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The Complete Story Of Doo Wop, Vol.09 1957 (BCD 17287)


The ninth volume of Bear Family's doo wop history Street Corner Symphonies documents 1957, by some measures the genre's high-water mark. Here, the dreamy ballads almost all have some earthiness to them (witness the "5" Royales' "Dedicated to the One I Love") and they're all overshadowed by exuberant celebrations of swing and nonsense, best heard in the joyous sounds of the Monotones' "Book of Love," the Silhouettes' "Get a Job," and the Hollywood Flames' "Buzz-Buzz-Buzz." The Coasters reach their stride with "Searchin'," the Chantels deliver the heartbreaking "Maybe," the Bobbettes tear it up with "Mr. Lee," and the Tune Weavers' "Happy Happy Birthday Baby" is sweet and pure. There are novelties as effervescent as Little Joe & the Thrillers' "Peanuts" and as strangely seductive as the Cellos' "Rang Tang Ding Dong (I Am the Japanese Sandman)," and a lot of great singles that never went to such extremes. It's a great testament to the richness of doo wop, and it's just plenty of fun to hear.




1 Get a Job 
Earl Beal / Raymond Edwards / William Horton / Richard Lewis  The Silhouettes   2:46 
 2 Maybe  
George Goldner  The Chantels   2:50 
 3 Little Darlin' 
Maurice Williams  The Gladiolas   2:21 
 4 To the Aisle 
Billy Dawn Smith  The Five Satins   2:46 
 5 Searchin'  
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller  The Coasters   2:44 
 6 Florence 
Julius McMichael / Paul Winley  The Paragons   2:42 
 7 Dedicated to the One I Love 
Ralph Bass / Lowman Pauling  The "5" Royales   2:44 
 8 Book of Love 
Warren Davis / George Malone / Charles Patrick  The Monotones   2:20 
 9 Long Lonely Nights 
Lee Andrews / Bernice Davis / Douglas Henderson / Miriam Klein  Lee Andrews & the Hearts   2:52 
 10 Mr. Lee 
Reather Dixon / Helen Gathers / Emma Pought / Jannie Pought / Laura Webb  The Bobbettes / Reggie Obrecht Orchestra   2:12 
 11 Been So Long 
DiFosco Ervin Jr. / James Willingham Jr. / Anthony Thomas / Richard Travis  The Pastels   2:42 
 12 Whispering Bells 
Clarence Quick  Krips Johnson / The Del Vikings   2:26 
 13 Baby Oh Baby 
Nathaniel Bouknight / Walter Coleman / Hiram Johnson  The Shells   2:25 
 14 Everyone's Laughing 
Calvin Carter  Al Smith Orchestra / The Spaniels   2:52 
 15 Silhouettes  
Bob Crewe / Frank C. Slay, Jr.  The Rays   2:45 
 16 Tell Me Why 
Don Carter / Marshall Buzzy Helfand  Norman Fox & The Rob Roys   2:44 
 17 Why Do You Have to Go 
Verne Allison  The Dells   2:34 
 18 Lover Boy 
Herbert Cox / Charles McGhee  The Cleftones   2:49 
 19 Deserie 
Les Cooper / Clarence Johnson  The Charts   2:42 
 20 My Girlfriend 
Esther Navarro / Jesse Powell Orchestra  The Cadillacs   1:55 
 21 Could This Be Magic 
Richard Blandon / Hiram Johnson  The Dubs   2:17 
 22 Walking Along 
Bobby Baylor / Pat Gaston / Milton Love / Monte Owens / Winston Willis  The Solitaires   2:34 
 23 Little Bitty Pretty One 
Robert Byrd  Bobby Day & the Satellites   2:33 
 24 Tonite, Tonite 
Billy Myles  The Mello-Kings   2:31 
 25 Peanuts 
Joe Cook  Little Joe & the Thrillers   2:29 
 26 Don't Say Goodnight 
Richard Barrett / Carl Hogan  The Valentines   2:31 
 27 Rang Tang Ding Dong (I Am the Japanese Sandman) 
Alvin Williams  The Cellos   2:52 
 28 Happy, Happy, Birthday Baby 
Gilbert Lopez / Margo Sylvia  Frank Paul Orchestra / The Tune Weavers   2:24 
 29 Dance with Me 
Van Brackens  The el Torros   2:45 
 30 Can I Come Over Tonight 
Donald Haywoode / Jerry Winston  Sammy Lowe Orchestra / The Velours   2:21 
 31 Buzz-Buzz-Buzz 
Robert Byrd / John Gray  Hollywood Flames   2:17 
 32 So Strange 
David Clowney / Adam Jackson / Paul Winley  David Clowney's Band / The Jesters   2:35 
 33 Congratulations 
Al Banks / Robert Marshall  The Turbans   2:51 
 34 Four O'Clock in the Morning 
Alonzo Tucker  Stanley Mitchell & The Tornados   2:31


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