Greatest Hits [Fabulous]

by The Ink Spots

Overview

The Ink Spots were the first modern black vocal group, and although chiefly known for their wonderful harmonies, which bridged the gap between 1940s pop styles and the street corner doo wop styles of the 1950s, they were also a self-contained band, and a versatile one. Led by lead singers Deek Watson and Bill Kenny (whose otherworldly high tenor and mannered diction put him in a class by himself), and grounded by Hoppy Jones' innovative (and often improvised) talking-bass vocal lines, the Ink Spots charted nearly 50 Top 40 singles beginning with "If I Didn't Care" in 1939. That track is included here, along with "Java Jive" and an interesting version of "Blueberry Hill," but while this set is fine as far as it goes, it lacks enough key tracks, like the Spots' fine rendition of Duke Ellington's "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," for one, to truly be called a "greatest hits." ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	11/07/2003
Label:	Fabulous
UPC:	0824046015022
Rank:	36236

Tracks

1. If I Didn't Care
2. Address Unknown
3. My Prayer
4. When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano
5. Whispering Grass
6. Maybe
7. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)
8. Java Jive
9. Do I Worry
10. The Gypsy
11. To Each His Own
12. Blueberry Hill
13. You Always Hurt the One You Love
14. Stardust
15. People Will Say We're in Love
16. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
17. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
18. I'll Be Seeing You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Ink Spots   Primary Artist