I Only Have Eyes For You (CD)

• Category:  Music  »  Oldies  »  Doowop
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: March 14, 2006
• Label: Collectables
• UPC: 090431991626
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106407200
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #24031 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #298 in Oldies (See Top 100 Oldies Bestsellers)
• #5 in Doowop (See Top 100 Doowop Bestsellers)

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The Flamingos were arguably the greatest of the doo wop-era harmony groups, setting a standard for elegance, particularly on ballads, that has seldom been equaled. They were unique in many ways, which included playing their own instruments (making them the first real self-contained R&B vocal group) and in their innovative stage choreography, which anticipated the look and style of later groups like the Temptations and the Four Tops, and while they might not have been as successful commercially as groups like the Drifters, the Coasters, and the Impressions, they influenced them all. This brief collection features mostly the Flamingos' late-'50s singles for End Records, including their definitive cover of Eddy Duchin's 1934 classic "I Only Have Eyes for You," the sturdy "Love Walked In," and their version of Sam Cooke's "Nobody Loves Me Like You," which is fine as far as it goes, but there is so much more to this group that this collection only serves as the briefest teaser. The version here of "I'll Be Home" is not the original 1956 hit from Checker Records but is a later, re-recorded version released on Roulette Records. ~ Steve Leggett

In between their first recordings for the small imprint Chance and several mid-'60s dates for the likes of Philips, Checker, and Polydor, the Flamingos hit it big with the End label from 1958-1961. Four albums and several singles produced their biggest hits, "I Only Have Eyes for You" and the Sam Cooke-penned "Nobody Loves Me Like You," as well as several low-profile standouts like "Lovers Never Say Goodbye" and "At Night." Sequel has collected these and many other solid cuts from the group's End heyday, giving Rhino's equally excellent roundup some serious competition (although the Rhino disc has a bit of advantage with its two Chance stunners, "Golden Teardrops" and "That's My Desire"). Still, this is certainly a worthwhile collection. ~ Stephen Cook

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