Harptones Harptones Collection 1953-61 CD

The Harptones were one of the many doowop vocal groups to emerge from New York City in the early '50s, and although they did not have an illustrious chart career, they were one of the most consistently admired and popular groups, both with the contemporary market of the times and with doowop fans and critics in more recent years. With the distinctive tenor voice of Willie Winfield almost always to the fore, they produced a string of polished and classy performances on record through the 1950s, hampered in their search for chart success by recording for a variety of small and under-resourced record companies. This great-value 54-track 2-CD set comprises A and B sides of singles for the Bruce, Essex, X, Paradise, Andrea, Rama, Gee, Tip Top, Domme, Warwick, Coed, Companion and Cub labels during this era, and features their best-known recordings such as "A Sunday Kind of Love", "Why Should I Love You?", "Life is But a Dream", "The Shrine of St. Cecilia", and "What Will I Tell My Heart". As well as their own recordings it includes performances with Bunny Paul, The Woodside Sisters, Mabel King, Raoul Cita Chorus, Ruth McFadden, Carol Blades and Valli Hilton, on which they were either named featured artists or backing vocalists. It's a worthy showcase for one of doowop's most stylish exponents.

1. A Sunday Kind of Love 2. I'll Never Tell 3. My Memories of You 4. It Was Just for Laughs 5. I Depended on You 6. Mambo Boogie 7. Why Should I Love You? 8. Forever Mine 9. I'll Never Tell 10. Honey Love 11. So Soon 12. Love Me 13. Since I Fell for You 14. Oobidee Oobidee Oo (You're the One for Me) 15. I Almost Lost My Mind 16. Oo Wee Baby 17. Life Is But a Dream 18. You Know You're Doing Me Wrong 19. My Success (It All Depends on You) 20. I've Got a Notion 21. What Is Your Decision 22. Gimmie Some 23. Three Wishes 24. That's the Way It Goes 25. Second Hand Love 26. Symbol of Love 27. Chang Chang a Lang 28. My Memories of You 29. High Flyin' Baby 30. School Boy 31. The Masquerade Is Over 32. On Sunday Afternoon 33. The Shrine of St. Cecilia 34. Oo Wee Baby 35. What Did I Do Wrong? 36. When Will I Know? 37. Cry Like I Cried 38. So Good So Fine, You're Mine 39. For a Lifetime 40. Laughing on the Outside 41. I Remember 42. Hep Teenager 43. Love Me Completely 44. What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am) ? 45. No Greater Miracle 46. Answer Me My Love 47. Rain Down Kisses 48. All in Your Mind 49. The Last Dance 50. What Will I Tell My Heart 51. Foolish Me 52. Loving a Girl Like You 53. Devil in Velvet 54. Your Love Is a Good Love