Lights! Camera! Doo Wop!

 

CD

 

"Real or just imagined, Doo Wop has become synonymous with the early 1950s and, in turn, the emergence of teenage culture and what is believed to be coming-of-age innocence. Very much an American phenomenon, Doo Wop has embedded itself in that nation’s psyche to the extent that its presence is regularly heard on the soundtracks of numerous big box office films.

Whether underscoring mobster movies such as Martin Scorsese’s ‘Mean Streets’ and ‘Goodfellas’ or emphasising the rites of passage story lines of such timeless teen classics as ‘American Graffiti’ and ‘Diner’, the 28 tracks included here are an indication of just how widespread is this genre’s appeal. In the same way as many of today’s Gangsta Rappers project a violent image, it was assumed that some of the tough looking Doo Wop groups were hoodlums with gang connections. True or false, the one thing they all had in common was they were smartly dressed in matching stage clothes and indulged in varying degrees of choreography."

 

Tracklisting

 

 1  I Wonder Why - DION & The BELMONTS

 

 2  Speedoo - The CADILLACS

 

 3  There's A Moon Out Tonight - The CAPRIS

 

 4  Maybe - The CHANTELS

 

 5  Desiree - The CHARTS

 

 6  Rubber Biscuit - The CHIPS

 

 7  Sh-Boom - The CHORDS

 

 8  Little Girl Of Mine - The CLEFTONES

 

 9  16 Candles - The CRESTS

 

10  Gee - The CROWS

 

11  One Summer Night - The DANLEERS

 

12  Come Go With Me - The DEL VIKINGS

 

13  Little Darlin' - The DIAMONDS

 

14  I Only Have Eyes For You - The FLAMINGOES

 

15  Bad Boy - The JIVE BOMBERS

 

16  The Glory Of Love - The FIVE KEYS

 

17  Why Do Fools Fall In Love> - FRANKIE LYMON & The TEENAGERS

 

18  Book Of Love - The MONOTONES

 

19  Sincerely - The MOONGLOWS

 

20  Crying In The Chapel - SONNY TIL & The ORIOLES

 

21  Florence - The PARAGONS

 

22  Earth Angel - The PENGUINS

 

23  My Prayer - The PLATTERS

 

24  Count Every Star - The RAVENS

 

25  In The Still Of The Night - The FIVE SATINS

 

26  Get A Job - The SILHOUETTES

 

27  Since I Don't Have You - The SKYLINERS

 

28  Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight - The SPANIELS