Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
Twenty-two tracks from their 1954-57 prime, with over a dozen hits, including "Sh-Boom," "Earth Angel," "Crazy 'Bout Ya Baby," and "Ko Ko Mo." Now that the original R&B/doo wop versions of most of the material is available for easy comparison, you'd have to be nuts to prefer these whitewashed covers, which sound incredibly quaint and lightweight. The Crew Cuts were never a bona fide rock & roll group, however. Judged solely within the context of other young White male harmony pop quartets of the time, such as the Four Freshmen and the Four Aces, they acquit themselves well with their accomplished vocal arrangements.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From $10.83/month
Rudi Maugeri, ComposerLyricist - The Crew Cuts, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Barrett, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Edwards, ComposerLyricist - Carl Feaster, ComposerLyricist - The Crew Cuts, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Keyes, ComposerLyricist - Claude Walter Feaster, ComposerLyricist - Floyd F. McRay, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1954 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ira Kosloff, ComposerLyricist - The Crew Cuts, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Sims, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joe Josea, ComposerLyricist - The Crew Cuts, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ralph Care, ComposerLyricist - Bernie Wayne, ComposerLyricist - The Crew Cuts, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jake Porter, ComposerLyricist - Eunice Levy, ComposerLyricist - The Crew Cuts, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Forrest Wilson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jesse Belvin, ComposerLyricist - Curtis Fitzgerald Williams, ComposerLyricist - The Crew Cuts, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaynel Hodge, ComposerLyricist - David Carroll, Conductor
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dallas Taylor, ComposerLyricist - The Crew Cuts, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tab Smith, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Eunice Levy, ComposerLyricist - The Crew Cuts, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Forrest, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Otis Williams, ComposerLyricist - The Crew Cuts, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Weize, Producer - Jesses Stone, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Napoleon Brown, ComposerLyricist - The Crew Cuts, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rose Marie McCoy, ComposerLyricist - Fred Madison, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dorcas Cochran, ComposerLyricist - The Crew Cuts, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph Sterling, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Crew Cuts, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leroy Griffin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Crew Cuts, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Glasser, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rudolph Toombs, ComposerLyricist - The Crew Cuts, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Crew Cuts, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carmen Taylor, ComposerLyricist - Willis Taylor, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Crew Cuts, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Richards, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joe Lubin, ComposerLyricist - The Crew Cuts, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Irving Roth, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Crew Cuts, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Titus Turner, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carole Joyner, ComposerLyricist - The Crew Cuts, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Cartey, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Calvin Carter, ComposerLyricist - The Crew Cuts, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Theodore Twigg, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Calvin Carter, ComposerLyricist - The Crew Cuts, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Cochran, ComposerLyricist - Pirkle Moses, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Twenty-two tracks from their 1954-57 prime, with over a dozen hits, including "Sh-Boom," "Earth Angel," "Crazy 'Bout Ya Baby," and "Ko Ko Mo." Now that the original R&B/doo wop versions of most of the material is available for easy comparison, you'd have to be nuts to prefer these whitewashed covers, which sound incredibly quaint and lightweight. The Crew Cuts were never a bona fide rock & roll group, however. Judged solely within the context of other young White male harmony pop quartets of the time, such as the Four Freshmen and the Four Aces, they acquit themselves well with their accomplished vocal arrangements.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:52
- Main artists: The Crew-Cuts
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mercury Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz?
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalog with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets, and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.