The Best of Doo Wop Uptempo

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Whispering Bells recording of: Whispering Bells writer: Fred Lowery (songwriter) and Clarence E. Quick	The Del‐Vikings	4	2:26
2	I Love You	The Volumes		2:40
3	I Really Love You recording of: I Really Love You lyricist and composer: Leroy Swearingen publisher: EMI United Partnership Ltd.	The Stereos		2:19
4	Hushabye part of: Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 13) recording of: Hushabye writer: Doc Pomus (in 1959) and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter) (in 1959) is based on: All the Pretty Little Horses	The Mystics		2:32
5	At My Front Door part of: Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 9) recording of: At My Front Door (on 1955-04-24) writer: Ewart G. Abner, Jr. and John C. Moore (songwriter; manager of The El Dorados) publisher: Tollie Music	The El Dorados		2:37
6	Buzz Buzz Buzz recording of: Buzz Buzz Buzz writer: John Gray (US r&b/rockabilly musician, songwriter, label owner) and Robert James Byrd, Sr publisher: Stone Agate Music and Stone Diamond Music Corporation	The Hollywood Flames		2:17
7	Get a Job part of: Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 36) recording of: Get a Job (in 1957-10) writer: Earl T. Beal, Raymond W. Edwards (member of 1950s doowop group the Silhouettes), Richard A. Lewis (member of 1950s doowop group the Silhouettes) and William F. Horton publisher: EMI Longitude Music, Jamie Music Publishing Co., Ken Williams Music, Dandelion Music Co. (in 1957) and Wildcat Music (US publisher) (in 1957)	The Silhouettes	4.5	2:49
8	Gee recording of: Gee writer: William Davis (US singer/songwriter, wrote "Gee") and Viola Watkins	The Crows		2:14
9	Blue Moon phonographic copyright (℗) by: EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961) cover recording of: Blue Moon lyricist: Lorenz Hart (in 1934) composer: Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1934) publisher: EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation, SBK United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) music quoted on: Opening Production (from Jane Froman's album, "With a Song in My Heart") part of: New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)	The Marcels	3	2:17
10	Little Star cover recording of: Little Star writer: Vito Picone and Arthur Venosa	The Elegants		2:42
11	Step by Step	The Crests		2:30
12	Foot Stomping, Part 1 recording of: Foot Stompin’ lyricist and composer: Aaron Collins (US R&B singer/songwriter) publisher: Symbol Music Inc., Yerro Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部	The Flares		2:18
13	Speedo recording of: Speedoo lyricist and composer: Esther Navarro	The Cadillacs		2:24
14	I Wonder Why recording of: I Wonder Why writer: Melvin Anderson and Ricardo Weeks publisher: Schwartz Music	Dion & The Belmonts	4.5	2:20
15	Why Do Fools Fall in Love performer: Frankie Lymon part of: Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 307) recording of: Why Do Fools Fall in Love (in 1955-11) additional writer: George Goldner, Jimmy Merchant (US singer, member of The Teenagers) and Herman Santiago (singer for Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers) writer: Morris Levy and Frankie Lymon publisher: EMI Longitude Music, Patricia Music, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), イーエムアイ音楽出版ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)	Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers	4.5	2:20
16	Book of Love part of: Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 12) recording of: Book of Love writer: Warren Davis, George Malone and Charles Patrick publisher: Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Nom Music, Inc. part of: Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)	The Monotones	5	2:21
17	Denise recording of: Denise lyricist and composer: Neil Levenson publisher: Bright Tunes Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Minder Music Ltd. and Taking Care of Business Music Inc.	Randy & the Rainbows	4	2:02
18	Come Go With Me part of: Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 441) recording of: Come Go With Me publisher: Joseph M. Averbach lyricist and composer: C.E. Quick publisher: Fee Bee Music Company and Gil Music Corporation	The Del‐Vikings	4.5	2:41

Credits

Release

mastering:	Bill Inglot (archival music producer/remastering engineer) Ken Perry

ASIN:	US: B00000348O [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 081227576424
Format:: CD
Length:: 43:49

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data Quality:: Normal

Labels

Rhino
R2 75764

Release events

United States
1989

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US: B00000348O

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Last updated on 2014-10-26 05:00 UTC