Street Corner

1. Daddy's Home

2. Story Untold

3. Castle In The Sky

4. Why Don't You Write Me

5. Devil Or Angel

6. My Juanita

7. Don't Ask Me To Be Lonely

8. My True Story

9. Tell Me Why

10. Sweetest One

Street Corner,Joel & The Dymensions,Collectables,Oldies,Pop,Rock

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Average customer rating: Better Than Expected outstanding Street Corner Serenade The CD Title says it all great album

Street Corner Serenade: The Greatest Doo Wop of the '50s and '60s Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Doo Wop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music Doo Wop | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music $8.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music R&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $8.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need 25 All Time Doo Wop Hits Best of Doo Wop Ballads The Ultimate Doo Wop Collection Doo Wop Classics ASIN: B00000JFV7 Release Date: 1999-07-20

Tracks:

1. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - The Teenagers
2. Whispering Bells - The Dell Vikings
3. Speedoo - The Cadillacs/Jesse Powell Orch.
4. Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) - The Penguins
5. Little Star - The Elegants
6. I Wonder Why - Dion & The Belmonts
7. Book Of Love - The Monotones
8. Sincerely - The Moonglows
9. Come Go With Me - The Dell Vikings
10. Only You (And You Alone) - The Platters
11. Hushabye - The Mystics
12. There Goes My Baby - The Drifters
13. I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos
14. A Teenager In Love - Dion & The Belmonts
15. 16 Candles - The Crests
16. Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
17. Oh What A Nite - The Dells
18. There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris
19. Blue Moon - The Marcels
20. Get A Job - The Silhouettes
21. Barbara Ann - The Regents
22. In The Still Of The Nite - The Five Satins

Amazon.com

If you've never seen kids harmonizing on a street corner you didn't grow up in any major city in the 1950s. The music was pure, the lyrics understandable, and the theme was love--unrequited, lost, and found. Where classic doo-wop is concerned, the leader usually boasted the best voice, but his or her supporting cast was of equal importance when it came to vocalizing the likes of "Blue Moon," "I Wonder Why," "Barbara-Ann" and "Get a Job," performed here by the Marcels, the Regents, and Dion & the Belmonts, respectively. Also included among the 20 artists featured on this hit-laden 22-song primer are Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers ("Why Do Fools Fall in Love?"), the Monotones ("Get a Job"), and the Flamingos ("I Only Have Eyes for You"). Decades after these songs filled the airwaves, they still elicit memories and a desire to sing along--in the background, of course. --Cal Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

Better Than Expected.......2007-03-15

We needed to add some 50s/60s to our music collection and this turned out to be just what we wanted. Every song is one I would have selected myself.

outstanding.......2007-03-09

if you love oldies you have to have this one cd it has all the right ones

Street Corner Serenade.......2007-01-23

The CD is very good and if you want a CD to give you an idea of what Doo Wop is all about then this would be hard to beat. It contains some of the classics including Get a Job & Speedo. Great listening!

The CD Title says it all.......2006-11-11

This is a great collection of Doo woop songs. The sound quality is terrific. Of course this is not all the favorites, but an excellent compliation nevertheless. Perfect for sing alongs. Highly recommended.

great album.......2006-08-16

I highly recommend this album to all who like oldies. It is a great album and there is not one song on it that I did not like.

Average customer rating: Fabulous for any Broadway-lover Top Shelf TERRIFIC CD'S Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs Great Compilation!

Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series) Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Best of Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series) Broadway: The American Musical Broadway: The American Musical Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series) Somewhere over the Rainbow: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals ASIN: B00064ADMK Release Date: 2004-10-19

Tracks:

1. Give My Regards To Broadway- Joel Grey
2. Swanee- Al Jolson
3. When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine- Bert Williams
4. A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody- John Steel
5. My Man- Fanny Brice
6. Fascinating Rhythm- Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire
7. If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)- 78rpm Version Eddie Cantor
8. Someone To Watch Over Me- Gertrude Lawrence
9. Bill- 78 rpm Version Helen Morgan
10. Ol' Man River- Paul Robeson
11. Ain't Misbehavin'- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
12. Ten Cents A Dance- Ruth Etting
13. Body And Soul- Libby Holman
14. Brother, Can You Spare A Dime- Bing Crosby
15. Night And Day- Fred Astaire
16. Heat Wave- Ethel Waters
17. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- Tamara
18. You're The Top- Ethel Merman
19. Summertime- Anne Brown
20. September Song- Walter Huston
21. My Heart Belongs To Daddy- Mary Martin
22. It Never Entered My Mind- Shirley Ross
23. Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered- Vivienne Segal
24. Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning- Irving Berlin
25. Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'- Alfred Drake

