Rock Rhythm & Doo Wop (2001) (Isley Brothers/Diamonds/Holly )

Product Summary Label: Wea/rhino UPC: 00081227835323 Release Date: 11/6/2001 Buy.com Sku: 60509426 Item#: MTD2X3 Buy.com Sales Rank: 25079 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors ~ Various Artists 2. Twist And Shout - The Isley Brothers ~ Various Artists 3. True Fine Mama - Little Richard ~ Various Artists 4. Little Darlin' - The Diamonds ~ Various Artists 5. He's So Fine - The Chiffons ~ Various Artists 6. Everyday - Buddy Holly ~ Various Artists 7. Come Go With Me - The Del Vikings ~ Various Artists 8. Remember Then - The Earls ~ Various Artists 9. Lover's Question, A - Clyde McPhatter ~ Various Artists 10. Runaround Sue - Dion & The Belmonts ~ Various Artists 11. Ooby Dooby - Roy Orbison ~ Various Artists 12. Loco-Motion, The - Little Eva ~ Various Artists 13. Peppermint Twist - Joey Dee & The Starliters ~ Various Artists 14. Palisades Park - Freddy Cannon ~ Various Artists 15. Leader Of The Pack - The Shangri-Las ~ Various Artists 16. Let's Hang On! - The Four Seasons ~ Various Artists 17. Daddy's Home - Shep & The Limelites ~ Various Artists 18. Johnny Angel - Shelley Fabares ~ Various Artists 19. Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers ~ Various Artists 20. Tell Him - The Exciters ~ Various Artists 21. Since I Fell For You - Lenny Welch ~ Various Artists 22. Last Kiss - J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers ~ Various Artists Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. Do You Love Me - The Contours ~ Various Artists 2. Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop - Little Anthony & The Imperials ~ Various Artists 3. It's My Party - Lesley Gore ~ Various Artists 4. Mother-In-Law - Ernie K-Doe ~ Various Artists 5. Come Softly To Me - The Fleetwoods ~ Various Artists 6. My Prayer - The Platters ~ Various Artists 7. Honeycomb - Jimmie Rodgers ~ Various Artists 8. Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin ~ Various Artists 9. Sea Of Love - Phil Phillips & The Twilights ~ Various Artists 10. Hello Stranger - Barbara Lewis ~ Various Artists 11. Romeo And Juliet, (Just Like) - The Reflections ~ Various Artists 12. Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye - The Casinos ~ Various Artists 13. My Own True Love - The Duprees ~ Various Artists 14. Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs ~ Various Artists 15. Little Star - The Elegants ~ Various Artists 16. I've Told Every Little Star - Linda Scott ~ Various Artists 17. Tossin' And Turnin' - Bobby Lewis ~ Various Artists 18. Lion Sleeps Tonight, The - The Tokens ~ Various Artists 19. Take Good Care Of My Baby - Bobby Vee ~ Various Artists 20. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles ~ Various Artists 21. Cara, Mia - Jay & The Americans ~ Various Artists 22. 1-2-3 - Len Barry ~ Various Artists Disc 3 Song Title Sample 1. Over And Over - Bobby Day ~ Various Artists 2. What'd I Say (Part 1) - Ray Charles ~ Various Artists 3. Once In A While - The Chimes ~ Various Artists 4. Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford ~ Various Artists 5. Donna - Ritchie Valens ~ Various Artists 6. Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You) - Little Ceasar & The Romans ~ Various Artists 7. Since I Met You Baby - Ivory Joe Hunter ~ Various Artists 8. Over The Mountain, Across The Sea - Johnnie & Joe ~ Various Artists 9. He Will Break Your Heart - Jerry Butler ~ Various Artists 10. For Your Love - Ed Townsend ~ Various Artists 11. All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers ~ Various Artists 12. Handy Man - Jimmy Jones ~ Various Artists 13. Up On The Roof - The Drifters ~ Various Artists 14. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me - Mel Carter ~ Various Artists 15. Runaway - Del Shannon ~ Various Artists 16. Travelin' Man - Ricky Nelson ~ Various Artists 17. There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris ~ Various Artists 18. Blue Moon - The Marcels ~ Various Artists 19. Stand By Me - Ben E. King ~ Various Artists 20. Our Anniversary - Shep & The Limelites ~ Various Artists 21. Chapel Of Love - The Dixie Cups ~ Various Artists 22. Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day) - Lloyd Price ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Compilation producers: Richard Foos, Garson Foos, T.J. Lubinsky. Recorded between 1956 & 1965. Includes liner notes by Bill Dahl. Digitally remastered by Bob Fisher (Pacific Multimedia Corp.). Audio Remasterer: Bob Fisher . Liner Note Author: Bill Dahl. Photographer: Colin Escott. This three-CD box set contains 66 tracks taken from various schools of the first decade (or so) of rock & roll: doo wop, girl group, rockabilly, early soul, light pop/rock, New Orleans R&B, and more. For the most part they were big hits, though one or two things you'll rarely if ever hear on oldies radio are thrown in, like Little Richard's "True, Fine Mama" or Shep & the Limelites' "Our Anniversary." Sometimes songs that were released after the British Invasion started, but owed much to doo wop or girl group sounds, are included. Well, how else would you explain the presence of songs like Jay & the Americans' "Cara, Mia" or the Casinos' "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye," the latter of which didn't come out until 1967? But why opt for this particular collection, when there are so many other oldies anthologies that either opt for the absolutely most familiar huge smashes if buyers want just the biggest hits, or far narrower, specialized focuses like rockabilly and doo wop if the buyer's choosier and more knowledgeable? You certainly couldn't call a box that has nothing by Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sam Cooke, Carl Perkins, or Brenda Lee (just for starters) a definitive response to the gauntlet thrown down by the subtitle "The Greatest Songs From Early Rock 'n' Roll." Generally, the compilation targets the kind of warm, romantic songs that nostalgic viewers of the PBS pledge drive perennial Doo Wop 50 special might be apt to buy (or submit a pledge in exchange for) on an impulse right after the credits roll. That's not a purely flip remark: The box was co-presented by Rhino with WQED, the Pittsburgh station that originated the Doo Wop 50 program. Any box that has classics like "Twist and Shout," "He's So Fine," "Cathy's Clown," "Do You Love Me," "Hello Stranger," "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "Runaway," "Up on the Roof," "Stand By Me," "What'd I Say," and many others of similar quality has a lot going for it, but it's certainly not the best you could do if you're looking for starting points for collecting late-'50s/early-'60s rock. Basically, it's the equivalent of those all-over-the-map collections of oldies that have been hawked on TV for decades, assembled with considerably greater taste and much better liner notes. ~ Richie Unterberger   Technical Info Release Date : 11/06/2001 Original Release Date : 2001 Catalog ID : 78353 Label : Rhino Records (USA) Number of Discs : 3 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Mixed SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00081227835323    Product Image