The Best of the Diamonds: The Mercury Years

by The Diamonds

Overview

Twenty-two tracks from 1956-61, including most of their hit singles (the 1958 Top 20 entry, "Kathy-O," is oddly missing). "Little Darlin'" and "The Stroll" are quite obviously the class of the bunch, and there's a higher quantity of inferior pop-inclined covers of R&B/rock numbers than you might remember ("Why Do Fools Fall in Love," "Words of Love," "Silhouettes," "The Church Bells May Ring"). It's certainly the collection of choice, though, including a 1959 Australian single that was previously unavailable in the U.S., and the previously unreleased 1961 track "Chimes in My Heart" (written by Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers). ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	07/16/1996
Label:	Island/Def Jam
UPC:	0731453273429

Tracks

1. Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
2. The Church Bells May Ring
3. Cool Cool Baby
4. Ka-Ding-Dong
5. My Judge and My Jury
6. Ev'ry Minute of the Day
7. Little Darlin'
8. Zip Zip
9. Don't Say Goodbye
10. Words of Love
11. Dance With Me
12. Daddy Cool
13. Silhouettes
14. The Stroll
15. Walking Along
16. High Sign
17. She Say (Oom Dooby Doom)
18. Batman, Wolfman, Frankenstein or Dracula
19. Oh! Carol
20. Believe Me
21. Chimes in My Heart
22. One Summer Night

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Diamonds   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Vance Packard   Composer
George Stone   Composer
George Goldner   Composer
Bill Levenson   Executive Producer
Jack Richards   Composer
Barry Mann   Composer
Frank Slay   Composer
Dawn Eden   Liner Notes
Howard Greenfield   Composer
Ronny Jordan   Composer
Roy Alfred   Composer
Nancy Lee   Composer
Maurice Williams   Composer
Neil Sedaka   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Mike Anthony   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Buddy Holly   Composer
Buddy Kaye   Composer
The Willows   Composer
Morton Craft   Composer
Morris Levy   Composer
Morty Craft   Composer
Frank C. Slay, Jr.   Composer
John McDermott, Jr.   Composer
Jimmy Merchant   Composer
Joe Villa   Composer
Chester Pipkin   Composer
Winston Willis   Composer
Van Brackens   Composer
Terri Tierney   Production Coordination
Danny Webb   Composer
Sheryl Lutz-Brown   Design
Catherine Ladis   Project Assistant
George Mysels   Composer
Richard Mullan   Composer
Joseph Villa   Composer
Barry Kaye   Composer
Herman Santiago   Composer
Gary Pipkin   Composer
Mildred Austin   Composer
Esther Gordy Edwards   Composer
Taylor Cox   Composer
Jack McDermott   Composer
Ted Goodman   Composer
Harry Booros   Composer
Steve Kolanjian   Compilation Producer
Berry Gordy, Jr.   Composer
Bob Gaudio   Composer
Bob Crewe   Composer
Bill Medley   Composer
Ira Kosloff   Composer
Clyde Otis   Composer
Carl Stevens   Composer
Frankie Lymon   Composer
Joe Martin   Composer
Bas Hartong   Executive Producer
Rusty Young   Composer
Hy Weiss   Composer
Joseph M. Palmaccio   Digital Remastering
Ronnie Jordan   Composer
Ron Furmanek   Compilation Producer
Jerry Rappaport   Executive Producer
Richie Davis   Composer