Tracks:

1. New York, New York- Cris Alexander,Adolph Green,John Reardon
2. If I Loved You- John Raitt,Jan Clayton
3. Come Rain Or Come Shine- Ruby Hill,Harold Nicholas
4. There's No Business Like Show Business- Ensemble
5. How Are Things In Glocca Morra? From "Finian's Rainbow"- Ella Logan
6. Once In Love With Amy- Ray Bolger
7. Wunderbar- Alfred Drake,Patricia Morison
8. Some Enchanted Evening- Ezio Pinza
9. Lost In The Stars- Todd Duncan
10. Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend- Carol Channing
11. Luck Be A Lady- Robert Alda,Guys
12. Getting To Know You- Gertrude Lawrence
13. Who Cares?- Jack Carson,Betty Oakes
14. Stranger In Paradise- from " Kismet" Doretta Morrow,Richard Kiley
15. Ballad Of Mack The Knife- Gerald Price
16. Hey There- from "The Pajama Game" John Raitt
17. Whatever Lola Wants- Gwen Verdon
18. I Could Have Danced All Night- Julie Andrews
19. Standing On The Corner- from "The Most Happy Fella, 1956" Shorty Long,John Henson,Alan Gilbert
20. The Party's Over- Judy Holliday
21. Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
22. Tonight- Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence

Tracks:

1. Seventy-Six Trombones- Robert Preston
2. I Enjoy Being A Girl- from "Flower Drum Song, 1958" Pat Suzuki
3. Everything's Coming Up Roses- Ethel Merman
4. My Favorite Things- from "The Sound Of Music" Mary Martin
5. Put On A Happy Face- from "Bye Bye Birdie" Dick Van Dyke
6. Try To Remember- Jerry Orbach
7. Camelot- from "Camelot" Richard Burton
8. Love Makes The World Go 'Round- Anna Maria Alberghetti
9. I Believe In You- Robert Morse And Co.
10. The Sweetest Sounds- Diahann Carroll,Richard Kiley
11. Comedy Tonight- Zero Mostel
12. What Kind Of Fool Am I?- Anthony Newley
13. As Long As He Needs Me- Georgia Brown
14. Hello, Dolly!- Carol Channing,Cast
15. People- Barbra Streisand
16. Anyone Can Whistle- from "Anyone Can Whistle" Lee Remick
17. If I Were A Rich Man- Zero Mostel
18. Night Song- Sammy Davis, Jr.
19. The Impossible Dream- Richard Kiley
20. If My Friends Could See Me Now- Gwen Verdon
21. Open a New Window- from Mame Voice

Tracks:

1. Willkommen- from "Cabaret" Joel Grey
2. Let The Sunshine In- James Rado,Lynn Kellogg,Melba Moore,Cast
3. I'll Never Fall In Love Again- Jill O'Hara,Jerry Orbach
4. The Ladies Who Lunch- from "Company" Elaine Stritch
5. Tea For Two- Roger Rathburn,Susan Watson
6. I'm Still Here- Yvonne De Carlo
7. I Don't Know How To Love Him- Yvonne Elliman
8. We Go Together- Adrienne Barbeau,Barry Bostwick,Walter Bobbie,Cast
9. Corner Of The Sky- John Rubinstein
10. Send In The Clowns- Glynis Johns
11. Ease On Down The Road- Stephanie Mills,Tiger Haynes,Ted Ross,Hinton
12. One- from "A Chorus Line" Cast
13. All That Jazz- Chita Rivera,Ensemble
14. Tomorrow- Andrea Mcardle
15. Don't Cry For Me Argentina- Patti Lupone
16. Come Follow The Band
17. Lullaby Of Broadway- Jerry Orbach
18. And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going- Jennifer Holliday
19. The Bells Of St. Sebastian- Raul Julia

Tracks:

1. Memory- Betty Buckley
2. I Am What I Am- George Hearn
3. Move On- Bernadette Peters,Mandy Patinkin
4. Do You Hear The People Sing?- Michael Maguire,Cast
5. The Music Of The Night- Michael Crawford
6. You're Nothing Without Me- James Naughton,Gregg Edelman
7. The American Dream- Jonathan Pryce,Cast
8. Doctor Jazz- Gregory Hines,Company
9. With One Look- Glenn Close
10. On Broadway- Adrian Bailey,Frederick B. Owens,Ken Ard,Victor Trent Cook
11. Le Jazz Hot- Julie Andrews,Ensemble
12. Seasons Of Love-
13. Hakuna Matata- Max Casella,Tom Alan Robbins,Scott Irby-Ranniar,Jason Raize
14. I Wanna Be A Producer- Matthew Broderick,Ensemble
15. Dancing Queen- Louise Plowright,Jenny Galloway
16. Good Morning Baltimore- Marissa Jaret Winokur
17. Movin' Out- Michael Cavanaugh,Band
18. I Go To Rio- Hugh Jackman,Company
19. Defying Gravity- Kristin Chenoweth,Idina Menzel

Customer Reviews:

Fabulous for any Broadway-lover.......2007-01-30

Packs into 5 CD's a sampling of Broadway tunes from the 20's thru (almost) today, mostly from original cast recordings. Includes not just well-known hits, but also some lesser-known gems. Sound quality is first rate, booklet is informative too. Have given this as a gift to several friends with rave reviews.

Top Shelf.......2007-01-04

This is THE definitive collection of Broadway hits. I have other collections, and none of them measure up. A great deal of care was obviously taken in compiling and presenting this box set. It covers a lot of ground, starting with some long-forgotten but still very enjoyable hits from the days of yore, and finishing with present-day favorites. To the best of my knowledge, the recordings are by those who made them famous. You won't be disappointed.

TERRIFIC CD'S.......2006-03-23

THESE BROADWAY MUSICALS CD'S ARE A BROADWAY LOVERS DREAM. WITH EACH SONG, MEMORIES COME FLOODING BACK. BOTH THE FAMILIAR AND THE FORGOTTEN SONGS ARE A TRUE LISTENING PLEASURE. IF YOU LIKE BROADWAY, YOU'LL LOVE THIS SET.

Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs .......2005-06-14

This Collection was perfectly made it has almost all the most famous Broadway songs on this 5 cd set. The Music is great and has Broadways greatest treasures like "Memory""People""With One Look""Give my regards Too Broadway" just to name a few of this numerous cd set with over 100 songs. This is a great buy if you like musicals or The music of Broadway

Great Compilation!.......2005-01-17

If you are a fan of the Broadway Musicals, this is a collection that you should purchase. Since I got the 5 disc set I've enjoyed listening to it. The majority of the songs are done by the original singers. The collection is priceless considering that you will have over 100 songs from popular musicals since the beginning of Broadway

Average customer rating: Savoy Brown Street Corner Talking Street Corner Talking Savoy Brown, Street Corner Talking test of time Street Corner Talking

Street Corner Talking Savoy Brown Manufacturer: Polydor / Umgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hellbound Train Looking In Raw Sienna A Step Further Getting to the Point ASIN: B000001FX2 Release Date: 1991-10-08

Tracks:

1. Tell Mama
2. Let It Rock (Rock And Roll On The Radio)
3. I Can't Get Next To You
4. Time Does Tell
5. Street Corner Talking
6. All I Can Do
7. Wang Dang Doodle
8. Tell Mama-Single Version

Customer Reviews:

Savoy Brown Street Corner Talking.......2007-07-05

Good sound quality. A lot better than 8-track the last time I listened to it.

Street Corner Talking.......2006-12-09

A great album dipping into the blues. Kick back and let er go. I rate it as their best with hellbound train a close second.

Savoy Brown, Street Corner Talking.......2006-03-22

The quality is as expected from such great musicians. It is not quite as good as Raw Sienna. But Raw Sienna was Savoy Browns greatest album. I would recommend this for all Savoy Brown fans.

test of time.......2006-02-18

Have to agree with the reviewers calling this a classic. If I go back and listen to their previous stuff, it doesn't really hang with the likes of Beck, Fleetwood Mac, or even Zep. If you want to hear blues masters, get Then Play On. Yes this album veers into boogie, but what counts to me is that it withstands the test of time. It still sounds fresh and original. I'd give it five stars if it wasn't a bit short on material.

