25 All-Time Doo Wop Hits

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Get 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 Silhouettes4.52:48
2Church Bells May Ring
recording of:
Church Bells May Ring
lyricist and composer:
Morton Craft
additional writer:
The Willows (50s/60s US soul vocal group)
The Willows2:25
3(I'll Remember) In the Still of the Nite
producer:
Marty Kugell
double bass:
Doug Murray (double bassist) (in 1956-02)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Bobby Mapp (in 1956-02)
piano:
Curlee Glover (in 1956-02)
solo saxophone:
Vinny Mazzetta (in 1956-02)
vocals:
Al Denby (in 1956-02), Jim Freeman (in 1956-02), Ed Martin (in 1956-02), Nat Mosley (in 1956-02) and Fred Parris (in 1956-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Standard Records (in 1956)
recorded at:
Saint Bernadette Catholic School (New Haven) in New Haven, Connecticut, United States (in 1956-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 90) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 170)
recording of:
In the Still of the Night (Five Satins doo-wop song) (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Parris
publisher:
Llee Corp. and Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label)
The Five Satins53:04
4A Casual Look
recording of:
A Casual Look
lyricist and composer:
Ed Wells
publisher:
Limax Music Ltd.
The Six Teens2:26
5Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 151)
recording of:
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) (in 1954)
writer:
Jesse Belvin, Gaynel Hodge, Curtis Williams (1950s doo-wop singer, member of The Penguins) and Dootsie Williams
publisher:
Dootsie Williams Music (publisher) (in 1986)
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
The Penguins52:56
6Lover's Island
recording of:
Lover's Island
composer:
Alex Manigeault and Leon Peels
The Blue Jays2:19
7Tonight I Fell in Love
recording of:
Tonight I Fell in Love
writer:
Mitch Margo, Philip Margo and Hank Medress
The Tokens1:48
8Deserie
recording of:
Deserie
The Charts2:44
9There's a Moon Out Tonight
recording of:
There’s a Moon Out Tonight (in 1958)
writer:
Alfonso Gentile, Joe Luccisano and Al Striano
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
The Capris2:15
10Over the Mountain; Across the Sea
vocals:
Johnnie Louise Richardson (in 1957) and Joe Rivers (in 1957)
recording of:
Over the Mountain, Across the Sea (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Rex Garvin (until 1957)
Johnnie & Joe2:18
11Till Then
The Classics2:18
12What's Your Name
recording of:
What’s Your Name
lyricist and composer:
Claude Johnson
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. and Nancoz Music
Don & Juan2:15
13To Be Loved (Forever)
The Pentagons2:27
1416 Candles
recording of:
16 Candles
writer:
Luther Dixon and Allyson R. Khent
publisher:
January Music Corp.
The Crests42:53
15Babalu's Wedding Day
The Eternals2:12
16Diamonds and Pearls
The Paradons2:18
17Who's That Knocking
The Genies2:17
18What Time Is It?
The Jive Five2:50
19We Belong Together
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 37)
recording of:
We Belong Together
writer:
Robert Carr, Johnny Mitchell and Hy Weiss
Robert and Johnny2:49
20Nite Owl
Tony Allen & The Champs2:47
21A Sunday Kind of Love
cover recording of:
A Sunday Kind of Love (in 1953-09)
writer:
Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard (US pianist, composer and lyricist), Louis Prima and Stan Rhodes
publisher:
Leeds Music Inc.
The Harptones3:00
22The Closer You Are
recording of:
The Closer You Are
writer:
Earl Lewis and Bobby Robinson
The Channels3:04
23Walking Along
recording of:
Walking Along (Solitaires doo-wop song)
The Solitaires2:34
24Remember Then
recording of:
Remember Then
lyricist and composer:
Tony Powers
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
The Earls2:09
25Since I Don't Have You
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 18)
recording of:
Since I Don’t Have You
writer:
Jimmy Beaumont, William King III, Walter Lester, Larry Martin (US songwriter), Joe Rock (US songwriter/band manager), John Taylor (Pittsburgh doo-wop vocalist for The Skyliners), Joseph Verscharen and Janet Vogel
composer:
Jimmy Beaumont, Joseph Rock (US songwriter/band manager), Walter Lester, Lennie Martin, John Taylor (Pittsburgh doo-wop vocalist for The Skyliners), Joseph Verscharen and Janet Vogel
publisher:
Bonneyview Music Corp. (Bonneyview, Bonneyview Music), Bonnyview Music Corp. and Calico Publishing Co.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Skyliners2:39

Credits

Release

liner notes:Billy Vera (in 2002)
producer:Cary E. Mansfield
Steve Massie
Billy Vera
Marty Wekser
mastering:Evren Göknar (mastering)
mastered at:Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
ASIN:US: B000065VBY [info]