Credits:

Various Artists

Description:

A long-awaited compilation of all the charms of white doo-wop! Doo-wop is the black music loved by Tatsuro Yamashita. White immigrants of Italian descent and other Caucasians who were strongly attracted to this style formed groups, and from the late 1950s to the early 1960s, white doo wop boomed mainly on the East Coast of the U.S. This compilation is a collection of songs that can be said to be in the midst of the boom. This compilation covers a wide range of classic songs, focusing on those released between 1958 and 1963, the height of the boom. From famous groups such as Dion & The Belmonts, The Crests, The Tokens, and The Four Seasons to unknown groups, this 2-CD set offers all the charm of white doo wop!

Tracklisting:

DISC 1:1958-1961
01. I WONDER WHY / DION AND THE BELMONTS
02. LITTLE STAR / THE ELEGANTS
03. 16 CANDLES / THE CRESTS
04. SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU / THE SKYLINERS
05. A TEENAGER IN LOVE / DION AND THE BELMONTS
06. HUSHABYE / THE MYSTICS
07. THIS I SWEAR / THE SKYLINERS
08. SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER / THE TEMPOS
09. JUST TO BE WITH YOU / THE PASSIONS
10. THE ANGELS LISTENED IN / THE CRESTS
11. EVERY LITTLE THING I DO / DION AND THE BELMONTS
12. MISTER LONELY / THE VIDELS
13. STEP BY STEP / THE CRESTS
14. ONCE IN AWHILE / THE CHIMES
15. THERE'S A MOON OUT TONIGHT / THE CAPRIS
16. BABY BLUE / THE ECHOES
17. TONIGHT I FELL IN LOVE / THE TOKENS
18. THOSE OLDIES BUT GOODIES (REMIND ME OF YOU) / NINO AND THE EBB TIDES
19. WHEN I GO TO SLEEP AT NIGHT / THE TOKENS
20. DRY YOUR EYES / THE TOKENS

DISC 2:1961-1963
01. TELL ME WHY / THE BELMONTS
02. JUKE BOX SATURDAY NIGHT / NINO AND THE EBB TIDES
03. LIFE IS BUT A DREAM / DION
04. TONIGHT / JAY AND THE AMERICANS
05. BRISTOL STOMP / THE DOVELLS
06. I CAN'T BELIEVE / DINO AND THE DIPLOMATS
07. WHEN YOU'RE ALONE / DONNIE AND THE DELCHORDS
08. COME ON LITTLE ANGEL / THE BELMONTS
09. YOU BELONG TO ME / THE DUPREES
10. TEARDROPS FOLLOW ME / THE DEL-SATINS
11. SHERRY / THE 4 SEASONS
12. REMEMBER THEN / THE EARLS
13. LUCKY LADYBUG / THE 4 SEASONS
14. SILHOUETTES / THE 4 SEASONS
15. DENISE / RANDY AND THE RAINBOWS
16. TILL THEN / THE CLASSICS
17. MR. CUPID / THE VESPERS
18. REMEMBER ME BABY / THE EARLS
19. UNCHAINED MELODY / VITO AND THE SALUTATIONS
20. HAVE YOU HEARD / THE DUPREES