Street Corner Talking.......2005-09-11

I was thrilled to find this. I have always loved it but have not heard it for 20 years or more. It is just as good as I remember it. I think I am even more impressed with the musicianship that I was back then, because I know more now. Great CD!

Average customer rating: The ultimate blues and boogie band!

Street Corner Talking/Hellbound Train Savoy Brown Manufacturer: Beat Goes On ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Raw Sienna/Looking In Blue Matter/A Step Further Lion's Share/Jack the Toad Shake Down/Getting to the Point Steel ASIN: B000GIW8VU Release Date: 2006-09-11

Tracks:

1. Tell Mama
2. Let It Rock
3. I Can't Get Next to You
4. Time Does Tell
5. Street Corner Talking
6. All I Can Do
7. Wang Dang Doodle
8. Doin' Fine
9. Lost and Lonely Child
10. I'll Make Everything Alright
11. Troubled by These Days and Times
12. If I Could See an End
13. It'll Make You Happy
14. Hellbound Train

Album Description

2006 digitally remastered two-fer from the legendary Savoy Brown featuring two of their most popular albums (Street Corner Talking from 1971 and Hellbound Train from '72). The line-up on these albums feature the ever-present Kim Simmonds on guitar with Dave Walker (vocals), Andy Sylvester (bass), Paul Raymond (keyboards) and Dave Bidwell (drums), all of the formerly of Chicken Shack! Standard jewel box in a slipcase with extensive liner notes. BGO.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered, Slip Cased Edition of Two of the Best Albums in the Savoy Brown Catalog on a Single Compact Disc! These Albums Datie from 1971 and 72 Respectively and Feature the Ever-present Kim Simmonds on Guitar with Dave Walker (Vocals), Andy Sylvester (Bass), Paul Raymond (Keyboards) and Dave Bidwell (Drums) - all Ex-chicken Shack. During the 70's and 80's Savoy Brown (With Varied Lineups) Spent all of their Time in the United States Trying to Break that Vast Market. Includes Extensive Liner Notes.

Customer Reviews:

The ultimate blues and boogie band!.......2006-10-27

Kim Simmonds has been Savoy Brown for doggone near 40 years now (Shakedown came out in 1967). Every incarnation of the band has had Simmonds on guitar. Early formation saw part of the band (Dave Peverett, Roger Earl, and Tone Stevens) split to form FOGHAT.

Just like there's no mistaking Simmonds' guitar, the same can be said for Chris Youlden's voice. And this two LP combo on one CD gives you a few of Savoy's best tracks.

First, I think 'Tell Mama' is one of my all-time favorite songs PERIOD! Here it is from the Street Corner Talking release. 'Let It Rock' is another goodie. 'Can't Get Next To You' is a Motown ditty that's been redone a time or two by different folks. I think Rare Earth did a great job on it, but Savoy Brown does a darned fine job, as well.

'Troubled By These Days And Times' and 'If I Could See n End'... Hmmm. Prophetic titles, eh? (Hockey term)

'Wang Dang Doodle' is spectazmagoric! I made that up, but I think you get the idea.

But to round out the whole thing is the epic tale of the 'Hellbound Train.'

"I'm goin down the road on the hellbound train. Take a last look baby 'cause you won't see me again."

What to expect? Very good guitar. Unique vocals. What I classify as psychedelic blues. Extended jams to showcase Simmonds talent.

What not to expect? Mainstream, Clapton/King blues. Foghat-esque boogie. Two or three minute songs. Can't tell a good story in that length of time!

When you get tired of hearing the various 'new' bands who sound the same vocally or sound the same as far as guitar is concerned, etc., just grab any of the early Savoy Brown albums - this pair is a great place to start!

Average customer rating: Sound of Harmony Wonderful Acappella! Mahvelous....Simply Mahvelous I Am Definitely Persuaded The Ultimate in Acapella!!

