Doo Wop: Vocal Group Greats

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1Come Back My Love
cover recording of:
Come Back My Love
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Mansfield
The Cardinals2:26
2The Glory of Love
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Midtown New York (A,B,C,D,E,F)) 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 (US songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
The Five Keys3:10
3Out of Sight, Out of Mind
The Five Keys2:20
4Love Walked In
cover recording of:
Love Walked In
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
The Flamingos42:51
5Twilight Time
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1958-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elap Music Ltd. (a division of Pickwick Group Ltd. / a division of Carlton Home Entertainment (UK) Ltd.) and PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1956)
cover recording of:
Twilight Time (in 1958-01)
lyricist:
Buck Ram
composer:
Artie Dunn, Al Nevins and Morty Nevins
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Devon Music Inc., EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited, Porgie Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
translated version of:
Al caer la noche
The Platters42:47
6Blue Velvet
lead vocals:
Bobby Lester (rhythm & blues and soul vocalist and songwriter) (on 1956-12-13)
cover recording of:
Blue Velvet (on 1956-12-13)
writer:
Lee Morris (US songwriter) and Bernie Wayne
publisher:
Bernie Wayne Music Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
The Moonglows3:05
7The Wind
recording of:
The Wind
writer:
Bob "Chico" Edwards (Detroit doo wop guitarist), Quentin Eubanks, Juan Guitierrez, Willie Hunter (50s-70s R&B singer) and Nolan Strong
publisher:
Trianon Publications
Nolan Strong and The Diablos3:04
8Work With Me Annie
electric bass guitar:
Alonzo Tucker (on 1954-01-14)
guitar:
Arthur Porter (on 1954-01-14)
membranophone:
Robert Boswell (drummer) (on 1954-01-14)
piano:
Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist) (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
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters2:47
9My Memories of You
The Harptones3:12
10Down on My Knees
The Heartbeats1:55
11The Letter
Vernon Green & The Medallions2:50
12A Casual Look
recording of:
A Casual Look
lyricist and composer:
Ed Wells
publisher:
Limax Music Ltd.
The Six Teens2:26
13Please Send Me Someone to Love
cover recording of:
Please Send Me Someone to Love
lyricist and composer:
Percy Mayfield (until 1950)
publisher:
ATV Music
The Moonglows2:23
14Goodnight My Love
recording of:
Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams)
writer:
John Marascalco and George Motola
publisher:
Chappel-Morris, House of Fortune and Quintet Music (Leiber & Stoller)
Jesse Belvin3:08
15Count Every Star
cover recording of:
Count Every Star
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Bruno Coquatrix
The Rivieras2:53
16Every Night (I Pray)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-01-22)
recording of:
Every Night (I Pray) (on 1958-01-22)
writer:
Richard Barrett (US soul producer/singer)
previously attributed to:
George Goldner
The Chantels42:06
17I Met Him on a Sunday
recording of:
I Met Him on a Sunday (on 1958-02-07)
writer:
Doris Coley, Addie Harris, Beverly Lee (singer for The Shirelles) and Shirley Alston Reeves
publisher:
G and H Music Publishing House Inc., Ludlow Music and ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Shirelles2:15
18Bad Boy
recording of:
Bad Boy
writer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong and Avon Long (Broadway actor, singer)
revised by:
Clarence Palmer
publisher:
MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers) and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
The Jive Bombers2:53
19Sixty Minute Man
recording of:
Sixty Minute Man (on 1950-12-30)
lyricist and composer:
Rose Marks (until 1951) and Billy Ward (US r&b/soul vocalist) (until 1951)
The Dominoes3.52:32
20Star Dust
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-03-07)
producer:
Billy Ward (US r&b/soul vocalist)
background vocals:
Milton Grayson (choir, background vocals) (on 1957-03-07) and Milton Merle (on 1957-03-07)
bass vocals:
Cliff Givens (on 1957-03-07)
lead vocals:
Eugene Mumford (on 1957-03-07)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1957-03-07)
cover recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1957-03-07)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Billy Ward and His Dominoes3:11
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1For Sentimental Reasons
cover recording of:
(I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons
lyricist:
Ivory “Deek” Watson (Singer, guitarist, and songwriter)
composer:
William “Pat” Best
publisher:
MCA Duchess Music Corporation and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
The Cleftones2:31
2The Girl I Love
The Cadillacs2:31
3I’m Not a Juvenile Delinquent
recording of:
I’m Not a Juvenile Delinquent
writer:
George Goldner
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers2:49
4Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1958-09-24)
producer:
Buck Ram
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
performer:
The Platters
cover recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (on 1958-09-24)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
The Platters3.752:40
5Come Softly to Me
arranger:
Bonnie Guitar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1959)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 14)
recording of:
Come Softly to Me
writer:
Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis and Gary Troxel
publisher:
Chappell Morris, EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Unart Music Corp. (in 1958, in 1959)
The Fleetwoods32:26
6Chapel of Dreams
The Dubs2:30
7Happy, Happy Birthday Baby
recording of:
Happy, Happy Birthday Baby
writer:
Gilbert Lopez and Margo Sylvia
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
The Tune Weavers2:24
8Don’t You Just Know It
recording of:
Don’t You Just Know It
writer:
Huey “Piano” Smith and Johnny Vincent
Huey “Piano” Smith & the Clowns2:34
9Little Bitty Pretty One
cover recording of:
Little Bitty Pretty One
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Day
publisher:
Ivan Mogull Music Ltd., Painted Desert Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
Thurston Harris & The Sharps2:23
10Down the Aisle of Love
The Quin-Tones2:51
11A Million to One
Jimmy Charles & The Revelettes2:30
12Once Upon a Time
Rochell & the Candles with Johnny Wyatt2:53
13Moonlight Cocktails
cover recording of:
Moonlight Cocktail
lyricist:
Kim Gannon (in 1941)
composer:
Luckey Roberts (US stride piano musician) (in 1941)
The Rivieras2:46
14Deep Purple
cover recording of:
Deep Purple
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1938)
composer:
Peter de Rose
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Billy Ward and His Dominoes2:13
15At the Hop
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 28)
recording of:
At the Hop
writer:
John L. Medora, Artie Singer (US songwriter, producer and bandleader) and David White (rock ’n’ roll pianist & songwriter, member of Danny & the Juniors)
publisher:
Sea-Lark Enterprises, Inc., Singular Music and Tristan Music Ltd.
