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    05/07/2002 | Proper Box Uk 

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  • "You Always Hurt the One You Love"

    • All Music Guide Review

    England's Proper label issued this 100-track attempt to sum up the state of black harmony groups between 1940 and 1952. Though there's a lot of incredible music from the era, this four-disc set overly concentrates on slow ballads instead of up-tempo numbers. The first disc, "Digging the Roots," begins right where it should, with tracks by the forefathers of doo wop: the Mills Brothers and the Ink Spots. Unfortunately, instead of a swinging track like "Tiger Rag" or even "The Glow Worm," The Dawn of Doo-Wop programs the Mills Brothers' "Paper Doll" and "You Always Hurt the One You Love" and the Ink Spots' "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano." Following hot on their heels are a variety of groups influenced by either (or both) of the above, including the Four Vagabonds, the Toppers, the Syncopaters, the Deep River Boys, and, best of all, the Ravens. Most of these are ballads too, with only a pair of good-time, up-tempo songs: "Shorty's Got to Go" by Bill Johnson & His Musical Notes and "Boogie Woogie on a Saturday Night" by Steve Gibson & the Red Caps. The second disc, "Birdland," has 25 tracks, all by "bird" groups (the Orioles, the Larks, the Swallows, the Ravens, the Robins, etc.), while the third, "Doo-Wop Dreamin'," slows the tempo even more. Finally, the set gets moving a bit on the final disc ("Doo-Wop Dancin'"), with swinging novelties from the Swallows ("It Ain't the Meat"), the Royales ("Too Much of a Little Bit"), the Dominoes ("Sixty Minute Man"), the Treniers ("Go Go Go"), and the Clovers ("Fool Fool Fool"). Fans of doo wop will undoubtedly discover many new groups on this set, but wading through all the down-tempo material is quite a chore. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

    Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano
  • Ink Spots
  • 2:59

  • 2
  • Natchez Mississippi Blues
  • Bronzeville, Lewis Five
  • 2:36

  • 3
  • Paper Doll
  • Mills Brothers
  • 2:37

  • 4
  • Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer
  • Four Vagabonds
  • 2:53

  • 5
  • Just for You
  • Red Caps
  • 2:47

  • 6
  • You Always Hurt the One You Love
  • Mills Brothers
  • 3:23

  • Lyrics for You Always Hurt the One You Love
  • 7
  • I'm Living for You
  • Toppers
  • 2:57

  • 8
  • In a Palace of Stone
  • Toppers
  • 2:53

  • 9
  • To Each His Own
  • Ink Spots
  • 3:13

  • 10
  • I Sold My Heart to the Junk Man
  • Basin Street Boys
  • 3:00

  • 11
  • That Chick's Too Young to Fry
  • Deep River Boys
  • 2:32

  • 12
  • Bye Bye Baby Blues
  • Ravens
  • 2:44

  • 13
  • P.S. I Love You
  • Four Vagabonds
  • 3:01

  • 14
  • Ol' Man River
  • Ravens
  • 2:58

  • 15
  • Near to You
  • Basin Street Boys
  • 2:41

  • 16
  • Together
  • Ravens
  • 2:47

  • 17
  • Shorty's Got to Go
  • Johnson, Bill & His Musical Notes
  • 2:57

  • 18
  • Across the Alley From the Alamo
  • Mills Brothers
  • 2:29

  • 19
  • You're Breaking My Heart
  • Ink Spots
  • 3:21

  • 20
  • River Stay Away From My Door
  • Syncopaters
  • 2:32

  • 21
  • These Are the Things I Want to Share With You
  • Syncopaters
  • 2:59

  • 22
  • Loch Lomond
  • Four Rockets
  • 2:26

  • 23
  • White Christmas
  • Ravens
  • 3:10

  • 24
  • Milky Way White
  • Trumpeteers
  • 2:33

  • 25
  • Boogie Woogie on a Saturday Night
  • Gibson, Steve [4]
  • 2:22

  • 26 (2)
  • It's Too Soon to Know
  • Orioles
  • 3:00

  • 27 (2)
  • Be I Bumble Bee or Not
  • Ravens
  • 3:07

  • 28 (2)
  • Will You Be Mine
  • Swallows
  • 2:55

  • 29 (2)
  • When I Leave These Prison Walls
  • Larks
  • 2:59

  • 30 (2)
  • I'm Through
  • Robins
  • 2:54

  • 31 (2)
  • Careless Love
  • Ravens
  • 2:30

  • 32 (2)
  • I'm Just a Fool in Love
  • Orioles
  • 3:04

  • 33 (2)
  • Eyesight to the Blind
  • Larks
  • 2:53

  • 34 (2)
  • Dearest
  • Swallows
  • 2:57

  • 35 (2)
  • Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)
  • Ravens
  • 2:18

