sharps and a Flat2:39
12I Like Pie, I Like Cake
cover recording of:
I Like Pie—I Like Cake—But I Like You Best of All (until 1941)
writer:
George A. Little (until 1924), Larry Shay (until 1924) and Arthur Lynn Sizemore (until 1924)
The Four Clefs2:51
13Milk Shake Stand
The Three Barons2:55
14I’ve Learned a Lesson I Will Never Forget
The Red Caps3:05
15The Blues Can Jump
The Four Blues3:02
16(I Wonder) Where Is My Love
The Four Tunes3:11
17Hoe Cake, Hominy and Sassafras Tea
The Four Vagabonds2:39
18Ooh Looka There Ain’t She Pretty
recording of:
Oooh! Look-a There, Ain't She Pretty?
writer:
Carmen Lombardo and Clarence Todd
Charioteers2:33
19Wig Blues
The Melody Masters3:10
20Write Me a Letter
The Ravens2:54
21Around About Midnight
The Robins2:45
22Ever Lovin’ Slick
The Whispers3:10
23It’s Too Soon to Know
recording of:
It’s Too Soon to Know (in 1948-07)
lyricist and composer:
Deborah Chessler
The Orioles2:59
24Five O’Clock Blues
The Striders2:41
25Jumping Jack
The Three Riffs2:27
26Rival Blues
The Rivals2:25
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#TitleArtistLength
1Too Much of a Little Bit
The Royales2:29
2What’s the Matter With You
The Cabineers2:39
3Lemon Squeezing Daddy
The Sultans2:29
4Please Don’t Leave Me
The Cardinals2:42
5My Baby’s Gone
The Ray‐O‐Vacs2:16
6How Could You
The Mello-Moods3:03
7One More Time
The Mel-O-Dots2:45
8Will You Be Mine
The Swallows2:56
9Sixty Minute Man
recording of:
Sixty Minute Man (on 1950-12-30)
lyricist and composer:
Rose Marks (until 1951) and Billy Ward (until 1951)
Billy Ward and His Dominoes2:29
10Make Me Thrill Again
The Marylanders3:13
11Mary Jo
The Four Blazes2:36
12Ting‐A‐Ling
The Clovers3:06
13Stormy Weather
The Five Sharps2:38
14Eyesight to the Blind
cover recording of:
Eyesight to the Blind (on 1951-03-27)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson
publisher:
Algonquin Music Inc., Arc Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc.
The Larks2:54
15The Glory of Love
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-03-22)
cover recording of:
The Glory of Love (on 1951-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill
publisher:
Copyright Control
The Five Keys3:10
16Lonesome Babylonesome Baby
The Hornets2:27
17Good, Googa, Mooga
The Magic Tones2:23
18Just Walking in the Rain
guitar and baritone vocals:
William Stewart (on 1953-06-01)
bass vocals:
Marcell Sanders (on 1953-06-01)
lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Johnny Bragg (on 1953-06-01)
tenor vocals:
John Drue (on 1953-06-01) and Ed Thurman (on 1953-06-01)
recording of:
Just Walkin’ in the Rain (on 1953-06-01)
writer:
Johnny Bragg, Buddy Killen and Robert Riley
The Prisonaires2:42
19I Wasn’t Thinkin’, I Was Drinkin’
The Checkers2:42
20Money Honey
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
guitar:
Walter Adams (on 1953-08-09)
baritone vocals:
Gerhart Thrasher (on 1953-08-09)
bass vocals:
Willie Ferbie (on 1953-08-09)
lead vocals:
Clyde McPhatter (on 1953-08-09)
tenor vocals:
Bill Pinkney (on 1953-08-09) and Andrew Thrasher (on 1953-08-09)
recorded at:
Atlantic Recording Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1953-08-09)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 252)
recording of:
Money Honey (on 1953-08-09)
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Stone
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, First Digital Music, Walden Music, Inc., Walden, Inc., WB Music Corp. and ZFC Music
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters2:59
