The Penguins - The Complete Releases 1954-62 (2017)

Tracklist

CD1
01. No There Ain't No News Today
02. Earth Angel
03. Hey Senorita
04. Love Will Make Your Mind Go Wild
05. Ookey Ook
06. Baby Let's Make Some Love
07. Kiss a Fool Goodbye
08. I Ain't Gonna Cry No More
09. Baby Don't Do It
10. Be Mine or Be a Fool
11. Walkin' Down Broadway
12. It Only Happens with You
13. Promises, Promises, Promises
14. The Devil That I See
15. A Christmas Prayer
16. Jingle Jangle
17. My Troubles Are Not at an End
18. She's Gone, Gone
19. Dealer of Dreams
20. Peace of Mind
21. Earth Angel (1956)

CD2
01. Ice
02. Cool Baby Cool
03. Will You Be Mine
04. Pledge of Love
05. I Knew I'd Fall in Love
06. That's How Much I Need You
07. Be My Lovin' Baby
08. Sweet Love
09. Let Me Make up Your Mind
10. Do Not Pretend
11. If You're Mine
12. Money Talks
13. Lover or Fool
14. Butterball
15. Heart of a Fool
16. Cold Heart
17. Want Me
18. You're an Angel
19. Mr. Junkman
20. Believe Me
21. The Pony Rock

The Penguins were one of the several doowop groups of the 50s who took their name from a bird (others included The Orioles, The Ravens, The Flamingos and The Robins), and they are best known for their much-covered pop Top 10 and R&B No. 1 hit "Earth Angel", which later came to worldwide attention when it was used in the "Back To The Future" movie. Formed at high school in Los Angeles, the group developed a style that was as R&B and rock 'n' roll as it was pure doowop. "Earth Angel" was their second release for the small Dootone label, and it topped the R&B charts, crossing over to reach No. 8 in the pop charts, where it was overtaken by the Crew Cuts' cover version. They moved to the Mercury label, and then to Atlantic, but could not repeat their chart success, despite releasing a string of top class R&B material under the aegis of their manager/producer Buck Ram, whom their shared with The Platters. After some line-up changes, the group eventually broke up in the early '60s. This 42-track collection comprises every track released under the Penguins name on singles, their LP and EPs during their career, so is a definitive overview of their career, and a fine example of their genre...

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