Vanilla Doo Wop

Vanilla Doo Wop

Track Listings

1. You - The Aquatones

2. I've Had It

3. Coney Island Baby - The Excellents

4. You Were Mine - Fireflies

5. Tonight Tonight - The Mello-Kings

6. Lullabye - The Chevrons

7. Darling Lorraine - The Knockouts

8. I'm in the Mood for Love - The Chimes

9. Image of a Girl - The Safaris

10. Glory of Love - The Roomates

11. Guardian Angel - Imaginations

12. Blanche - Three Friends

13. Tonight I Fell in Love - The Tokens

14. Mr. Lonely - The Videls

15. Good Goodbye

16. Angel Face - The Neons

17. So This Is Love - The Castells

18. Once in a While - The Chimes

19. Till Then - The Classics

20. Band of Gold

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

You - The Aquatones
I've Had It
Coney Island Baby - The Excellents
You Were Mine - Fireflies
Tonight Tonight - The Mello-Kings
Lullabye - The Chevrons
Darling Lorraine - The Knockouts
I'm in the Mood for Love - The Chimes
Image of a Girl - The Safaris
Glory of Love - The Roomates, Roomates
Guardian Angel - Imaginations
Blanche - Three Friends
Tonight I Fell in Love - The Tokens
Mr. Lonely - The Videls
Good Goodbye
Angel Face - The Neons
So This Is Love - The Castells
Once in a While - The Chimes
Till Then - The Classics
Band of Gold
Believe Me
There's a Moon Out Tonight - The Capris
You Baby You - The Excellents
I Can't Say Goodbye - Fireflies
Cinderella - The Classics

Customer Reviews:

Music that makes you smile and takes you back to the golden days of rock and roll........2006-01-21

In the late 1950's and early 1960's in big cities all across America a major pastime for teenagers was singing on the street corner. Most did it just for fun but in places like New York City, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Los Angeles many of these kids took their singing very seriously. There were literally hundreds of groups in each of these cities and each of them were looking for that unique "sound" that would land them a contract with a local record company. When most folks think of doo-wop music they immediately think of a group of 4 or 5 young blacks harmonizing under a lamppost. And while African-Americans certainly made their fair share of this great music a surprisingly large number of white groups got into the act as well. In 2004, Collectables released "Vanilla Doo Wop". This unique collection features 25 of the finest doo wop recordings ever made by white groups. It is a lot better than you might expect.
What makes doo wop music so appealing to so many is that it is simply lots of fun to listen to. If you have seen any of the PBS specials you'll know what I mean. Times were a lot simpler then and you won't hear any vulgarity in any of these tunes. Among my personal favorites on "Vanilla Doo Wop" are the Fireflies 1959 best seller "You Were Mine" and "I'm In The Mood For Love" by The Chimes. I also was very pleased to see that tunes like "Coney Island Baby" by the Excellents and "So This Is Love" by the Castelles were also included on this disc. And if you have never heard Emil Stucchio and the Classics version of "Till Then" then you are in for a real treat. "Vanilla Doo Wop" also includes a number of hard-to-find songs including "Believe Me" by the Royalteens and "Good Goodbye" from the Bob Knight Four. You just can't help but enjoy the great harmony displayed on nearly every one of these tracks!
While I could have done without 2 or 3 of the tracks offered on "Vanilla Doo Wop" I was quite pleased with the overwhelming majority of the songs included in this collection. I was also very happy with the fine remastering job on this one. Each track is crystal clear. This disc will be replacing quite a few 45's in my collection. "Vanilla Doo Wop" was a great find for me and I would recommend it to anyone interested in great group harmony.

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