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Groupe Doo Wop
US originaire de Chicago (Illinois). Les Flamingos ont été formé en 1952 par Jake et Zeke Carey avec Johnny Carter, Paul Wilson et Sollie Mc Elroy. Ils font un premier enregistrement en 1953 chez Chance Records puis ils passent chez Parrot et Chess Records. En 1956, Mc Elroy fut remplacé par Nate Nelson. Après différents changements au sein du groupe et le passage dans plusieurs labels (Decca (57), End (58), Chess (64), Checker, Philips, Ronze, Julman et Polydor Records, les "Flamingos" se sont séparés au début des années soixante-dix.
Universally
hailed as one of the finest and most influential Vocals groups in pop music
history, the Flamingos defined doo wop at its most elegant and sophisticated,
their matchless harmonies profoundly impacting the Motown Sound of the 1960s and
the Philly soul of the following decade. The roots of the Flamingos lie in
Baltimore, where cousins Jake and Zeke Carey grew up in the same neighborhood
occupied by
the Orioles' Sonny Til. In 1950, the cousins relocated to Chicago, where
they joined the choir of the Jewish Church of God and Saints of Christ
Congregation on the city's south side. Through the choir the Careys met Paul
Wilson and Johnny Carter, and together they began performing as a quartet,
performing in the same neighborhoods as another future soul legend,
Sam Cooke. With the addition of lead Earl Lewis, the fledgling group's
lineup was complete, with Carter and Zeke Carey installed as tenors, Wilson as
baritone, and Jake Carey as bass. At first they called themselves the Swallows,
but about six months later learned of a rival group with the same name back in
Baltimore. Carter suggested el Flamingos, which was quickly modified to the Five
Flamingos and finally just the Flamingos.
While performing at a picnic in the autumn of 1952, the Flamingos befriended one
Fletcher Witherspoon, Jr., who landed them a recurring gig at his friend's club
Martin's Corner. There they were discovered by King Booking Agency head Ralph
Leon, who signed on as their manager. At Leon's urging, the Flamingos replaced
the increasingly unreliable Lewis with lead Sollie McElroy. While Lewis later
signed on with the Five Echoes, the new-look Flamingos in late 1952 cut their
first demo session for Chicago's famed United Records. The label passed,
claiming the group's flawless harmonies were in fact too clean and precise. In
early 1953, the Flamingos instead signed to the Chance imprint, issuing their
debut single, "Someday, Someway," in March. The record generated solid airplay
throughout much of the Midwest, and that summer Chance released the quintet's
sophomore effort, a ballad-styled update of Sammy Kaye's 1947 hit "That's My
Desire." The Carter original "Golden Teardrops" was selected for the Flamingos'
third single and first unqualified masterpiece. A breathtakingly gorgeous ballad
spotlighting their silken harmonies behind McElroy's poignant lead turn, the
record was a commercial failure but became a cult classic, and according to many
fans remains their creative apex.
As their touring commitments expanded to count opening appearances for jazz
legends including Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton as well as legendary venues
like Harlem's Apollo Theatre, the Flamingos not only developed a series of razor-sharp
choreographed dance routines later emulated by the Temptations and other Vocals
groups, but as the years went by they also honed their skills as
instrumentalists, in the process becoming one of the first self-contained R&B
outfits. Still, Chance consistently proved unable to properly promote the
quintet's records, and in the wake of their sixth single, "Blues in a Letter,"
the Flamingos exited the label in late 1954, landing at Chicago DJ Al Benson's
Parrot label to release the ballad "Dream of a Lifetime" early the following
year. McElroy left the lineup soon after, resurfacing in the Moroccos. The
remaining foursome tapped former
Velvetones lead Nate Nelson as his replacement, and he and Carter shared
lead Vocals duties on the Flamingos' Parrot swan song, "Ko Ko Mo." Following
Ralph Leon's death, the group negotiated a deal with the Chess label's Checker
subsidiary, releasing "When" in the spring of 1955. The gossamer ballad "Please
Come Back Home" closed out the year, but failed to deliver the breakthrough
chart hit they so desperately sought.
