Artist: Various Artists
Title Of Album: The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need (2CD)
Year Of Release: 2005
Country: USA
Label: Shout! Factory
Genre: Soul, R&B, Doo-Wop Vocal
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: CBR 320 kbps
Total Time: CD1 - 47 min 23 sec CD2 - 47 min 28 sec
Total Size: 206 Mb (+3%) | No Scans

This CD lives up to its name, offering 37 of doo-wop’s greatest hits and most memorable artists. Everyone from The Dell Vikings to The Platters and The Crests to The Mystics are included. This 2-CD set strikes the perfect balance for fans of oldies and doo-wop!

After listening to The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need, you'll definitely want more. This is a good starting point for the curious, since all the basics are here in the original hit versions: "The Great Pretender," "Earth Angel," "I Only Have Eyes for You," "Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight," and, thrown in for good measure, a few tracks that even vocal group scholars wouldn't mind hearing again by the Marvelows, the Duprees, the Jive Five, and the Earls.

Tracklist: Disc 1

01. The Teenagers feat. Frankie Lymon - Why Do Fools Fall In Love (2:17)
02. Dion & The Belmonts - I Wonder Why (2:17)
03. The Dell Vikings - Come Go With Me (2:39)
04. The Five Satins - In The Still Of The Night (3:03)
05. The Skyliners with Lenny Martin & The Orchestra - Since I Don't Have You (2:40)
06. The Moonglows - Sincerely (3:11)
07. The Platters - The Great Pretender (2:39)
08. The Videos - Trickle Trickle (2:01)
09. The Crests - 16 Candles (2:52)
10. The Penguins - Earth Angel (You Will Be Mine) (2:54)
11. The Turbans - When You Dance (2:56)
12. Spaniels - Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight (2:42)
13. The Cadillacs with Jesse Powell Orchestra - Speedoo (2:20)
14. The Silhouettes - Get A Job (2:46)
15. The Sheppards - Island Of Love (2:21)
16. Jerry Butler & The Impressions - For Your Precious Love (2:44)
17. The Elegants - Little Star (2:42)
18. The Fiestas - So Fine (2:19)

Tracklist: Disc 2

01. Dion & The Belmonts - A Teenager In Love (2:33)
02. The Capris - There's A Moon Out Tonight (2:12)
03. The Earls - Remember Then (2:07)
04. Shep & The Limelites - Daddy's Home (2:53)
05. The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You (3:19)
06. The El Dorados - At My Front Door (2:36)
07. The Jive Five with Joe Rene & Orchestra - My True Story (2:31)
08. The Mystics - Hushabye (2:29)
09. The Diamonds - Little Darlin' (2:22)
10. The Edsels - Rama Lama Ding Dong (2:26)
11. The Duprees - You Belong To Me (2:47)
12. Vito & The Salutations - Unchained Melody (2:00)
13. The Marvelows - I Do (2:26)
14. The Crests - Step By Step (2:28)
15. The Marcels - Blue Moon (2:15)
16. Randy & The Rainbows - Denise (1:57)
17. Johnnie & Joe with Rex Garvin & His Orchestra - Over The Mountain Cross The Sea (2:15)
18. Gene Chandler - Duke Of Earl (2:25)
19. Little Caesar & The Romans - Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You) (3:27)