Maestro,Johnny & The Crests Sixteen Candles: The Definitive Collection 1957-62 CD

The Crests were a ground-breaking multiracial pop/doowop group formed in the mid-1950s when singer Johnny Mastrangelo joined forces with a doowop quartet comprising three African-Americans and one Puerto Rican - as time went on Johnny Mastrangelo became Johnny Masters, Johnny Mastro and then Johnny Maestro as he turned to solo recording as well. Having had a minor hit on the Joyce label, they signed to Coed Records, and in 1958 had a major success when "Sixteen Candles" was a US No. 2, kicking off a career which brought several more chart successes through into the '60s as Tony Middleton and James Ancrum took over lead vocal duties from Johnny Maestro. This great-value 51-track 2-CD set comprises the A & B sides of their singles on the Coed, Trans Atlas, Selma and Times Square labels from these years as The Crests, Johnny Masters, Johnny Maestro and Johnny Maestro & The Original Crests, plus the tracks from their album "The Crests Sing All Biggies" not otherwise released on singles. It features all their ten pop and R&B chart entries from this era, including the pop No. 2 and R&B No. 4 "Sixteen Candles". It's about as comprehensive a selection of their work from this era that could be assembled and captures a highly distinctive style of music that ranges through doowop, R&B, rock 'n' roll and pure teen pop.

1. Sweetest One 2. My Juanita 3. No One to Love 4. Wish She Was Mine 5. Pretty Little Angel 6. I Thank the Moon 7. Sixteen Candles 8. Beside You 9. Six Nights a Week 10. I Do 11. Flower of Love 12. Molly Mae 13. The Angels Listened in 14. A Year Ago Tonight 15. Paper Crown 16. Step By Step 17. Gee (But I'd Give the World) 18. Say It Isn't So 19. The Great Physician 20. Trouble in Paradise 21. Always You 22. Journey of Love 23. If My Heart Could Write a Letter 24. Isn't It Amazing 25. I'll Remember (In the Still of the Night) 26. Good Golly Miss Molly 27. Model Girl 28. We've Got to Tell Them 29. What a Surprise 30. The Warning Voice 31. Mr. Happiness 32. Test of Love 33. I.O.U 34. The Way You Look Tonight 35. Little Miracles 36. Baby I Gotta Know 37. It Must Be Love 38. Besame Baby 39. The Actor 40. Three Tears in a Bucket 41. Guilty 42. Number One with Me 43. Baby 44. I Love You So 45. Earth Angel 46. My Special Angel 47. Butterfly 48. A Rose and a Baby Ruth 49. Party Doll 50. Silhouettes