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The Dominoes Collection 1951-59
The Dominoes Collection 1951-59

The Dominoes
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Catalogue Number: ACTRCD9035
The Dominoes were one of the most important and influential of the vocal groups of the 1950s, bringing together the styles which shaped the vocal group genre from its beginnings in gospel quartets and subsequent development through secular doowop to the R&B styling that was the basis for ‘60s soul. Led by the legendary singer, writer and entrepreneur Billy Ward, the group’s line-ups provided a stepping stone to solo fame for Clyde McPhatter and Jackie Wilson, both of whose voices were an essential element of the group’s distinctive sound. This collection, a great-value 87-track 3-CD set, is almost certainly the most comprehensive to have been released, including material from the very beginning of their career in 1951, and encompassing the A and B sides of all their single releases for Federal, King, Jubilee, Decca and Liberty up to 1959. It naturally features all their hits, such as the landmark “Sixty Minute Man”. It also includes the two singles where they provided the backing for Little Esther (later known as Esther Phillips). All their fine lead vocalists are featured – not only their leader Billy Ward, and the great Clyde McPhatter and Jackie Wilson, who came to fame with the group before launching solo careers, but also Bill Brown, Charlie White, Johnny Oliver, David McNeil, Milton Merle, Cliff Givens, Prentice Moreland, Milton Grayson, Gene Mumford and Monroe Powell.

Disk 1:
Track Title Artist
1 Do Something For Me The Dominoes
2 Chicken Blues The Dominoes
3 Harbor Lights The Dominoes
4 No, Says My Heart The Dominoes
5 The Deacon Moves In (With Little Esther) The Dominoes
6 Sixty Minute Man The Dominoes
7 I Can't Escape From You The Dominoes
8 Heart To Heart (With Little Esther) The Dominoes
9 I Am With You The Dominoes
10 Weeping Willow Blues The Dominoes
11 That's What You're Doing To Me The Dominoes
12 When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano The Dominoes
13 Have Mercy Baby The Dominoes
14 Deep Sea Blues The Dominoes
15 Love, Love, Love The Dominoes
16 I'd Be Satisfied The Dominoes
17 No Room The Dominoes
18 Yours Forever The Dominoes
19 I'm Lonely The Dominoes
20 The Bells The Dominoes
21 Pedal Pushin' Papa The Dominoes
22 These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You The Dominoes
23 Don't Leave Me This Way The Dominoes
24 You Can't Keep A Good Man Down The Dominoes
25 Where Now Little Heart The Dominoes
26 Rags To Riches The Dominoes
27 Don't Thank Me The Dominoes
28 Christmas In Heaven The Dominoes
Disk 2:
Track Title Artist
1 Ringin In A Brand New Year The Dominoes
2 My Baby's 3-D The Dominoes
3 Until The Real Thing Comes Along The Dominoes
4 Tootsie Roll The Dominoes
5 Move To The Outskirts Of Town The Dominoes
6 Tenderly The Dominoes
7 A Little Lie The Dominoes
8 Handwriting On The Wall The Dominoes
9 One Moment With You The Dominoes
10 Three Coins In The Fountain The Dominoes
11 Lonesome Road The Dominoes
12 Little Things Mean A Lot The Dominoes
13 I Really Don't Want To Know The Dominoes
14 Above Jacob's Ladder The Dominoes
15 Little Black Train The Dominoes
16 Gimme Gimme Gimme The Dominoes
17 Come To Me Baby The Dominoes
18 Can't Do Sixty No More The Dominoes
19 If I Never Get To Heaven The Dominoes
20 Cave Man The Dominoes
21 Love Me Now And Let Me Go The Dominoes
22 Take Me Back To Heaven The Dominoes
23 Sweethearts On Parade The Dominoes
24 Learnin' The Blues The Dominoes
25 May I Never Love Again The Dominoes
26 Give Me You The Dominoes
27 Over The Rainbow The Dominoes
28 Bobby Sox Baby The Dominoes
29 How Long, How Long Blues The Dominoes
30 St Therese Of The Roses The Dominoes
Disk 3:
Track Title Artist
1 Home Is Where You Hang Your Heart The Dominoes
2 Will You Remember The Dominoes
3 Come On Snake Let's Crawl The Dominoes
4 Ever More The Dominoes
5 Half A Love The Dominoes
6 Rock Plymouth Rock The Dominoes
7 Til Kingdom Come The Dominoes
8 Star Dust The Dominoes
9 Lucinda The Dominoes
10 St. Louis Blues The Dominoes
11 One Moment With You The Dominoes
12 Deep Purple The Dominoes
13 Do It Again The Dominoes
14 I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance The Dominoes
15 To Each His Own The Dominoes
16 My Proudest Possession The Dominoes
17 Someone Greater Than I The Dominoes
18 When The Saints Go Marching In The Dominoes
19 September Song The Dominoes
20 Solitude The Dominoes
21 You Grow Sweeter As The Years Go By The Dominoes
22 Jennie Lee The Dominoes
23 Music Maestro Please The Dominoes
24 Please Don't Say No The Dominoes
25 Behave Hula Girl The Dominoes
26 That's How You Know You're Growing Old The Dominoes
27 Lay It On The Line The Dominoes
28 These Foolish Things The Dominoes
29 My Fair Weather Friend The Dominoes
30 Man In The Stained Glass Window The Dominoes
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