Street Corner Symphony The Persuasions Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: We Came to Play A Cappella Dreams Spread the Word Comin' at Ya The Persuasions Sing the Beatles ASIN: B0000008N7 Release Date: 1993-03-16

Tracks:

1. Buffalo Soldier
2. Good Times
3. I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)
4. Tempts Jam: Don't Look Back/Runaway Child, Running Wild/Cloud Nine
5. People Get Ready
6. Christian's Automobile
7. Man in Me
8. Be Good to Me Baby
9. So Much in Love
10. Medley: He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother /You've Got a Friend

Customer Reviews:

Sound of Harmony.......2007-03-25

This is easily my favorite Album by the Persuasions. The song selection and delivery are excellent.The arrangements are melodic. I play this one over and over. Buffalo Soldiers reminds us (African Americans) of how brave our ancesters were in the face of horrible circumstances and situations coming out of the grip of slavery. If you enjoy Accapella singing check this out.

Wonderful Acappella!.......2007-01-12

What beautiful soulful music. Recommend it to anyone looking for a great acapella group.

Mahvelous....Simply Mahvelous.......2006-03-19

I stumbled upon this by mistake. As I cleaned out some old tapes that I purchased during the 70's, I ran across this gem. Now, I had not heard this group since the 70's and definitely thought that this tape was beyond listening. But after popping it in, the tears started flowing. Oh My! It's love all over. The simultaneous weaving of the vocals brings about auditory pleasures that are a far cry from the sounds of today. Each voice is like a fine tuned instrument. As I write this, I still have that 30 year old tape and a new CD simply called "Street Corner Symphony"...What a gem!

I Am Definitely Persuaded.......2005-12-31

Of all the instruments out there, the first and still the finest by far is the human voice. This CD makes the point emphatically. This is real, old-fashioned, four-part harmony - stunningly tight and precise a cappella. So much music today is sloppy and self-indulgent, with technology covering up the shabbiness. Here there is nowhere to hide, this is pure music.

The virtuoso level of performance is consistent throughout, from heart-wrenching blues, Buffalo Soldier, to smooth love crooning, So Much In Love, to foot-stompin' jubilee, Be Good To Me Baby. The pacing, beat, and rhythm are all there in abundance - with no drum kit in sight. When the Persuasions take you through their tribute to The Temptations, Tempts Jam, you'll find yourself wondering if you actually heard what you think you heard.

The energy, passion, technical excellence, and sheer joy contained in these tracks is enough to blow the spots off a leopard.

The Ultimate in Acapella!!.......2005-01-26

"Street Corner Symphony" is, in my opinion, the ultimate work of the Persuasions!! This particular piece of musical vocal mastery is one I have listened to for over 20 years. I purchased the CD and each time I play this master piece, I can't help but listen to it over and over again as I find myself singing right along with the group. THIS IS A MUST PURCHASE and I promise will be a life time part of your musical library!!!

Average customer rating: When does listening to Doo Wop not make you feel better? The Second Best A-Capella Album I ever heard

Doo Wop Til You Drop The Mighty Echoes Manufacturer: Memphis Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Doo Wop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Strike 3! Love from Echo Park A Cappella Doo Wop Doo Wop Around the Christmas Tree Cruisin' ASIN: B0000C506P Release Date: 2003-09-09

Tracks:

1. Fools Fall In Love
2. Under The Boardwalk
3. Teenager In Love
4. Monster Mash
5. Gloria
6. Sh-Boom
7. What Time Is It?
8. Blue Moon
9. Teddy Bear
10. Remember Then
11. What's Your Name?
12. The Lion Sleeps Tonight
13. The Great Pretender
14. Do You Love Me?

Customer Reviews:

When does listening to Doo Wop not make you feel better?.......2005-05-05

I came across this album when I was trying to put together some Halloween music to get in the right mood to assist in the dispensing of candies to costumed visitors (when I would rather be saving the candy for myself) and I came across the Mighty Echoes cover of "Monster Mash." We are talking about the definitive Halloween song with "Monster Mash," but it was refreshing to hear a slightly different version of the classic novelty hit done by a quartet of guys who can really sing and sing a cappella.