the Flamingos' fortunes changed dramatically with the January 1956 release of
the ballad "I'll Be Home." Written by radio personality Fats Washington and
featuring a tender Nelson Vocals, the single reached number five on the Billboard
R&B chart, although crooner
Pat Boone's vanilla remake effectively crippled its chances at crossing over
to pop radio. the Flamingos returned that spring with the superb "A Kiss from
Your Lips," this time ascending as far as number 12 R&B. They also made their
film debut that year in Alan Freed's Rock, Rock, Rock, and appeared on the first
racially integrated rock & roll package tour alongside
Bill Haley & the Comets and
the Platters. But after releasing "Would I Be Crying" in late 1956, Zeke
Carey and Johnny Carter will-called up for military duty, forcing the remaining
trio of Jake Carey, Paul Wilson, and Nate Nelson to recruit former Five Echoes
member Tommy Hunt and erstwhile Whispers lead Terry Johnson, who grew up with
the Careys in Baltimore. This lineup recorded 1957's "The Ladder of Love" for
Decca, but contractual obligations to Checker rendered the record stillborn, and
the Flamingos were in limbo until Carey completed his service tenure in late
summer of 1958. Carter chose not to return, however, instead signing on with
the Dells and remaining with them for close to half a century.
After wriggling out of their deal with Checker, the Flamingos relocated to New
York City and signed to George Goldner's End label in late 1958, with the doo
wop classic "Lovers Never Say Goodbye" reaching number 25 on the R&B charts and
number 52 on the pop countdown the next spring. But despite the record's success,
Goldner insisted the group shy away from its original repertoire in favor of
traditional material. Although follow-ups including "But Not for Me" attracted
little attention, the Flamingos' reading of the 1934 Eddy Duchin love song "I
Only Have Eyes for You" would prove their biggest hit and a landmark of the doo
wop era, with its celestial harmonies and Nelson's crushed-velvet lead
propelling the song to number three on R&B charts and number 11 on the pop
charts. The group soon after appeared in another Freed film vehicle, Go Johnny
Go!, before inaugurating their most prolific period of recording with "Love
Walked In," which limped to number 88 pop in the summer of 1959. "I Was Such a
Fool" reached number 71 pop, and the year wound down with the release of
Flamingo Serenade, an exquisite collection of pop standards from the pens of
Cole Porter, George Gershwin, and others.
In 1960 the Flamingos released no fewer than six singles on End, highlighted by
the R&B Top 40 hit "Mio Amore" and "Your Other Love," which reached the middle
rungs of the pop Hot 100. At the beginning of 1961, Hunt left the lineup to
mount a solo career. After signing to Scepter, he cut a handful of minor chart
hits, most notably "Human." The remaining quintet returned to the charts at mid-year
with "Time Was," but Hunt's defection triggered significant tension within the
Flamingos' ranks. The Carey cousins began accusing Terry Johnson (for some time
the group's de facto producer and arranger) of harboring his own solo
aspirations, and coupled with the diminishing commercial returns of singles like
1962's "For All We Know" and "Flame of Love," Johnson indeed did exit the ranks
at year's end, soon followed by Nate Nelson. Together they formed a new group to
tour as the Modern Flamingos, while the remaining trio forged on with a rotating
cast of secondary players, exiting End and resurfacing briefly on Roulette with
the one-off release "Ol' Man River." When the Modern Flamingos signed to Atco,
the label insisted they change their name to the Starglows, but with Johnson and
Nelson sharing Vocals duties, their 1964 single "Let's Be Lovers" sounded exactly
like the Flamingos anyway. George Goldner cried foul, forcing Atco to halt
promotion of the single and terminate the Starglows' contract.
In 1964 Paul Wilson split from the original Flamingos, leaving only Jake and
Zeke Carey from the founding lineup. In the meantime Johnson and Nelson
continued touring as the Modern Flamingos, even after the former accepted a
writing and producing position with Motown. Nelson later caught on with
the Platters -- he died in 1984 -- while the remaining Flamingos signed to
Phillips in 1965, scoring a left-field hit with "The Boogaloo Party" in 1966.
Subsequent efforts like "Itty Bitty Baby" and "Koo Koo" went nowhere in a music
industry dominated by psychedelia and deep soul, however, and in 1970 the group
charted for the final time with the up-tempo "Buffalo Soldier." the Flamingos
nevertheless continued recording for their own Ronze label, finally halting
their studio efforts with the 1976 single "Love Keeps the Doctor Away." They
remained a fixture of the casino circuit, however, and for close to a quarter
century both the Carey cousins and Terry Johnson led competing Flamingos lineups
to considerable box-office success. Wilson died in 1998. When Jake Carey died in
1996, his son J.C. took his place, and when Zeke Carey passed away five years
later, prodigal son Tommy Hunt returned to the fold. When the Flamingos were
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, Hunt, Terry Johnson, and
Johnny Carter all performed at the ceremony.
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Talents : Sollie McElroy : Lead Tenor - Johnny Carter : Lead Tenor - Zeke Carey : Tenor - Paul Willson : Baritone - Jake Carey : Bass
Style musical : Doo Wop
JUMP
CHILDREN (1954)
I'LL BE HOME
(1955)
A
KISS FROM YOUR LIPS (1956)
I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR
YOU
(1959)
NOBODY LOVES ME LIKE YOU (1960)
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Years in activity :
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78 t. & Singles
1953 | SP & 78 t. CHANCE CH-1131 (US) | . | September Song / Vooit Vooit |
03/1953 | SP & 78 t. CHANCE CH-1133 (US) | . | I Can't Have You / Someday, Someway |
06/1953 | SP & 78 t. CHANCE CH-1140 (US) | . | That's My Desire / Hurry Home Baby |
09/1953 | SP & 78 t. CHANCE CH-1145 (US) | . | Golden Teardrop / Carried Away |
1953 | SP & 78 t. CHANCE CH-1149 (US) | . | Plan For Love / You Ain't Ready |
1954 | SP & 78 t. CHANCE CH-1154 (US) | . | Listen To My Plea / Cross Over The Bridge |
1954 | SP & 78 t. CHANCE CH-1162 (US) | . |
Blues in a letter /
Jump children
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08/1954 | SP & 78 t. PARROT 808 (US) | . | Dream Of A Lifetime / On My Merry Way |
1955 | SP & 78 t. PARROT 811 (US) | . | I Really Don't Want To Know / Get With It |
1955 | SP & 78 t. PARROT 812 (US) | . | I'm Yours / Ko Ko Mo |
04/1955 | SP & 78 t. CHECKER 815 (US) | . | That's My Baby (Chick-A-Boom) / When |
07/1955 | SP & 78 t. CHECKER 821 (US) | . | Please Come Back Home / I Want To Love You |
01/1956 | SP & 78 t. CHECKER 830 (US) | . |
Need Your Love /
I'll Be Home
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05/1956 | SP & 78 t. CHECKER 837 (US) | . |
A
Kiss From Your Lips
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10/1956 | SP & 78 t. CHECKER 846 (US) | . | Shilly Dilly / The Vow |
12/1956 | SP & 78 t. CHECKER 853 (US) | . | Would I Be Crying / Just For A Kick |
06/1957 | SP DECCA 30335 (US) | . | Let's Make Up / The Ladder Of Love |
10/1957 | SP DECCA 30454 (US) | . | Helpless / My Faith In You |
1958 | SP DECCA 30687 (US) | . | Where Mary Goes / Rock And Roll March |
10/1958 | SP END E-1035 (US) | . | Lovers Never Say Goodbye / That Love Is You |
1959 | SP CHECKER 915 (US) | . | Dream Of A Lifetime / Whispering Stars |
1959 | SP CHECKER 930 (US) | . |
I'll Be Home
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02/1959 | SP END E-1040 (US) | . | But Not For Me / I Shed A Tear At Your |
1959 | SP END E-1044 (US) | . | Love walked in / At the prom |
05/1959 | SP END E-1046 (US) | . |
I Only Have Eyes For You
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05/1959 | SP END END 1046 (US) | . | I Only Have Eyes For You / At The Prom |
1959 | SP DECCA 30880 (US) | . | Kiss a me / Ever since I met you |
07/1959 | SP DECCA 30948 (US) | . | Jerry Lee / Hey Now |
08/1959 | SP END E-1055 (US) | . | Love Walked In / Yours |
12/1959 | SP END E-1062 (US) | . | Heavenly Angel / I Was Such A Fool |
1960 | SP END E-1065 (US) | . | Mio amour / You, me and the sea |
02/1960 | SP END END 1068 (US) | . |
Nobody
Loves Me Like You
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02/1960 | SP END E-1068 (US) | . |
Nobody
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1960 | SP END E-1070 (US) | . | Besame mucho / You, me and the sea |
05/1960 | SP END E-1073 (US) | . | At Night / Mio Amore |
10/1960 | SP END E-1079 (US) | . | Beside You / When I Fall In Love |
11/1960 | SP END E-1081 (US) | . | Your Other Love / Lovers Gotta Cry |
02/1961 | SP END END 1085 (US) | . | Kokomo/ That's Why I Love You |
04/1961 | SP END E-1092 (US) | . | Dream Girl / Time Was |
04/1961 | SP VEE-JAY VJ 384 (US) | . | Golden Teardrops / Carried Away |
1961 | SP END E-1099 (US) | . | My Memories of you / I Want to love you |
