Vocal Groups: Classic Doo‐Wop Remastered

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Tracklist

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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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