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Groupe US de Doo Wop,
les Channels ont été formé en 1955 à New York. Ils comprenaient
Larry Hampden, Billy Morris, Edward Doulphin, Earl Michael Lewis (né le
11/02/1941 à New York) et Clifton Wright.
While
never having a run of hits, the Channels were among the most popular East Coast
doo wop ensembles. Larry Hampden, Billy Morris, and Edward Doulphin were charter
members of the Channels, who formed in 1955. They started with two part-time
members, but then absorbed lead vocalist Earl Michael Lewis and Clifton Wright
from the Lotharios. Lewis became their principal songwriter and he penned their
best-known hit, "The Closer You Are." The Channels also brought a fresh style to
doo wop singing with their practice of opening a verse in five-part harmony,
then having Lewis sing lead in the bridge. Later releases like "The Gleam in
Your Eye" and "I Really Love You" were superbly performed, but never got the
push needed for national recognition. They later recorded for a variety of
labels (including Gone, Fury, Port, Hit, Enjoy, and Groove) with numerous
personnel changes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Channels
Talents : Earl Michael Lewis : Lead - Larry Hampden : First Tenor - Billy Morris : Second Tenor - Edward Doulphin : Baritone - Clifton Wright : Bass
Style musical : Doo Wop, Rock 'n' Roll, Rhythm 'n' Blues, Pop Rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJd9hDi7PNo
THE CLOSER YOU
ARE (1956)
THE GLEAM IN
YOUR EYES (1956)
Stars In The Sky
(1956)
BYE BYE BABY
(1959)
MY LOVE WILL NEVER
DIE (1959)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t. & Singles
| 07/1956 | 78 t. & SP WHIRLIN' DISC W 100 (US) |
The Closer You
Are
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| 10/1956 | 78 t. & SP WHIRLIN' DISC W 102 (US) |
The Gleam In Your Eyes
/
Stars In The Sky
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| 03/1957 | 78 t. & SP WHIRLIN' DISC W 107 (US) | I Really Love You / What Do You Do |
| 05/1957 | SP WHIRLIN' DISC 109 (US) | Flames In My Heart / My Loving Baby |
| 08/1957 | 78 t. & SP GONE 5012 (US) | That's My Desire / Stay As You Are |
| 11/1957 | 78 t. & SP GONE 5019 (US) | Altar Of Love / All Alone |
| 02/1959 | SP FURY 1021 (US) |
Bye Bye Baby
/
My Love Will Never Die
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| 08/1959 | SP PORT 45-70014 (US) |
The Closer You
Are
/ Now You
Know |
| 09/1959 | SP FIRE 1001 (US) | Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - The Girl Next Door / My Heart Is Sad |
| 1961 | SP PORT 45-70017 (US) |
The Gleam In Your Eyes
/
Stars In The Sky
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| 1961 | SP PORT 45-70022 (US) | Flames In My Heart / My Loving Baby |
| 1961 | SP PORT 45-70023 (US) | I Really Love You / What Do You Do |
| 1963 | SP OLDIES 45 OL 30 (US) |
Bye Bye Baby / My Love Will Never Die |
| 1963 | SP OLDIES 45 OL 30/40 (US) |
Bye Bye Baby (CHANNELS) / Fannie Mae (Buster Brown) |
| 11/1963 | SP ENJOY 2001 (US) | Sad Song / My Love |
| 1963 | SP HIT N 700 (US) |
CHANNELLS - In My Arms To Stay / You Hurt Me (Over Again) |
| 10/1964 | SP GROOVE 58-0046 (US) | I've Got My Eyes On You / Anything You Do |
| 02/1965 | SP GROOVE 58-0061 (US) |
You Can Count On Me / Old Chinatown |
| 03/ 1965 | SP FLASHBACK 4 (US) |
The Closer You Are / Now You Know (I Love You So) |
| 1965 | SP LANA 122 (US) | The Closer You Are / Sad Song |
| 1965 | SP LANA 123 (US) |
My Love Will Never Die / That's My Desire |
| 1964 | SP Roulette Golden Goodies Hits Series GG-54 (US) |
That's My Desire / Alter Of Love |
| 1966 | SP MAS-TER M-66 (US) |
Yo – Yo (CHANNELS) / Yo - Yo (instr.) [no artist listed] |
| 196? | SP TRIP TR-59 (US) |
My Love Will Never Die / Bye Bye Baby |
| 196? | SP TRIP TR-66 (US) | |
| 196? | SP TRIP TR-74 (US) | |
| 1971 | SP CHANNEL CH-1000 (US) | Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - You Said You Loved Me / Gloria |
| 1971 | SP RARE BIRD R.B. 5017 (US) | Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / She Blew My Mind |
| 1971 | SP LOST-NITE LN-348 (US) |
The Closer You
Are
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| 1971 | SP LOST-NITE LN-350 (US) | |
