The Very Best of Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers

Frankie Lymon

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 6, 1998)
• Original Release Date: October 6, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B00000C41J
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #134,760 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fitting Title, July 23, 2002

By	Andre M. "brnn64" (Mt. Pleasant, SC United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

If you like Frankie Lymon and the teenagers, this is all you need. Their very first album is also included in its entirety. Along with the better known songs, you may truly enjoy such rarities as "paper Castles, '"Share," and "Teenage Love" (the latter is not to be confused with the Slick Rick tune of 30 years later). So if you want the full deal on Frakie Lymon and co-buy this after you see the movie. BTW-Interesting to compare this with the collection by his brother Lewis Lymon and their group the Teenchords.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars " One Of The Best In The Idiom Of Doo Wop", November 7, 2001

By	James M. Mitchell "[e-mail]" (Kansas City, Mo. United States) - See all my reviews

For quite sometime, I had been looking for the ultimate Teenager collection and this is definately it. I won't go into the tragic life after the Teenagers for Frankie Lymon. Everybody knows the story by now. I will say that the Teenagers are one of three groups who are the Kings of doo wop in my opinion. #1, The Moonglows. #2, The Heartbeats. And finally at #3, The Teenagers. Listen to "Promise To Remember" or "I Want You To Be My Girl". This is doo wop at it's best. They don't call me Mr. Doo Wop for nothing. I also think Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers is one of the most underrated groups of all time. They accomplished a lot in a short time. I will have many years of enjoyment with this treasure of a c.d.!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Giant little magicmaker, February 18, 2007

By	Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

RHINO records THE VERY BEST OF FRANKIE LYMAN & THE TEENAGERS is a nicely designed album that presents this seminal 50s doo-wop group at their finest. An outstanding liner note book includes great vintage photos, a comprehensive bio, and song info that places them all into specific moments of the group's brief historic run at the top of the music world mountain.

Six tracks on this set made BILLBOARD's R&B charts, while four of these same titles placed lower on the POP listings. The final cut presented, Lyman's solo cover of "Little Bitty Pretty One," topped out at #58 on the POP 100. Gone was Frankie's high-tenor voice and the magic he created as a "Teenager."

TOTAL RUNNING TIME -- 40:11