Gaylords Gaylords Collection 1953-61 CD

The Gaylords were an Italian-American vocal trio formed in Detroit in 1949, it's members being Ronald Fredianelli, Bonaldo Bonaldi and Don Rea, with Fredianelli also making solo records under the name of Ronnie Gaylord. They made a record privately to be sold in Ronnie's father's store and the engineer on the session was so impressed he got them a deal with Mercury, and that record "Tell Me You're Mine" was their first release and a No. 2 hit in 1952. Performing sentimental ballads and novelty material, partly in English and partly in Italian, it proved a commercial formula in tune with the times, and they rattled up a string of ten hits before the advent of rock 'n' roll changed the make-up of the charts, although they partly adapted to the new idioms and recorded through into the 1960s. This great-value 61-track 2-CD collection comprises selected A & B sides from the nearly 50 singles they released on or Mercury during this era by The Gaylords and Ronnie Gaylord as a solo artist. It features all their twelve career hits in the Billboard charts, including the Top 10 entries "Tell Me You're Mine", "From The Vine Came The Grape" and "The Little Shoemaker", plus Ronnie Gaylord's solo hit "Cuddle Me". It's a substantial and representative trawl across their primary decade or so as recording artists and an entertaining showcase for their highly distinctive style

1. Tell Me You're Mine 2. Cuban Love Song 3. Aye Aye Aye 4. Spinning a Web 5. Ramona 6. My Heart Is Free Again 7. I Won't Believe It 8. Tell Me That You Love Me 9. Coquette 10. Marcheta 11. The Strings of My Heart 12. Cuddle Me 13. Stolen Moments 14. Patzo for Pizza 15. From the Vine Came the Grape 16. Isle of Capri 17. Love I You (You I Love) 18. Wow! 19. The Little Shoemaker 20. Mecque, Mecque 21. Vieni-Vidi-Vici 22. Kiss to Call My Own 23. One a Two Time More 24. Pupalina 25. Wonderful Lips 26. Poppa Poppadopolis (The Happy Locksmith Man) 27. Chow Mein 28. Pledging My Love 29. My Babe 30. Mambo Rock 31. Plantation Boogie 32. Chee Chee O Chee (Sang the Little Bird) 33. Who's Got the Pain 34. Madalaina 35. Bring Me a Bluebird 36. No Arms Can Ever Hold You 37. Molly-O 38. Vino Vino 39. Who's Gonna Take You to the Prom 40. Bella Bambinella 41. First Row Balcony 42. One Night Only 43. A Little Love, a Little Kiss 44. The Mountain Climber 45. Open the Letter 46. The Dum-De-Dum Song 47. Satin Doll 48. Magic Song 49. Each Time I Love You More 50. Ma Ma Ma Marie 51. Buona Serra 52. I'm Longin' for Love 53. Flamingo L'amour 54. How About Me 55. Again 56. Sweeter Than You 57. The Shovel (La Shabla) 58. Love Me Now and Forever 59. Carina 60. Daisy, You're Driving Me Crazy 61. Yakety Yak