Product Description: Born on street corners, doo wop came to symbolize a lush vision of idyllic teen romance. This comprehensive survey of doo wop music contains 101 vocal group gems and spans three decades. Among the classic sides are \""Sh-Boom,\"" \""Earth Angel,\"" \""Come Go With Me,\"" \""16 Candles,\"" \""Stay\"" and \""Why Do Fools Fall in Love?\"" No Track Information Available Media Type: CD Artist: DOO WOP BOX Title: DOO WOP BOX Street Release Date: 05/17/1994 Domestic Genre: OLDIES COLLECTIONS
Amazon.com: The unwritten rules for doo-wop groups were deceptively simple: name your group after a bird (the Wrens, the Flamingos) or a car (the Cadillacs, the El Dorados), practice your two-, three-, or four-part harmonies on a neighborhood street corner or in the back of a candy store, and sing songs about how much you love your baby. It might have seemed like an obvious formula, but getting it just right was never easy. When it worked, that formula created some of the most joyful and unforgettable music of the 20th century. From the Orioles ("It's Too Soon to Know") to Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers ("I Want You to Be My Girl"), this four-CD collection is without a doubt the definitive introduction to the rock & roll vocal music of the 1950s and early '60s. --Percy Keegan
Disc 1:
It's Too Soon To Know - Orioles
Count Every Star - Ravens
The Glory Of Love - Five Keys
Gee - Crows
Crying In The Chapel - Orioles
Money Honey - Cyde McPhatter & Drifters
Golden Teardrops - Flamingos
A Sunday Kind Of Love - Harp-Tones
I - Velvets
Goodnite Sweetheart, Goodnite - Spaniels
Sh-Boom - Chords
Gloria - CADILLACS
Hearts Of Stone - Jewels
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) - Penguin
Sincerely - Moonglows
Mary Lee - Rainbows
Close Your Eyes - Five Keys
(Will You) Come Back My Love - Wrens
Story Untold - Nutmegs
Only You (And You Alone) - PLATTERS
Why Don't You Write Me? - Jacks
When You Dance - Turbans
At My Front Door - El Dorados
The Great Pretender - PLATTERS
Lily Maebelle - Valentines
Disc 2:
Speedoo - CADILLACS
Why Do Fools Fall in Love - Frankie Lymon & Teenagers
I'll Be Home - Flamingos
Devil Or Angel - Clovers
Church Bells May Ring - Willows
Little Girl Of Mine - Cleftones/Jimmy Wright & His Orchestra
I Want You To Be My Girl - Frankie Lymon & Teenagers
In the Still Of The Night - Five Satins
The Closer You Are - Channels
Oh What a Night - Dells
A Thousand Miles Away - HEARTBEATS
Please Say You Want Me - Schoolboys/Leroy Kirkland Orchestra
Come Go With Me - Dell Vikings
I'm So Happy (Tra-La-La-La-La-La) - Lewis Lymon & Teenchords
Walking Along - Solitaires
Little Darlin' - Gladiolas
Don't Ask Me To Be Lonely - Dubs
Florence - Paragons
Deserie - Charts
Whispering Bells - Dell-Vikings
Tonite, Tonite - Mello-Kings
Long Lonely Nights - Lee Andrew & Hearts
Baby Oh Baby - Shells
Tell Me Why - Norman Fox & Rob-Roys
Buzz-Buzz-Buzz - Hollywood Flames
Tear Drops - Lee Andrew & Hearts
Disc 3:
Been So Long - Pastels
Get A Job - Silhouettes
Book Of Love - Monotones
Maybe - Chantels
I Wonder Why - Dion & Belmonts
One Summer Night - Danleers
For Your Precious Love - Jerry Butler & Impressions
You Cheated - Shields
I'm So Young - Students
Everyday Of The Week - Students
Little Star - Elegants
Tear On My Pillow - Imperials
Trickle, Trickle - Videos
Ten Commandments Of Love - Harvey & Moonglows
Candles - Crests
So Fine - Fiestas
Lovers Never Say Goodbye - Flamingos
Since I Don't Have You - Skyliners/Lenny Martin & Orchestra
Pizza Pie - Norman Fox & Rob Roys/Sid Bass & His Orchestra
Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) - Impals/Leroy Holmes Orchestra
A Teenager In Love - Belmonts
Who's That Knocking - Genies
I Only Have Eyes For You - Flamingos
Hushabye - Mystics
Rockin' In The Jungle - Externals
Disc 4:
Mope-Itty Mope - Boss-Tones
Oh Rose Marie - Fascinators/Jesse Stone Orchestra
Just To Be With You - Passions
Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop - Little Anthony & Imperials
The Wind - Jesters
Stay - Maurice Williams & Zodiacs
There's A Moon Out Tonight - Capris
Blue Moon - Marcels
Tonight I Fell In Love - Tokens/Fields-Madera Orchestra
Daddy's Home - Shep & Limelights
Barbara-Ann - Regents
Rama Lama Ding Dong - Edsels
Tonight (Could Be The Night) - Velvets
My True Story - Jive Five/Joe Rene & Orchestra
Nag - Halos
Lookin' For My Baby - Earls
Imagination - Quotations
Coney Island Baby - Excellents
Remember Then - Earls
Never Let You Go - Five Discs
Denise - Randy & Rainbows
Unchained Melody - Vito & Salutations
I Do - Marvelows
Morse Code Of Love - Capris
My Juanita (Live) - Johnny Meastro & Brooklyn Bridge
Rhino scores again. Although considerably overpriced at $70 list, Amazon had this on sale for about $40 and that is a hell of a bargain. Great music and great sound for the era and then some. Rhino excels at this sort of thing and this is no exception. If you like doo-wop, keep an eye out for the next sale- or splurge if you can afford it.
DOO WOP rocks! I purchased this collection for my father after watching a special on tv featuring the golden era. As I began to listen more to the songs, I realized that I enjoyed the CD's as much as he did. It is a very well put together collection that will satisfy many listeners. There was even a song that my 7 year old recognized from a kids' movie! He loved it and wanted me to keep playing it. The book that accompanies the 4 cd's is a very entertaining history of how the era all came together. Definitely a great purchase.
Deh doom, ba-ba doom, ba-ba doom, ba-ba doe doe Like the cover says, this box features "101 Vocal Group Gems From The Golden Age of Rock 'N' Roll". My dictionary defines doo wop as "a vocal style of rock and roll characterized by the a cappella singing of nonsense syllables in rhythmical support of the melody". That's as good a definition as any, but there isn't really a consensus as to what songs qualify as "doo wop". The first disc includes early groups like the Orioles, the Drifters and the Platters that aren't usually considered doo wop, but were big influences on the doo wop groups. Regardless of what is or isn't doo wop, these are terrific vocal group recordings. Most of them were hits, but there are also many obscure gems included. This box is a "must get" for fans of the vocal group sound.
Great Set for Doo Wop Lovers What a great box set...sooo many good songs. And, I especially like the feature that Amazon gives us the ability to listen to the actual song!
I absolutely LOVED IT! This was too good a buy. It has almost EVERY GREAT HIT from it's era! Songs like "Maybe" and "Devil or Angel" just relax me to the fullest. Do you love Doo-Wop? Then BUY THIS BOX SET!
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