| 1971 | SP LOST-NITE LN-352 (US) |
I Really Love You / What Do You Do |
| 1971 | SP LOST-NITE LN-354 (US) |
Flames In My Heart / My Lovin' Baby |
| 1971 | SP LOST-NITE LN-359 (US) |
The Girl Next Door / My Heart Is Sad |
| 1972 | SP CHANNEL CH-1001 (US) | Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - We Belong Together / Hey Girl, I'm In Love With You |
| 1972 | SP VIRGO VO-6015 (US) |
Picture Of Love (Continentals) / The Closer You Are (CHANNELS) |
| 1972 | SP CHANNEL CH-1002 (US) | Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - Crazy, Mixed-Up World / You Got What It Takes |
| 1973 | SP CHANNEL CH-1003 (US) | Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - Work With Me, Annie / Close Your Eyes |
| 1973 | SP CHANNEL CH-1004 (US) | CHANNELLS - In My Arms To Stay / Over Again |
| 1973 | SP VIRGO VO-6029 (US) |
The Gleam In Your Eye / I Really Love You |
| 1973 | SP GOLDIES 45 D-2564 (US) |
The Closer You Are / Now You Know |
| 1974 | SP CHANNEL CH-1005 (US) | Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - Dear One / Someday (We'll Be Together) |
| 1974 | SP CHANNEL CH-1006 (US) | Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - A Thousand Miles Away / Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You |
| 1974 | SP PYRAMID 165 (US) |
Bye Bye Baby / Now You Know (I Love You So) |
| 1974 ? | SP TRIP TR-148 (US) |
Girl Next Door / Now You Know |
| 1976 | SP King Tut 173 (US) |
Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - You Came To Me / Tell Me Why |
| 1978 | SP KING TUT 174 (US) | Dear Lord / I'm Sorry You're Gone |
| 1978 | SP KING TUT 175 (US) | Twenty-Two Years From Love |
| 1987 | SP SOUL JAM 712 (US) | Earl LEWIS & CHANNELS III - The Closer You Are / Donna |
| 1990 | SP CLASSIC ARTISTS 45-124 (US) | Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - Do What Lovers Do / You Promised Me Love |
| ???? | SP WHIRLIN' DISC 1035 (US) |
The Closer You
Are
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| 1991 ? | SP COLLECTABLES COL 0125 (US) |
That's My Desire / Stay As You Are |
| 1991 | SP COLLECTABLES COL 0126 (US) |
The Altar Of Love / All Alone |
| 1993 | SP COLLECTABLES COL 1600 (US) |
The Closer You
Are
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| 1993 | SP COLLECTABLES COL 1601 (US) | |
| 1993 | SP COLLECTABLES COL 1602 (US) |
Flames In My Heart / My Lovin' Baby |
| 1993 | SP COLLECTABLES COL 1603 (US) |
I Really Love You / What Do You Do |
| 1993 | SP COLLECTABLES COL 1604 (US) |
My Love Will Never Die
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| 1993 | SP COLLECTABLES COL 1605 (US) |
The Girl Next Door / My Heart Is Sad |
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Albums
| 1973 | LP 12" CHANNEL CL-700 (US) |
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TAKE ONE - Earl Lewis & The Channels with The Billy Vera Band - You Came To Me / 22 Years From Love / Who's That Knocking / I'm Sorry You're Gone / You Said You Love Me / Tell Me Why / Dear Lord / We Belong Together / Come Go With Me / Yo Te Quiero (I Love You) / Gloria / Work With Me Annie |
| 1980 | LP 12" CHANNEL CL-701 (US) |
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TAKE TWO - Earl Lewis & The Channels with The Billy Vera Band - Here Is My Heart / I Want You / I Really Love You / She's Not Coming Home / Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / Close Your Eyes / Dear One / A Thousand Miles Away / You Hurt Me / You Got What It Takes |
| 1981 | LP 10" LOST NITE LLP-15 (US) |
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BEST OF THE CHANNELS VOL. 1 - The Gleam In Your Eyes / I Really Love You / Now You Know / My Love Will Never Die / What Do You Do / My Heart Is Sad |
| 1981 | LP 10" LOST NITE LLP-16 (US) |
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BEST OF THE CHANNELS VOL. 2 - The Closer You Are / My Lovin' Baby / The Girl Next Door / The Stars In The Sky / Flames In My Heart / Bye Bye Baby |
| 1989 | LP 12" Amber A-12189 (US) |
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The Booter Presents The Channels - The Gleam In Your Eyes / Stars In The Sky / The Closer You Are / Now You Know / That's My Desire / Altar Of Love / The Girl Next Door / My Love Will Never Die / By By Baby |
