Doo-Wop Forever 2 [Original recording remastered]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 18, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Empire Musicwerks
• ASIN: B000GBEW6Q
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #509,094 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Rama Lama Ding Dong

2. Out of Sight, Out of Mind

3. Ko Ko Mo

4. Lovers

5. Long Tall Girl

6. Since I Fell for You

7. Remember

8. Aurelia

9. All in My Mind

10. Here in My Heart

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Those Oldies but Goodies (Remind Me of You)

2. Trickle Trickle

3. Coney Island Baby

4. Fat, Fat, Fat Mom-Mi-O

5. P.S. I Love You

6. Babalu's Wedding Day

7. Gloria

8. Praying for a Miracle

9. Wine Wine Wine

10. Sweet Sixteen

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forever and ever doo-wop!, January 12, 2007

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Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doo-Wop Forever 2 (Audio CD)

DOO-WOP FOREVER VOL. 2, issued by EMPIRE in 2006, is a great anthology of 1950s and early '60s music. The songs (even the "cover" versions) all have a fresh and vivid sound. The majority of sides here, although little-known to the casual fan, are fine examples of vocal group harmonies. An accompanying 12-page booklet is packed with details about the performers and their works.

If you're curious about this genre, DOO-WOP FOREVER Vol. 2 is a great place to begin your explorations. And for those already familiar with the vocal group "classics," this set provides different takes on several, plus some rarities seldom found in such compilations.

TOTAL RUNNING TIMES:
DISC ONE - 48:03
DISC TWO - 49:39

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If You Like Doo-Wop This And Volume 1 Will Entertain You, November 3, 2007

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AvidOldiesCollector (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doo-Wop Forever 2 (Audio CD)

Whereas Volume 1 gives you a mix of some familiar Doo-Wop hits, a few rarities and two hits that weren't really in that genre (a total of 15), combined with quite a number of cuts by obscure groups, this one only has seven even remotely recognizable hits, including three considered hard to find.

hose would be In My Heart by The Timetones, a # 51 Billboard Pop Hot 100 in May 1961 on the Times Square label, Coney Island Baby by The Excellents, which also hit # 51 Hot 100, but in late 1962/early 1963 on Blast Records, and Remember by The Velours. You almost always get their one big hit, Can I Come Over Tonight? (see Volume 1), whenever they are included in a multi-artist compilation, but here you get their only other hit, Remember, which hit # 83 Pop Top 100 in March 1958 with the backing of the Sammy Lowe orchestra on the Onyx label. They even give you the flipside on Disc 2, Can I Walk You Home?

Another rarity, although I questions its inclusion in a Doo-Wop collection, is High On A Hill, a # 77 Hot 100 in March 1964 for Scott English on Spokane Records. Perhaps they felt it warranted inclusion by the fact he was backed by a group calling themselves The Accents. Not so the Maxine Brown cut, however, (All In My Mind - # 2 R&B/# 19 Hot 100 in early 1961 on Nomar) which is not only available in many other collections, but is not Doo-Wop.

Three more easily obtainable are Rama Lama Ding Dong by The Edsels (# 21 Hot 100 May/June 1961 on Twin, Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind by The Five Keys (# 12 R&B/# 23 Pop Top 100 late 1956 on Capitol, and Kokomo by The Famingos (# 92 Hot 100 March 1961 on End).

The really obscure groups, and known only to devoted collectors of Doo-Wop, are: The Blendtones, Carnations, Pelicans, Decoys, Orchids, Elchords, Five Discs, Collegians, Chuck A Lucks, Videos, Chalets, Five Thrills, Dreamtones, Performers, Nightcaps, and Arcades. None of the songs made any impact on national charts.

These groups may be familiar to some as each had at least one national hit to their credit, although none were the songs included here: The Harptones, Five Satins, Nutmegs, Videls, Jive FIve, Colts, Crests, Clzssics, Eternals, Dante & The Evergreens, and Te Belmonts (Searching for a New Love was the uncharted B-side to Don't Get Around Much Anymore (# 57 Hot 100 fall 1961 on Sabrina). The other tune by The Flamingos, I'm Yours, was also never a hit.

The sound quality is very good and there are minimal liner notes.

5.0 out of 5 stars Doo Wop Forever- 2, July 10, 2010

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This review is from: Forever Doo Wop, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

An even better selection than Vol. 1 for hearing (and discovering) songs beyond the standard collection.
This is a 'made-to-order' item. The sound is fine. However, the jacket song list is only of disc one. I copied the disc 2 titles from the Amazon page.