Simply Doo Wop (4 CDs of essential doo wop songs)

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sincerely
bass guitar:
Willie Dixon (in 1954-10)
guitar:
Walter Scott (US blues guitarist) (in 1954-10)
membranophone:
Wesley Landers (Jazz drummer) (in 1954-10)
piano:
Johnny Young (jazz pianist) (in 1954-10)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Chamblee (in 1954-10)
baritone vocals:
Harvey Fuqua (in 1954-10)
bass vocals:
Prentiss Barnes (in 1954-10)
lead vocals:
Bobby Lester (in 1954-10)
tenor vocals:
Pete Graves (US doo-wop vocalist, member of The Moonglows) (in 1954-10)
recording of:
Sincerely
writer:
Alan Freed (American disc jockey) (until 1954-10) and Harvey Fuqua (until 1954-10)
publisher:
Alan Freed Music, Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Irving Music (BMI), Quazical Music, Regent Music Corp. (BMI) and ロックンロール ミュージック
The Moonglows3:14
2Honey, Honey (You Don't Know)
Lewis Lymon & the Teenchords2:25
3Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
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. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
translated version of:
Sen jag mötte dig
part of:
Roberta
cover recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
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. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
translated version of:
Sen jag mötte dig
part of:
Roberta
The Platters2:41
4A Fallen Tear
The El Dorados2:53
5Help Me Somebody
The “5” Royales2:56
6Stormy Weather
The Spaniels2:31
7Panic
Otis Williams2:45
8Bye Bye Baby
The Channels2:33
9Dry Your Eyes
The Dells2:25
10Now That You've Gone
The El Dorados2:45
11You'll Never Know
The Platters2:41
12Darling
The Pips2:47
13The Glory Of Love
cover recording of:
The Glory of Love
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
14Some Day Someway
The Flamingos2:21
15Oh Gee, Oh Gosh
The Kodaks2:50
16I Just Can't Help Myself
The Kool Gents & Dee Clark2:28
17Secret Love
The Moonglows2:49
18Just Walkin' In The Rain
guitar and baritone vocals:
William Stewart (US Doo-Wop/R&B vocalist, member of The Prisonaires) (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 Prisonaires2:40
▼ CD 2
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1The Great Pretender
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-09)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (1928 - 1992, USA, lead singer of the Platters, Samuel E. Williams)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elap Music Ltd. (a division of Pickwick Group Ltd. / a division of Carlton Home Entertainment (UK) Ltd.)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 352)
recording of:
The Great Pretender (in 1955-09)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
Panther Music Corp, Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
The Platters52:40
2The Closer You Are
recording of:
The Closer You Are
writer:
Earl Lewis and Bobby Robinson
The Channels2:59
3Moonlight Serenade
The Rivieras2:53
4Oh! What a Night
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 260)
recording of:
Oh, What a Night (in 1956-05)
writer:
Johnny Funches and Marvin Junior
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Dells2:55
5Bim Bam Boom
The El Dorados2:51
6Come on and Love Me Baby
The Du-Droppers2:57
7Cross Over the Bridge
The Flamingos2:37
8I Know
The Spaniels2:15
9Much in Need
The “5” Royales2:38
10My Only Love
The Falcons2:15
11Where Are You?
The Mello-Moods3:13
12This Is the Night
The Kool Gents feat. Dee Clark2:52
13Runaround Baby
The Kodaks2:01
14That's My Desire
The Flamingos3:05
15A Prisoner's Prayer
The Prisonaires2:39
16Whistle My Love
The Moonglows2:28
17Tina
The Spaniels2:18
18What'll You Do Next?
The Prisonaires1:31
▼ CD 3
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1My Empty Room
Little Anthony & the Imperials2:32
2My Prayer
The Platters2:48
3The Gleam In Your Eye
The Channels2:52
4Pains In My Heart
The Dells3:08
5Talk About My Woman, Pt. 1
The “5” Royales1:54
6I Began To Realize
The El Dorados2:43
7Now That It's Over
The Falcons2:34
8Make Beleve World
The Kodaks2:34
9Golden Teardrops
recording of:
Golden Teardrops (in 1953-08)
lyricist and composer:
John Carter (songwriter & producer, b. 1942)
The Flamingos3:19
10Baby Please
The Moonglows2:54
11There Is Love In You
The Prisonaires2:53
12So Why
The Bop Chords2:21
13Mary Lee
The Rainbows2:32
14Baby, It's You
The Spaniels2:38
15Twilight Time
The Platters2:50
16I Was Wrong
The Moonglows3:12
17Let's Do the Cha Cha
The Magnificents2:07
18Little Boy and Girl
The Kodaks2:18
▼ CD 4
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1Only You (And You Alone)
recording of:
Only You (and You Alone) (Platters song)
writer:
Buck Ram and Ande Rand
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Robert Mellin, Inc., Tro-Hollis Music, Inc. and Wildwood Music
The Platters2:41
2If I Can't Have You
The Flamingos2:56
3My Baby and Me
The Kodaks1:54
4Let's Make Up
The Spaniels2:55
5They Don't Know
The “5” Royales2:19
6Real Gone Mama
The Moonglows2:59
7Why Do You Have To Go?
The Dells2:40
8I'll Be Forever Loving You
The El Dorados2:30
9Do Ya Do
The Kool Gents2:28
10Up On the Mountain
The Magnificents2:49
11219 Train
The Moonglows2:45
12You Gave Me Peace of Mind
The Spaniels2:55
13Can't Do Sixty No More
The Du Droppers2:52
14How Could You?
The Mello-Moods3:02
15Lydia
Lewis Lymon & the Teenchords2:38
16Baby Please
The Prisonaires2:29
17Ebb Tide
The Platters2:26
18Think
recording of:
Think
lyricist and composer:
Lowman Pauling
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. (in 1957) and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1957)
The “5” Royales2:36