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The Ravens were one of the first, if not the first, of all of the doo wop groups; numerous groups followed in their wake in the '50s, groups that utilized the basic ground rules the Ravens set into place on their late-'40s recordings for Herb Abramson's
National label. Upon leaving National for the greener pastures of major-label Columbia in 1950, they made dynamite recordings that inexplicably emerged stillborn in the marketplace, yielding no hits of any kind during their two-year tenure with the label. Dreams, Pleas & Blues collects up all the Ravens material -- issued, unissued, and even one alternate take -- and clearly shows that the group was still cutting some mighty fine records, even if their place on the charts was denied largely due to quickly changing trends. Their first session with the Benny Goodman Sextet backing them yielded a cover of Louis Prima's hit "Oh Babe," and already showed the group to be chasing trends rather than creating them, as they had only a couple of years before. The small-jazz-combo-backing idea stays with them through "Time Takes Care of Everything" and "Don't Look Now," while "I'm so Crazy for Love," "Midnight Blues," "Honey I Don't Want You," and "My Baby's Gone" hark back to their earlier National jump blues with a simple, small rhythm section backing. The Ravens tried a little bit of everything to score a hit at Columbia, including hopped-up novelty material like "The Whiffenpoof Song," "That Old Gang of Mine," and "The Calypso Song," and even a precursor to R&B with "I Get All My Lovin' on a Saturday Night," but none of it proved hit-worthy. These aren't the recordings to start your Ravens collection with, but it might not be a bad place to end up.
© Cub Koda /TiVo
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B. Sanford, Composer - B. Sanford, Lyricist - Billy Vera, Producer - J. Ricks, Composer - J. Ricks, Lyricist - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - The Ravens, Performer
Originally Released 1951 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Billy Vera, Producer - J. Young, Composer - J. Young, Lyricist - J.V. Monaco, Composer - J.V. Monaco, Lyricist - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - The Ravens, Performer
Originally Released 1960 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
A. Gass, Composer - A. Gass, Lyricist - Billy Vera, Producer - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - R. Robertson, Composer - R. Robertson, Lyricist - The Ravens, Performer
Originally Released 1950 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Billy Vera, Producer - L. Prima, Composer - L. Prima, Lyricist - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - M. Kabak, Composer - M. Kabak, Lyricist - The Ravens, Performer
Originally Released 1950 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
A. Fields, Composer - A. Fields, Lyricist - Billy Vera, Producer - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - N. Cole, Composer - N. Cole, Lyricist - T. Rogers, Composer - T. Rogers, Lyricist - The Ravens, Performer
Originally Released 1950 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Billy Vera, Producer - H. Nemo, Composer - H. Nemo, Lyricist - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - The Ravens, Performer
Originally Released 1950 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
B. Sanford, Composer - B. Sanford, Lyricist - Billy Vera, Producer - J. Ricks, Composer - J. Ricks, Lyricist - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - The Ravens, Performer
Originally Released 1950 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Billy Vera, Producer - L. Fountain, Composer - L. Fountain, Lyricist - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - The Ravens, Performer
Originally Released 1950 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
B. Sanford, Composer - B. Sanford, Lyricist - Billy Vera, Producer - J. Ricks, Composer - J. Ricks, Lyricist - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - The Ravens, Performer
Originally Released 1951 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
A. Neiburg, Composer - A. Neiburg, Lyricist - Billy Vera, Producer - J. F. Coots, Composer - J. F. Coots, Lyricist - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - The Ravens, Performer
Originally Released 1951 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Billy Vera, Producer - F. Hunt, Composer - F. Hunt, Lyricist - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - The Ravens, Performer
Originally Released 1951 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Billy Vera, Producer - J. Ricks, Composer - J. Ricks, Lyricist - L. Simpkins, Composer - L. Simpkins, Lyricist - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - The Ravens, Performer
Originally Released 1951 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Billy Vera, Producer - E. Goulding, Composer - E. Goulding, Lyricist - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - M. Gordon, Composer - M. Gordon, Lyricist - The Ravens, Performer
Originally Released 1952 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Billy Vera, Producer - E. Goulding, Composer - E. Goulding, Lyricist - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - M. Gordon, Composer - M. Gordon, Lyricist - The Ravens, Performer
Originally Recorded 1951 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Billy Vera, Producer - H. Arlen, Composer - H. Arlen, Lyricist - J. Mercer, Composer - J. Mercer, Lyricist - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - The Ravens, Performer
Originally Released 1952 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Billy Vera, Producer - G. Pomeroy, Composer - G. Pomeroy, Lyricist - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - M. Hart, Composer - M. Hart, Lyricist - M. Minnegerode, Composer - M. Minnegerode, Lyricist - R. Vallee, Composer - R. Vallee, Lyricist - T. Galloway, Composer - T. Galloway, Lyricist - The Ravens, Performer
Originally Released 1951 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
B. Oakland, Composer - B. Oakland, Lyricist - Billy Vera, Producer - J.P. Murray, Composer - J.P. Murray, Lyricist - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - The Ravens, Performer
Originally Recorded 1950 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
A. McCoy, Composer - A. McCoy, Lyricist - Billy Vera, Producer - J. Kennedy, Composer - J. Kennedy, Lyricist - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - The Ravens, Performer
Originally Released 1951 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
B. Rose, Composer - B. Rose, Lyricist - Billy Vera, Producer - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - M. Dixon, Composer - M. Dixon, Lyricist - R. Henderson, Composer - R. Henderson, Lyricist - The Ravens, Performer
Originally Released 1951 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Billy Vera, Producer - Kim Gannon, Composer - Kim Gannon, Lyricist - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - The Ravens, Performer - Walter Kent, Composer - Walter Kent, Lyricist
Originally Released 1951 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Billy Vera, Producer - J. Ricks, Composer - J. Ricks, Lyricist - L. Heyward, Composer - L. Heyward, Lyricist - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - The Ravens, Performer
Originally Released 1951 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
The Ravens were one of the first, if not the first, of all of the doo wop groups; numerous groups followed in their wake in the '50s, groups that utilized the basic ground rules the Ravens set into place on their late-'40s recordings for Herb Abramson's
National label. Upon leaving National for the greener pastures of major-label Columbia in 1950, they made dynamite recordings that inexplicably emerged stillborn in the marketplace, yielding no hits of any kind during their two-year tenure with the label. Dreams, Pleas & Blues collects up all the Ravens material -- issued, unissued, and even one alternate take -- and clearly shows that the group was still cutting some mighty fine records, even if their place on the charts was denied largely due to quickly changing trends. Their first session with the Benny Goodman Sextet backing them yielded a cover of Louis Prima's hit "Oh Babe," and already showed the group to be chasing trends rather than creating them, as they had only a couple of years before. The small-jazz-combo-backing idea stays with them through "Time Takes Care of Everything" and "Don't Look Now," while "I'm so Crazy for Love," "Midnight Blues," "Honey I Don't Want You," and "My Baby's Gone" hark back to their earlier National jump blues with a simple, small rhythm section backing. The Ravens tried a little bit of everything to score a hit at Columbia, including hopped-up novelty material like "The Whiffenpoof Song," "That Old Gang of Mine," and "The Calypso Song," and even a precursor to R&B with "I Get All My Lovin' on a Saturday Night," but none of it proved hit-worthy. These aren't the recordings to start your Ravens collection with, but it might not be a bad place to end up.
© Cub Koda /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:48
- Main artists: The Ravens
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
Originally Recorded 1950, 1951, Originally Released 1950, 1951, 1952, 1960, (P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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