  • 36 (2)
  • Hold Me Squeeze Me
  • Orioles
  • 2:07

  • 37 (2)
  • School Girl Blues
  • Ravens
  • 3:01

  • 38 (2)
  • Wishing for You
  • Swallows
  • 2:56

  • 39 (2)
  • Darlin'
  • Larks
  • 2:58

  • 40 (2)
  • I'm Gonna Take to the Road
  • Ravens
  • 2:30

  • 41 (2)
  • If I Didn't Love You So
  • Robins
  • 3:12

  • 42 (2)
  • What Are You Doing New Year's Eve
  • Orioles
  • 2:55

  • 43 (2)
  • Since You've Been Away
  • Swallows
  • 3:01

  • 44 (2)
  • My Reverie
  • Larks
  • 2:23

  • 45 (2)
  • Our Romance Is Over
  • Robins
  • 2:35

  • 46 (2)
  • If You Didn't Mean It
  • Ravens
  • 3:03

  • 47 (2)
  • I Miss You So
  • Orioles
  • 3:04

  • 48 (2)
  • Eternally
  • Swallows
  • 2:40

  • 49 (2)
  • There's Rain in My Eyes
  • Robins
  • 2:58

  • 50 (2)
  • Coffee Cigarettes and Tears
  • Larks
  • 2:33

  • 51 (3)
  • She's Gone
  • Dozier Boys
  • 3:08

  • 52 (3)
  • Where Are You
  • Mello-Moods
  • 3:13

  • 53 (3)
  • With a Broken Heart
  • Five Keys
  • 2:59

  • 54 (3)
  • Don't You Ever Mind Them
  • Melody Masters
  • 3:02

  • 55 (3)
  • Don't Say You're Sorry Again
  • Rivals
  • 2:48

  • 56 (3)
  • Give Me One More Chance
  • Royals [2]
  • 2:46

  • 57 (3)
  • Shouldn't I Know
  • Cardinals
  • 3:09

  • 58 (3)
  • Do Something for Me
  • Dominoes
  • 3:04

  • 59 (3)
  • Too Late Baby
  • Five Keys
  • 2:39

  • 60 (3)
  • What Does It Matter?
  • Moore, Johnn & The Three Blazers
  • 3:06

  • 61 (3)
  • Journey's End
  • Royal Sons Quartet
  • 2:46

  • 62 (3)
  • I'd Rather Have You Under the Moon
  • Orioles
  • 2:29

  • 63 (3)
  • Can't Get You off My Mind
  • Dreamers
  • 2:20

  • 64 (3)
  • Weeping Willow Blues
  • Dominoes
  • 2:25

  • 65 (3)
  • You Captured My Heart
  • Sultans
  • 3:08

  • 66 (3)
  • The Glory of Love
  • Five Keys
  • 3:09

  • 67 (3)
  • I'll Always Love You
  • Cardinals
  • 3:04

  • 68 (3)
  • Cool Saturday Night
  • Striders
  • 3:05

  • 69 (3)
  • Summertime Gal
  • Basin Street Boys
  • 2:54

  • 70 (3)
  • I Am With You
  • Dominoes
  • 3:11

  • 71 (3)
  • I Don't Believe in Tomorrow
  • Larks
  • 2:37

  • 72 (3)
  • Missing You
  • Four Blues
  • 2:42

  • 73 (3)
  • Christmas Is Coming at Last
  • Rhythm Kings
  • 2:35

  • 74 (3)
  • These Things I Miss
  • Dreamers
  • 2:43

  • 75 (3)
  • As Long As I Live
  • Four Blues
  • 2:39

  • 76 (4)
  • Too Much of a Little Bit
  • Royales
  • 2:28

  • 77 (4)
  • Rockin'
  • Robins
  • 2:50

  • 78 (4)
  • Roll Roll Pretty Baby
  • Swallows
  • 2:51

  • 79 (4)
  • Fool, Fool, Fool
  • Clovers
  • 2:33

  • 80 (4)
  • I Ain't Fattening Frogs for Snakes
  • Larks
  • 2:38

  • 81 (4)
  • If It's So
  • Robins
  • 3:08

  • 82 (4)
  • Please Don't Leave Me
  • Cardinals
  • 2:42

  • 83 (4)
  • Rival Blues
  • Rivals
  • 2:26

  • 84 (4)
  • How Long Must I Wait for You
  • Larks
  • 2:29

  • 85 (4)
  • Buzz Buzz Buzz
  • Treniers
  • 2:53

  • 86 (4)
  • Don't You Know I Love You
  • Clovers
  • 3:05

  • 87 (4)
  • Hey Little Girl
  • Larks
  • 2:46

  • 88 (4)
  • Old MacDonald
  • Five Keys
  • 2:49

  • 89 (4)
  • Sixty Minute Man
  • Dominoes
  • 2:32

  • 90 (4)
  • Turkey Hop
  • Robins
  • 2:42

  • 91 (4)
  • That's What You're Doing to Me
  • Dominoes
  • 2:27

  • 92 (4)
  • It Ain't the Meat
  • Swallows
  • 2:36

  • 93 (4)
  • Pretty Baby Blues
  • Cardinals
  • 2:37

  • 94 (4)
  • Ooh...It Feels So Good
  • Larks
  • 2:24

  • 95 (4)
  • I'm Living O.K.
  • Robins
  • 2:24

  • 96 (4)
  • Chicken Blues
  • Dominoes
  • 2:53

  • 97 (4)
  • Hucklebuck With Jimmy
  • Five Keys
  • 2:22

  • 98 (4)
  • Tuscaloosa
  • Red Caps
  • 2:49

  • 99 (4)
  • Lemon Squeezing Daddy
  • Sultans
  • 2:28

  • 100 (4)
  • Go Go Go
  • Treniers
  • 2:23

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