Danny & the Juniors3.52:32
16Little Darlin’
cover recording of:
Little Darlin’
lyricist and composer:
Maurice Williams (US singer/songwriter, played with The Zodiacs)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Excellorec Music
The Diamonds2:10
17Lonely Way
The Skyliners2:17
18Sea of Love
producer:
Trevor Jones (South African score composer)
mixer:
John Richards (engineer)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 39)
recording of:
Sea of Love
lyricist:
Philip Baptiste (US singer and songwriter, author of "Sea of Love")
composer:
George Khoury and Philip Baptiste (US singer and songwriter, author of "Sea of Love")
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Co and Tek Publishing
Phil Phillips & the Twilights4.52:25
19Those Oldies but Goodies (Remind Me of You)
lead vocals [singing voice on 1st lead]:
Carl Burnett (the original Little Caesar from Little Caesar & The Romans)
spoken vocals [spoken voice on 2nd lead]:
David Johnson
recording of:
Those Oldies but Goodies (Remind Me of You)
writer:
Nick Curinga and Paul Politi
Little Caesar & The Romans23:28
20I Believe
The Earls4:11
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1A Wonderful Dream
producer:
Jerry Ragovoy
arranger:
Jerry Ragovoy
recording of:
A Wonderful Dream (on 1962-01-20)
lyricist:
Celia Marshall
composer:
Norman Margulies
The Majors42:03
2Village of Love
Nathaniel Mayer & the Fabulous Twilights2:01
3The Angels Listened In
The Crests2:03
4It Happened Today
The Skyliners1:48
5My Own True Love
The Duprees2:31
6Love Came to Me
Dion2:47
7Come on Little Angel
The Belmonts3:01
8I Count the Tears
recording of:
I Count the Tears
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
The Drifters2:16
9Let Me In
recording of:
Let Me In
lyricist and composer:
Yvonne Baker (after marriage)
The Sensations3:08
10Smoky Places
producer:
Abner Spector
arranger:
Sammy Lowe
recording of:
Smoky Places
writer:
Abner Spector
The Corsairs3:01
11I’m a Happy Man
The Jive Five feat. Eugene Pitt2:39
12This Magic Moment
recording of:
This Magic Moment
lyricist and composer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
The Drifters2:28
13Angel Baby
recording of:
Angel Baby
lyricist and composer:
Rose Hamlin
publisher:
Big Seven Music Corp. and EMI Longitude Music
Rosie & the Originals3:46
14Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)
recording of:
Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) (on 1961-06-21)
writer:
Gerry Goffin and Barry Mann
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
translated version of:
Quien puso el bomp? (Versión en español por Los Twist)
Barry Mann32:46
15The Lion Sleeps Tonight
recording of:
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (in 1961)
lyricist:
George David Weiss (in 1961)
writer:
Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti and Albert Stanton (pseudonym for Al Brackman)
composer:
Solomon Linda
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Luigi Creatore Music (ASCAP) and Memory Lane Music Ltd.
is based on:
Mbube
is based on:
Wimoweh
version of:
Wimoweh
part of:
The Lion King (stage musical)
part of:
The Lion King (2019 film soundtrack)
The Tokens2:43
16A Thousand Stars
recording of:
A Thousand Stars
lyricist and composer:
Eugene Pearson
publisher:
Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp. and ミュージカル・ライツ・東京 (Musical Lights Tokyo)
Kathy Young & The Innocents3:14
17You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
recording of:
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson (in 1962-10)
publisher:
Dominion Music, Jobete Music (UK), Jobete Music Co., Inc., United Partnership Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Miracles3:12
18Will You Love Me Tomorrow
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (in 1960)
kettle drum:
Carole King (in 1960)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (in 1960)
lead vocals:
Shirley Owens (in 1960)
vocals:
Doris Coley (in 1960), Addie Harris (in 1960) and Beverly Lee (singer for The Shirelles) (in 1960)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Licensing Ltd.
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 4), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 33), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 125), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 151)
recording of:
Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Carole King song) (in 1960)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Lushmole Music, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Shirelles3.82:36
19You Were Mine
The Fireflies1:58
20Forever
recording of:
Forever
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Freddie Gorman and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
The Marvelettes2:45

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