Chordettes Chordettes Collection 1951-62 CD

The Chordettes were one of the female vocal groups who epitomised the style and atmosphere of early '50s popular music but who continued to have pop hits through into the rock 'n' roll era following their landmark No. 1 in 1954 with "Mr. Sandman". Formed in Wisconsin just after WWII, they moved from singing folk music to performing barbershop harmony, and in 1949 made a winning appearance on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts radio show leading to their making a number of records for Columbia, without kickstarting their career in a major way. When Archie Bleyer, the musical director of Talent Scouts, launched the Cadence label in 1953, he signed The Chordettes, and they hit the No. 1 spot with their second record for the label "Mr. Sandman", the first of fifteen chart entries they had through to 1961. This great-value 60-track 2-CD set comprises their early 78s for Columbia along with all of the A and B sides for Cadence through to 1962, by which time their chart career was over, plus selected titles from their various albums on Columbia and Cadence during this era, "Close Harmony", "Sing Your Requests", "Drifting And Dreaming" and "Never On Sunday". It naturally features all their hits, including "Mr. Sandman" and the Top 5 classics "Born To Be With You" and "Lollipop". It's an enjoyable and evocative showcase for their distinctive talent.

1. Runnin' Wild 2. Alice Blue Gown 3. Love Me and the World Is Mine 4. Lonesome That's All 5. Moonlight on the Ganges 6. Let the Rest of the World Go By 7. World Is Waiting for the Sunrise 8. Love's Old Sweet Song 9. True Love Goes on and on 10. It's You, It's You I Love 11. Mr. Sandman 12. I Don't Wanna See You Cryin' 13. Lonely Lips 14. The Dudelsack Song (Play to Me My Darling) 15. Humming Bird 16. I Told a Lie 17. The Wedding 18. I Don't Know, I Don't Care (Souvenir D'italie) 19. Eddie My Love 20. Whistling Willie (Our Melody) 21. Born to Be with You 22. Love Never Changes 23. Lay Down Your Arms 24. Teenage Goodnight 25. (Fifi's) Walking the Poodle 26. Come Home to My Arms 27. Echo of Love 28. Like a Baby 29. Just Between You and Me 30. Soft Sands 31. Baby of Mine 32. Photographs 33. Lollipop 34. Baby, Come-A Back-A 35. Zorro 36. Love Is a Two-Way Street 37. No Other Arms, No Other Lips 38. We Should Be Together 39. A Girl's Work Is Never Done 40. No Wheels 41. A Broken Vow 42. All My Sorrows 43. Never on Sunday 44. A Faraway Star 45. The Exodus Song 46. Theme from Goodbye Again (Say No More - It's Goodbye) 47. Around the World 48. Fascination 49. White Rose of Athens 50. Adios (Goodbye My Love) 51. In the Deep Blue Sea 52. (When It's) Darkness in the Delta 53. Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely) 54. Oh How I Miss You Tonight 55. Watermelon Weather 56. Drifting and Dreaming 57. Tammy 58. Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo 59. The Song from Moulin Rouge 60. Theme from a Summer Place