1962 | SP END E-1111 (US) | . | It must be love / I'm no fool anymore |
08/1962 | SP END E-1116 (US) | . | Near You/ For All We Know |
04/1963 | SP END E-1121 (US) | . | I Know Better / Flame Of Love |
1963 | SP END E-1124 (US) | . | True love / Come on to my party |
1963 | SP ROULETTE R-4524 (US) | . | Ol Man River Part 1 / Ol Man River Part 2 |
1964 | SP CHECKER 1084 (US) | . | Love Come Back To Me / Your Little Guy |
1964 | SP CHECKER 1091 (US) | . | Goodnight Sweetheart / Does it really matter |
1964 | SP Time Square 102 (US) | . | A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening / Walking My Baby Back Home |
07/1965 | SP PHILIPS 40308 (US) | . | Temptation / Call her on the phone |
01/1966 | SP PHILIPS 40347 (US) | . | The boogaloo party / The names of you |
06/1966 | SP PHILIPS 40378 (US) | . | Brooklyn boogaloo / Since my baby put me down |
11/1966 | SP PHILIPS 40413 (US) | . | She shook my world / Litty bitty baby |
1966 | SP PHILIPS 304 098 BF (NL) |
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The Boogaloo Party / The Nearness Of You |
05/1967 | SP PHILIPS 40452 (US) | . | Koo koo / If keeps the doctor away |
11/1967 | SP PHILIPS 40496 (US) | . | Oh Mary don't you worry / Do it, do it |
05/1969 | SP PHILIPS BF 1786 (UK) |
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The Boogaloo Party / The Nearness Of You |
07/1969 | SP JULMAR 506 (US) | . | Dealin’ (Groovin’ With The Feelin’ / Dealin’ All The Way) |
1970 | SP POLYDOR 14019 (US) | . | Buffalo Soldier Part 1 / Buffalo Soldier Part 2 |
1970 | SP POLYDOR 14044 (US) | . | Lover come back to me / Straghten it up |
1971 | SP RONZE RZ-111 (US) | . | Gotta Have All Your Lovin' / Welcome Home |
1973 | SP GOLDIES 45 D-2525 (US) | . | I Only Have Eyes For You / At The Prom |
1974 | SP WORLDS 103 (US) | . | Think About Me / Think About Me (instr.) |
1975 | SP RONZE RZ-115 (US) | . | Heavy Hips / Someone To Watch Over Me |
1976 | SP RONZE RZ-116 (US) | . | Love Keeps The Doctor Away (long version) / Love Keeps The Doctor Away (short version) |
1984 | SP CHESS 91009 (US) | . |
I'll Be Home
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19?? | SP COLLECTABLES C-1466 (US) | . | Secret Love (MOONGLOWS) / Golden Teardrops (Flamingos) |
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Unissued Tracks
1953 | CHANCE unissued | September Song |
1954 | PARROT unissued | I found a new baby |
1954 | PARROT unissued | If i could love you |
1956 | CHECKER unissued | Cry |
1957 | DECCA unissued | That's love is you |
1958 | END unissued | Whithout a song |
1959 | END unissued | We Were made for each other |
1959 | END unissued | River of tears |
1960 | END unissued | Happy birthday Elise |
1960 | END unissued | A Kiss from your lips |
1960 | END unissued | I'll Be Home |
1960 | END unissued | Jump Children |
1961 | END unissued | Lover come back |
1963 | END unissued | Shout it out |
Albums
03/1959 | LP 12" CHECKER LP-1433 (US) |
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THE FLAMINGOS - Dream Of A Lifetime / Ko Ko Mo / Whispering Stars / On My Merry Way / The Vow / Would I Be Crying / A Kiss From Your Lips / Shilly Dilly / Stolen Love / Chickie Um Bah / Nobody's Love / Chicka Boom That's My Baby | ||||
1959 | LP 12" END LPS-304 (US) |
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FLAMINGO SERENADE - Love Walked In / Music Maestro Please / Begin The Beguine / The Breeze And I / Time Was / Goodnight Sweetheart / I Only Have Eyes For You / I'm In The Mood For Love / As Time Goes By / Where Or When / Yours / But Not For Me | ||||
1960 | LP 12" END LPS-307 (US) |
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FLAMINGO FAVORITES - Besame Mucho / Dream Girl / Crazy Crazy Crazy / That's Why I Love You / Heavenly Angel / Mio Amore (My Love) / Maria Elena / Sweet And Lovely / Tell Me How Long / My Foolish Heart / You Belong To My Heart / Bridge Of Tears | ||||
