Larks Larks Collection 1950-55 CD

Hailing from North Carolina, the Larks were a classic African-American doowop group of the early 1950s, with their roots firmly in gospel, but moving to secular music to form The Larks, although their early recorded work ranged across both gospel and secular genres as they recorded under different names when they made their studio debut. Although they were not among the most prolific doowop hitmakers, their style and technique made them one of the most admired and imitated of the early doowop ensembles. This 48-track 2-CD set comprises the A & B sides of just about all their releases on the Apollo and in a second incarnation of the group under lead singer Eugene Mumford on the Apollo subsidiary label Lloyds, plus some titles from those labels which were not released at the time, along with recordings on Jubilee as The Selah Singers, on Regent as The 4 Barons, and on Apollo as The Southern Harmonaires. It features their Top 10 R&B hits "Eyesight To The Blind" and "Little Side Car". It's a substantial overview of their career - they broke up before their final release - and it's a thorough and excellent showcase for their highly-regarded skills as vocal harmonisers.

1. Why Not Today 2. Down Here I've Done My Best 3. Lemon Squeezer 4. Got To Go Back Again 5. My Heart Cries For You 6. Coffee, Cigarettes And Tears 7. Who Will Your Captain Be? 8. I'm So Glad 9. When I Leave These Prison Walls 10. Hopefully Yours 11. Let's Say A Prayer 12. My Reverie 13. Eyesight To The Blind 14. I Ain't Fattenin' Frogs For Snakes 15. Little Side Car 16. Hey, Little Girl 17. I Don't Believe In Tomorrow 18. OohàIt Feels So Good 19. My Lost Love 20. How Long Must I Wait For You? 21. Honey In The Rock 22. Shadrack 23. Stolen Love 24. In My Lonely Room 25. Darlin' 26. Lucy Brown 27. I Live True To You 28. Hold Me 29. Christmas To New Year's 30. All I Want For Christmas 31. What's The Matter 32. It's Breaking My Heart 33. Margie 34. Rockin' In the Rocket Room 35. If It's A Crime 36. Tippin' In 37. When You're Near 38. Who Walks In When I Walk Out 39. No Other Girl 40. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise 41. Os-Ca-Lu-Ski-O 42. Forget It 43. Johnny Darlin' 44. You're Gonna Lose Your Gal 45. Honey From The Bee 46. No, Mama, No 47. If You Were The Only Girl In The World 48. For The Love Of You