Street Corner Serenade: The Greatest Doo Wop of the '50s and '60s
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Artist: Various Artists
Label: Rhino / Wea
Category: Music
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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
UPC: 081227583521
EAN: 0081227583521
ASIN: B00000JFV7
Release Date: 1999-07-20 |
Street Corner Serenade: The Greatest Doo Wop of the '50s and '60s
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Tracks:
- Why Do Fools Fall In Love - The Teenagers
- Whispering Bells - The Dell Vikings
- Speedoo - The Cadillacs/Jesse Powell Orch.
- Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) - The Penguins
- Little Star - The Elegants
- I Wonder Why - Dion & The Belmonts
- Book Of Love - The Monotones
- Sincerely - The Moonglows
- Come Go With Me - The Dell Vikings
- Only You (And You Alone) - The Platters
- Hushabye - The Mystics
- There Goes My Baby - The Drifters
- I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos
- A Teenager In Love - Dion & The Belmonts
- 16 Candles - The Crests
- Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
- Oh What A Nite - The Dells
- There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris
- Blue Moon - The Marcels
- Get A Job - The Silhouettes
- Barbara Ann - The Regents
- In The Still Of The Nite - The Five Satins
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If you've never seen kids harmonizing on a street corner you didn't grow up in any major city in the 1950s. The music was pure, the lyrics understandable, and the theme was love--unrequited, lost, and found. Where classic doo-wop is concerned, the leader usually boasted the best voice, but his or her supporting cast was of equal importance when it came to vocalizing the likes of "Blue Moon," "I Wonder Why," "Barbara-Ann" and "Get a Job," performed here by the Marcels, the Regents, and Dion & the Belmonts, respectively. Also included among the 20 artists featured on this hit-laden 22-song primer are Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers ("Why Do Fools Fall in Love?"), the Monotones ("Get a Job"), and the Flamingos ("I Only Have Eyes for You"). Decades after these songs filled the airwaves, they still elicit memories and a desire to sing along--in the background, of course. --Cal Greilsamer
Customer Reviews:
Better Than Expected.......2007-03-15
We needed to add some 50s/60s to our music collection and this turned out to be just what we wanted. Every song is one I would have selected myself.
outstanding.......2007-03-09
if you love oldies you have to have this one cd it has all the right ones
Street Corner Serenade.......2007-01-23
The CD is very good and if you want a CD to give you an idea of what Doo Wop is all about then this would be hard to beat. It contains some of the classics including Get a Job & Speedo. Great listening!
The CD Title says it all.......2006-11-11
This is a great collection of Doo woop songs. The sound quality is terrific. Of course this is not all the favorites, but an excellent compliation nevertheless. Perfect for sing alongs. Highly recommended.
great album.......2006-08-16
I highly recommend this album to all who like oldies. It is a great album and there is not one song on it that I did not like.
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