21Gee
The Crows2:14
22I Found Out
The Du Droppers2:20
23A Sunday Kind of Love
The Harptones3:09
24Get With It
The Flamingos2:45
25Baby Please
The Moonglows2:54
26I‐Yi
The Hawks2:39
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#TitleArtistLength
1Be Bop Wino
The Lamplighters2:28
2Feel So Good
The Five Thrills2:33
3Good Night, Sweatheart, Good Night
The Spaniels2:43
4Fine as Wine
The Crickets2:40
5Tell Me
The Five C's2:48
6Big Leg Mama
The Rockets2:35
7Don’t Let Go (Hold Me, Hold Me, Hold Me)
The Cookies2:33
8Is It a Dream
The Vocaleers3:07
9Work With Me, Annie
electric bass guitar:
Alonzo Tucker (on 1954-01-14)
guitar:
Arthur Porter (on 1954-01-14)
membranophone:
Robert Boswell (on 1954-01-14)
piano:
Sonny Thompson (on 1954-01-14)
tenor saxophone:
Robert Darby (on 1954-01-14)
background vocals:
Henry Booth (on 1954-01-14) and Charles Sutton (on 1954-01-14)
bass vocals:
Sonny Woods (on 1954-01-14)
lead vocals:
Hank Ballard (on 1954-01-14)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Work With Me, Annie (on 1954-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
The Royals2:46
10Sh‐Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)
recording of:
Sh‐Boom
writer:
William Edwards, Carl Feaster, Claude Feaster, James Keyes and Floyd McRae
premiered by:
The Chords
The Chords2:26
11Hearts of Stone
The Charms2:31
12Baby, Let Me Bang Your Box
The Toppers2:47
13The Stars Are Out Tonight
The Teardrops3:12
14Rice, Red Beans, and Turnip Greens
The Tempo Toppers2:33
15Gloria
cover recording of:
Gloria (1940s doo-wop song written by Leon René) (in 1954-07)
lyricist:
Esther Navarro and Leon René
composer:
Leon René
The Cadillacs2:56
16Riot in Cell Block #9
bass:
Ralph Hamilton (in 1954)
drums (drum set):
Jesse Sailes (in 1954)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (in 1954)
piano:
Mike Stoller (in 1954)
saxophone:
Gil Bernal (in 1954)
lead vocals:
Richard Berry (in 1954)
vocals:
Carl Gardner (in 1954), Bobby Nunn (in 1954), Billy Richard (in 1954), Roy Richard (in 1954) and Ty Terrell (in 1954)
arranger:
Mike Stoller
recorded at:
Master Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1954)
recording of:
Riot in Cell Block #9 (in 1954)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Robins3:03
17Oop Shoop
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (in 1954)
recording of:
Oop Shoop (in 1954)
writer:
Shirley Gunter and Blondene Taylor
Shirley Gunter & The Queens2:12
18Grief by Day, Grief by Night
The Four Bars2:23
19What Do You Do
The Topps3:04
20Mary Lee
The Rainbows2:30
21Love Me Girl
The Flairs3:05
22Trying to Get to You
recording of:
Trying to Get to You (in 1954)
writer:
Rose Marie McCoy and Charles Singleton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Chrysalis Music, Edward B. Marks Music Co., Gladys Music, Motion Music Co., Motion Music Company, Red Storming Heaven Music, Rockland Music, Slow Dancing Music LLC, Songs of Windswept Pacific and You Look Good Music Publishing
The Eagles2:39
23Buick ’59
The Medallions2:37
24Earth Angel
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 151)
recording of:
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) (in 1954)
writer:
Jesse Belvin, Gaynel Hodge, Curtis Williams and Dootsie Williams
publisher:
Dootsie Williams Music (in 1986)
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
The Penguins2:58
25Newly Wed
The Orchids3:02
26Your Cash Ain’t Nothin’ At Trash
The Clovers3:20
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