1960 | LP 12" END LPS-308 (US) |
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REQUESTFULLY YOURS - In The Still Of The Night [Cole Porter song] / Beside You / Never In This World / When I Fall In Love / You Me And The Sea / Everybody's Got A Home (But Me) / Nobody Love Me Like You / Tenderly / I Was Such A Fool (To Fall In Love With You) / Every Time I Think Of You / At Night / You'll Never Walk Alone | ||||
1962 | LP 12" END LPS-316 (US) |
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THE SOUND OF THE FLAMINGOS - Too Soon To Know / Flame Of Love / The Sinner / I'm Coming Home / (When You're Young And) Only Seventeen / Ol' Man River / You're Mine / My Lovely One / I Know Better / Moonlight In Vermont / Without His Love / Danny Boy | ||||
1962 | LP 12" VEE-JAY LP-1052 (US) |
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THE MOONGLOWS MEET THE FLAMINGOS ON THE DUSTY ROAD OF HITS - Vooit-Vooit / September Song / Someday Someway / Golden Teardrops / Carried Away / That's My Desire / Cross Over The Bridge / If I Can't Have You / + The MOONGLOWS | ||||
1964 | LP 12" CONSTELLATION CS -3 (US) |
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COLLECTORS SHOWCASE, VOLUME III - THE FLAMINGOS - Golden Teardrops / September Song / Cross Over The Bridge / Listen To My Plea, Part 1 / Listen To My Plea, Part 2 / Vooit Vooit / Blues In A Letter / Someday, Someday / If I Can't Have You / Plan For Love / You Ain't Ready / That's My Desire / Carried Away / Hurry Home Baby | ||||
1966 | LP 12" PHILIPS PHS 600-206 (US) |
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Their Hits Then And Now - The Boogaloo Party / I Only Have Eyes For You / Since My Baby Put Me Down / A Kiss From Your Lips / Brooklyn Boogaloo / The Nearness Of You / The Yellow Rose Of Texas / Your Other Love / Lovers Never Say Goodbye / Nobody Loves Me Like You Do / I'll Be Home / I'm Not Tired Yet | ||||
197? | LP 12" RONZE RSLP 1001 (US) |
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Color Them Beautiful - She's Gone / Gotta Have All Your Lovin' / Does It Really Matter / Dealin' (Groovin' With The Feelin') / Welcome Home / I Need You So / Goodnight Sweetheart / Suddenly We're Strangers / You, You, You / Too Young / Dealin' All The Way | ||||
1972 | LP 12" RONZE RLP-1002 (US) |
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TODAY - Let It Be Me / At Night / Why Can't Susie Go To / School With Lucy / Golden Tear Drops / As Time Goes By / Virgo, Virgin Lady / Time Was | ||||
1976 | LP 12" CHESS ACRR-702 (US) |
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FLAMINGOS - I Really Don't Want To Know / Dream Of A Lifetime / Ko Ko Mo / Whispering Stars / On My Merry Way / The Vow / Would I Be Crying / A Kiss From Your Lips / Shilly Dilly / tolen Love / Chickie Um Bah / Nobody's Love / Chica Boom (That's My Baby) / Dream Of A Lifetime (alternate take) / If I Could Love You / I Found A New Baby | ||||
1981 | LP 12" ROULETTE YZ-121-RO (JAP) |
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The Fabulous Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You / Mio Amore (My Love) Till The End Of Time / Love Walked In / Music Maestro Please / Time Was / But Not For Me / Your Other Love / At The Prom / I Know Better / Tell Me How Long / I Was Such A Fool To Fall In Love With You / Nobody Loves Me Like You | ||||
1982 | LP 12" Solid Smoke SS 8018 (US) |
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Golden Teardrops - Golden Teardrops / You Ain't Ready / If I Can't Have You / Blues In A Letter / Someday, Someway / September Song / Vooit-Vooit (Jump Children) / Carried Away / Plan For Love / Listen To My Plea / That's My Desire / Hurry Home Baby / Cross Over The Bridge | ||||
