Best of Doo Wop Uptempo

Va-Best Of Doo Wop | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 12, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino
• ASIN: B00000348O
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,384 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Whispering Bells - The Dell-Vikings

2. I Love You - The Volume's

3. I Really Love You - The Stereos

4. Hushabye - The Mystics

5. At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama) - The El Dorados

6. Buzz Buzz Buzz - Hollywood Flames

7. Get a Job - The Silhouettes

8. Gee - The Crows

9. Blue Moon - The Marcels

10. Little Star - The Elegants

11. Step by Step - The Crests

12. Foot Stomping, Pt. 1 - The Flares

13. Speedoo - The Cadillacs

14. I Wonder Why - Dion And The Belmonts

15. Why Do Fools Fall in Love? - The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon

16. Book of Love - The Monotones

17. Denise - Randy And the Rainbows

18. Come Go with Me - The Dell-Vikings

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A relaxing, beautiful collection of great oldies., July 19, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Best of Doo Wop Uptempo (Audio CD)

Out of all the vintage Rock and Roll collections that I own, I feel this certain CD is my favorite. The songs contained in this treasure make you remember the good old days. Most of the oldies on this CD are smooth, relaxing, and make you want to just take life a bit slower. The Elegants and The Mystics both provide wonderful adaptations of time honored children's lullabies, and Randy and The Rainbows present an instant sensation, Denise, guaranteed to become one of your favorites. And who can forget Dion's wonderful tune, which makes you think of the street corner singing groups in New York City. All the famous songs are included, from Step By Step all the way to the Del Vikings. Even the liner notes are chalked full of great photos and information, about all the groups and their music. A superb collection of great songs by great artists. Superb!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding one-CD compilation..., December 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Best of Doo Wop Uptempo (Audio CD)

... of the best uptempo songs mostly from Rhino's 4-CD box set, "The Doo Wop Box" (volume 1). If you think you like uptempo Doo Wop, but don't want to spend the money for one of Rhino's four-CD sets, this is the CD to get. For those concerned about duplication of material they already own, there are just two doo wop songs on 'Uptempo' which are not found on any CDs in Rhino's first three Doo Wop Box sets: The Volumes' "I Love You", with some remarkable, soaring falsetto work on the chorus, and The Flares' "Foot Stomping-- Pt. 1"... doo wop jive meets Army basic training, well, the marching part, anyway. The Stereos' "I Really Love You" and The Crests' "Step by Step" are on Volume 2 of the Doo Wop Box by Rhino, and the other 14 tracks on this CD are included in Volume 1 of the Doo Wop Box by Rhino. Highly recommended as a one-disc doo wop intro.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The sound of your little voice, February 20, 2004

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of Doo Wop Uptempo (Audio CD)

This is a great collection of 18 great doo wop songs. Every song here is a classic. I recommend this CD to all vocal group fans.