The Halos
Bronx-based doo wop foursome the Halos enjoyed a modest hit in 1961 with the song "Nag," but they were more widely heard as a backup group working with other artists of the late '50s and early '60s. Al Cleveland, Arthur Crier, Phil Johnson, and Harold Johnson first began working together as backing vocalists for producer Morty Craft, who used them to accompany Shirley & Lee on "Let the Good Times Roll," along with a number of other sides. Under the name the Craftys (a nod to their producer), they cut their first single, "L-O-V-E," in 1960, but were billed as the Halos for their next record, "Nag," which peaked at 25 on the Billboard Pop charts. Several more singles followed, none of which reached the same level of chart success. However, the group continued to be busy on the studio scene, cutting several singles with singer Cammy Carol and adding doo wop and harmonies to two early Phil Spector productions, Curtis Lee's "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" and Gene Pitney's "Every Breath I Take." While the Halos would never achieve true stardom, Arthur Crier's influence as a musician certainly paid off for his family: Crier's son Sabu was a member of the group GQ, and Crier's grandson Keith Sabu Crier, Jr. would become a major R&B star under the stage name Keith Sweat.
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Discography
14 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Dance With Me
R&B - Released by Dance Plant Records Inc on 21 Oct 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Nag / Copycat (Mono Version)
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1962
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Philly Doo-Wop Classics
Pop - Released by Jamie - Guyden on 20 Jun 1905
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Nag / Copy Cat (Digital 45)
R&B - Released by Essential Media Group on 29 Oct 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Nag (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 25)
Soul - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Best Of Collection
Soul - Released by Plaza Mayor Company Ltd. on 1 Mar 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Come On / Mean Old World (Digital 45)
R&B - Released by Essential Media Group on 29 Oct 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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The Hits Of The Halos
R&B - Released by Music Company OMP on 14 Jul 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Dance with Me
Pop - Released by Shami Media Group 3 on 15 Feb 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -