Golden Age of American Rock 'N' Roll: Special Doo Wop

Golden Age of American Rock 'N' Roll: Special Doo Wop

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Golden Age of American Rock 'N' Roll: Special Doo Wop

Golden Age of American Rock 'N' Roll: Special Doo Wop

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Overview

This special edition of Ace's extensive The Golden Age of American Rock'n'Roll series of 1950s and early-'60s oldies' anthologies only makes perfect sense as a purchase if you're collecting every volume. For its 30 tracks are entirely devoted to filling in gaps not covered by the other dozen volumes -- specifically, doo wop chart singles from 1953-63 that, for one reason or another, weren't selected for inclusion in any of the previous installments. Because it's a mix of very big, familiar hits with lower-charting obscurities, it's not wholly satisfactory as either a collection for listeners trying to selectively assemble the best and biggest doo wop singles, or for specialized doo wop collectors, who will inevitably already have a good share of this in their library already. All that noted, The Golden Age of American Rock'n'Roll series is the best series of anthologies of early rock & roll oldies, and if you've been collecting those all along, this is a great, useful addition to that project. Additionally, on its own terms this has a bunch of classic big doo wop hits and some very good lesser-known hits in the style, though some of the songs that only made the lower reaches of Billboard's Top 100 are rather forgettable. The great ones include the Marcels' "Blue Moon," the Platters' "The Great Pretender," the Chimes' "Once in a While," the Diamonds' "Little Darlin'," the Orioles' "Crying in the Chapel," the Cleftones' "Heart and Soul," the Moonglows' "Sincerely," Lee Andrews & the Hearts' "Try the Impossible," and Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers' "Why Do Fools Fall in Love." The nearly-as-goodies include the Regents' "Runaround," the Slades' original version of "You Cheated" (covered for a bigger hit by the Shields), the Ly-Dells' "Book of Love" knock-off "Wizard of Love," Rick & the Keens' "Peanuts" (better known, perhaps, in its original version by Little Joe & the Thrillers), and the Flamingos' "Lovers Never Say Goodbye." Although much of the rest comes closer to more average, formulaic doo wop, there's at least some enticement for collectors as some of them don't appear on CD anthologies very often, and every track is thoroughly annotated in the liner notes. The most hard-bitten of collectors might want to note that the version of "Don't Take the Stars" by the Mystics is a previously unissued alternate take. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date: 08/03/2004
Label: Ace
UPC: 0029667000529
Rank: 82256

Tracks

  1. Runaround
  2. Don't Take the Stars
  3. Blue Moon
  4. The Bells Are Ringing
  5. Heart and Soul
  6. If
  7. Fools Fall in Love
  8. Try the Impossible
  9. The Great Pretender
  10. Till Then
  11. Wizard of Love
  12. Just to Be with You
  13. You Cheated
  14. In My Heart
  15. That's What Girls Are Made For
  16. Once in a While
  17. Peanuts
  18. Love Is Dynamite
  19. Lovers Never Say Goodbye
  20. What Will I Tell My Heart?
  21. Little Darlin'
  22. Crying in the Chapel
  23. Love, Love, Love
  24. Deserie
  25. Sincerely
  26. The Reason
  27. You Tickle Me Baby
  28. The Plea
  29. It's Unbelievable
  30. Why Do Fools Fall in Love

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers   Primary Artist
Rick & The Keens   Primary Artist
The Larks   Primary Artist
The Spinners   Primary Artist
The Marcels   Primary Artist
The Flamingos   Primary Artist
The Chimes   Primary Artist
The Classics   Primary Artist
The Cleftones   Primary Artist
The Clovers   Primary Artist
The Harptones   Primary Artist
The Charts   Primary Artist
The Drifters   Primary Artist
The Diamonds   Primary Artist
Lee Andrews & the Hearts   Primary Artist
The Orioles   Primary Artist
The Passions   Primary Artist
The Mystics   Primary Artist
The Moonglows   Primary Artist
The Paragons   Primary Artist
The Regents   Primary Artist
The Slades   Primary Artist
The Jesters   Primary Artist
The Dubs   Primary Artist
The Platters   Primary Artist
The Timetones   Primary Artist
The Van Dykes   Primary Artist
The Royal Jokers   Primary Artist
The 5 Chanels   Primary Artist
The Ly-Dells   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Albert Green   Composer
Clarence Johnson   Composer
Jon Broven   Archive Research
Claude Smith   Composer
Herman Santiago   Composer
Tomas Rivera   Composer
Joseph Cook   Composer
Ruth Harris   Composer
Paul Wilson   Composer
Steve Petryszyn   Cover Photo
Gwen Gordy   Composer
Michael Edwards   Composer
Tolchard Evans   Composer
Alan Freed   Composer
Buck Ram   Composer
Duncan Cowell   Mastering
Guy Wood   Composer
Arlene Smith   Composer
Marvin Kalfin   Composer
Frank Loesser   Composer
Trevor Churchill   Archive Research
Sidney Wyche   Composer
Jack Lawrence   Composer
Jack Marshall   Composer
Frankie Lymon   Composer
Ernie Maresca   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Julius Edward Dixon   Composer
Peter Tinturin   Composer
Rob Finnis   Liner Notes,Archive Research
Mark Harris   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Richard Barrett   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Artie Glenn   Composer
Phil Smee   Cover Design
Bud Green   Composer
Thomas "Butch" Curry   Composer
Harvey Fuqua   Composer
Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Stanley Damerell   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Robert Hargreaves   Composer
Maurice Williams   Composer
Jimmy Merchant   Composer
Richard Blandon   Composer
Hiram Johnson   Composer
Don Burch   Composer
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