Doo Wop: Vocal Group Greats

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
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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ASIN:US: B000BQL2FA [info]