Actually, while all of these albums are done in the Doo Wop style of four-part harmony, very few of them were originally considered Doo Wop songs (e.g., "Sh-Boom" and "Blue Moon"). Yet you will be hard pressed to remember that songs like "Fools Fall in Love," "Teenager in Love," and "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," were not always considered Doo Wop songs once you hear them done by the Mighty Echoes. "Monster Mash" is a prime example of a song that you could well like a lot better than the original, while "Remember When" and "What Time Is It?" are other candidates as well. As you would expect, this is a fun album, and if you are like me you can pick and choose which of the four vocal parts you can try and sing along with (I can never stick with one for long and usually end up touching on all four by the time the song is done). The Mighty Echoes also push the envelope a bit in terms of the Doo Wop style on songs like "Do You Love Me," where the lead vocalist goes off of his own a bit more.

The Mighty Echoes been performing since 1986 and the current line up for the group consists of bass Charles Davis, tenor John Lathan, high tenor Jon Rubin, and baritone Harvey Shield. "Doo Wop Til You Drop" is apparently a re-released of the group's third album, "A Cappella Doo-Wop, Vol. 2," which was originally released on Primarily A Cappella. Hopefully the move to a new label will result in their other albums getting a second chance with a bigger audience as well. If you have enjoyed the Doo Wop style for a long time, and it is not exactly a musical approach that is continuing to gain fans today, then you will want to check out this album.

The Second Best A-Capella Album I ever heard.......2005-01-31

So what is the best a-capella album I've ever heard? That would be "Strike 3" by the Alley Cats. These two albums are heads and tails above the rest. Once you have listened to these songs, you'll realize that they contain the most pure, the most polished, and the most authentic doo wop sound you've ever heard. With these two albums you will hear deep resonant bases, incredible falsettos, and beautiful ballads. The best versions on this album are "What's Your Name", "Fools Fall in Love", and "Under the Boardwalk", but they're all great! Other rival doo wop groups can harmonize, but usually lack a top notch soloist. Trust me on this one! You'll love these albums so much, you'll be tempted to buy a more powerful stereo just so you can crank these songs to a new level! On a side note, the Mighty Echoes were featured on an episode of "Who's the Boss" with Tony Danza many years ago. One warning though: When making future purchaces by this group, be aware that the Mighty Echoes have experienced numerous personnel changes over the last five years.

Average customer rating: we got latin soul! Street Corner Gold TIERRA OLDIES/LATINO STYLE! GREAT!

Street Corner Gold Tierra Manufacturer: Thump Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Latin Rock | Latin Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: Welcome to Cafe East L.A. Tierra Greatest Hits Two Worlds: Dos Mundos Senorita 20th Century Masters - Millennium Collection: The Best of el Chicano ASIN: B0000064DC Release Date: 1998-03-24

Tracks:

1. The Old Songs Medley
2. Percussion Solo
3. What Does It Take
4. Let's Just Kiss And Say Goodbye
5. What Cha See Is What Cha Get
6. Going In Circles
7. Tierra Medley
8. So Much In Love
9. Don't Be Afraid, Do As I Say
10. I'm Your Puppet
11. Love Makes The World Go Round

Customer Reviews:

we got latin soul!.......2002-08-01

fab versions of the soul classics,together(intruders)& kiss & say goodbye(manhattans)keep up the good work guys!!keeping the oldies but goodies alive!!joey hoffman 52757

Street Corner Gold.......2001-01-04

Love this album and have been looking all over for the song "What cha see is what cha get", my all time favorite!! Would love to be able to download it from somewhere to my computer!! Just love this song and album and I'm glad it is an english version!!

TIERRA OLDIES/LATINO STYLE! GREAT!.......1998-11-20

THE BAND FROM EAST LA COMES ALIVE ON THIS ALBUMN COMBINING LATIN RHYTHMS AND OLD SCHOOL AND GOLDEN OLDIES. THE HARMONIES ARE THE SALAS BROTHERS TRADEMARK SOUND ALONG WITH THE TIMBALERO BEAT. I'M STILL LOOKING FOR ANY OF THEIR ORIGINAL ALBUMNS. ANYONE HAVE INFO? WE NEED MORE TIERA ON AMAZON.COM!

Average customer rating: fabulous Inner Visions- I feel the love!! Roots reggae LIVES!

