Jimmy Beaumont & The Skyliners: 40th Anniversary Edition

The Skyliners | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 25, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B00000IOD1
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,589 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #45 in Music > Indie Music > Rock > Oldies & Retro

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Since I Don't Have You

2. One Night, One Night

3. This I Swear

4. Tomorrow

5. It Happened Today

6. My Lonely Way

7. Lorraine From Spain

8. How Much

9. Pennies From Heaven

10. I'll Be Seeing You

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Blossoms To The Snow

2. The Door Is Still Open

3. I'll Close My Eyes

4. Close Your Eyes

5. Our Love Will Last

6. Comes Love

7. Tell Me

8. I'd Die

9. Since I Fell For You

10. The Loser

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BOX SET Revives Skyliners Music, January 17, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Jimmy Beaumont & The Skyliners: 40th Anniversary Edition (Audio CD)

Although I was born in 1953, I have been a fan of Jimmy Beaumont and the Skyliners from the first time I heard "Since I Don't Have You" as a teenager. Already considered "Oldies" artists by the 1970s, the Skyliners had only a couple of albums available on LP format, so some of their better music was unavailable at all because it was not really mainstream music any more. Nevertheless, I always enjoyed songs like, "This, I Swear" and "It Happened Today." This latest BOX SET collection, however, provides the first real opportunity to hear some wonderful and rare recordings. There is no question that a song like "Comes Love" is as enchanting as any music from that period, and this 2-CD set allows Skyliners fans to literally re-discover their music--- a great collection!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Incomparable Skyliners, October 6, 2000

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Lynn Smith (New Providence, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jimmy Beaumont & The Skyliners: 40th Anniversary Edition (Audio CD)

Forever and Always the Skyliners will be my favorite Doo Wop group. The 40th Anniversary Edition CD was a must have for me,and I recommend it to anyone who wants to be treated to what I would call the best vocal arrangments ever set down in "Wax" In 1993 the Skyliners performed at a local outdoor concert and I got to see Jimmy Beaumont, Rick Morris and the rest perform many of the songs on this Anniversary Edition. It was thrilling to see the group performing on the TV DooWop 50's show presented by Public Television.

What sets this group apart from so many of their time period is the use of wonderful orchestral arrangments using stings. If I were asked to choose just one of the Skyliners hits,it would have to be This I Swear. The song's blend of close and complicated vocal harmony's at the bridge, gives me goosebumps. Who can forget Janet Vogel's vocal range at the end of the song,what a true talent. The Collection is a must have for anyone who wants a piece timeless, perfection to add to their music collection.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A true tribute..., July 14, 2000

By A Customer

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This review is from: Jimmy Beaumont & The Skyliners: 40th Anniversary Edition (Audio CD)

All too often, doo wop groups of the 50's tend to have one or two hit records and their other songs simply don't measure up. The Skyliners will always be credited with having two of the era's greatest songs (This I Swear, and, Since I Don't Have You), but many of their others deserved to be counted among this genre's best.

Listening to this collection reinforces what others have said: Jimmie Beaumont has one of the best voices in the history of rock and roll, and the Skyliners really are good. If you like early rock and roll doo-wop style, you'll like this album, trust me.