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Read the title carefully, because the Del-Vikings' two great doo wop hits -- "Come Go with Me" and "Whispering Bells" -- were not recorded for Mercury, and so are not contained on this compilation. This disc has 22 sides they recorded for Mercury in 1957-58, with a lineup that had some but not all of the members that recorded "Come Go with Me" and "Whispering Bells." (To make matters more confusing, a different Del-Vikings, led by Kripp Johnson, who had sung lead on "Whispering Bells," kept recording for a different label.) The Mercury Del-Vikings did have a Top 20 hit right out of the box, "Cool Shake" (included here), but never had a big single again. Most of this is routine doo wop that's below the standards of their Dot sides, sometimes clouded by inadvisable attempts at pop-oriented material and production. It's only of value to hard-core doo wop bugs, who will appreciate the inclusion of many tracks only available on rare EPs, singles, and compilations, as well as one previously unissued in the U.S. The intro to "The Bells," by the way, bears a close similarity to the famous wordless scats that kicked off the Marcels' classic "Blue Moon" several years later.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Joan Whitney, ComposerLyricist - Ron Furmanek, Producer - The Del-Vikings, MainArtist - Alex C. Kramer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1957 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Clarence Quick, ComposerLyricist - Ron Furmanek, Producer - The Del-Vikings, MainArtist
℗ 1957 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ron Furmanek, Producer - The Del-Vikings, MainArtist - Carl Stevens, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1957 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Ron Furmanek, Producer - E.Y. HARBURG, ComposerLyricist - The Del-Vikings, MainArtist
℗ 1957 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Clarence Quick, ComposerLyricist - Ron Furmanek, Producer - The Del-Vikings, MainArtist
℗ 1957 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ron Furmanek, Producer - The Del-Vikings, MainArtist - Grace Saxon, ComposerLyricist - Barry Mirkin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1957 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Barbara Belle, ComposerLyricist - Anita Leonard, ComposerLyricist - Stan Rhodes, ComposerLyricist - Ron Furmanek, Producer - Louis Prima, ComposerLyricist - The Del-Vikings, MainArtist
℗ 1957 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Sam M. Lewis, Composer - Ray Henderson, Composer - Ron Furmanek, Producer - Joe Young, Composer - The Del-Vikings, MainArtist - Aden G. Lewis, Composer
℗ 1957 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Calvin Carter, ComposerLyricist - Ron Furmanek, Producer - James Hudson, ComposerLyricist - The Del-Vikings, MainArtist
℗ 1957 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ron Furmanek, Producer - Dave Bartholomew, ComposerLyricist - Fats Domino, ComposerLyricist - The Del-Vikings, MainArtist
℗ 1957 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Clarence Quick, ComposerLyricist - Ron Furmanek, Producer - The Del-Vikings, MainArtist
℗ 1957 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ron Furmanek, Producer - The Del-Vikings, MainArtist - Don John Paul Bray, ComposerLyricist - Pat Di Cesare, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1957 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Clarence Quick, ComposerLyricist - Ron Furmanek, Producer - The Del-Vikings, MainArtist
℗ 1957 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Dorian Burton, ComposerLyricist - Ron Furmanek, Producer - The Del-Vikings, MainArtist - Eugene Randolph, ComposerLyricist - Lee Pincus, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1957 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ron Furmanek, Producer - The Del-Vikings, MainArtist - Edward R. White, ComposerLyricist - Maxwell A. Wolfson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1957 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Clarence Quick, ComposerLyricist - Ron Furmanek, Producer - The Del-Vikings, MainArtist
℗ 1958 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Clarence Quick, ComposerLyricist - Ron Furmanek, Producer - The Del-Vikings, MainArtist
℗ 1958 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Berry Gordy Jr., Composer - Gwen Gordy Fuqua, ComposerLyricist - Billy Davis, ComposerLyricist - Lisa Bevill, Author - Ron Furmanek, Producer - The Del-Vikings, MainArtist
℗ 1958 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Clarence Quick, ComposerLyricist - Ron Furmanek, Producer - The Del-Vikings, MainArtist
℗ 1958 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Lowry, ComposerLyricist - Clarence Quick, ComposerLyricist - Ron Furmanek, Producer - The Del-Vikings, MainArtist
℗ 1957 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ron Furmanek, Producer - J. Johnson, ComposerLyricist - The Del-Vikings, MainArtist
℗ 1958 The Island Def Jam Music Group
CLYDE OTIS, ComposerLyricist - Ron Furmanek, Producer - WILLIE DIXON, ComposerLyricist - The Del-Vikings, MainArtist
℗ 1958 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Album review
Read the title carefully, because the Del-Vikings' two great doo wop hits -- "Come Go with Me" and "Whispering Bells" -- were not recorded for Mercury, and so are not contained on this compilation. This disc has 22 sides they recorded for Mercury in 1957-58, with a lineup that had some but not all of the members that recorded "Come Go with Me" and "Whispering Bells." (To make matters more confusing, a different Del-Vikings, led by Kripp Johnson, who had sung lead on "Whispering Bells," kept recording for a different label.) The Mercury Del-Vikings did have a Top 20 hit right out of the box, "Cool Shake" (included here), but never had a big single again. Most of this is routine doo wop that's below the standards of their Dot sides, sometimes clouded by inadvisable attempts at pop-oriented material and production. It's only of value to hard-core doo wop bugs, who will appreciate the inclusion of many tracks only available on rare EPs, singles, and compilations, as well as one previously unissued in the U.S. The intro to "The Bells," by the way, bears a close similarity to the famous wordless scats that kicked off the Marcels' classic "Blue Moon" several years later.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:55
- Main artists: The Del Vikings
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mercury Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1996 The Island Def Jam Music Group This Compilation ℗ 1996 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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