The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 (1996)

About this title: Rhino's first box set of doo wop classics was obviously successful enough to bring about a second, four-CD set. This time around, with all of the hits covered on the first box, the compilers have dug deep into the genre's history to put together a selection of some of the music's great sides, lesser-known hits, and rarities. Highlights on disc one include "Fool, Fool, Fool" by the Clovers, "A Thousand Stars" by the Rivileers, "I Love You So" by the Crows, "I'll Be Forever Loving You" by the El Dorados, "Smokey Joe's Cafe" by the Robins, "Life Is but a Dream" by the Harptones, and "Ling Ting ... read more

Tracks:

1. My Reverie [Clinton/Debussy]
2. Fool, Fool, Fool [Ertegun]
3. (Where Are You) Now That I Need You [Loesser]
4. Is It a Dream? [Duncan/Robinson]
5. I Love You So [Watkins/Davis]
6. Baby It's You [Gregory/Hudson]
7. Marie [Berlin]
8. My Saddest Hour [Robinson]
9. A Thousand Stars [Pearson]
10. Darling Dear [Young/Herman]
11. Secret Love [Webster/Fain]
12. Dear One [Parris]
13. Hey Seņorita [Williams/Green]
14. Oop Shoop [Gunter/Taylor/Josea]
15. Ling-Ting-Tong [Godwin]
16. Smoke from Your Cigarette [Johnson]
17. The Door Is Still Open to My Heart [Willis]
18. Lonely Nights [Sanders]
19. Heaven and Paradise [Julian]
20. Chop Chop Boom [Taylor/Smith]
21. Life Is but a Dream [Cita/Weiss]
22. Soldier Boy [Jones/Williams]
23. Smokey Joe's Cafe [Leiber/Stoller]
24. Crazy for You [Sheppard/Miller]
25. I'll Be Forever Loving You [Arnold/Daniel]
26. You Baby You [Patterson/Vastola]
27. Eddie, My Love [Collins/Davis/Ling]
28. Ruby Baby [Leiber/Stoller]
29. Zoom [Navarro]
30. The Woo Woo Train [Barrett]
31. Up on the Mountain [Montague/Abner]
32. A Kiss from Your Lips [Davis/Fratto]
33. Ka-Ding-Dong [Jordan/McDermott]
34. My Prayer [Boulanger/Kennedy]
35. Castle in the Sky [Harriston/Dailey/Jo]
36. The Angels Sang [Weiss/Willis]
37. Pretty Little Girl [Wells/Kemp/Gallaway]
38. The ABC's of Love [Barrett/Levy]
39. Rubber Biscuit [Johnson/Epps/Fulton]
40. (You Gave Me) Peace of Mind [Bracken]
41. Guided Missiles [Gaitwood]
42. Over the Mountain, Cross the Sea [Garvin]
43. The Glory of Love [Hill]
44. Rang Tang Ding Dong (I Am the Japanese Sandman) [Williams]
45. United [Hicks/Johnson/Robin]
46. To the Aisle [Smith/Wiener]
47. Mr. Lee [Dixon/Gathers/Pough]
48. Can I Come over Tonight? [Haywood/Winston]
49. Let's Start All over Again [Paragons/Byrd]
50. Peanuts [Cook]
51. That's My Desire [Loveday/Kressa]
52. Could This Be Magic [Johnson/Blandon]
53. Zoom Zoom Zoom [Hayes/Jackson/Winle]
54. We Belong Together [Carr/Mitchell/Weiss]
55. The Things I Love [Barlow/Harris]
56. Oh Gee, Oh Gosh [Lewis/Robinson]
57. Two People in the World [Barrett/Wright]
58. Stormy Weather [Arlen/Koehler]
59. You're So Fine [Finney/Schofield/We]
60. Dedicated to the One I Love [Pauling/Bass]
61. This I Swear [Beaumont/Lester/Vog]
62. Island of Love [Ezell/Sheppard]
63. Love Potion No. 9 [Leiber/Stoller]
64. Bad Girl [Gordy/Robinson]
65. I Only Want You [Evans]

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