2. Fool, Fool, Fool - The Clovers ~ Various Artists
3. Where Are You (Now That I Need You) - The Mello-Moods ~ Various Artists
4. Is It A Dream - The Vocaleers ~ Various Artists
5. I Love You So - The Crows ~ Various Artists
6. Baby, It's You - The Spaniels ~ Various Artists
7. Marie - The Four Tunes ~ Various Artists
8. My Saddest Hour - The Five Keys ~ Various Artists
9. Thousand Stars, A - The Rivileers ~ Various Artists
10. Darling Dear - The Counts ~ Various Artists
11. Secret Love - The Moonglows ~ Various Artists
12. Dear One - The Scarlets ~ Various Artists
13. Hey Senorita - The Penguins ~ Various Artists
14. Oop Shoop - Shirley Gunter & The Queens ~ Various Artists
15. Ling, Ting, Tong - The Five Keys ~ Various Artists
16. Smoke From Your Cigarette - The Mellows ~ Various Artists
17. Door Is Still Open, The - The Cardinals ~ Various Artists
18. Lonely Nights - The Hearts ~ Various Artists
19. Heaven And Paradise - Don Julian & The Meadowlarks ~ Various Artists
20. Chop Chop Boom - The Danderliers ~ Various Artists
21. Life Is But A Dream - The Harptones ~ Various Artists
22. Soldier Boy - The Four Fellows ~ Various Artists
23. Smokey Joe's Cafe - The Robins ~ Various Artists
24. Crazy For You - The Heartbeats ~ Various Artists
25. I'll Be Forever Loving You - The El Dorados ~ Various Artists
Disc 2
Song Title
Sample
1. You Baby You - The Cleftones ~ Various Artists
2. Eddie My Love - The Teen Queens ~ Various Artists
3. Ruby Baby - The Drifters ~ Various Artists
4. Zoom - The Cadillacs ~ Various Artists
5. Woo Woo Train, The - The Valentines ~ Various Artists
6. Up On The Mountain - Magnificents ~ Various Artists
7. Kiss From Your Lips, A - The Flamingos ~ Various Artists
8. Ka-Ding Dong - The G-Clefs ~ Various Artists
9. My Prayer - The Platters ~ Various Artists
10. Castle In The Sky - The Bop Chords ~ Various Artists
11. Angels Sang, The - The Solitaires ~ Various Artists
12. Pretty Little Girl - The Monarchs ~ Various Artists
13. ABC's Of Love, The - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers ~ Various Artists
14. Rubber Biscuit - The Chips ~ Various Artists
15. You Gave Me Peace Of Mind - The Spaniels ~ Various Artists
16. Guided Missiles - The Cufflinks ~ Various Artists
17. Over The Mountain, Cross The Sea - Johnnie & Joe ~ Various Artists
18. Glory Of Love - The Velvetones ~ Various Artists
19. Rang Tang Ding Dong (I Am The Japanese Sandman) - The Cellos ~ Various Artists
20. United - The Love Notes ~ Various Artists
21. To The Aisle - The Five Satins ~ Various Artists
22. Mr. Lee - Bobbettes ~ Various Artists
23. Can I Come Over Tonight - The Velours ~ Various Artists
24. Let's Start All Over Again - The Paragons ~ Various Artists
25. Peanuts - Little Joe & The Thrillers ~ Various Artists
26. That's My Desire - The Channels ~ Various Artists
Disc 3
Song Title
Sample
1. Could This Be Magic - The Dubs ~ Various Artists
2. Zoom Zoom Zoom - The Collegians ~ Various Artists
3. We Belong Together - Robert & Johnny ~ Various Artists
4. Things I Love, The - The Fidelitys ~ Various Artists
5. Oh Gee, Oh Gosh - The Kodaks ~ Various Artists
6. Two People In The World - The Imperials ~ Various Artists
7. Stormy Weather - The Spaniels ~ Various Artists
8. You're So Fine - The Falcons ~ Various Artists
9. Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles ~ Various Artists
10. This I Swear - The Skyliners ~ Various Artists
11. Island Of Love - The Sheppards ~ Various Artists
12. Love Potion No. 9 - The Clovers ~ Various Artists
13. Bad Girl - The Miracles ~ Various Artists
14. Believe Me - The Royal Teens ~ Various Artists
15. Canadian Sunset - The Impacts ~ Various Artists
16. Babalu's Wedding Day - The Eternals ~ Various Artists
17. Bells Of Rosa Rita, The - The Admirations ~ Various Artists
18. Darling Lorraine - The Knockouts ~ Various Artists
19. Where Or When - Dion & The Belmonts ~ Various Artists
20. Let It Please Be You - The Desires ~ Various Artists
21. I Only Want You - The Passions ~ Various Artists
22. Barbara - The Temptations ~ Various Artists
23. Step By Step - The Crests ~ Various Artists
24. Rendezvous With You - The Desires ~ Various Artists
25. Diamonds And Pearls - The Paragons ~ Various Artists
Disc 4
Song Title
Sample
1. Once In Awhile - The Chimes ~ Various Artists
2. Valarie - The Starlites ~ Various Artists
3. To Be Loved (Forever) - The Pentagons ~ Various Artists
4. In My Heart - The Timetones ~ Various Artists
5. Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You) - Little Caesar & The Romans ~ Various Artists
6. Heart And Soul - The Cleftones ~ Various Artists
7. Lover's Island - Blue Jays ~ Various Artists
8. Pretty Little Angel Eyes - Curtis Lee ~ Various Artists
9. When We Get Married - The Dreamlovers ~ Various Artists
10. Runaround - The Regents ~ Various Artists
11. Look In My Eyes - The Chantels ~ Various Artists
12. I Really Love You - Stereos ~ Various Artists
13. Heartaches - The Marcels ~ Various Artists
14. Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler ~ Various Artists
15. Rip Van Winkle - The Devotions ~ Various Artists
16. What's Your Name - Don & Juan ~ Various Artists
17. I Found A Love - The Falcons/The Ohio Untouchables ~ Various Artists
18. I Love You - Volumes ~ Various Artists
19. You Belong To Me - The Duprees ~ Various Artists
20. What Time Is It? - The Jive Five ~ Various Artists
21. Arabia - The Delcos ~ Various Artists
22. Play Those Oldies, Mr. Dee Jay - Anthony & The Sophomores ~ Various Artists
23. Memories Of El Monte - The Penguins ~ Various Artists
24. Don't Leave Me Baby - The Camelots ~ Various Artists
25. Till Then - The Classics ~ Various Artists
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info
Recorded between 1951 and 1963. Includes liner notes by Billy Vera and Tim Hauser.
Technical Info
Release Date : 10/01/1996
Original Release Date : 1996
Catalog ID : 72507
Label : Rhino Records (USA)
Number of Discs : 4
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Mixed
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00081227250720
Professional Reviews
Entertainment Weekly (1/10/97, p.59) - "...The four-CD DWBII may be missing many cornerstones of the genre (see BOX I) , but nestled among the worthy obscurities are certified classics..." - Rating: A
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