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The Belmonts - Laurie Sabina & United Artists Sides, Vol. 2




In their Dion-less career, the Belmonts were in an awkward place. The vocal-group doo wop they had sung with Dion was going out of style, and they tried on various approaches for size without getting much success with any of them. For all that, they were more successful than most 1960s doo wop acts, and this 30-track compilation of material from 1961-66 has all half-dozen of their charting records, including their biggest and best, "Tell Me Why." At times, unfortunately, it is obvious that they're trying to imitate the stuff Dion was having solo success with at the time, as on "Come on Little Angel." The rest of the disc is inconsistent, and widely variable stylistically. "I Don't Know How to Cry" tries for an uptown New York R&B-pop sound; others are traditional slow doo-wop ballads; "Have You Heard" is a midtempo ballad in the style of the Duprees; "Ann-Marie" is Beach Boys-influenced; "I Got a Feeling" is a Jay & the Americans cop; etc. There are occasional above-average tunes like the group original "I Confess," but most of the cuts are mediocre. Includes some previously unissued material, and three tracks they participated in as the backup group to Buddy Sheppard (billed as the Holidays).




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   1. (00:02:22) The Belmonts - So Wrong
   2. (00:03:01) The Belmonts - Let's Call It a Day
   3. (00:02:05) The Belmonts - Broken Heart
   4. (00:02:46) The Belmonts - Lookout for Candy
   5. (00:03:00) The Belmonts - Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
   6. (00:02:47) The Belmonts - How About Me [Alternate Take 7]
   7. (00:02:56) The Belmonts - Lookout for Sandy [#]
   8. (00:03:02) The Belmonts - I Need Someone [#]
   9. (00:02:43) The Belmonts - Searching for a New Love [Alternate Take 1]
  10. (00:02:44) The Belmonts - That American Dance
  11. (00:02:29) The Belmonts - This Love of Mine
  12. (00:02:43) The Belmonts - I Need Someone [Dutch Version]
  13. (00:02:19) The Belmonts - Farewell
  14. (00:02:32) The Belmonts - Walk on Boy [alternate take#]
  15. (00:03:42) The Belmonts - Lookout for Sandy [Alternate Take 1]
  16. (00:02:54) The Belmonts - Today My Love Has Gone Away [Take 5]
  17. (00:03:09) The Belmonts - Come on Little Angel [Alternate Take 14]
  18. (00:03:13) The Belmonts - C'mon Everybody (Do You Wanna Dance)
  19. (00:02:52) The Belmonts - Diddle-Dee-Dum (What Happens When Your... [Take 13]
  20. (00:02:42) The Belmonts - My Foolish Heart
  21. (00:02:26) The Belmonts - Wintertime
  22. (00:03:24) The Belmonts - (Then) I Walked Away
  23. (00:02:37) The Belmonts - To Be With You
  24. (00:02:21) The Belmonts - Come With Me
  25. (00:02:53) The Belmonts - Where You Gonna Run to Girl [#]
  26. (00:02:15) The Belmonts - Night Time [#]



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