| 04/1990 | CD COLLECTABLES COL-5012 (US) |
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NEW YORK FINEST - Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - Closer You Are / Stars In The Sky / My Love Will Never Die / Girl Next Door / What Do You Do / My Heart Is Sad / Gleam In Your Eyes / Now You Know / I Really Love You / Bye Bye Baby / My Lovin' Baby / What Do You Do [jump version] / Flames In My Heart / I Really Love You [slow version] |
| 1990 | LP RELIC LP 5086 (US) |
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GREATEST HITS - The CHANNELS featuring Earl LEWIS - The Closer You Are / What Do You Do? / The Girl Next Door / Altar Of Love / My Love Will Never Die / Stars In The Sky / Flames In My Heart / Stay As You Are / That's My Desire / Now You Know / The Gleam In Your Eye / All Alone / My Heart Is Sad / My Lovin' Baby / I Really Love You / Bye Bye Baby |
| 1991 | CD RELIC 7002 (US) |
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GREATEST HITS - The CHANNELS featuring Earl LEWIS - The Closer You Are / What Do You Do? / The Girl Next Door / Altar Of Love / My Love Will Never Die / Stars In The Sky / Flames In My Heart / Stay As You Are / That's My Desire / Now You Know / The Gleam In Your Eye / All Alone / My Heart Is Sad / My Lovin' Baby / I Really Love You / Bye Bye Baby |
| 1997 | CD Canaan Lake 3331CD (US) |
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Especially for You - Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - No Man / I Only Have Eyes For You / You Said You Loved Me / Trickle Trickle / Clap Your Hands / The Closer You Are / Twenty Two Years From Love / My Heart Is Sad / I Will Try / Church Bells May Ring / Shout / Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / Simplemente Una Ilusion [Only An Illusion] |
| 1999 | CD Early Bird EBCD 1003 (US) |
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The Best Of "Take One" & "Take" Two - Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - You Came To Me / Gloria (45 version) / 22 Years From Love / Who's That Knocking / I'm Sorry You're Gone / You Said You Loved Me / Tell Me Why / Dear Lord / We Belong Together / Come Go With Me / Yo Te Quiero (I Love You) / Here Is My Heart / I Want You / I Really Love You / She's Not Coming Home / Close Your Eyes / Dear One / A Thousand Miles Away / Gloria (LP version) |
| 08/2008 | CD COLLECTABLES 6984 (US) |
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TAKE ONE - Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS with The BILLY VERA BAND - You Came To Me / Gloria [45 version] / Twenty Two Years From Love / Who's That Knocking / I'm Sorry You're Gone / You Said You Loved Me / Tell Me Why / Dear Lord / We Belong Together / Come Go With Me / Do What Lovers Do / The Closer You Are / Stars In The Sky / I Really Love You |
| 08/2008 | CD COLLECTABLES 6985 (US) |
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TAKE TWO - Earl Lewis & The Channels with The Billy Vera Band - Yo Te Quiero (I Love You) / Here Is My Heart / I Want You / I Really Love You / She's Not Coming Home / Close Your Eyes / Dear One / A Thousand Miles Away / Gloria [LP version] / You Promised Me Love / The Gleam In Your Eyes / My Love Will Never Die / The Girl Next Door |
| 08/2008 | CD COLLECTABLES COLCD 6986 (US) |
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ESPECIALY FOR YOU - Earl LEWIS & The CHANNELS - No Man / I Only Have Eyes For You / You Said You Loved Me / Trickle Trickle / Clap Your Hands / The Closer You Are / Twenty Two Years From Love / My Heart Is Sad / I Will Try / Church Bells May Ring / Shout / Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / Simplemente Una Ilusion [Only An Illusion] |
| 08/2009 | CD COLLECTABLES 1405 (US) |
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THE CHANNELS MEET THE THE CHARTS - The Closer You Are / Stars In The Sky / My Love Will Never Die / The Girl Next Door / The Gleam In Your Eyes / Deserie (CHARTS) / Dance Girl (CHARTS) / My Diane (CHARTS) / Zoop (CHARTS) / You're The Reason (CHARTS) |
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