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Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders never got the recognition to which they were entitled. Usually pegged as one-hit wonders in America for "The Game of Love"; as three-hit wonders in England for "Um Um Um Um Um," "The Game of Love"; and their sole big hit as a trio (post-Wayne Fontana), "A Groovy Kind of Love," they had a lot more in them than that meager run of successes would indicate. As this album reveals, they were a well-above-average R&B-based British band with their own way of embracing material as different as the Barry/Greenwich-authored "She's Got the Power," Chuck Berry's "Jaguar and Thunderbird," Curtis Mayfield's "Girl, You Don't Know Me," and familiar British Invasion singlefodder like "A Certain Girl." They even turned in a gorgeous original, "One More Time," co-authored by Fontana and Eric Stewart. Fontana later squandered his reputation in an abortive attempt at a solo career, but when he was part of the quartet, he had a combination of power, sincerity, and class that was compelling. They weren't the most virtuoso band to come out of Manchester, either vocally or instrumentally, but they could put over a song with enough inspiration and spirit so that you had to enjoy what they were doing. Every so often they came up with a flourish in the singing, like on "Too Many Tears," "One More Time," and "Cops and Robbers," that comes as a surprise. This was a brilliant debut album, incorporating new songs and a few remnants from their early singles and EPs, making up a healthy cross-section of their sound in 1963 and 1964, which encompassed not only the sounds of Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley, but also the songs of Dave Bartholomew and other New Orleans influences. The only thing missing was a concurrent hit single, their cover of Curtis Mayfield's "Um Um Um Um Um."
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1991- Hit Single Anthology
1. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Hello Josephine [02:08]
2. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Stop Look And Listen [02:03]
3. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Um Um Um Um Um Um [02:31]
4. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Game Of Love [02:09]
5. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Just A Little Bit Too Late[02:21]
6. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - She Needs Love [02:28]
7. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - It Was Easier To Hurt Her[02:46]
8. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - A Groovy Kind Of Love [02:02]
9. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Come On Home [02:13]
10. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Can't Live Without You[02:35]
11. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Goodbye Bluebird [02:36]
12. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Ashes To Ashes [02:30]
13. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Pamela Pamela [02:13]
14. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - The Letter [02:04]
15. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Too Much Monkey Business[02:16]
16. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - For You [02:03]
17. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Little Darlin' [02:07]
18. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - I Want Her She Wants Me[02:24]
19. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - We'll Talk About It Tomorrow[02:16]
20. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Schoolgirl [02:24]
21. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Blessed Are The Lonely[03:02]
22. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - 24 Sycamore [03:20]
23. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - The Morning After [02:18]
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1996 - Um Um Um Um Um Um
1. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Um Um Um Um Um Um [02:30]
2. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Pamela Pamela [02:15]
3. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Groovy Kind Of Love [01:59]
4. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - The Game Of Love [02:06]
5. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Come On Home [02:13]
6. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Give Me Just A Little More Time[02:57]
7. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Little Darlin' [02:06]
8. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Something Keeps Calling Me Back[02:16]
9. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - One Fine Day [02:49]
10. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - The Letter [02:02]
11. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - It's Just A Little Bit Too Late[02:23]
12. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Stop, Look And Listen [02:00]
13. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Hold Me (Live 2001) [03:32]
14. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - I'm A Believer (Live 2001)[02:49]
15. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - It's Getting Harder All Of The Time[02:12]
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2001 - The Very Best Of
1. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - The Game Of Love [02:06]
2. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - A Groovy Kind Of Love [02:00]
3. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Pamela Pamela [02:10]
4. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um[02:29]
5. Wayne Fontana& The Mindbenders - It's Just A Little Too Late[02:20]
6. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Ashes To Ashes [02:28]
7. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - It Was Easier To Hurt Her[02:45]
8. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Hello Josephine [02:04]
9. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Uncle Joe, The Ice Cream Man[02:22]
10. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - The Words Of Bartholomew[03:18]
11. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Like I Did [02:30]
12. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - The Letter [02:02]
13. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Come On Home [02:11]
14. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Long Time Comin' [02:05]
15. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Goodbye Bluebird [02:35]
16. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - She Needs Love [02:27]
17. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders -(Can't Live With You) Can't Live Without You[02:35]
18. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Storybook Children [02:48]
19. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Stop, Look And Listen [02:00]
20. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Something Keeps Calling Me Back[02:20]
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1996 - The World Of
1. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - The Game Of Love [02:06]
2. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - A Groovy Kind Of Love [02:00]
3. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Pamela, Pamela [02:10]
4. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Um Um Um Um Um Um [02:29]
5. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - It's Just A Little Bit Late[02:20]
6. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Ashes To Ashes [02:28]
7. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - It Was Easier To Hurt Her[02:45]
8. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Hello Josephine [02:04]
9. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Uncle Jo, The Ice Cream Man[02:22]
10. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - The Words Of Bartholomew[03:18]
11. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Like I Did [02:30]
12. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - The Letter [02:02]
13. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Come On Home [02:11]
14. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Long Time Comin' [02:05]
15. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Goodbye Bluebird [02:35]
16. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - She Needs Love [02:27]
17. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - (I Can't Live With You) Can't Live Without You[02:35]
18. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Storybook Children [02:48]
19. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Stop, Look And Listen [02:00]
20. Wayne Fontana &The Mindbenders - Something Keeps Calling Me Back[02:20]
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