Greatest Hits

The Orioles | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (November 25, 1991)
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B0000008RT
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #952,879 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. It's Too Soon to Know

2. At Night

3. Tell Me So [Version 2]

4. (It's Gonna Be A) Lonely Christmas

5. Forgive and Forget

6. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

7. I Miss You So [Version I]

8. Baby Please Don't Go

9. Till Then

10. You Belong to Me

11. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me

12. I Cover the Waterfront

13. Crying in the Chapel

14. In the Chapel in the Moonlight

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rich, smooth harmonies from a great Baltimore vocal group, May 21, 2010

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Paul Haspel (State College, PA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Orioles - Sing Their Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

Mention "the Orioles from Baltimore," and most people will probably think of the major league baseball team that is, as I write these words, mired in last place in the American League East, with a record of 13-29 (ouch). But the Orioles who are of interest here are the great vocal group that came out of Baltimore in the late 1940's and exerted a great influence on the development of American popular music through the richness and power of their vocal harmonies. So strong was the Orioles' influence that they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1995; sadly, however, even many dedicated fans of rock, blues, or R & B do not know the Orioles' work. This album provides a very fine introduction to the group. Generally, the instrumental arrangements on these songs are relatively muted; as a result, the listener's attention focuses on the Orioles' complex, multi-layered vocal harmonies. My favorite song on this album is "Baby, Please Don't Go," a relatively uptempo number with a magnificent blues texture. I also like the gentle, contemplative "I Cover the Waterfront"; the title calls to mind the 1930's best-seller by Max Miller about San Diego waterfront life (and the 1933 film adaptation with Claudette Colbert), and its ambience seems well-suited to a mist-shrouded night on the Baltimore waterfront. The liner notes provide helpful information regarding the life and work of lead singer Sonny Til, the birth and development of the Orioles, lineup changes, and the manner in which the group's popularity waxed and waned. Like Billie Holiday, the Orioles are a vital part of the rich African American musical legacy of Baltimore, and their music is a great gift to the world.