Street Corner Musicians Inner Visions Manufacturer: Blue Bitch Music - ASCAP 2003 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Reggae | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Spiritual Dancer Love One Another ASIN: B0000D9UN4 Release Date: 2003-08-01

Tracks:

1. Just a Matter of Time
2. Street Corner Musicians
3. Ain't it the Truth
4. My Father's Prayer
5. No More Tears to Cry
6. Black Sheep
7. Ethiopia
8. Hold on to What Ya Got
9. L's Lament
10. Allelujah
11. Kindred Journey (Go Down)
12. Tonight
13. Snow Queen (Previously Recorded)

Customer Reviews:

fabulous.......2006-06-25

love this cd, it's fresh and new, great original music. reggae at it's best, roots, rocks, ire. old style reggae with a simple message, peace and love.

Inner Visions- I feel the love!!.......2003-12-29

I absoultely love the song "Its Just A Matter Of Time" on their "Street Corner Musicians" cd. I totally felt it and loved it! This cd is packed full of nice and sweet feel good music. Definately five stars! Inner Visions is great!

Roots reggae LIVES!.......2003-12-27

Inner Visions' really shows their roots here! Some jamming reggae tunes such as the title song, "Just a Matter of Time", "Ethiopia" & "Black Sheep" OR sweet love songs like "Hold on to What You've Got", L's Lament" & "No More Tears to Cry" - Inner Visions has it ALL! As ALWAYS with Inner Visions; conscious lyrics, sweet harmony and moving rhythm! YOU miss out if you don't check it out! Ride the waves!!!

Average customer rating: A dazzling and gripping anthology of contemporary quartet writing

Life Music Manufacturer: Quartz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Torke | Torke, Michael | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: ECLIPSE Pann: Piano Concerto & Dance Partita Circular Dreams Osvaldo Golijov: Ainadamar The Essential Martin Bresnick [CD+DVD] ASIN: B0002LQQDM Release Date: 2005-10-11

Tracks:

1. Dark Vigil
2. I. Sixth Avenue In The Afternoon
3. II. Bedford Street At Night
4. III. Houston Street In The Morning
5. I. Prayer
6. II. Serenade
7. III. Limbo
8. IV. Passions
9. The Village Street Quartet

Album Description

This was the first CD of The Ying Quartet's acclaimed Life Music series. LifeMusic is a series of commissions from established or emerging American composers, and each work draws on a different aspect of American life. Made up of three brothers and a sister, The Ying Quartet has toured the world since its formation at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York in 1988. The Quartet won the Naumberg Chamber Music Award in 1993. Natives of Chicago, the Ying siblings began their career as an ensemble in 1992 in the farm town of Jesup, Iowa (population 2000) as the first recipients of a National Endowment for the Arts grant to support chamber music in rural America.

Customer Reviews:

A dazzling and gripping anthology of contemporary quartet writing.......2005-12-21

Though all works on this disc were written in 1999 or 2000, the listener need not fear any academic experimentation or sounds that are less than pleasant to the ear. All four pieces are solidly tonal, and clearly written from a desire to communicate. And so they do. Surprisingly, the quartet by the one "big name" represented here, Michael Torke, is by some margin the least interesting offering. It will be instantly recognizable to those familiar with his music: the signature syncopated rhythms and unapologetically optimistic mood are very much in evidence. I wondered, however, whether his style, with its brief, repetitive motifs, is all that suited to the string quartet medium. Only the middle movement brings some cantabile writing and a certain emotional charge, though to my ears it is not able to lift the piece as a whole much above the level of adeptly written, pleasant-sounding and inoffensive elevator music.
Carter Pann's "Love Letters" unabashedly takes its cue from Janaçek, though in fact it sounds more traditional than either of that composer's great quartets. It is cast in old-fashioned four-movement mould, and makes for interesting listening. The "Serenade" is particularly affecting, and the finale, "Passions", after a virtuoso opening settles obsessively on a haunting three-note theme that undergoes surprising and impressive permutations before the motorial agitation of the opening returns.
Paquito D'Rivera's work makes for interesting listening because of his unusual fusion of Latin American dance rhythms with more traditional string quartet idiom. The opening is highly atmospheric, and is dominated by a 5-note motto, that eventually recurs in tango-guise, after which other dance rhythms take over. In the end though, this `Village Street Quartet' seems too disjointed and overly concerned with instrumental effects (eventually the quartet even turns into a percussion ensemble) to sustain musical tension over a 15 minute span.
Finally, the pièce de résistance, the one absolute masterpiece that by itself makes this disc a must-buy for all string quartet aficionados, is Kevin Puts's "Dark Vigil". This is an incredibly impressive piece of quartet writing. After its arresting opening, in which tear-laden violins in their highest register set the mood, it easily sustains its emotionally compelling atmosphere over a single, 20-minute span. Inspired by the Colombine high school shootings, it follows the Beethovenian concept of "durch Nacht zum Licht", ending with an extended, ethereal in memoriam.
The Ying siblings play all this with great technical skill and emotional involvement - as they would, seeing that the works recorded here were commissioned by them in the framework of their ongoing "LifeMusic" project. The recording is clear and well-balanced. Very worthwhile!

Average customer rating: This is a feast

Hell Can Wait Carlos Guitarlos Manufacturer: Nomad Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Straight from the Heart Pay the Devil All the Roadrunning Buried Alive in the Blues (+ Bonus DVD) West of the West ASIN: B000AXWHKS Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

1. Love Me From The Start
2. Got No Time
3. Get Back
4. Shake My Blue (w/David Hidalgo)
5. Save A Dance
6. I Found Someone
7. Here I Come
8. Drinkin' Again
9. Say You Love Me
10. Keep Me Satisfied
11. Woman On My Mind
12. My Old Dead Body
13. Baby's Coming Back Home
14. Shake With My Baby
15. Making Better
16. I Feel Love
17. Sure Is Good
18. Hole In My Pocket
19. I've Been Dead Since You've Been Gone

Album Description

Throughout the 90's and into the new millennium, Carlos Guitarlos could be found playing guitar for pocket change on the streets of San Francisco's Mission District. Oftentimes, Carlos slept on those same cold streets where he eventually became a street-corner legend (The SF Bay Guardian name him the city's "Best Street Musician" in 1994). For the one-time musical leader of legendary Los Angeles roots-rockers Top Jimmy & The Rhythm Pigs -- inspiration for the 1984 Van Halen song "Top Jimmy" -- it had been a long, slow downward spiral of divorce, diabetes, and drugs.

In the wake of his hard-knock life, Carlos found himself in a San Francisco hospital, fighting for his life with congestive heart failure. That experience, combined with the alcohol-related death of his friend and former band-mate, Top Jimmy, proved to be the catalyst of his personal turnaround. Within a couple of weeks of his hospital stay, with the help of his family, Carlos finally found his way back into a recording studio, hence the release of "Straight from the Heart" in 2003, which features the helping hands of old pals Mike Watt, John Doe, and Dave Alvin. The album's title track was written from his hospital bed.

Showcasing Carlos's stinging, fluid fretwork, lived-in vocals, and uncanny ability to write original songs in a wide variety of classic styles, the album made Rolling Stone Magazine's "Top Albums of 2003" and it was swiftly picked up for national distribution, a fact that was covered by Billboard Magazine, who described his re-emergence as "one of the most surprising music stories of the year."

The long-awaited follow up, "Hell Can Wait", features a stronger, healthier Carlos on another 19 original compositions. Guest artists include Marcy Levy (Clapton, Shakespear's Sister), Gene Taylor (Blasters, Fabulous Thunderbirds), and David Hidalgo of Los Lobos.

Customer Reviews:

This is a feast.......2005-09-21

This is a feast of traditional American music forms and wry twists. The opening cut sounds like Delta country blues, but perhaps with a little Leon Redbone circa 1970's thrown in. From there the CD rambles through many forms, such as the Fats-Domino-style "Here I Am," the soul stylings (with Marcy Levy) of "I Found a Love," the Los-Lobos-style (with David Hidalgo) "Shake My Blue" and the Doug-Sahm-jukebox music style of "I've Been Drinking Again." But the songs are all Carlos originals, with a co-write credited to Levy and Top Jimmy here and there.

The song "Baby's Coming Home Soon" (not sure exact title) starts out like a session from Dylan's "Everybody Must Get Stoned" and crosses paths with old time blues. "Sure Is Good" has the folks from Double Naught Spy Car throwing in what sounds like a TV theme I can't quite place. Hidalgo, Marcy Levy, and the wonderful Gene Taylor add spice, but it's Carlos who serves up this feast. If you don't like one kind of song, wait until the next cut: there's everything here from calypso style to a hard-to-sing-real-fast bluegrass-tinged number.

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