The Cleftones - Complete Releases 1955-62 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Cleftones were one of many talented doowop groups to emerge from New York during the '50s, scoring their biggest hit with the memorable classic InchLittle Girl Of MineInch, along with other pop and R&B hits like InchHeart And SoulInch. Having got together at high school in Queens, N.Y., they signed to George Goldner's Gee tag and made records over the next few years which doowop aficionados rank alongside some of the best in the genre, until breaking up when overtaken by the British Invasion in 1963. This 45-track 2-CD set comprises all the A and B sides, released during this period, featuring the various evolving line-ups of the group, along with all the tracks from the InchPajama PartyInch, InchHeart And SoulInch & InchFor Sentimental ReasonsInch albums which were not otherwise released on singles - it represents almost all their career recording output. As such, it's a thorough overview of their active recording career, and a comprehensive showcase for their distinctive style and talent Album Tracks 1. You Baby You 2. I Was Dreaming 3. Little Girl of Mine 4. You're Driving Me Mad 5. Can't We Be Sweethearts 6. Niki-Hoeky 7. String Around My Heart 8. Happy Memories 9. Why Do You Do Me Like You Do 10. I Like Your Style of Making Love 11. See You Next Year 12. Ten Pairs of Shoes 13. Hey Babe 14. What Did I Do That Was Wrong 15. Since We Fell in Love 16. Lover Boy 17. Beginners in Love 18. She's So Fine 19. Trudy 20. Cuzin Casanova 21. Mish Mash Baby 22. She's Gone 23. Shadows in the Very Last Row 1. Heart and Soul 2. How Do You Feel 3. Vacation in the Mountains 4. Leave My Woman Alone 5. 100 Pounds of Clay 6. Please Say You Want Me 7. Time Is Running Out on Our Love 8. Heavenly Father 9. Glory of Love 10. You and I Can Climb 11. (I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons 12. 'Deed I Do 13. Earth