Starry-Eyed Serenaders / Various Starry-Eyed Serenaders / Various CD

Two CD collection. Romance has been the overriding preoccupation of songwriters and performers through the ages, and never more so than in the golden years of Rock n Roll. On STARRY-EYED SERENADERS, music historian and producer Stuart Colman has intertwined an array of love songs, some famous, many much sought after, that together assert what the classic make-out ballad is all about. Not every song is devoted to matters of the heart, but they certainly predominate. Sweet-sounding harmonies have an uncanny ability to render a heaven-sent lyric even dreamier, and vocal groups abound here: some in a supporting role but many as the defining ingredient of Doo Wop. The collection spans 1955 to 1962, the golden years of Rock 'n' Roll, and draws on the catalog of a wide array of labels ranging from majors to small indies. Virtually all of the recordings feature vocal groups, mainly as the featured artists, but occasionally in a support role, but there are also a handful of solo performances which fit nicely with the romantic theme.

1. Just Like the Bluebird - Genies 2. I Do - the Crests 3. A Second Helping of Cherry Pie - Marvin ; Johnny 4. Can I Come Over Tonight - the Velours 5. Father Time - the Turks 6. This Little Light of Mine - Robert Peebles 7. Your Tender Lips - the Clovers 8. A Fallen Tear - the El Dorados 9. Teenage Vows of Love - the Dreamers 10. My Own True Love - the Duprees 11. Two Timing Lover - the Lions 12. Dorothy - the Hi-Fives 13. The Voice - Fred Parris and the Scarlets 14. Angel - the Lavenders 15. Gee How I Wish You Were Here - Curtis Lee 16. My Steady Girl - the Rays 17. Two People in the World - Little Anthony and the Imperials 18. You Know - Electras 19. The Castle of Love - the Raiders 20. The Girl I Love - Glowtones 21. Life Is But a Dream - the Harptones 22. Two Hearts Make One Love - the Wisdoms 23. I'm in the Mood for Love - the Chimes 24. Spring Fever - the Velvets 25. I Wonder (If Your Love Will Ever Belong to Me) - the Pentagons 26. This I Swear - the Skyliners 27. Down in Cuba - the Royal Holidays 28. I'm Sorry - Bo Diddley 29. Crying for You - the Cineramas 30. Glad to Be Here - Lee Andrews ; the Hearts 31. Oh What a Feeling - the Five Fleets 32. I Laughed - the Jesters 33. Florence - the Paragons 34. I'll Stop Wanting You - the Moonglows 35. Lovers Never Say Goodbye - the Flamingos 36. I Remember - the Five Discs 37. Spiral - the Elegants 38. On My Word of Honor - the Platters 39. I Don't Want to Cry - Big Maybelle 40. Just Like a Fool - the Robins 41. I'm So Happy (Tra-La-La-La-La-La) - Lewis Lymon ; the Teenchords 42. Comin' Home - the Nutmegs 43. Oh My Love - the Drifters 44. Be My Boy - the Paris Sisters 45. You Mean Everything to Me - Neil Sedaka 46. I'll Be Around - the Castaleers 47. Teenage Love - Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers 48. Castle in the Sky - the Bop Chords 49. Camera - Jimmy Beaumont 50. Does My Love Stand a Chance - Del-Satins