The Dovells - All Their Hits And Much More (1995)
Artist: The Dovells
Title: All Their Hits And Much More
Year Of Release: 1995
Label: Campark Records
Genre: Doo Wop, Rock & Roll, Pop Rock
Quality: mp3 / Flac (tracks)
Total Time: 02:35:39
Total Size: 361,9 / 766,2 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: All Their Hits And Much More
Year Of Release: 1995
Label: Campark Records
Genre: Doo Wop, Rock & Roll, Pop Rock
Quality: mp3 / Flac (tracks)
Total Time: 02:35:39
Total Size: 361,9 / 766,2 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Philadelphia's Dovells, led by singer Len Barry, grafted a doo wop vocal approach to light frat rock/R&B backing to create their own little genre, fueled by their ability to come up with a song to fit just about any dance craze that hit in the early '60s. Their biggest hits, "Bristol Stomp" and "You Can't Sit Down," are instantly recognizable, even if hardly anyone can come up with the name of the group that did them. This two-disc, 64-track collection has perhaps more Dovells than anyone could ever need, and if it gets a bit repetitive at times, it also shows a resolute group struggling and adapting to stay in step with the times. The above two hits are here (this set actually includes the entire You Can't Sit Down album), along with tracks that sound like the Beach Boys ("Dragster on the Prowl"), the Four Seasons ("What in the World's Come Over You"), Southern soul ("Little White House"), or a vocal group auditioning for Motown ("Lockin' Up My Heart"). In between are countless ramshackle, doo wop-inflected R&B songs that make up in energy what they lack in sophistication. Again, this is probably more Dovells than most people would ever need, but they're so much fun that this collection works even when it really shouldn't.
Review by Steve Leggett
Review by Steve Leggett
Tracklist :
Disc 1:
01. You Can't Sit Down
02. Do The New Continental
03. Bristol Stomp
04. Hully Gully Baby
05. Stop Monkeyin' Around
06. Bristol Twistin' Annie
07. Stompin' Everywhere
08. Betty In Bermudas
09. Your Last Chance
10. Mope Itty Mope Stomp
11. The Jitterbug
12. Kissin' In The Kitchen
13. Wildwood Days
14. Save Me Baby
15. Dance The Frog
16. No No No
17. Letters Of Love
18. One Potatoe
19. Watusi With Lucy
20. The Actor
21. You Can't Run Away
22. Foot Stompin'
23. Maybellene
24. Let's Twist Again
25. Out In The Cold Again
26. Hey Beautiful
27. If You Wanna Be Happy
28. Having A Good Time
29. Be My Girl
30. Happy Birthday Just The Same
31. Dragster On The Prowl
32. What In The World Come's Over You
Disc 2:
01. Mope Itty Mope
02. I Really Love You
03. Desire
04. Two People In The World
05. Why Do Fools Fall In Love
06. I Want You To Be My Girl
07. Short Fat Fannie
08. Ah Choo
09. Trickle Trickle
10. To Make A Long Story Short
11. Three Coins In The Fountain
12. In The Still Of The Night
13. There Goes My Baby
14. Oh What A Night
15. 36-22-36
16. Little Bitty Pretty One
17. The Clock
18. Locking Up My Heart
19. Summer Job
20. Change!
21. Little Girl Of Mine
22. Why Not You
23. Cheat
24. Jim Dandy
25. Baby Work Out
26. Miss Daisy De Lite
27. Country Club Hully Gully
28. Hully Gully
29. Stop Look And Listen
30. Don't Come Back
31. Hearts Are Trump
32. Little White House