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Bear Family Records - BCD17293 - The Complete Story Of Doo Wop, Vol 15 1963




Street Corner Symphonies, Vol. 15 chronicles 1963, a year where doo wop still existed in its purest form but only in pockets across the country. Usually, these vocal harmonies could be heard in permutations, within the explosive Sound of Young America coming from Motown, the girl group singles cut all over the US, the wave upon wave of dance novelties, and the gorgeous gossamer uptown soul. Unlike the previous handful of volumes in Street Corner Symphonies, Vol. 15 isn't heavy on hits from some of these sounds -- there are no iconic Motown singles, although there are cuts by the Miracles, the Temptations, and Martha & the Vandellas -- but there are only a handful of throwbacks to traditional doo wop, such as the Rivingtons' glorious "The Bird's the Word" and Randy & the Rainbows' "Denise." Instead, this is heavy on girl group classics -- the Ronettes' "Be My Baby," the Jaynetts' "Sally, Go 'Round the Roses" -- and dance songs ("Shake a Tail Feather," "You Can't Sit Down"). It's not a monumental shift in style, but it's clear that things have changed, that doo wop was in its sunset, but there is still a bounty of wonderful songs from all different vocal harmony styles to be heard here.


   1  So Much in Love 
Billy Jackson / Roy Straigis / George Williams  The Tymes   2:08  
     2  Denise  
Neil Levenson  Randy & the Rainbows   1:57  
     3  Have You Heard 
Lew Douglas / Frank LaVere / Roy Rodde  The Duprees / Joey Vann   2:30  
     4  Unchained Melody 
Alex North / Hy Zaret  Vito & the Salutations   2:01  
     5  Down the Aisle (Wedding Song) 
A. Levinson  The Blue Belles / Patti LaBelle   3:34  
     6  What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am) 
Ray Whitley  The Tams   2:01  
     7  He's So Fine  
Ronnie Mack  The Chiffons   1:52  
     8  Till Then 
Sol Marcus / Eddie Seiler / Guy Wood  The Classics   2:17  
     9  You Can Not Sit Down 
Dee Clark / Kal Mann / Cornell Muldrow / Phil Upchurch  The Dovells   2:20  
     10  I'll Take You Home 
Barry Mann / Cynthia Weil  The Drifters   2:36  
     11  Do Not Say Nothin 'Bad (About My Baby) 
Gerry Goffin / Carole King  The Cookies   2:48  
     12  The Bird's the Word 
Al Frazier / John Harris / Turner "Rocky" Wilson Jr. / Carl White  The Rivingtons   2:11  
     13  Lonely Drifter  
Eddie Levert / Walter Williams  The O'Jays   2:37  
     14  The Bounce 
Charles Fizer / Eddie Lewis / Walter Ward  The Olympics   2:38  
     15  Easier Said Than Done 
Larry Huff / William Linton  The Essex   2:06  
     16  I'm the One Who Loves You 
Curtis Mayfield  The Impressions   2:25  
     17  Not Me 
Gary Anderson / Frank Guida  The Orlons   2:32  
     18  Never 
Robert del Din / Larry Figueiredo / Stan Vincent  The Earls   2:21  
     19  Sally Go 'Round the Roses 
Zell Sanders / Lona Stevens  The Jaynetts   3:05  
     20  Shake a Tail Feather 
Otis Hayes / Verlie Rice / Andre Williams  The Five Du-Tones   2:25  
     21  Foolish Little Girl  
Howard Greenfield / Helen Miller  The Shirelles   2:16  
     22  The Gorilla 
Jerry Murray / Howard Pitman / Eddie Williams  The Ideals   2:17  
     23  Be My Baby  
Jeff Barry / Ellie Greenwich / Phil Spector  The Ronettes   2:40  
     24  It Will Not Be This Way (Always) 
Robert Kelly / Sonny Thompson  King Pins   2:22  
     25  Tell Him 
Carlton Black  The Drew-Vels   2:15  
     26  Elephant Walk (Native Girl) 
Robert Catron / Donald Jenkins  Donald Jenkins & The Delighters   2:56  
     27  A Love She Can Count On 
William "Smokey" Robinson  The Miracles   2:36  
     28  I Need Your Love 
Charles Jones  The Artistics   2:17  
     29  May I Have This Dance 
Janie Bradford / Norman Whitfield  The Temptations   2:12  
     30  Who Do You Love 
Kenny Gamble / Jerry Ross  The Sapphires   2:42  
     31  Found True Love 
William Butler / Curtis Mayfield  Billy Butler & the Enchanters   2:30  
     32  A Love Like Yours (Do Not Come Knocking) 
Lamont Dozier / Brian Holland / Eddie Holland  Martha & the Vandellas   2:30  
     33  As I Walk Alone 
William Smith  The Norvells   2:23  
     34  Let's Kiss and Make Up 
Willie Schofield  The Falcons   2:33  
     35  Play Those Oldies, Mr. Dee Jay 
Robert Finizio / John Madara / Joseph R. Pirollo / Dave White  Anthony & The Sophomores   2:28


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