Down in the Alley: The Best of the Clovers (1991)

About this title: This 21-song compilation covers the six-year history of one of history's most important R&B groups at Atlantic Records. All of the Clovers' charting singles are represented (albeit not in release order), along with notes indicating their chart history. For the uninitiated, this is where rhythm & blues started as a popular phenomenon, from a group that was incredibly consistent for its six years on the label. The material is representative of rhythm & blues as it sounded at its point of origin, and at its most well-defined and powerful, an unerring jump band beat melded with elements of urban ... read more

Tracks:

1. One Mint Julep [Toombs]
2. Good Lovin' [Ertegun/Kirkland/St]
3. Don't You Know I Love You [Ertegun]
4. Wonder Where My Baby's Gone [Clovers/Krefetz]
5. Ting-A-Ling [Nugetre]
6. Crawlin' [Toombs]
7. Hey, Miss Fannie [Nugetre]
8. Lovey Dovey [Ertegun/King Curtis]
9. Middle of the Night [Ertegun]
10. Fool, Fool, Fool [Ertegun]
11. I've Got My Eyes on You [Winley]
12. I Confess [Ertegun]
13. Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash [Calhoun]
14. Little Mama [Taylor/Carroll/Erte]
15. Down in the Alley [Stone]
16. Nip Sip [Toombs]
17. Devil or Angel [Carter]
18. Blue Velvet [Wayne/Morris]
19. In the Morning Time [Toombs]
20. Love Bug [Ertegun]
21. If I Could Be Loved by You [Kirkland/Thomas]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.