1983 | LP 12" Charly R&B CRB 1060 (UK) |
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JUMP CHILDREN - The Orioles - The Moonglows - The Flamingos - Jump Children (Vooit Vooit) (Flamingos) / Real Gone Mama (Moonglows) / Live It Up (Orioles) / Cross Over The Bridge (Flamingos) / Baby Please (Moonglows) / Fools Will Be Fools (Orioles) / Golden Teardrops (Flamingos) / Ooh Rockin' Daddy (Moonglows) / I Just Got Lucky (Orioles) / My Gal (Moonglows) / Someday, Someway (Flamingos) / Happy 'Till The Letter (Orioles) / 219 Train (Moonglows) / Carried Away (Flamingos) / Never Leave Baby (Orioles) / Whistle My Love (Moonglows) | ||||
1984 | LP 12" ROULETTE SR 59033 (US) |
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Requestfully Yours - In The Still Of The Night / Beside You / Never In This World / When I Fall In Love / You, Me And The Sea / Everybody's Got A Home (But Me) / Nobody Loves Me Like You / Tenderly / I Was Such A Fool (To Fall In Love With You) / Every Time I Think Of You / At Night / You'll Never Walk Alone | ||||
1984 | LP 12" CHESS / MCA CH-91560 (US) |
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THE FLAMINGOS - Dream Of A Lifetime / Ko Ko Mo / Whispering Stars / On My Merry Way / The Vow / Would I Be Crying / A Kiss From Your Lips / Shilly Dilly / Stolen Love / Chickie Um Bah / Nobody's Love / Chicka Boom That's My Baby | ||||
1988 | LP 12" Zafiro 30112236 (S) |
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The Chess Sessions - I'll Be Home / I Really Don't Want To Know / Dream Of A Lifetime / Ko Ko Mo / Whispering Stars / On My Merry Way / The Vow / Would I Be Crying / A Kiss From Your Lips / Shilly Dilly / Stolen Love / Chickie Um Bah / Nobody's Love / Chika Boom (Thats My Baby) / If I Could Love You / I Found A New Baby | ||||
05/1990 | CD RHINO 70967 (US) |
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THE BEST OF THE FLAMINGOS - That's My Desire / Golden Teardrops / Jump Children / Dream Of A Lifetime / Ko Ko Mo / I'll Be Home / A Kiss From Your Lips / The Vow / The Ladder Of Love / Lovers Never Say Goodbye / I Only Have Eyes For You / Mio Amore / Nobody Loves Me Like You / Your Other Love | ||||
02/1992 | 2 CD COLLECTABLES 8803 (US) |
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03/1992 | CD REMEMBER 75036 (US) |
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I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU - Lovers Never Say Goodbye / I Only Have Eyes For You / Love Walked In / I Was Such A Fool (To Fall In Love With You) / Nobody Loves Me Like You / Mio Amore (I'm Yours Till The End) / Your Other Love / Time Was / When I Fall In Love / At The Prom / Heavenly Angel / Ol' Man River - Part 1 / Ol' Man River - Part 2 / But Not For Me / The Flame Of Love / I Know Better / That Love Is You / Goodnight Sweetheart | ||||
1992 | CD COLLECTABLES COL-CD-5428 (US) |
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Flamingo Favorites - Besame Mucho / Dream Girl / Crazy, Crazy, Crazy / That's Why I Love You / Heavenly Angel / Mio Amore / Maria Elena / Sweet & Lovely / Tell Me How Long / My Foolish Heart / You Belong To My Heart / Bridge Of Tears | ||||
11/1992 | CD COLLECTABLES COL-CD-5429 (US) |
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THE FABULOUS FLAMINGOS - It's Too Soon To Know / Flame Of Love / The Sinner / I'm Coming Home / (When Your Young And) Only Seventeen / Ol' Man River / You're Mine / My Lovely One / I Know Better / Moonlight In Vermont / Without His Love / Danny Boy | ||||
1993 | CD CHARLY CD INS 5072 (UK) |
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I'll Be Home - Someday Someday / Golden Teardrops / Cross Over The Bridge / Carried Away / You Ain't Ready / Hurry Home Baby / Blues In The Letter / On My Merry Way / Dream Of A Lifetime (alt. take) / If I Could Love You / I Really Don't Want To Know / I Found A New Baby / Ko Ko Mo / That's My Baby (Chicka Boom) / Whispering Stars / Chickie-Um-Bah / I'll Be Home / A Kiss From Your Lips / Get With It / Dream Of A Lifetime / Nobody's Love / Would I Be Crying / Shilly Dilly / Stolen Love | ||||
10/1994 | CD SEQUEL 609 (UK) |
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I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU - THE BEST OF THE "END" YEARS - Lovers Never Say Goodbye / That Love Is You / Jump Children / I Shed A Tear At Your Wedding / Time Was / Goodnight Sweetheart / Love Walked In / I Only Have Eyes For You / At The Prom / I Was Such A Fool / Nobody Loves Me Like You / Besame Mucho / At Night / Mio Amore / Kokomo / That's Why I Love You / I'll Be Home / Your Other Love / Kiss From Your Lips / My Memories Of You | ||||
05/1997 | CD MCA CHD-9378 (US) |
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THE COMPLETE CHESS MASTERS PLUS - Chick-A-Boom (That's My Baby) / When (alternate) / Need Your Love / When / I Want To Love You / Please Come Back Home / Just For A Kick / Whispering Stars / I'll Be Home (alternate) / Chickie Um Bah / I'll Be Home / Cry / A Kiss From Your Lips / Get With It / The Vow / Stolen Love / Dream Of A Lifetime / Nobody's Love / Shilly Dilly / Would I Be Crying (If I Were Lying To You) | ||||
1997 | CD UNIVERSAL MCD 09378 (EUR) |
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THE COMPLETE CHESS MASTERS - Chick-A-Boom (That's My Baby) / When (alternate) / Need Your Love / When / I Want To Love You / Please Come Back Home / Just For A Kick / Whispering Stars / I'll Be Home (alternate) / Chickie Um Bah / I'll Be Home / Cry / A Kiss From Your Lips / Get With It / The Vow / Stolen Love / Dream Of A Lifetime / Nobody's Love / Shilly Dilly / Would I Be Crying (If I Were Lying To You) | ||||
06/1998 | CD Westside WESM 532 (UK) |
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Flamingo Serenades / Flamingo Favorites - Love Walked In / Music, Maestro, Please! / Begin The Beguine / The Breeze And I / Time Was / Goodnight Sweetheart / I Only Have Eyes For You / I'm In The Mood For Love / As Time Goes By / Were Or When / Yours / But Not For Me / Beasame Mucho / Dream Girl / Crazy, Crazy, Crazy / That's Why I Love You / Heavenly Angel / Mio Amore / Maria Elena / Sweet And Lovely / Tell Me How Long / My Foolish Heart / You Belong To My Heart / Bridge Of Tears | ||||
06/1998 | CD Westside WESM 537 (UK) |
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Requestfully Yours / The Sound of the Flamingos - In The Still Of The Night / Beside You / Never In This World / When I Fall In Love / You, Me And The Sea / Everybody's Got A Home (But Me) / Nobody Loves Me Like You / Tenderly / I Was Such A Fool (To Fall In Love With You) / Everytime I Think Of You / At Night / You'll Never Walk Alone / Too Soon To Know / Flame Of Love / The Sinner (El Pecador) / I'm Coming Home / (When You're Young And) Only Seventeen / Ol' Man River / You're Mine / My Lovely One / I Know Better / Moonlight In Vermont / Without His Love / Danny Boy | ||||
07/2005 | CD COLLECTABLES 9916 (US) |
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I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU - I Only Have Eyes For You / Love Walked In / Nobody Loves Me Like You / I'll Be Home [version] / Lover's Gotta Cry / Besame Mucho / At Night / But Not For Me / That's Why I Love You / Mio Amore | ||||
06/2006 | CD EMPIRE MUSIC GROUP 838 (US) |
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COLLECTORS GOLD SERIES - THE CRESTS VS. THE FLAMINGOS - My Juanita (CRESTS) / Sweetest One (CRESTS) / My Juanita (CRESTS) / Sweetest One (CRESTS) / Wish She Was Mine (CRESTS) / No One To Love (CRESTS) / Guilty (CRESTS) / Did I Remember (CRESTS) / Number One With Me (CRESTS) / Three Tears In A Bucket (CRESTS) / The Actor (CRESTS) / Tears Will Fall (CRESTS) / Dream Of A Lifetime (FLAMINGOS) / Ko Ko Mo (FLAMINGOS) / On My Merry Way (FLAMINGOS) / I Really Don't Want To Know (FLAMINGOS) / I'm Yours (FLAMINGOS) / I Found A New Baby (FLAMINGOS) / Get with It (FLAMINGOS) / If I Could Love You (FLAMINGOS) |
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01/2007 | CD P-VINE 4331 (JAP) |
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The Flamingos Meet the Moonglows on the Dusty Road of Hits - Vooit-Vooit (FLAMINGOS) / Oh Rockin' Daddy (MOONGLOWS) / September Song (FLAMINGOS) / Secret Love (MOONGLOWS) / Someday Someway (FLAMINGOS) / Real Gone Mama (MOONGLOWS) / Golden Teardrops (FLAMINGOS) / I Was Wrong (MOONGLOWS) / Carried Away (FLAMINGOS) / Whistle My Love (MOONGLOWS) / That's My Desire (FLAMINGOS) / 219 Train (MOONGLOWS) / Cross Over The Bridge (FLAMINGOS) / My Gal (MOONGLOWS) / If I Can't Have You (FLAMINGOS) / Baby Please (MOONGLOWS) / Plan For Love (FLAMINGOS) / Fine Fine Girl (MOONGLOWS) / You Ain't Ready (FLAMINGOS) / My Love (MOONGLOWS) | ||||
09/2008 | 4 CD COLLECTABLES COLCD 1140 (US) |
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Only the Best of the Flamingos :
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04/2009 | CD COLLECTABLES COLCD 1344 (US) |
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I Only Have Eyes for You - I Only Have Eyes For You / I'll Be Home / Ko Ko Mo / Mio Amore / My Foolish Heart / Nobody Loves Me Like You / Love Walked In / Lovers Never Say Goodbye / That's Why I Love You / Your Other Love / I Was Such A Fool / My Memories Of You / Jump Children / Time Was / I Shed A Tear At Your Wedding / Besame Mucho / For All We Know / When I Fall In Love / But Not For Me / Goodnight Sweetheart | ||||
07/2009 | CD COLLECTABLES COLCD1376 (US) |
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The Flamingos Meet the Dubs - I Only Have Eyes for You (FLAMINGOS) / Love Walked In (FLAMINGOS) / Nobody Loves Me Like You (FLAMINGOS) / Besame Mucho (FLAMINGOS) / Mio Amore (FLAMINGOS) / Could This Be Magic (DUBS) / Don't Ask Me To Be Lonely (DUBS) / Be Sure My Love (DUBS) / Is There A Love For Me (DUBS) / Beside My Love (DUBS) |
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01/2010 | 2 CD JASMINE JASCD 554 (UK) |
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Dream of a
Lifetime - 1953-1959 :
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2013 | 2 CD JASMINE JASCD 253 (UK) |
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Time Was - The Sessions 1957-1962 :
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2016 | 4 CD REAL GONE RGMCD198 (UK) |
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Six Classic Albums :
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09/2017 | 3 CD Acrobat ACTRCD9068 (UK) |
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Collection 1953-61 :
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09/2017 | CD HOODOO 263582 (EUR) |
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The Sound Of The Flamingos Plus Flamingo Serenade - The Sound Of The Flamingos : Too Soon To Know / Flame Of Love / The Sinner (El Pecador) / I'm Coming Home / Only Seventeen / Ol' Man River / You're Mine / My Lovely One / I Know Better / Moonlight In Vermont / Without This Love / Danny Boy / Flamingo Serenade : Love Walked In / Music Maestro, Please / Begin The Beguine / The Breeze And I / Time Was / Goodnight Sweetheart / I Only Have Eyes For You / I'm In The Mood For Love / As Time Goes By / Where Or When / Yours / But Not For Me / Bonus Tracks : Chickie Um Bah / Crazy, Crazy, Crazy / That's My Baby (Chick-A-Boom) |
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