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The Belmonts - Laurie Sabina & United Artists Sides, Vol. 1




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. (00:03:02) The Belmonts - Come on Little Angel
   2. (00:02:39) The Belmonts - Tell Me Why
   3. (00:02:20) The Belmonts - Smoke from Your Cigarette
   4. (00:02:34) The Belmonts - That Background Sound
   5. (00:02:59) The Belmonts - How About Me
   6. (00:02:39) The Belmonts - My Love Is Real
   7. (00:02:20) The Belmonts - Searching for a New Love
   8. (00:02:27) The Belmonts - I Don't Know How to Cry
   9. (00:02:55) The Belmonts - I Need Someone
  10. (00:02:13) The Belmonts - Hombre
  11. (00:02:09) The Belmonts - Don't Get Around Much Anymore
  12. (00:02:07) The Belmonts - Why?
  13. (00:02:17) The Belmonts - (I've Got) More Important Things to Do
  14. (00:03:01) The Belmonts - Have You Heard?
  15. (00:03:06) The Belmonts - Dancin' Girl
  16. (00:02:40) The Belmonts - Time to Dream
  17. (00:02:40) The Belmonts - Not Responsible
  18. (00:02:24) The Belmonts - Now It's All Over
  19. (00:02:26) The Belmonts - Walk on Boy
  20. (00:02:30) The Belmonts - Summertime Time
  21. (00:02:33) The Belmonts - I Confess
  22. (00:02:51) The Belmonts - Diddle-Dee-Dum (What Happens When Your...
  23. (00:03:11) The Belmonts - Ann-Marie
  24. (00:02:26) The Belmonts - Come Take a Walk With Me
  25. (00:02:20) The Belmonts - Such a Long Way
  26. (00:02:20) The Belmonts - We Belong Together
  27. (00:02:20) The Belmonts - I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)
  28. (00:02:43) The Belmonts - I Got a Feeling
  29. (00:02:41) The Belmonts - Today My Love Has Gone Away


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