The Four Aces
One of the most successful pre-rock vocal groups, the Four Aces did well during the early '50s with a narrow range of pop material but burned out before decade's end. Founded by Navy shipmates Al Alberts and Dave Mahoney, the act added Lou Silvestri and Sol Vaccaro before making a name for themselves around their native Philadelphia. After failing to find a distributor for their debut single "(It's No) Sin," Alberts founded his own Victoria label to release it. The song became a big hit in late 1951 and sold a million copies. Signed to Decca before the end of the year, their debut single for the label, "Tell Me Why," just barely missed the top of the charts and sold a million copies as well. A few Top Ten hits followed during the early '50s before the theme to Three Coins in the Fountain hit number one in 1954. Another movie theme, "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing," spent over a month at the top during 1955.
For several singles during 1955, the group had been billed as the Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts; one year later, he departed for a solo career (but never even reached the charts). Along with the rise of rock & roll, the Four Aces appeared to be doomed. They scraped the charts with a novelty song ("Bahama Mama") and a rock take-off ("Rock and Roll Rhapsody") but failed to come through with any hits after 1959. Al Alberts continued to perform into the '80s, leading a newer edition of the act.
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Vintage Vocal Jazz / Swing Nº 59 - EPs Collectors, "Mood For Love"
Jazz - Released by Vintage Music on 2 Jul 1956
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Vintage Vocal Jazz / Swing Nº 56 - EPs Collectors, "Perfidia"
Jazz - Released by Vintage Music on 5 Apr 1955
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Melody of Easter
Pop - Released by Reminisce Music on 2 Sep 2021
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Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) (Billboard Hot 100 - No 20)
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It's a Woman's World (Billboard Hot 100 - No 11)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Music Manager on 5 Nov 2020
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Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, August 14, 1955)
Pop - Released by SOFA - AV Catalog DD on 8 May 2023
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Salon
Christmas Music - Released by More Wings in Hell on 20 Dec 2020
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Perfidia (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 07)
Pop - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
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A Prairie Windstorm
Christmas Music - Released by prairie windstorm on 6 Feb 2023
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Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine) (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 26)
Pop - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
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First Recordings, Vol. 1
Pop - Released by Iswjdigital on 14 Feb 1966
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When My Sugar Walks (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, July 21, 1957)
Pop - Released by SOFA - AV Catalog DD on 26 Nov 2021
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Arrows in the Gale
Christmas Music - Released by Galero on 28 Jan 2022
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Just at the Turn of the Tide
Miscellaneous - Released by turn of the tide on 25 Apr 2023
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A Merry Christmas With the Four Aces (Original Album)
R&B - Released by Pyramid Recordings on 10 Dec 2018
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In a Dressing Room
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A Woman In Love (UK Chart Top 20 - No. 19)
Pop - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
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Winter Dreams
Christmas Music - Released by Winter Dreams on 30 Sep 2022
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Three Coins in the Fountain
Pop - Released by Treasury Collection on 15 May 2014
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First Recordings, Vol. 2
Pop - Released by Iswjdigital on 14 Feb 1966
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